Nanking, Mar, 17.
A. general increase in the postal tariff' was authorised, in principle, by the Executive Yuan in a resolution passed at its regular meeting held yesterday.
The, proposed increase has been necessitated by the heavy losses resutting from disruption of communication and disturbed conditions jeansed by the Japanese invasion. While details of' the resolution are not yot available, it, is understood that the rate for'ordinary domestic mail matter will probably be inlereased by -one-cent. Such increase, it is estimated, will shout" $6,000,000 anniall
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