To the Editor of the Norra-Cuina Dairy News."
Sim,—I have read, with much interest, your article in notes and comments in this morning's issue, and agree with you that China will never be able to achieve what England cannot, When I was living in Manchester, I received once a letter from \the Continent, addressed Mr......... Major St, London. with the annotation from the Lon don Post Office, "try Manchester," and I got it without delay.
I enclose herewith an envelope of a letter, from a friend in Kuling, which arrived here on August 31, asking me to do something urgent for him.
As you will see, the address is clear enough, and the letter arrived on August 31 in Shanghai.. I was at Kalce until November 30, from last year October, 1921, but got the letter delivered to my new office, on December 7—not bad for a man who wants to insure his house.
I have been told to report these matters to headquarters, but whenever I have done so, the Post Office manage to find that I was to blame or the receiver was, so I have given up complaining.
I sent a brand new map of Shanghai four months ago, through the Chinese Post Office, but it never got to my friend.
I am, etc.,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.