Nanking, Mar, 15.
tg steady extension of the Chinese postal service into interior and remoter places is shown by an an-houncement of the Directorate Genral of Posts. During February, the Postal Administration established one now second class effec, ten new third class -ofllees, 122 new agencies, 102 mail, boxes, and 550 rural mail During the same period the mail youles: Were extended by 24 Iello~ negros. by train, 543 kilometres by motor. buses, 199 kilometres by' steamships, 110 kdllometres by Junks, and "487. kilometres by couriers—Central News.
'Japanese subjects, 'The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, the two Ieading Japanese firms in Tientsin, yesterday' sent. representatives to see Mr. Kawagoe, Japanese Consul-General, requesting the Consular authorities to assist the Chinese in suppressing smuggling.
Smuggling of Japanese goods, cording to these representatives, has considerably injured Japanese business legally conducted in this city and other parts of North China.
Meanwhile it is learned measures drawn up by the Customs Administration and the Pelping-'Liaoning Railway to check smuggling Will be signed shortly by the two organs concerned "and will be put into effect through their ce-operation.
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