HONGKONG POSTAL
POSTAL GUIDE
PARS.
PARS.
PARS.
Acceptance of radiotelegram Accounts, boxholders' Acknowledgu ent of delivery
Registered letter
..130, 141, 147
..
Acknowledgment of payment 215 Addresses..
Do, on circulars
Advice of payment
238
Explosives
84, 89
Poste Restante parcels
179
17
..
Fictitious address, Post Restante 102 Do. registered letters.. 129 Forbidden articles..
92-98
Posting, certificates of..
115
Powders
87
Prepayment of duty
169-171
Do.
in parcels 159-162
Prices current (see Circulars)
34
Frankea letters
32
Printed matter
49-62
73
Glass
85
Private boxes ..
10-17
215
Gold
93
Prohibited articles
92-98
Affixing of stamps..
118, 134
Holidays
2, 3
Do. in parcels.. 159-162
Do.
on parcels 149
Afghanistan, correspondence for 119
Do. deliveries on Hours of business ..
5
Radio-telegrams
238-240
2
Albums
52
Lo.
radiotelegrams 219
Rates of postage (Appendices) Reclamations
141
Almanacs
69
··
Indecent postcards
98
Redirection insured parcels
193
America, parcels to
Articles prohibited
Do.
Avis de reception
Bad coin Bills
Blind, literature for
Book packets ..
172, 173 83.88
Information as 10 letters, etc. Initials, Poste Restante
124
Do. ordinary letters
104-110
162
Do. parcels
177
in parcels 159-162
Do. registered letters
126
Do.
130, 141, 147
Insufficiently paid postage..
35, 36
Registered letters..
122
Insured letters
145-147
Do.
69
Do. parcels
182-197
63
Invitatious
69
48-63
Jewellery
90
Books of stamps
18
Kowloon City
Boxes, letter
Late letters
27
Do. private
J0-17
Letters, consignee's
37
Boxholders
10-17
Do. dimensions of ..
33
Do. accounts
17
Do. late
registered letters
Do. compensation
for
Do. delivery of
Do. enquiries as to Do. redirection of Registered mails, closing of Registration
Do. compulsory
136
128-144
Chinese
142, 143
137-140- 142-144
141
·
136
..
28
128-144
114, 133
Do.
no redirection for
107
Letter-boxes
Do. envelopes
18
Branch, Offices
Liability of Post Office (see also
Reply coupons
19
Bullion
93
Compensation)125, 127, 140, 161, 195
Reply postcards
18
Cards, Christmas
50
Liquids
81
Resin..
85
Do. visiting
57
Lotteries
95
Return of correspondence 34, 120, 121
Cash on Delivery parcels
198
Mail, notices
24
Russia, letters for ..
116
Certificates of posting
115
Mails, closing of
24-19
Samples
77-91
Change
122
Du. inward
26
Samples, tobacco
83
Chinese registered letters
142, 143
Do. registered
28
Saving Bank pass-books
62
Chopping of receipts
142, 143
Do. Siberian
29
Do. Correspondence
38
Christmas cards
50
Mauila, parcels to
172
Seditious literature
.96
Cigars
170
Money
94
Ships, letters addressed to..
when they
Circulars
68-70
Money Orders, inter ati nal 210-219
Silver..
90
Clearances of pillar-boxes
8
Do.
local
199-209
Size (see Dimensions)
Closing of mails
24-31
Newspapers
41-47
Soap
85
Do. registered
28
Du.
unpaid
45
Stamps
18
Do.
parcel..
150
Obscene postcards..
98
Stamps, affixing of
118, 134
Coin
10, 93
Uthces
Do.
do. to parcels
149
Coin, bad
122
Officials authorised to frank
32
Do. preparation of
16, 222
Commercial papers
Compensation, insured letters 147 (p)
64-67
Oils
84
Stamped envelopes
18
Ointu ents
85
Sundays
2, 3
Do.
do. parcels .. 194
Over-insurance
186
Do. delivered on
Do. parcels
163-165
Parcel mails, closing of
153
Superscribed correspondence
29-31
Do. registered letters 137-140
Parcels
148-120
Taxed correspondence....
36
Complaints
121
Do. C. O. D.
198
Do.
boxholders'
14
Compulsory registration
114, 133
Do, compensation for
163-165
Tea
171
Consignees' letters..
37
Do. delivery of..
174-176
Tobacco
83.
Coupons, reply
19
Do. insured
182-197
Current, prices (See Circulars)
Do. packing of..
156-158
Customs declarations
166-168
D.. posted out of course
152
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Declarations, Custonis..
166-163
Do.
Poste Restarte..
Deliveries value
135, 145
Do.
redilection of
179 177
parcels
Unpaid corresponderce
Delivery of parcels
174-176
Do,
to U. S. A.......
172-173
Do.
Unclaimed parcels..
Undelivered correspondence 111-114
Do. book packets Do.
book packets 54
178
112 178, 180 36
Do. registered letters
144
Pass-books
62
Do.
boxholders' 14
Do.
Despatch of mails..
do. Chinese 142, 143 24-29
Patterns (see Sumplex)
Do.
newspapers
45
Perforation of stamps.
16
Do.
return of
39
Do.
Dimensions, book packets.
letters
59
Do. on Postal Orders 222
U.S.A., parcels to
172, 173
33
Philippines, parcels to..
173
Valuable articles
154
Do.
newspapers
47
Pillar boxes
8
Do.
unregistered.. 114
Do.
samples
80
Postage rates (Appendices)
Value declared
135, 145
Duty
Duty, prepayment of
167-168 169-171
Postcards ..
18-23
Warrants for return of cor-
Do. obscene
98
respondence
120-121
•
Dyes
87
Postal districts
4
Weighing of letters, etc.
123
Enclosure prohibited
17
Do. guides..
18
Weight of book pockets
59
Do.
in parcels 159, 160
Enquiries..
126
Enquiries for registered letters.. 131
Do. Hong packets (Appendix II) Do. orders, Imperial 231-236 Do. Notes, lucal
Weight newspapers
47
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Envelopes, stamped
13
Poste Restante
220-230 99-103
Do. samples
Wrappers ..
79
18
14