FREAK ADDRESSES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1386, 12 March 1912, Page 4

FREAK ADDRESSES.

j ACTION BY POSTAL CONGRESS. Not a great while ago a Wellington resident in u weak moment attempted to reach n prominent ami well-known person in America by letter by attaching his portrait ami the,, letters "IT.S.A." When it is staled that the person was Sousu, who is as well known in the Stales as President Tafl, the news that the letlor \v;B returned iron) Ilio Dead ].«ttcr Office a few days ago, with,the one word "indefinite" stnmppcl on its face will cause surprise. As the officers of the Postal Departments of the world are frequently praised for their perspicacity in elucidating vague addresses, and the one in ease was "au easy one," inquiry was mode at the Post Office yesterday as to the probable reason for" the failure to deliver. This 'was promptly given. It appear; that the question of freak addresses cropped up at the last luternniiomil Postal Congress, when it was decided that reasonable discretion should ho allowed in dertlins? with loiters adduced in freak style, such n«. fnv example, one sent from Ixindon to Wellington via Montreal, Sun J-'rnnci-co, 1 long-Kong, ami Svilney. II was nlμ) tacitly mulert-tood Ih'nl the "fi-nnk a<ldiT».s linljil." which hampered officials in their work, should bn broken as far ;is possible liy the luni-drlivcrv of Mirh lei tor.-. Tlio letlor which boro'tho photngraph of Sous.i as .in a rid res • bore 111" Pnn l-'rniicifi-o posfm.irU nurl as t.hrrn whip nn ijinrkf fnrv.-.inl of that, it mU5 t havo been stopped in that cilj.