No. 4523,--DECEMBER 20, 1877.]
POSTAL RATES. [Sabjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Dotailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcela, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage,
(Revised Nov. 9th, 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cente, and are, for Letters, 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, bat such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together sa one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter way, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate Prices Our. rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books.
N.R. means No Registration.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 81 days, and must be printed on a sheet or shoots 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.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a nowspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pleces of pagor, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographe lustra
The tive of articles in the newspaper. supplement must in every caso 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, at the top of every shoot or alde.
A packet containing two or more newa- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would, be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or lasuficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufficiently paid book proket of the same weight
The postage must be propald 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,
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise
Every newspaper must be posted either Europe, the United States, Brazil, India without a cover (in which case it must not (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), be fastened, whether by means of gum, Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sep-wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at and Bermuds, with all French, Danish, both enda, so as to admit of easy removal Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co. for examination. If this rule be infringed
the newspaper is treated as a lotter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily In- spected,
lentes.
Countries Nor in the Union.—The chief countries not in the Union are; the Aus tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, &c, Colonies), and Central America.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route :----- Lettersy
12-cents per + oz. Registration,
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2 cents each. Books and Patterna, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom, vie Brindisi only:-* Letters
16 cents per oz.
8 cents.
Registration, Newspapers,
4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Stampa.
as to enable the Officers of the Post Office correspondence exactly the same as Imperial roadly to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, tho address of the wonder, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.
Samples of intrinsic value must not be sent to any foreign country except United States; and in the oare of France samples of elder down, raw or thread silk, woollon' or goats', bair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or isinglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces and up to this weight raw
and apud silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination, Artioles such as the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, avissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metala, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of gloss, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and, confectionery of all kinds.
Such articles as acissors, knives, zazors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi uary, metal tubing, pleces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in so secure a ranner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the maif bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples to the following countries, but to thear alone; viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- A newspaper or packet of newspapers land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu- which contains any enclosure except sup-gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United plements is charged as a letter, unless the States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies. enclosure be such as might be sent at the Indigo cannot be sent to any placo abroad, book rate of postage, and the entire packet A packet of patterns or samples sent to be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in the Azores, Cape da Verd Talands, France, which case it is allowed to pass.
Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 Inches in width or depth,
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon ita cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
Soldiers' 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 lotters are allowed.
2. If from Soldier er 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- ment, or Ship, da, in full
B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full.
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlande India Packets loave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & 0. Mail from Europe
The French Packta for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Packet from China and ran 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.
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mail.
The French Mail,
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mia-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal 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 that every packet has to be handled several timea that it is exposed to, considerable presure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has, in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparates, the risk of injury is much increased.
Leta. Pops.
to sond small valuable triden through the Post Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Clam, Loopold 1 Fandy Work, and slimilar presants are con- Collaço, Candido 1 tinually being refused, the senders having Costa, Rufine da 1 often apent more in Postage than would Craven, Mra have paid the freight by steamer. No De Souza & Co., )
Mesara refund can be made on such parcels of the
Deverill, Joh value of Stamps obliterated before the
Dorkin, nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS Some difficulty is experienced
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To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to Hanzon P. G. purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Honnaud,Antoniol foreign residents.
Hillier, Walter C.4 Holden, Thomas I Hutchinson, R.W.1 suhert, Moner. B.1 Ironmonger, Mr1 P Jacque, Joseph, Elia Johnston, Fred. 1
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be
used.
Kelly J. W. Kerr, Thomas
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly olean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per- sonally or accompanied by a note.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his pubile funds in hand are not sufficient, and ho will refuse to purchase in any once which appears doubtful or suspicions. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Adon
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Storror, Monar, Taylor, J.
C. Thede, Heinrich 1. Tomkins, Thos. Tooth, R.
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For Merchant Ships.
purchased.
Annie Lorway Latters containing Stamps should be 3. F. Watson Bocured from observation. Registered, and the Stemps should be Balcon
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the departures of such abips.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as fe specially so directed.
No information can be given respecting
Money Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they arodor are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and addressed; and in no other way is official Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama ales information of a private character allowed issue on Hongkong and vice versa. to be made publia. A Postmaster may, 2.-Small sums may be remitted between however, give an address if he has no reason the other Ports by means of Postage to believe that the person whose address it Stamps, it would disapprove of ble doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding even though a request to such effect be
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, A book-packat may contain any number de., up to the latest moment before the of separate books or other publications departure of the French Packets, arrange- (including printed or lithographed letters), ments have been made for receiving at the photographs (when not on glass or in cases Post Office late letters except those to
or like through Australia-front drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity 11.30 A.. Each letter must bear a late fee of paper, or any other substance in ordinary of 18 oente extra poatago. use 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 any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate Francisco, er Marseilles. Brindisi binding, mounting, or covering of a book, are habitually thrown upon the Department oan be entertained after it has been removed
Postage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagon, *Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambla,
Cape Verd Lalands-
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o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached as also rollers in the case of
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pena or pencils in the one of pocket-books, &c., None. None. and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, a. must not be sent as a separate packet. Circulars,-i.e., letters which are Intend- ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by
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Letters, Registration,
22
26
12
12
Newspapers,
4
6
Books & Patterns,
10
Aspinwall, Panama *-
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
18 None.
4. Books & Patterns, 6
84
4 8
6 10
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Is- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Letter,
12*
-16
20
Registration,
8
12
12
Кенарарего,
2*
4
Books & Patterns, 4*---
6
Letters,
14.
None.
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6
10
Bolivia, Chil, Ecuador, and Paru
Letters,
30
50
6
8
Books & Patterns, 14
12
Registration,
12
Hawailan Kingdom ---
Letters,
16
Registration,
None,
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Babamas, Hayti:—
Registration,
Newspapers,
Newspaper,
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book post.
But a book-packat may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature. of a lotter (whether separate or otherwise), None. unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
Nope.
20
If
A book-packet may 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 None. both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; For the otherwise it is treated as a letter. greater security of the contents, however, W. Indies, (except as above) Costa it may be tied at the ends with string; Rioa, Guatemala, Monte Video,† Now Postmasters being authorised to out the Granada, and Venezuela:---
Котврарега,
Books & Patterns, 8
Letters,
6 8
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string in such uses, although they do so 38 they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 Inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
26
34
Newspapers,
6
4
Booki & Patterns, 14
6
10
Registration.
to British & Union'
88
West Indies only, 13
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji (.), Natal, Capo, St. Helena, Ascen-
sion.
Lettere, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers,
2; Booka and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery. * Cannot be sent via San Francisco.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
|Euottora
Bka, & Ittas.
Registration
Newspapere
Per 3 oz
Within any Town or Bettle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in pither direction..................................... 283 2
Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China And Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri-
mugu♣ 8 2 2 Between the above by Con tract Mail.................. 882 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named, can pasa as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows ****
1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other newa, or of articles relating thereto, or to other parents toples, with or without advertise
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, to, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery. The limit of size for a book-packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches In length and 12 fnches in width or depth.
*FATTERNE
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its faere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sant ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con. sidered as having on this ground an intrin. ato value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries la restricted to bond fuit trade patterns or samples of merchandise, Goods sent for sale, or
written therech.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for nor are they authorised to demand change; the regular posting of extensive correspon.and when money is paid at a Post Office, dence. Should it be found, therefore, that whether as change or otherwise, no question large and unmanageable numbers of letters as todts right amount, goodness, or weight at the last moment, a heavier late fee will from the counter. be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
There will be communication with dus- trails via Batavia and Port Darwin, as follows-
Leave Hongkong by
French Packet,...Sept. 16. Nev, 39, Leave Batavia,...Oct. 3. Dec, 18. Due at Fort Darwin,..Oct. 12. Dec. 24.
1878. Sydney,.........Oct. 31. Jan. 12. Melbourne,.....Nov. 6. Jan, 18. Adelaide,.....Nov. 12. Jan. 24.
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For the present the correspondence can only be paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur- ther charge.
Mails exchanged vnth Manila and Saigon,
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all pa'd cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berno 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 recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
letters sent outside the mails. These will The above does not apply in any to loose always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt
the same course.
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between thle Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, de, had been sent loose,
Any Foreign stamps on loose DOTTO. spondetice are obliterated in this foo.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straite, India, Ceylon, and Aden fr com pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded,
Registration to Bangkok. Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Slam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon deuse can be Registered to Bangkok, at the uenal charge of 8 cents.
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,
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially preparod), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to -the letters so sealed but to the other letters In the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The
public are therefore recommended, in all Buch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
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3.Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Au application for an order is filed up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,
unsealed to the Postmaster the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in obeque, postage atamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmaster issues the order, peuds it on in the envelope, and General Caniffeld returns the change, if any, by first oppor George Crashow & tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Globo were to be registered, as it always should Gunga, 8.8. bo. Care should be taken to send these Harbinger applications in time, as the Money Order Harkaway Offices clore some hours before the depar-Harriet Armitage 1. tures of the mails.
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4.-No order must exceed £10, or in- bross, 8.8. 2 clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Iris be drawn at the current rate of the dayt James Shepherd 1 and paid at the rate of the day when the Joanio Jamieson 7 advice arrived,
Jubiles The commission is as follows :-**
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2........ 18 cents. £5... *:36 £7............ 64 72
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£10..... "Local Money Orders.
Up to $25.15 cents. 60............30 5.-Lista of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom, may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohams.
7.-No order can be paid till the Payee have signed it in the proper place. An. order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission. 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.
The registration of a packet makes. Its transmission much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a régle- Names must be given in full (expect tered packet can be traced through its whole when there is more than one Christian course; and thus the loss of a registered name) but the name of the Payee need not packet is a very rare occurrence. Nevorthe-be given if the order he crossed (as cheques losa large sums of money or other articles are crossed). It can then be paid only of great value should not be sent through through a Bank, and may afterwards be the post, even if the packet be registered; sa specially crossed to any Bank. the machinery of the Department la not arranged with a view to such transmission. By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets, though any officer who may neglect bis duty on this point will be called to strict count. Sent in unregistered letters, valu- able articles 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 soin, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage; and any such letters which cannot be registered In time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
Most countries to which Hongkong for. warda Correspondenca. having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
8.--If the order be not presented within six 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.
9. No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied
• gratis.
Orders on Shanghai are drawn at.2 per cent.
premium in all cases,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, Deo. 28, 1877.
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1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be Advands Coran registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage ifitcontains gold or silver money, Ab Cam Jewels, precious articles, or anything that, Amalie, ir S. as a general rule, is liable to Customs Algado, duties.
Vicente de 2. This Regulation prohibits the souding Allen, Clement 2
A-Lock of Patterns of duttable articles, unless the execution of an
Bosing, Mrs S. E. 1 order (however small the quantity may be),
quantity sunt be so small as to make the Benton, James 1 or any articles sent by one private indivi-
satuple of no value.
Blight, John J. 1 3. The limits of weight allowed are a Brattley, 0. 0... dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.
follows:-
Chief Inspec Patterns or samples, when practicable,
Books and Papers to British Offices,
tor, Calabash 5 lbs. to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs
Plantation, must be sent in covers open at the ends,
Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. If with and in such a manner as to be easy of
Bay, examination. But samples of seeds, drugs,
out intrinsic value to the Continent, Soldiers and Sailors Letters.
Buchanann, G. 1 and such like articles, which pannot be sent
&o., 8 oz. Privates in H. M. Ariny or Navy, Non- in covers of this kind, but such articles commisioned Officers, Army Schoolmas by Poat at all Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Burt, F. D
4. The following arifeles cannot be sent Darnell, K, A. only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or ters (not superintending or First Class) or
Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, Bener we
Button, A. bags of loot, of other material fastened Schoolmistresses may send half-ounds letters In such a manner that they may be readily to the United Kingdom vid Southampton offensive or injurious to persons dealing or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or
Campbell, W., opened or, in the case of seeds, co., for by British Packet, for one penny; or vià
Engineer the United States of America, Holland, Brindisi by British Packos for three-pence.
with them. AAN
Campbell, W. J. and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of
PARCELE,The pubilo la reminded that, E. (BI.D.) Greece, Portugal and its possessions, sud
In China and Japan, there is no such thing Chick, MR. HA Bwitzerland, in bags entirely closed, pro- But not Warrant Officers, vin, Leitstart as Parbel Post. Much trouble and disap- Obun, 3. vided much slowed bags ste stausparent, so Engineer, Opener, Fontein, or Carpenter, pointment la gansed by persistent attempts | Chop) Fi
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