"To the Editor of the "Nontit-Ciuna Datuy News'
Sin-—With reference to the article "muy Mail up to Standard" in your valued columns of this morning. Me Chapelain remarks that the Air Ser vice Is much more expensive than the Siberian route and mentions an me stance whereby n 20 gramme letter London costs $245. Bu why In the first place foreign postage comes to 28 els, per 20 grammes, the air mail fee to Hongkong Is also 25 s, per 20 grammes, and the Hong-Kong-London alr mail fee 88 cls. por 5 grammes, makin yet the through vote is $345. On a 15 gramme Letter to India T had cently to pay $1.00 made up of 25 els, foreign postage and 3 x 65 cls. uir nail postage; the alr mail fee Hong. rammes whereas T had to pay for the comparatively much shorter distance: Shanghai-Hongkong 25 ets, per Sgrammes. is It any wonder" that tha ait mat is not more extensively used? "at seems that the ENA. aF6 extracting thelt pound of flesh out of those: who are' compelled to so the air malt once a week, Talis of course pesable to address ong letters to trends at Hongkong fave en eaves here, ater the frst 5 grammes. S"™™™* rely saving' 2 es. per seaming Shanghai, Dec, 18,
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