1939-07-05 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1939.

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P.O. PROFIT NOW ONLY £10,750,000

The poor Post Office does not make a profit of £12,000,000 a year! It only makes £10,750,000 pro- fit for the Treasury!

Postmaster-General Tyron told that to collect- ed postmasters at Bournemouth, by way of ex- plaining why workers' conditions could not be im- proved.

"PERMS" BANNED

Schoolgirls in Siam must not have their hair perauitently way-. ed, according to a new set of rules issued by the Ministry of Public Instruction.

Painting of finger naïls und eye- lashes is also forbidden..

Boy pupila must have their hair closely cropped-Beater.

2,000 MORE SEEK DIVORCE

As a matter of fact, we have only been able for the last two years to maintain our fixed contri- bation to the Exchequer (the $10,750,000) by drawing on our re serve, the Post Office Fund,?

The recent wage increases awarded to the staff by the Arbitra- tion Tribunal will cost over £2,000,- 000, this financial year. In con sequence there will not be sufficient left in the fund' at the end of this year to enable us to pay even the $10,750,000 to the Exchequer in full, he added.

"At the end of 1936-37 we had a The number of cases in the

balance in the Post Office Fund of Divorce Court lists for the Trinity 3,840,000," he said. "In the fol- term, is 2,032. This is nearly 800 lowing year, however, there was a more than the number awaiting substantial trade recession. trial a year ago, The figure is be. There are still no marked signs of low that, however, at Michaelmas last year, when 2,143 petitions and actions awaited trial,

Of the 1,006 undefended cases, 330 are carried over from last term, while e of the 972 defended actions

resiliency."

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