The Hsikang wireless comes directly under the Board of Communications and is, therefore, free from local military interference and is always open to the merchant in his commercial enterprise on the border.
Another most enterprising adventure which Nanking is prepared to carry out is the opening of numerous Chinese post offices throughout Hstkang. Mr, Chan inspector, 4s now touring the province with the: object of finding the most suitable laces for the establishment of new offices.
At present there are post offices of Dawe, Kanze, Batang, Litang, Yakiang, and Jurong. Mr. Chang, like most inspectors in the Chinese postal service, is a responsible, intelligent, industrious man, and if the Chinese postal system can be advanced in sikang he is the oMeial to do it. hopes to travel as far west as Derge, then south to Batang, and back east again to Tachienlu. Such a journey' will enable him to gain a bird's eye View of this large province and help him to discover the points most sultlable to open new post offices. To begin with it will not be a means of revenue to the Post Osice but it will et the draba and the lama see that for five cents he can send a letter to. hhis friends and enemies in different. parts of Hsikang and enable him to} Aiscover if the old home is still standing and it the old folks are stil re membering him. Mr. Chang is not the person to let the Chinese Pos Office down and is prepared to make most careful and thorough inves-igation.
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