The post office and its story an interesting account of the activities of a great government department

London— Early posts, 19 Mail coaches, 27 Twopenny posts, 35 First Post Office, 43 Postmaster of, 56 Chief Post Office, 57 London and North-Western Railway, 31, 73, 74 London and South-Western Railway, 75 London Bridge, 75 London Postal Service, 56 Lucania, 213 Lusitania, 213 Maberley, Colonel, 50 Macadam, 27 Macdonald, Flora, 285 Madeira, 81, 216 Magazine competitions and postal orders, 133 Magazine Post, 238 Magnetic clocks, 170, 200 Mail bags— Makers of, 45 Colour, 62 Travelling Post Office, 77 Repairs, 203 Mail cart, 80 Mail coaches— Early days, 23 Speed, 24 Robberies, 27 Procession, 27 End of, 29 Coach v. motor, 104 Mail coachmen— Uniform, 24 Furious driving, 26 Stories of, 104, 107 Mail guards— Arming of, 24, 103 Condition of service, 25 Complaints against, 26 Mail trains— First trains, 32 Late-fee boxes, 73 Night, 74, 75 Catching up, 302 Majestic, 213 Mallaig, 220 Malta, 84 Manchester, 35, 279, 326 Manila, 216 Manning, Thomas, 216 Marconi Company, 178 Marriage, depositors' views on, 150 Masters of the Posts, 143 Mauretania, 81, 208, 213 Melbourne, Lord, 37 Middleton, 92 Midland Travelling Post Office, 75 Milford, 217 Milton, John, 45 Mirror, 308 Money Orders— Reduction in price, 39 Offices, 55, 68 Early days, 125 Old charges, 126 Number issued, 127 Soldiers and sailors, 130 Foreign and Colonial, 131 Telegraph, 132 Complaints, 134 Scenes at counter, 136 Monte Video Times, 243 Montreal, 123 Morris, O'Connor, 53 Morse characters, 165 Morse's Printer and Sounder, 155 Mossbank, 81 Motor mails— Early beginnings, 100 Distances, 102 Night service, 102 Guards, 103 Drivers, 103, 105