The Archive · 1928

Peking to Lose the Post Office

According to news from Nanking which was received in reliable quarters, here, to-day, the Nanking Government on June '13 issued an order to the effect that while before there were two General Post Offices, one at Peking and the other at Nanking, the Government considers there is no necessity to maintain the Peking General Post Office, and therefore it is hereby ordered to amalgamate with Nan-King, reports the Toho News Tt is further reported that the Nanking Government has dismissed the Director-General of Posts at Peking and Mr. H, Picard-Destelan, Ca-Director General, is said to have been ordered to come to Nanking.

Owing to its inconvenient location, it is understood that the Nan-King General Post Office will be moved to Shanghai, and that seitable building has already been acquired on the Bund, to which the General Post Office will move towards the end of this month—

Toho.

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