Americans accustomed to use the British mails know that a letter is not likely to reach its destination if its envelope contains less than five or six lines of addressing. Thus, it is useless to write simply "No. 8, King's Lane, Queen's Court, London." There may be two King's Lanes each a block long; the Postoffice will take no chances.
Last week, some London school children, desiring to thank H. R. H. The Prince of Wales for a courtesy, addressed a letter to him care of H. M. S. Repulse. "Address, unknown" replied His Majesty's...
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