'The removal of private firms' staffs from London to the country has created some unexpected situations. Imposing offices at high rentals have been exchanged for modest buildings In little towns and villages. I know fof one ease where a section of the begun in search of bulter, sugar and bacon, which, apparently, are obtainable everywhere except of one's own grocer. Registration is now the magic word, The G.P.O. has cased to be the lively, friendly institution "it was. Now it is perfunctorily performing a minimum of its old duties. The arrival of letters twice in 24 hours is 8 welcome sign that the postal ser-view is "Ucking over."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.