"WHEN A MAN DOES NOT LOOK HIS BEST."—No. 2.
THE G.P. AND THE G.P.O.
(A Dialogue strictly according to Precedent.)
General Public. I am sorry to say the condition of the Postal Service is really extremely defective. The delay in the delivery of letters is most annoying. Frequently a note which should be received in the evening is not obtained until the following morning—proof of this being given by the post-marks.
General Post Office. Your complaint shall receive consideration.
G.P. You are most kind. Next, a telegram despatched from one part of London to another part, sometimes takes eight hours, and the reason given is that the counter-clerk has a discretionary power to retain telegrams until he has what he considers a sufficient supply for the messenger to take out for delivery. This naturally causes much delay and consequent inconvenience.