No. 4628-MAY 4, 1878.1.
POSTAL BATES. (Subjoined we give the postal rates ow in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting" the "transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices]
Hongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised Nov. 9thy 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Lettere, per half ounce, for Books and Fatterns, per two ounces.
Newspaper over four venous in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whaterer be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed mattor may, however, bo. enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books
N. 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, Say shelies, Jamnica, Trinidad, British Quiana, and bermada, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co
lonies.
Countries Nor in the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (ozdept Froush, &, Colonies), and Central America
Postage to Union Countries. General Bates, by any route
Letters,
12 cents per 02,
* cents.
Registration, Newspapers,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Luion Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only;— Letters,
10 cents per oz.
8 conta.
4 cents each.
couts per 2 oz.
Registration, Newspapes, Books and Patterns,
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries,
Gold Coast, Liberis, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Oape Verd Islande -
Letters, Registration,
Via San Via B. Hampton Va
The conditions are as follows:
lat. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of politkal or other newer or of articles relating thereto, or to other current toplos, with or without advertise:
morts.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at 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 sabsequent 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 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, prints, or lithographs lustra supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the nowspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side,
A packet containing two or more news. 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 insuficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufilaiently 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 upon at both ends, so as to admit of any removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, an to admit of the title being readily in spected,
THE GHINA MAIL.
j
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Madl Packets
In such a manner that they may be readily opened or in the case of seeds, &c., for the United States of America, Holland, and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, The Fra-payment of correspondence for Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com Switzerland, in bags entirely closed, propulsory by whatever opportually it is vided such closed bags are transparent, so forwarded, as to ezable the Officers of the Post Office. readily 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, the address of the sender, 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 case of France samples of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or isiugises, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than
and spus all, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany,
The rule which forbids the transmission arough the Poat of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bage 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, Articles 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, spure, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples In glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionary of all kinds.
Buch articles as scissors, knives, razora, forks, steel peus, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in to secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail 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 these alone; viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd A newspaper or packet of newspapers lolanda, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- which contains any enclosure except onpland, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Forin- plements is charged as a letter, unless the gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United enclosure be such as might be sent at the States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies. book rate of postage, and the entire packet Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad. be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in the Azores, Cape de Verd lslands, France, A packet of patterns or aamples sent to which case it is allowed to pass..
Madeira, Portugal, or by French pocket, 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 lotter, written in it or upon its 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,
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, departure of the French Packeta, arrange monts hays been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 .. to 11.30 A. Each letter muat boar a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A book-packet may contain any number W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, of separate books or other publications &, up to the latest moment before the
(including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or ang like substance), Francisco. or Marseilles. Brinat drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, on- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, ., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &o. be loose or atlachod; as also rollers in the case of
Newspapers,
Booka & Patterns,
**
22
26
12
12
.0
10
Aspinwall, Panama :--
Letters,
18
31
Registration,
None.
None.
Newspapers,
4
8.
6 10
Books & Patterns, 6
38 Nobe,
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's sprints or maps, markera (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia-pencils in the case of pocket-books, E., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually apportains thereto; but the binding, rollers, dr. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars-i.e., Jetters which are intend
ed for transmission in identical terms to several persans, and the whole or the None. greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
6
Letters Registration,
12* : 16
20
8
19
13
Newspapers,
2*
4
6
Books & Patterns, 4*
6
8
Bahamas, Bayt --
Letters,
14
Sik
38
Registration,
None.
Newspapers,
$
Books & Patterns, 6
None. & 8
.10
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru:-
Letters,
30
46
50
Newspapers,
*
G
8
Books & Patterns, 14
10
12
Registration, 12
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom;-
Letters,
Registration,
'16 None.
16
4 8
The above artangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon dence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will 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 foe will also bo 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notlees.
Local Parcel Post.
1, Small Parcels may be sent by Post
between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- They must not exceed the following dimen- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, will be 20 cents per lb., which will include nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but
any parcel may be opened by direction of
the Postmaster General.
Registration to Bangkok.
Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam bas 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 Sailors' Letters...... Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolman tors (not superintending or First Clasa) or Schoolmistresses may sand half-ounce lotters to the United Kingdom vía Southampton
Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stampe.
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 ounes. No double letters are allowed,
General Postal Unton or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Facket, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, jowels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rulo, is liable to Customs duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the Beeple of no value.
S. The limits of weight allowed are as followe
Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, & lbs, af with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, da, 8 oz.
4.
The following articles cannot be sont by Poat at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, or whatever is dangerous to the mails, or offensive or injurious to persous deshing with them.
PARCELS. The public is reminded that, in Chins and Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel L'ost. Much trouble, and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable rifles through the Poat. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, 2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his olass Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- or description must be stated in full ontinually being refused, the senders having the letter, and the commanding Officer often spent more in Postage than would must sign his name, with name of Regi- have paid the freight by seamer, No refund can be made on such parcels of the ment, or Ship, da, in full.
3. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or value of Stamps obliterated before the description must be stated in fall, with nature of the contents was discovered. name of Regiment, or Ship, de, in full. PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced
But not Warrant Officers, vis., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia.
The Netherlands India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outscard P. & O, Mail from Europe.
The French Fackts for Bateria walt at Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correapon dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities
In the S. W. Monsoon,
The English Mail. The French Mail,
In the NE. Monsoon.
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mail,
The French Mail,
for any loss or inconvenience which may The Post Office is not, by law, responsible arise from the non-delivery, mia-sanding, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal paokat (even if the packet be re for any injury which a packet may sustain gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible during its transmission.
packets which are likely to suffer from To guard against such injury all postal 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 times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of ita transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury. is much increased.
No information can be given respecting except to the persons to whom they are letters which pass through a Post Office addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no ronson to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his 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 it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money le paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed
from the counter.
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. 8
Newspapers, Books & Patterns,
W. Indies (except as above) Costa Rica, Guatemala, Monte Video,t New Granada, and Venezuela:-
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a lotter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular letter or be wholly None, printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 8. If 20 this rule be infringed, the entire packet None. None, is charged as a letter.
4. A book-pasket may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, waft sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination otherwins it in treated a letter. For the greater security of the contenta, however, It may be tied at the ends with airingi Postmasters being authorised to eat the string in such cases, although If they do so Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji'they must again tie up the packet. (N.B.), Natal Cape, St. Helena, Ascen- No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, Lotters, by Contract Packet 24; by Prinnless it be sent to or from one of the 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, rate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, Government offees. 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
Letters,
28
34
Newspapers,
$
38 A
Books & Patterns, 14
6
10
Registration
to British & Union)
West Indies only, Į 19
8
8
Bion
* A small extra charge is made on delivery, + Cannot be sent via San Francisco.
LOGAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Getters.
Registration.
“undedamayy
Bke. & Piina.
Fer 20
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, o., the transmis. alon or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mall were dealt with without distinctión, book-packets may be. kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
PATTERNS,
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquida, Explosive substa: ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, ler, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or injurious in transit,
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contract. Mail Packet, The Post Office reserves the right of selecting th opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence, No responsibility the system of Registration will secure the is accepted with regard to any parcel, but. sendere against any but a very remote pro bability of loss,
4 The public are cautioned not to son- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, te, which does not exist,
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POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
May 2, 1878,
Lets. Papa.
1
1
1
Adwands Goran'
& Co. A Foo
Ayala, J. Aquean, Madle. 1 Bingkor, B. Bose, J. Blaskonger, J.W.1
Brandisi, Simon 1 Booth, A. Bryce, Mr Bury, A Busk & Co., G.J.3 Caurisalo, A.
Came
CO
I.
Capt.
1.
EF. Colliver, Capt. 1 Colvile, M.D.
Davidge, Mrs L ...mena G. da
1 G. B. 1 Davidson, G. 1 Ebilewhite, W.E. Fox, Mis Franco, Carles F.1 Gardner, O. J. 2 Geldart, Rev. E. Graves, Miss A. 1 Gregg, Dr. Gre Grill, EmBla Gye, Alfret Harrie, Capt. Harvey, A. 8.
Capt. 1
3
Lots, Papa
Lim Yun Yu Toys
1 Linakiel, Capt.
in obtaining a general understanding of Fife cock, Ar 1...
what is a Fattern. It is a bond fille saraple
of goods which the sender has for sale, or Housego, of goods which he wishes to order, It is | Irwin, Dz. to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsio valus.
+
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the
in future be allowed (bat not required) to Postmasters and Agents of this Ufice will purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from
Kennett, Mr
Jackson,
Mire 0. 1
Koon, W. K. Latham, L. H. Leslie, útre Harry
Macão de Co
Mesars
Macdonald, Capt. 1 Machado, Crus1 Масреддоп,
Gordon
Mal P de Manson,
Thomas 1 McLelland; Jno. 1 Meganie, &A, 1
Charles F.g
Nicholls Jas
T.-B.
Osgood, Rov,J.P. I Pačke, D.
Pembroke, F
1 Finchen,
F
Poniaen, H.D
X Rosantlar; P
Royal Bank Rozario, P. P.ão Sampson, Jas, A.1 Sarda, Moust
Shearor,
Jazden Slater, A. To Smith, Charles Smith, Hear Smith Ja
1 Smith,
John FA
1 regd, Tunker, Capt.
1
regd. B
| Wah Tan
· Wellings, H. Williams, Arthur 1
For Merchant Ships.
Aberney foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Albyn's Isle Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Alexandra either direction, Money-Orders must be Anazi
Aunio Lorway Antipodes
rel
used.
Tho Stamps tendered for sale must not sxceed $25 in vaine, must be perfectly cloan, in good condition, and in strips of al least two, as no separate Stamps will be Ronally or accompanied by a noto. perobased. They must be presented per
Belle of Oregon Besarty, as, Benefactor Caller
"Cartensão"
Leta. Papu
I
1
Leon. Graspo
Lombardian
Lowsewater
Lete:
1 regd.MacCallum More 2
On
2
1
8
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase Cashmere
suspicions. in any case which appears doubtful or Ceylon Wattana
He is allowed to charge s Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Bestern Islea,.. 1 Chan, L. Pearson i purchased.
Chaplin B Emily Lotters containing Stamps should be Empress Registered, and the Stamps should be Empreza secured from observation.
and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charteros saigon and Bangkok are requested to give of such ships, noi co to the Post Office of the departures
Flodden
Exploradox. Firth of Tay
Hall Columbis Golden Spur George Crashow 5
Earriet Armitage 1 Hawkesbury Honry S. Sanford 1 Носталь
No correspondence will be forwarded by Hopefal sailing vessel but, such as is specially oHo. directed.
Money Order Regulations.
dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and 1,-Money Orders on the United King.
issue ou Hongkong and vice versa. Yokohama. Shanghat and Yokohama also
2-Small sums may be remitted betwson the other Ports by means of Pestage Stampe..
Hptopur Hylton Castle Imbros, 5.5.
1
2
Madelino...
Migdala
ndugies
Merke
of Judah
Mikado
1 Netherton
Nightingale
1 Nyussa
Oneida
-Orange Grave
Farmenio Pauline
Per Ad
Ardu
Peruvian
Presnits, J.
B. Hüller
4 8. R. Meid
Benta
"Beabos, B.
Sir Harry Parkes 4 Sophia Sophia D, 2 Stagbound
-Store Dealer Strathmore
Syringe Toi Wal
Tailes
2.
1 Tapo
Sing
Irene Jessie McDonald 1' Kongo, 8,8.
Lanta R. Largs
Burber
Growler
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to An application for an order* is filled up, Hart residents at the smaller Ports in this way, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issning office. The application must be accompanied with the fall amount (including commission) in cheque, postage little margin should be left for variations stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a of exchange. The Postmaster issues the order, sonds it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it
The practice of sealing letters passing to were to be registered, as it always should and from the East and West Indies, and be. Care should be taken to send these other countries with hot climates, with wax applications in time, as the Money Order (except such as is specially prepared), is Offices olore some hours before the depar Attended with much inconvenience, and tures of the mails. frequently with serious injury, not only to
4.-No order must exceed £10, or in- the lettera zo aaaled but to the other letters clude any fraction of a penny. Ordets will In the mail, from the melting of the wax and be drawn at the current rate of the dayt adhesion of the letters to each other. The and paid at the rate of the day when the public are therefore recommended, in all advice arrived. such cases, to uso either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
The commission is as follows :-
Orders on the United Kingdow. Up to £2.. 18 cents. £5............ 36 £54 $10..........72
52
"
*
Local Money Orders,
Up to $25...........15 cents,
60...........80 11 B.Lists of Money Order Offices in the
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, inasmuch ss, under ordinary circumstances, a regis tered packat can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered Correspondence for the West Indies
Neverthe- Mails exchanged with Mantia and Szigon.
packet is a very rare occurrence, (except those belonging to the Postal The Hit of size for a book packet.
less large sums of money or other articles United Kingdom may be consulted at Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Costs addressed to any plate abroad is 24 inches ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- the post, even if the packet be registered on Names must be given in full (expect
The Philippine Islande being now admit of great value should not be sent through Rongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama. Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New in length and 12 inches in width or depth, Granada, Paraguay, and Traguay can no
lows that all paid correspondence received the machinery of the Department is not longer be sont via San Francisco.
from Manila in the mails will be delivered arranged with a view to such transmission, when there is more than one Christian free by this Ufice, and that all paid oor. By law, the Post Office is not responsible name) but the name of the Payes need not respondence sent to Manila in the mails for the safe delivery of registered packets be given if the order be crossed (as cheque They must not be of intrinsto value. should be delivered free there. This rale excludes all articles of a saluable Article 1 of the Postal Treaty of Berna though any officer who may neglect his are orossed). It can then be paid only nature, and indeed whatever may have provides that "Neither the tenders nor the duty on the point will be called to strict, through & Bank, and may afterwards be a value of its own, apart from its mere use addressees of letters and other postal able articles are exposed to risk, and offer have signed it in the proper place. An
account. Seat in unregistered letters, valus specially crossed to any Bank.
7-No order can be paid till the Payes sa a pattern; and the quantity of any packers shall be called upon to pay, either temptation which ought not to be created; order can be transferred to another office material cent ostensibly as a pattern must in the Country of Origin, or in that of and the Department cannot in any way not be so great that it can fairly be con- Destination, any tax or duty other than " undertake the safe conveyance of such on payment of an additional commission. sidered as having on this ground an intrin- the recognized rates levied (in the case of packet. All inland on colonial. latters. In case of loss of an order, necessity for Bio value.
paid correspondene) by the despatching therefore, which contain coin, and all should be made to the bearest Money stopping payment, or the like, application Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and Office. It la hoped that any extra charge, faland letters which contain watches or Order Ofice for instructions. foreign countries is restricted to bonds or apparently extra charge, will at once be jewellery, even though they be posted trade patterns or samples of merchandise. brought to the no ice of the proper without registration, are treated as register six months an additional commission will 8. If the order be not pretented within Goode Bent for sale, or in execution of an anthorities, in either Colony, order (however small the quantity may be,
The above does not apply in asy to loossed, and charged on delivery with a double be charged if hot within twelve months, or any articles sent by ons private indivi- letters sent outside the mails. These will the ordinary postage and any such letters order in once paid no further claim can be registration fee of eightpence In addition to the money will be forfeited. When the dual to another, which are not actual always be charged on arrival in Hongkong which cannot be registered in time to be patterns or samples, are not admissible.
and probably the Manlle (fice will adopt forwarded by the Mail for which they are Patterns or samples, when practicable, the same course.
9.--No order can be paid until the advice posted are detained for the port despatch, must be sent in covers open at the ends, Complaints are sometimes received ofven if the letter do not contain any article relative to it has been received. And in such a manner as to be easy of extra charges on correspondence exchanged of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, between this Colony and Saigon, bat it is and such like articles, which cannot be sent believed it would be found in all cases that important, be registered. in covers of this kind,—but such articles the letters, do, had been sent loose, only,may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage af linen, of other material, fastened
Within any Town, or Settle
ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction...........ico 282 2.
Between any other two of
the following places (through
a British Office) viz-Bong kong, Macau, Ferta of Chlas and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon,
and the Philippines, by Pri- rate Ship,rediši:10 Between the abovs by Con tract Mail,
8 22
82 4
Any publication fullling the conditione hereafter named can pass se a newspaper,
Any Foreign stampa on loose OOSTH spondence are obliterated in this Offre
entertained.."
* Made out on a printed form which is apppiled
gršila.
Most countries to which Hongkong for † Orders on Shanghai ara drawn at § per cent, wards Correspondence having joined the
premium in all cases.
The Murray Torates Tallochgorum Twilight
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1
1
W. E. Gladstone 1. røget.
Wandering Jew
For H. M. Ships.
Lets. Fap.
1. Moorhen
2
1 Victor Emannai: 2
Books, etc. without Govers.
Alphabet,
- Association of Temale Workera.'
Baits Bros, & Co. p.c. Birmingham Weekly Post. Dulletin Am. Geo. Society,
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Central-Blatt für das Deutsche Reich.
Dagblad,
Doff Chronik.
Dresdner Nachrichten.
Express.
Glasgow Weekly Mail.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Helensburgh News,
Instrated London News,
Illustrirte Zeitschrift für händer und
Yöakerhunds.
Trex Trade Cireular,
Journal Amusins.
Journal de 81. Petersbourg.
La Gazette,
LA Belge.
Le Nord,
Le Propagateur. Lennox Herald, Le XIX Siecle. Lincolnshire Herald.
L'Italie London Iron Trade Exchange.
Monstschrift für den Orient.
Nebelepalter.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle. Niederländische Handels, &e.
On the Combustion of Refuse Vegamkia
Anbstance.
Frenados Handelsarchív. Public Ledger. Punch,
Record,
Bergs Scientiaque, &c. Saturday Review.
The Implement Manufacturer's Review. The Jersey Woskiy Press. The Mail
The Westminster Papers.
Western Daily Mercury, Winchester Repeating Fire Army, Zeltschrift für Ethnologic. Zuricherische Freitags Zellung,