Christmas mait from Shanghai Europe and America is well up to the volume of previous years despite the Aepression, "according to Mr. A. M. Chapelain, Director of the Shanghai Post OMice Ju an' interview with a "North-China Herald" reporter on December 17.
Figures show that "Via Siberia" is still the most popular route for European points. This year 117 bags of Christmas mail, amounting to 30 kilogrammes, "was despatched from Shanghai to Europe. The net weight of mail sent by sir routes "from Shenghai {0 Burope was fourteen Kilogrammes and 106 grammes, this amount Imperial Airways hnond-Ted five kilogrammes and O41 rammes net weight and the French Bir mall service eight kilogrammes fina 105 grammes.
"The reason Why the air mail service was not used more by people ending letters to Europe from Shang-hal, Mr, Chapelain salt, was because the' service was much more expensive than the Siberian. route, and saving in time only slightly" Yess. 'Sixteen to seventeen days, and some times iitleen, is the average time of transit from' Shanghai to London via Siberia and vice versa, 'The cost of sending a letter from 'Shanghai te London' vin Siberia. ts 25 cents for 20 grammes. To send a etter weighing Ave grammes or under bby air from Shanghai to London costs 28 cents from here to Mongkong, 59 per five grammes from Hong:
London, plus 25 cents postal weighing sent, it will cost the sender 25 cents vin Siseria, compared with $245 via fair mail, Alr mail writing paper is Inow. manufactured which weighs 30 Tittle that the ordinary Jetter will easily yo for five grammes, the minimum charge." The Post Office reckons the average weight of a Teter, not written on special paper, weighs from thirteen" to fifteen grammes.
person sending a letter by air snail, therefore, and keeping, within the five. gramme limit would have to pay $1.05 for his letter compared with' 25" cents, the minimum charge via Siberia, which permits 20 gram-mex weight.
The popularity of the Imperial Ai ways service in Hongkong is shown [by the following report appearing the "South China Morning Post."
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