No. 4878.-JULY 7, 1877.]
Intimations.
THE ORINESE MAIL.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN TH
Chinese Mail.
TWO conts a character for the first 100
characters, and one cent a character beyond the first 100, for firet insertion, and half price for repetitione during the first woek. Subsequent weeks insertions be charged only one half the amount of the first week's charge, Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for more favourable terma can be made.
Efforts have been made to establish Agents for olroulating the Chinese fail in all the porta and in the luterior of China, all the ports in Japan, in Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Calentta, Batavia, Manlis, the Phillippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent. When the list of Agencies in completed, It will be published. Agents have been already established in most of the above places, and in important ports more than
one agent has been appointed at each, CHUN AYIN,
Manager. Hongkong, February 29, 1876, -
POSTAL BATES. (Subjoined we give the portal raten now in force for transmission of corre
spondence to all parts of the world, Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle meat, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Manao, in ofther direction,....
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz.-Hong- kong, Masao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Private Ship.............
Between the above by Con tract Mail,........
Letters.
Registration.
Bka, & Pitas. Newspapers
Per 2 oz.
282.2
482 2
82 4
Any publication fulfilling the condition boreafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows:--- lat. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise
ments.
THE GHINA MAIL.
must be above 18 Inches in length;" width;-; or depth.
PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinale value, This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its more use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material Bent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- aldered as having on this ground an Intrin sic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries in restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise; Goode sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles went by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers, open at the ends,
of and in such a manner as to be easy examination. But samples of seeds, drugs,' and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,-bat such artiales only, may be posted enclosed in boxer, or bags of linen, of other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily the United States of America, Holland, sad ita possessions, Belgium, Denmark Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Switzerland; bags entirely closed, pro vided such closed bago are transparent, so as te szable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between thla Colony and Salgon, but it is. bellayed it would be found in all cases that the letters, dio, had been sent loose,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office. P⠀ Indian Correspondence, cá Unpaid Letters are not reostved for the Indian Mail Fackets.
The Pre-payment of correspondenco, for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Adon is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity its forwarded. 1 level qbus, Ed
Registration to Bangkok.
Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon- dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents,
Soldiers and Bailors' Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Ufficers, Army Schoolmas tore (not superintending or First Clas) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom via Marreliles by French Packet, or via Southampton by Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence Hongkong stamps will prepay this plass of correspondence exactly the same as imperial Stamps.
of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very | POST OFFICE NOTICE. important, be registered.
Most countries to which Hongkong for- wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precións articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutlable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed aro e follows:-
Books and Papers--to British Offices, Tibbs.; to the Continent, &., 2lbs. Fatterns to British Offices, 5lbs. if with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c., 8.00.
4. The following artiolon cannot be sent by Poat at all: Glass, Liquide, Gunpowder, Matohes, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-staffe, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persona dealing with them
Unclaimed Correspondence, July 6, 1877.
Macpherson,
Gordon
Lots. Feye.
3
Matutonia, Mr 1 Marks, Mrs Alex. 2 ..
Lete. Papy.
2
1
1
1
McKay, G. 8.
1
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1
1
1
1
Middleton, J. T. 1 Morrison & Co., 1
Messrs
1
Notying, A. Novak, Francisco I
Ackermann, R. 1 Anson, Henry Armand Singlo- ton & Co. Ayrton, W. T. Bosbe, C. G. Benncit, G. H. Bennett, Mr Besing, Mrs S.E.1 Bissel, Chas. H. 2 Buse, J,
O'Grady, Mra M, 1 Chauffco, Singh 1 regd. Olga, Miss ...... Chong Hian Chun Tak, C. Cockburn, Col. Costa, Rufina Domingus Dammahn, Mons.1 Davidson, John R.1 Davar Feston-Į jee Framjee Dius, Ignacio Duncan, C. Edel, E.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at opened; or, in the case of seeds, &o, for British Packet, for, one penny or via PARCELS.--Tho public is reminded that, Dimonil, E. H.
intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un stitched.
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices
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There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or Samples of futrinsic value must not be Amber, and the price of the articles. sent to any foreign country, except United
Solilers and Sailors letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations,
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed,
3. If from a Soldier of Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi- B. If to a Soldier or Bailor, his class or ment, or Ship, &o, in full m
name of Regiment, or Ship, &o, in full.
* But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Edatswain, or Carpenter.
Edgar, E. L.
Farquharson,
Thos.
1
1
O'Moagher, W.H. Oxley, H,
1
Paton, Capt. G. 1
Perke, Mrs
Arthur J.
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Pollard, Mr
1
Redmond, D. 8. i
B
Remedios, H. F. 2
1
Riobards, Wm. E.I
1
1 Robertson, John 2
1
Rodrigues,
Domingo
1
1
1
in China and Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempts tb and small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being rofused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would Fletcher, Angus 1 regd.
1 No Friend, Mrs have paid the freight by steamer.
Fritz, A. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the Gallery, B. J. nature of the contente was discovered,
PATTERNS. Somedifiloulty is experienced
Rorke, Sir Wu,
Rosenberg, Mario 1 regd.
Ruchwald, Lo0.1
pold Ruchwaldy, L. 1
1
Scott & Co.,
Messrs W.R
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Shang Tong,
1
Gamble, Robert 2
rattan zaker Shepperd, Capt. 2
Geo Quong Land 1 regd. Siran, Mosar.
in obtaining a general understanding of Gordon, G what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample
found annexed, together with a number tive of articles in the newspaper. The States; and in the case of France samples description must be stated in full, with of goods which the sender has for sale, or
of miscellaneous and useful notices.]"
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Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised July 2nd, 1877.)... In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Lettors, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, hut such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapera must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our ront may be paid either as Newspapers or Booka
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey- chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana,
and Bermuda, with all French, Nether lands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French Colonies), and Cen- tral America.
Postage to Union Countrist, General Rates, by any route :-
-Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
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12 cents per á oz.
8 cente.
2 cents each.
Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
dom and Unlon Countries served through the United Kingdom'via Brindisi only: Lettera,
Registration, Newspapers,
16 cents per 02.
8 conta. 4 conte each, Book and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corrs. spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagoa, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands --
Tia Fort Via S.Hempt
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4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prlats, or lithographs Ulustra supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs,
the top of every sheet or nide.
A packet containing two or more news- papera is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.
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A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid os insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
No newspaper can now be sent through the post a second time for the original postage. For each transmission a fresh postage is required,
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter,
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily fu- spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass.
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the bature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above
of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen of goate hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or isinglass, are considered to fail ander this rule if they weigh more than three ounces; and up to this weight raw and spun silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rale which forbids the transmission injure the contents of the Mail Bage or through the Post of any article likely to Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any
Articles euch as sent to its destination. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, vie: Metal boxes, porte- lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machivery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass. bottles, pieces of glass, aotds of various kinds, surry combs, copper and steel on- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and complete protection to the contents of the guarded in so secure a manner as to afford mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may he sent as samples to the following countries, but to these alone; viz., the Azores, Belgium, Caps de Verd land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Porta- Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol. gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wallachla, and the British Colonies, Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad.
A packet of patterns or samples sent to the Azores, Caps de Verd Islands, France,
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands ndis Packets leave, Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the Europe. arrival of the outward F. & 0. Mail from
The French Packts for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly
It follows that, to forward Correspon dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities ...In the S. W. Monsoon,
The English Mail. The French Mall,
In the N.E. Monsoon.
of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value."
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to between the Ports of China and Japan, the
purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be used.
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at
A Private Steamer a few days before the least two, as no separato Stamps will be
English Mail
The French Mail.
The Post Offies is not, by law, responsible arias from the non-delivery, mis-sending, for any loss or inconvenience which may or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Offics responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain To guard against auch injury all postal during its transmiselon. packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered times; that it is exposed to considerable that every packet has to be handled several
Its transmission to be transferred by zsans pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag bas in the course of of the railway apparatus,, the risk of injury is much increased,
No information can be given respecetlag
5 lbs, in weight, nor above two feet in Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet letters which pass through a Post Office
or Egypt, not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad inches in width or depth,
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To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late lettori-except those to und through Australia from 11.16 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 15 cents extra postage.
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addressed; and in no other way in official to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return, any letter of other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to auch effect be
written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, Lor are they suthorised to demand change and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight aan be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
purchased. They must be presented per Bonally or accompanied by a note,
1
Gordon, W. F.1
F. (Major) Graham, Geo. F. 1 Green, W.
Henry, Felix Herra, Quintin
Loong
三重
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1
Smith, Andrew 1 Smith, Mrs
Barriet
Snowdeal, Wm. H.
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2
Spiteri, Joseph 1
Stevenson, A.
Slapani, Capta
High Cheang 1 regd.vessy, Mies Kitchen, F. A.
ch
Howe, W. A.
Bengal C. S. Jacheon, Mr Juraina, Anton Law, Thos, Lawrence, L. Lloyd, Wsa, Macandrew, J. F. 1 Mackey, J.
Aberlady
2 M. E. A.
1
Walker, James 1 Walker, Thomas 1 Willard, J. C.
Wingfield, H.
1 regd.
1
Wilson, Tom.
1
Winne, Mr
I
Wolkolds, W.
Wolton, Joisph
Wylie, Allan C.
Yow Beak Mok 1 regd.
For Morchant Ships.
The Postmastor or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are
He is allowed to charge a Anglo Saxon in any case which appeara doubtful or Adela not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchasa suspicious,
Letters containing Stampa should be Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Antipodes purchased. Registered, and the Stamps should be Balgownic scoured from observation.
Antwerp
Lata, Pepe.
Barbara Taylor 1 regd.Mary Anne
Cactus
Lata, fapt. John Midleton 1 regd.
LaLah Rock
1
Lass of Gauler
1
4
Letty Gales.
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Maipa
11
Mary Whitridge
McNear
1
Paraguay, 8.8. Peeress
3
1
1
Pride of the Waer2
Prince of Wales 1
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1 4
1 Rohtan
1 Canham
.1 Carrizal Charles
2 Penelope, 8.5. MoreBu
Penahaw Charlie Palmer 1 Cheang Hock Kian, 8.6. City of Berlin Commissary Craig Ewan
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Candia, S.8.
No correspondence will be forwarded by Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore aro requested to give notice to this Office of the departures of such ships.
Correspondence for New Zealand may be sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed. forwarded via Torres Straits when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle,
Money Order Begulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King- Yokohama, Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
Echo Edward Albroth Elizabeth Dougall Elizabeth
Nicholson
Felicetas Florence Fortitudo Forward Gastapnio
1'Roving Sailor
1 Sapphire
1 Sarah Nicholson I
2 Signal
1
Sir Robert Parkes 1
1
Spirit of the Age 2
6
1 St. Elmo
Star of Chine
1 Star of Jamaica 20
1
Sunbeam
1
Sydenham
1
Syringa
Unanima
8
2
Warrior
1
Willie
Wau. Phillips
Wm. Turner
13
Woodlark
1
Woodville
Yamoza
3.Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is filled up, Glengairu and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Glimas and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application Hannah & Mary 2 inust be accompanied with the full amount Harbinger (including commisslor) in cheque, postage Hibernis, 5.3. stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a
Ida F. Taylor little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Irazu order, sends lt on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it
A book-packet may contain any number Exceptional rates, to the United King-of separate books or other publications must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 information of a private character allowed dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and E. M. Young
(including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glans or any like substance), drawings, priuts, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary une for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or Buy mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mouating, or covering of a book, &c., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, The above arrangement is intended to whether such binding, dr. be loose or mest occasional emergencies, and not for attached; as also rollers in the case of the regular posting of extensive correspon. prints or maps, markers (whether of paper denos. Should it be found, therefore, that or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or large and amnageable numbers of letters Francisco, or Marariler. Brindist pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., are habitually thrown upon the Department and, in short, whatever is necessary for the at the last moment, a heavier late fee will safe transmission of such articles, or usually be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mail will be appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
made up for Shanghal by the English and de must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars, letters which are intend. French Contract Steamers, the late letters ed for transmission in Identical terms to belog received from 10 minutes after, up several persona, and the whole or the to half an hour after the time of closing, Novo. None. None. greater part of which is printed, engraved, The late fee will also be 18 cents.
or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain sny letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwice), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly priated nor any enclosure sealed or in ang way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is obarged as a letter.
Letters, Registration,
Aspinwall, Panama ;—--
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Letters,
Registration,
18
29**
-26
13
12
4.
6
10
31
88
8
10
Newspapers,
4 Books & Patterns, 6
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's la- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia — Letters,
12
16
Registration,
8
32
12
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Кемерарега,
2.
4
Books & Patterns,
B
Bahamas, Danlah W. Indies, Hayti—
Letters,
14
04
68
Registration, None.
None
None.
Попарарета,
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#
10
Booki & Patterns, 6.
Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Peru --
Letters,
By
59
Newspapers, 6
6
Book Patterns, 14
10
8 19
Registration,
12
Hawaiian Kingdom
Lottura,
16
16
Registration, Kone.
Newspapers,
4 Books & Patterns, 8
A book pasket may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not bo fastened, whether by means of gum, water, sealing was, portage stamp, or otherwise), or in s cover cutirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the None. Nous, greater security of the contents, however,
It may be tied at the ends with string Postmasters being authorized to cut the 20 string in such cases, although if they do so None None. they must again tie up the packet.
6. No book-packet may be above 8 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 22 inches in width, or 13 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offiosa.
A
B
W. ladies, (except as above) Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Grey Town, La Guayra, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela -
Letters,
26
38
Newspapers,
€
4.
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Books & Patterns, 16
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10
Registration
to British & Unioni
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West Indies only, |
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Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji (ME), Mozambique (N.), Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension,
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Fri.
vate Ship 12, Registration, 17; Newspapers, 7) Books and Pattern,
Miscellaneous Notices,
There will be communication with Aus- tralla via Batavia and Port Darwin, as
follows:
Leave Hongkong by
French Fackel,...Sept. 15. Nov. 20. 1. Dec. 18 Leave Batavia.....Oct. Dus at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12. Dec. 24.
1878 Sydney,...Oct. 81. Jan 13. Melbourne,.....Nov. 6. Jan. 18. Adelaide, Nov. 12. Jan, 24 For the present the correspondence can only be paid to Batavis, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur thar obargo,
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Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon. The Philippine Islands being now admit ted into the General Postal Union, it fol lows that all paid correspondance received from Manila in the mats will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor
spondence rent to Manila in the mails
should be delivered free there.
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Article of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than the recognized rates levied (in the case of paid correspondeno) by the despatching Ofice. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the no fos of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
Whan, owing to a great and unusual induz of letters, books, t, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mall were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery. The limit of site for a book packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches
The above does not apply in any to loose in length and 12 inches in width or depth.
Exceptions. No packet for Algerie, letters sent outside the maile. These will Azorer, Cape de Verd Inlande France, always be charged on arrival in Hongkong Madeira, or Fortugal, or for Egypt, Syria, and probably the Manfle Coice will adopt or Turkey when sent by French Packet, |- the same boÛTSO,
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
were to be registered, as it always should be. Care should be taken to send these Magpie applications in time, as the Money Order Tamar Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the mails,
The practice of sealing letters passing to other countries with hot climates, with wax 4-No order must exceed $10, or in- and from the East and West Indies, and (except such as is specially prepared), include any fraction of a penny. Orders will attended with mush inconvenience, and be drawn at the current rate of the dayt frequently with serious injury, not only to and paid at the rate of the day when the the lettera so sealed but to the other letters advice Arrived. in the mail, from the melting of the war and adhesion of the letters to each other, The publio are therefore recommended, in all auch cases, to tsp eliber wafern or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tries referred to, to do the same.
The registration of a packet makes Its transmission much more secure, Inasmuch BB, under ordinary circumstatices, a regia tered packet can be traced through its whole
The commission is as follows fu
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £9....... 18 cents.
34 45.......
11
12
Elohuone £1072
Local Money Orders.
Up to 425.15 cents.
50.30. B-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Elongkong, Shanghal, and Yokohama
8.-Namen must be given in full (expect when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be croused (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bauk.
7.No order can be paid till the Payee have signed it in the proper place, An on payment of an additional commission. order can be transferred to another office In case of loss of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
course and thus the loss of a registered paoksi is a very rate occurredes. Neverthe fens large sums of money or other articles of great value abould not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets duty on this polit will be called to striet though any officer who may neglect his account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. able aztialed are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets. All Inland or colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and all faland letters which contain watches of jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register ad, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinaty postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are Even if the letter do not contain any stickp premium in all secca,
sted ser detained for the next despatch,+Orders on Shanghai ste drawn at 2 per cent.
8.If the order be not presented within siz months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.)
No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
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