The Archive · 1939

Year's Day

These men, together with the few tens of Japanese MP who are always on duty, constitute the city police. Where few have returned to reside they are without this protection, and sneak thieves continually enter premises in such areas, The electric light plant on the Bund is also working, with a few dynamos running and mechanics are at work repairing the others. On a numen of streets lights are turned on after dark. The telephone company, under American control, is connecting phones upon request. For several drys Shameen and the western side of the city was without phone 1s having gotten through d cut four main lines, pany takes undoubtedly of persons ho were dismissed. service is improving.

Ho 7^ uncompleted theatre, the main postofüce opened up a few cob after the Japanese entered the At first one could buy stamps there, and register a letter, but no other.

al facilities were available, More however, money orders have met, but one can remit only to a large town in this province. If the payee lives in a small village, the sonder must notify him to call at the post-office in the county seat to cash his order.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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