Names Required in Chinese Script to Avoid Fraud Paris, Apr, 6.
The abolition of European post offices in China has led to unoxpected complications, Postal orders are now paid through the Chinese Postal Service and the Chinese postal authorities declare that, as a result of the impossibility of exactly expressing Chinese names in European characters, it is exceedingly difficult to identify the ad dressee and there is a consequent risk of making payment to a wrong person. The Chinesg authorities request French persons sending: money orders to Chinese to fill in op a special form. tha name of the addressee in Chinese characters.
Unfortunately Chinese is not included in the new list of modern languages which it, is proposed to teach in French State schools.—Reuter.
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