The Shanghai Head Post Office announced on June 25 that, beginn from July 1 next, a new gift coupon service will be inaugurated in Shang~ hai and other savings bank offices throughout the country, 'These gift coupons, which are issued by the Postal Remittances and Savings Bank, will be of four denominations, namely, $1, $4, $2, and $10, one set in red for greetings and' one set in blue for condolences.
The gift coupons may be cashed for paid in as savings deposits at the office of issue, of at any of the emees participating in this service within the same postal district. ency expenses in connection with the. scholarship student Class "D" (concerning the encour agement of ext-books and other publications of special value), According to the 1 per cent, allotted to this class, $28,000 is available and will be appropriated for prizes to authors of technical works of special value, Class "E" (concerning elementary, middle, vocational, industrial, and tural education), According to the 24 per cent, allotted to this class, $072,- 000 is available and will be disposed of for the following enterprises:—
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