The Archive · 1934

Chinese Postal Rates

SALT LOANS

Need for Reduction An Inquiry To the Editor of the "Nonrii-CuiNa Dairy News" the Editor of the "NonrH-CuiNa Datty News'

Sm—Isn't it, about time that someone with influence should ap-Sin—In perusing the extracts proach the Chinese Post Office with Jof the report on Britain's China Teyard to some of its postal Trade one notes that due measures charges? have been taken to show that much esolves upon. the financial neces:

About the middle of last year, Biter of 'Guina. andy wih nee wil sent s, prepaid order (in accord Sproperation "of Bois tion' inthe development of China 'The keynote of, British participa: year's Sharge for such order being" $1.25 Cone' dollar and twenty tve cents), ust be investment, ce-operation with Chinese interests, and, at least Publishers, wrote expressing in the initial stages, & considerable egret but asked for another $1.07 Jamount of control by the British andthe Post Offce will no. longer nveresis concerned, and. aid. and Accept Diaries as eligible for Beak Instruction ty British technicians Ports they must be sen! by Paves ust sol "bot capital wil. not be Post. 'The Diary ordered is. five attracted unless security and good inches Grand, ove inch thick ang Inapagement prevail" And s0 "0m, Jess than seven inches long "(I fehich you" alto emphasise in' your five measurements "according leader an the same subject the book ay ie comes in ite Wrap.

"Those particular points are per). The' postage. demanded much in evidence fu an analy-3120 whereas the. vale vot, the oak is given' an 8.00 only!

There Se°Surelysaficieneprimted_ matter hae the China leans. which are ock Exchange whereby it i seea the qotatinr of thw Lanon

in the book to entitle ie to come tinder" certain measure of coutel By Book Post." But no, the CPO, fare'lose around. "par, following Treats nies being: oont by parcel hose ave those leats hot 0. Rime port, in this tale? y"andgy control but are secured Many who correspond with friends onthe Salt revenue, or by a mor' abroad find the Union postage very fzage on the rolling stock' and sub heavy; T wonder whether any other Feet to! a foreign audit. Untortucounts. charges "such. extessiwo ately" other Winds, such as. the Fetes? If Tem not greatly mis} Ten(in-Putow, belong. to, neither Teheny Japan charges ably tes conta tthe entegorics, impr rely= ora title more, ing upon the good-will of the Chi-

Shanghi Jan. 20, nese, Government whkdh promised that from likin and other internal pay from the earnings; failing

yevennes. A further" arrangement was agreed upon that, should Interesting Disclosures: Tikin be abolished, this bond. interest, would then' be substituted: To the Editor of the "In" the shape of a frst charge upon the increase ov Customs revenue Sin,—'"Backblocks," in. your issue consequent. upon such on of the Bth Instant is much caneermed As none of these special provisions over. postal charges ona diary heve been fulfilled, these bonds, Soughe for 90 cents and' which he with others in like ease, stand was not allowed. to have trans amongst the lows in the ' market Initted by Book Post, He seems reports; thus showing how very Consider that postage should have necessary it is to adequately secure Some relation othe value of the the interests of future investors of tries what, hen ano) be the lea pital in China's loans, Rents'and on a packet. of diamonds on a sample brick ce Ju the paragraph on "Foreign Loam Service" in. the" Sale iteanme weight aided at #00- ministration report it is to be noted that current service and past Parcel postage in, China varies sare being. met inthe according to the cost of transport, JAnglo-French, "Crisp" and Hukuang! while Book Post is 7 cents kilo Loans, and" that: "All current {ovo and one-fifth pounds), whether commitments of the Salt Revenue Shanghai to the borders of ibet. rom Shanghai to. Soochow Service have been met." I would, in regard to that statement, like This fow rate of "Bade Blocks" must well know, is a small stage, ask if salt ly not an" internal venue? and, if s0, why ave the fraction of the bare cost of trans-'Tientsin-Pukow bondholders not port—leaving out "overhead" of purtielpating in these commit-Various sorts—from Shanghai to ments?

laces like Lanchow, Kweiyang or transport to many places served all chengtu, and does hot ever cover Shanghai, Feb. 6, the way, by steamer. There is no ground for a. postal subsidy to the Drinters of accounts forms, diaries

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