HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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85.-Commercial Papers are subjected to all the conditions of Book Post as to the ends of the Packet being open, liability to examination, hours of closing, late fees, &c.
86.-Packets of commercial papers, printed papers and samples, when they do not accord with the regulations are returned to the senders.
PATTERNS.
87.-Samples of merchandise must possess no saleable value, nor bear any writing or printing on or in the packet except the name of the sender or that of his firm, the address of the addressee, a manufacturer's or trade mark, numbers, prices, and indi- cations relative to weight or size, or to the quantity to be disposed of, or such as are necessary to determine the origin and the nature of the goods.
88.-Type samples of unmanufactured tobacco are admitted by post into the United Kingdom provided that such samples are sent for trade purposes; that they do not exceed 4 ounces in gross weight, and that they comply with the general regulations of sample post. Upon the delivery of such samples there is levied from the addressee a charge of 8d. for Customs duty.
Liquids.
89.- -Liquids, oils, and fatty substances easily liquified must be enclosed in glass bottles hermetically sealed. Each bottle must be placed in a wooden box adequately furnished with sawdust, cotton, or spongy material in sufficient quantity to absorb the liquid in case the bottle be broken. Finally the box itself must be enclosed in a case of metal, of wood with a screw-top, or of strong and thick leather.
Ointments, &c.
90.-Fatty substances which are not easily liquified, such as ointments, soft soap, resin, &c., must be enclosed in an inner cover (box, linen bag, parchment, &c.), which itself must be placed in a second box of wood, metal, or strong and thick leather.
91.--Articles of glass must be securely packed (boxes of metal, wood, leather, or card- board) in a way to prevent all danger to the correspondence and postal officers.
Dry Powders.
92.--Dry powders, whether dyes or not, must be placed in cardboard boxes which themselves are enclosed in a bag of linen or parchment.
93.-Packets of patterns and samples must be packed so as to admit of easy inspection.
94. Such packets for places in the Postal Union must not exceed 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width and 4 inches in depth.
95.-The maximum weight for packets of patterns or samples of merchandise posted in Hongkong or its agencies for places in the Postal Union is 12 ounces (350 grammes). To British Offices the limit is 5 lbs.
PRICES CURRENT and CIRCULARS.
96.--A circular is a communication of which copies are addressed, in identical terms or nearly so, to a number of persons. It may be either written or printed, or partly written and partly printed. A price current or circular may be paid as a newspaper or as a book.
97.-A bundle of prices current or circulars may be paid as so many newspapers (each one counting) or the whole may be paid at book rate. The Union rate of postage is 2 cents each.
98.-Prices Current or Circulars in closed envelopes with the corners cut off, or with notched ends, will not be forwarded as they are not really open to inspection. 99.-Prices Current and Circulars arriving in such large quantities as to retard the delivery of the mails are allowed to stand over till there is time to deal with them.
POST CARDS
100.-The following values are issued :-
For local circulation (see paragraph 11) For local circulation with reply paid
To Union Countries generally
To Union Countries generally with reply paid..
..1 cent
.2 cents
.4 cents
.8 cents
101.-Nothing must be written on the stamped side of the card but the address and, if desired, the sender's address. Engravings or advertisements may be printed on the face of a postcard. Any communication whatever, whether of the nature of a lettie, or not, may be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed on the orna, side. But no card will be forwarded on which anything libellous, insulting, or in- has been written, printed, or drawn.