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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
236. To the Continent of Europe and Foreign Countries-Continued.
BRITISH PACKET,
GERMAN Packet.
Direct.
rid London.
To
0 to 2 lb.
2 to 7 lb.
7 to 11 lb.
to 7 lb. 0 to 11lb.
& c.
Paraguay $
2.30
3.50
Portugal
1,80
2.60
3.40
2.50
Portuguese West Africa :-
Bolaina, in Guinea,
2.20
3.00
3.80
Ambriz, Benguela, Calien-
da, Loanda, Mossainedes,
2.60
3.40
4.20
and St. Thomas..
Roumania"
2.00
2.80
3.60
Russia (European) includ-
ing Finland
1.80
2.60
3.40
Salvador +
2.70
4.10
5.00
Servia*
2.00
2.80
3.60
Seychelles +
1.35
2.60
3.60
Smyrna⭑+
1.00
1.90
2.80
Spain $..
1.80
2.60
2.30
Sweden⭑
1.60
2.70
3.60
2.40
Switzerland (viâ France)*
1.70
2.50
3.40
2.00
Do. (viâ Belgium)*.
1.90
2.70
3.60
Turkey (French PostOffices)}
2.10
2.90
3.70
Venezculağ
2.80
3.60
PROHIBITED CONTENTS.
Letters, gold, silver, jewel-
lery, corrosive fluids. Letters, coins, tobacco, vines,
plants.
Letters, dangerous articles, liquids (unless securely packed).
Letters, tobacco, plants (ex- cept seeds and dried roots), arins, ammunition, bronze! coins, patent medicines. Letters, plants, objects from'
which liquid or fat exudes, Russian coins of small value, gold or silver arti- cles not up to the proper standard, lottery tickets, wooden pipe-stems. Letters.
Letters, vines.
Letters, gold, silver, jewel-
lery.
Letters, materials for gun. powder, plants, armis, to- bacco.
Letters arms, ammunition,! maps, missals, plants, rosa- ries, relics, gold, silver,' jewellery.
Letters, gold, silver, drugs,
Letters, plants, alcohol, Letters, tobacco, firearmis, Letters, dangerous articles, liquids (unless securely, packed), cocoanut oil, brandy, cotton, starch, in- digo, sugar, cocoa, coffee, syrup of sugar or honey, salt meat,match-sticks,salt, arsaparilla, coins, dies for making coins, arms, lead, saltpetre,
No further
(1.)—To the United Kingdom and Places Beyond.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about eight days later than the mail. charge is made on delivery except for Customs dues.
Cigars.....
Duties in the United Kingdom. .50 per lb.
Tea..
.4d. per lb.
(2.)-Any person sending a parcel to either of the places named below (viá London) may relieve the addressee of the payment of Customs and other charges :—
The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Iceland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (viâ Belgium, Ger- many and Switzerland only), Luzemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago.
Any person wishing to defray the above charges must endorse the parcel “to be delivered free of all charge." He must sign a declaration that he will pay the amount due on such parcel as soon as it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, he called
be upon to pay a deposit in addition to signing the declaration. Such deposit to be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.
In addition to the postage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 cents will be charged on every parcel for which the sender desires these facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.
(3.)- To India. By P. & O. and Indian Mail packets only. Insured Parcels by Indian Mail packets only.
• Parcels to these countries may be insured. § Parcels must not exceed 2 ft. in length, or 4 ft. in length and girth combined. Parcels must not exceed 3 ft. 6 inches in length, or 6 feet in greatest length and girth combined,