must be printed on a sheet or sheets nn stitched.
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THE CHINA MATT.
No. 4786 SEPTEMBER 7, 1878.].
POSTAL BATES.
the following have been occasionally posted As Patterns, and have been detained as [Subjoined we give the postal rates 3rd. The full title and date of publication unit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porec- now in force for transmission of corro and the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, must be printed at the top of the first page,lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches spondence to all parts of the world. date of publication at the top of every scissors, needlos, pins, pieces of machinery, Detailed rules affecting the transmis. subsequent page; and this regulation applies sharp pointed instruments, samples of
to Tables of Contents and Indices. sion of packets, parcels, dog will be4th. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, places of glass, selds of varions metals, samples of ore, samples in glass found annexed, together with a number or in great part of mattor like that of kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of all of miscellaneous and useful notices on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pleces of kinds.
paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs ilustra-forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machil Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, supplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and tive of articles in the newspaper. The nery, metal tubing, pleces of metal or with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in so secure a manner as to afford title and date of publication of the newspapor completo protection to the eontents of the printed at the top of every page; or, if it mail bags and to the Officers of the Post constate of engravings, prints, or lithographu, Office, while at the same time they may be at the top of every shoot or side.
Indigo cannot be sent to any place, easily examined, may be sent as samples,
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Hongkong Rates of Postage. (Revised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cants, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces,
A packet containing two or more news of postage that would be chargeable on a papers is not chargeable with higher rate book packet of the same weight.
adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped The postage must be prepaid either by an wrapper.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, trable, &o, 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 an one, nor must anything whatever he inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed without a cover (in which case it must not Every newspaper must be posted either mattor may, however, be enclosed, if the be fastened, whether by means of gum, whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our-wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or rent may be paid either as Newspapers or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at Booka.
both ends, so as to admit of saxy 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 in. #pected.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union The Union may be taken to comprise Earope, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Boychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad British Gulans, and Bermuds, with all French, Daulah, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonien. ⠀
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group, Africa (except French, &c., Colonies), Newfoundland and Central Ame rica..
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route- Letters,
12 canto per + oz Registration,
B cents. Метерарете,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Bwceptional rates, to the United King dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:— Letters,
18 cents per on Registration,... .. 8 cents: Newspapers
¿ conto sack. Books and Patterns, & conte par 2 oz. There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged sa 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 nature of a letter, written in It or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or inouifiolently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 8 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one is depth,
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, departure of the French Packets, arrange. &c., up to the latest moment before the ments have been made for resolving at the and through Australia from 11.10A.M. to Post Office late letters except those to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
meet occasional emergencies, and not for The above arrangement to intended to 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.
made up for Shanghel by the English and A similar supplementary Mail will be French Contract Steamers, the late lettern 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,
Local Delivery,
1. All correspondence posted before 6 pm. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Malls.
delivered within Victoria at the private 2. Invitations, de, can generally be houses of the addremees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect correspondence is invariably delivered at be expressed by the sender, otherwise all the nearest place of business. (See Fostal Guide, par. 103,)
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in case drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity containing glass or any like substance), of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, da, may be either printed, written, en- 8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu graved, lithographed, or plain, or any lara, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, mixture of these. Further, all legitimate, all of the same weight, to addresses in correto, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, and Japan, may deliver them to the Post binding, mounting, or covering of a book, Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China whether Buch binding, &c. be loose or Office untamped, the postage being then attached; as also rollers in the case of charged to the sender's accopot. Each prints or mapa, markers (whether of paper batch must consist of at least ten. or otherwise) in the case of books, peas or pencils in the case of pocket-books, do, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, da. must not be sent as a separate packet. Circulare,-, letters which are intend ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the grester part of which la printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
Postage to Non-Union Countries, W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islanda
Pia
Via San Via S.Hampton Franciaco, or Marseilles. Brindia
26
22
12
12
$
B
8
10
Letters, Registration, Менарарете, Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall (N.R.), Babamas, Guatemala (x.) Hayt (N.H.), Mexico (N.F), Panama (E), Salvador (N.B.), and Venezuela (r.):-
Letters,
Registration,
18
81 Noue. 12
38 12
Newspapers,₫
4
Books & Patterns, 6
8
6 10
Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Peru -
Lettera,
30
46
50
Newspapers,
6
6
8
10
12
12
Books & Patterns, 14 Registration,
None. Nano. Hawaiian Kingdom (x.a.), Newfound
land:-
Letters,
Registration,
Катарареть,
16
16
20
12
12
12
*1*
4
6
6
8
Books & Patterns, 8*
W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rios, Honduras, Monte Video, Now Granada, and Nicaragua:
Letters,
Менарарств,
84 4
38
A
Books & Patterns, ----
10
Registration
to British & Union]
8
West Indies only, {"
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri vate Ship 19, Registration, 19; Newspapers, 2 Booke and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal Union, the Bahamse, and Hayti), for Costa Rics, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent via San Francisco.
LOVAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle-
Crotters.
Registration.
Newspapers
Bka, & Pitna.
Por 20%
ment, or between Hongkong, Cantor and Macao, in either direction.....282 4
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) vis-Hong- kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri vate Ship
482 8 Between the above by Con- tract Metlið
Ang publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows si 1st. The publication must conalat wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current toples, with or without advertise.
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But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of guru, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater assurity of the contenta, however, It may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the they must again tie up the packet. string in such cases, although if they do so
No book-packet may be above 6 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.
:
When, owing to a great and unusual indux of lettera, books, ie, the transmis. slon 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.
PATTERNS.
They maat not be of intrinato value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be son- sidered sa having on this ground an intrin sio value.
to the same places in the same way. En- 4 Boxholders may also sand Patterns velopes containing Patterns may be wholly alased if the nature of the contents be frat exhibited or stated to the Postmaster. General, as he may conalder necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets,.
Local Parcel Post
Privates in E. M. Army or Navy, Non-
Soldiers and Bailors' Letters, commissioned Officors, Army Schoolmas Schoolmistrosses may send half-ounce letters tere (not superintending or First Class) or to the United Kingdom via Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or via Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, conform to the following regulations charged as ordinary letters if they do not
double letters are allowed.
1. Not to exceed half an ounce No
or description must be stated in full on 2. If from a Soldier of Ballor, his class the letter, and the commanding Officer must algn his name, with name of Regl. ment, or Ship, do, in full.
3. If to s Soldier or Sallor, his class or dezoription must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full,
Engineer, Gunner, Bostawain, or Carpenter,
*Bat not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlands India Packets leave arrival of the cutward P. & O, Mall from Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the Europe.
The French Packts for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly. ·
dence to Batavia with the least delay, the It follows that, to forward Correspon following are the best opportunities;
In the S. W. Moncooo.
The English Mail. The French Mail,
In the N.E. Monsoon,
Patterns--to British Offices, 6 lbs. if with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c., 8 oz.
by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Matobes, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dyestuffs, 4. The following articles cannot be sent
with them. offensive or injurious to persons dealing or whatever la dangerous to the Malls, or
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POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Sept. 6, 1878.
Abbott, Mrs A.
Mattei
Lets, Pape
1
1 Lo Yam Ting, Brul 1 regd.Loek, Thomas Lone, J Lynch, Richard 1
1
1
1
regd.Macdonald, 1 regd
Capf. 1
James 1
2
PAROELS.-The public is reminded that Aky Mypan in China and Japan, there is no such thing Antoine, Moner sa Parcul Post. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts Atak Mypan to send small valuable trifles through the Ajoon Post.
Fauz, Carios, Articles of Dress, Ballin, Capt. tinually being refused, the senders-baving Barne, Monry. Faney. Work, and similar presenta aro con Barrett, G. often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer.
Batten, W. Beal, Mra Nos rofund can be made on such parcela of the Blanchard, Y, 1, 2
Bennett, G. A. value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
Bridges, Col. Brown, Camp 11 PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced bell, Sir in obtaining a general understanding of Bushnell, Saml.0. what is a Pattern. It is a bond ride sample
Butcher, J. B. of goods which the sender has for sale, or Cassipini, E. Carter, W. S. of goods which he wishes to order. It is Choing Loong 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 between the Ports of China and Japan, the sums of money to or from this Colony and
1.
1
Κοστο, Α Morton & Co.,
1 Morley, W. H.
Joseph 1
Andros 1
D.
Parish, J. H.
1 Fombroke, Fra
Frank B
1 bk. Powell, James
Rayden,
Wos.
1
1
Rita, Molencia
1
1
& Co..
H. E. Conghoon, Mra 1 Davis, Quintin · 1 Devlin, H. Dering, Geo.
Mogist,
Eduard 1
1
...
2
Postmasters and Agents of this Oftice will I foreign residents. in fature be allowed (but not required) to Evans, ar purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Flagg, Wm. S. 8
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be bed.-
A Private Steamer a few days before the exceed $25 in ralue, must be perfectly The Stompa tendered for sale must not 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, mis-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 packets which are likely to suffer from during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this through the Post. It should be remembered precaution no fragile artiole should be sout that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considorable pressure 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 apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased,
No information can be given, respecting letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made publio, 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 allared.te.render; or to any one else, or to delay forwarding 11 to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effoot be writton thereon.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices fa China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hot, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, They must not exceed the following dimen. nor are they authorised to demand change; sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, and when money is paid at a Post Office, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage--whether as change or otherwise, no question will be 20 cents per lb., which will include as to its right amount, goodness, or weight Registration. The parcels may be wholly
can be entertained after it has been removed closed if they bear this special endorse- from the counter. ment, PARUEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster Genoral,
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels Insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, foe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever ia dangerous to the Malls, or likely to bo- come offensive or Injurious in transit.
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any lettera 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 prepared), fa attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to 8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- the letters se sealed but to the other letters warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mall Packet. The Post Office reserves then the mall, from the melting of the wax and right of selecting the opportunity for trane
adhesion of the letters to each other, The public are therefore recommended, in all mission, and of delaying delivery in cass
anch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and the number of parcela is such as to retard
to advise their correspondents in the soun other correspondence. No responsibility tries referred to, to do the samƏ.. is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Reglatration will secure the sendere against any but a very remote pro- bability of loas.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, ta, which does not exist.
Malia exchanged with 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 paid sor. respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
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clean, in good condition, and in strips least two, se no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per Bonally or accompanied by a note,
The Fostmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in band aro not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
Registered, and the Stamps should be Letters containing Stamps should be necured from observation.
www.
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok aro requested to give notice to the Post Office of the departures of such ships,
Boche, John Rodrigos, B.
Capt...
P..
Maner
Sam Wal Sondars, Albert
Bosasa: 1
Hajee Sitterlock, Walter
Swinney, F.
Thiel, John F. A. 1
1
Tal Afat
John Gimbark, M. Grier, T. J. Home, Mr
1
Thiely O
Talpay, Cop, Frd
1
1
3
Arthar 1
Theraton, Misa 3.1
Jackson, Frank E,
Joh
Mins T
1 Tongpi (Chino)
Johnson, Tom 1 Juster, Alejandro 1 regd.
Kes Shing & Co. 1 Le Sauvage, G.B.1* Loe, Edward Lie Koe Tay Levin, E.
1
1
Walsh, Jas, Jr. 1 Wan, Miss Hattler
Walberg, Ch
Wing Lee, Mere. 1 Woodvide, E,
Woo Lin Ysien 1
1 regd. Young, TM 1
For Merchant Ships.
Ada Molmore
Leta. Fapa..
2
Buspham
Lady Penrhyn Alexandra 22 regd.Large America
Laurell Annie M. Smull 1 Laura R. Aristan Banisu
1
Borneo Briar Brisbane Brunette Cashmero
4(1rg.) 1 Lean Crespo
1
Chale
Colet
No correspondence will be forwarded by directed. sailing vessel but such as is specially so Challenge
Leucadia
Lord Macaulay
Mabal Clark
Macaulay
Magdala
1 Maid of Judah
Maria
Marina ''
Marine
Mary
Blair
Chandos
Charger
City
Chiaritou, B.. Chocols
Comet
of Aberdeen
1
. Melbrek
1
1
with a 3-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent
The Stamp Ofice being now provided city Collectors' Boots, &c, can be stamped Commissary beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Condor Books. Loose receipt forms can also be stamped if required.
Honey Order Begulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King- dom and the Straits Settlements are faaned at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2.-Small sams may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps,
Corona
Douglas, s. Drumelog Elize Perry
1 Mary Smith
Melrose
Milbook
2 Minsdon
-18 22 Napter
1 regd.Netherton
5
Ningpo, A.
I
1 Nyass
Oceanic
Palestine
Perthond
1
Lender Faiwan, 8.8. Fontower, s.5. 1 Fitz Patrick, 8.8.4 Fontenay
Freeman Clark Fusilier
ar Glamis
lobs
2
Paracen
Trescanal
1 Pauline
2 Poretoclas
Philip Fitzpa
trick.
2 Premier
Pronar Presnits, B.,
Glamorgan, .. 2 rogd. Prest
1
Great Admiral J
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Porix in this way. An application for an order is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Guoga, 8.8. and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Harkuway the nearest issuing office. The application Harrita must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in cheque, postage Havila
Obear, 3.5. stamps, or other equivalent of cash, aud a
Hawkesbury little margin should be left for variations Hei Yei, 8.5. of exchange. The Postmaster Issues the Beleu order, sends it on in the envelope, and Bibernian. returns the change, if any, by first oppor- Hindo
Hindostan tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Hopeful were to be registered, as it always should Care should be taken to send theee applications in time, as the Money Order Iraan Offices olose some hours before the depar. Irigo tures of the maila,
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4. No order must exceed $10, or in. clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the
advice arrived..
The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2....... 18.cents.
12
£....... 38
£7............ 64 £10.......... 72
Local Money Orders (including Straits
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, fnasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered paoket is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe. less large sums of money or other articles of great value should 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 t though any offer who may neglect his provides that "Neither the senders nor the account, Sent in unregistered letters, valu-Settlements),
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to strict addressees of letters and other postal able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a packets shall be called upon to pay, either temptation which ought not to be created in the Country of Origin, or in that of and the Department cannot in any way Destination, any tax or duty other than" undertake the safe conveyance of such the recognised rates levied (in the core of packets. All inland or colonial letters, paid correspondeno) by the despatching therefore, which contain coin, and all Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, inland fetters which contain watches of or apparently extra charge, will at once he jewellery, even though they be posted brought to the notice of the proper without registration, are treated as register authorities, in either Colony,
ed, and charged on delivery with a double rogistration for of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such lettera which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despaten, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinaty value, it should, if it be very important, be registered..
The above does not apply to any to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong ad probably the Manila Offs will adept the same sourse.
Pattern and Sample Post to calonios and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise, Goods zout for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indiv! 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, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination, Samples of seeds, drugs, and auch like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but such articles only,may be posted enolosed in boxes, or Complaints are scinetimes received of bags of linen or other material, fastened extra charges on correspondenso exchanged in such a thanner that they may be readily between this Colony and Saigon, but it is opened or, in the case of seeda o, bellaved it would be found in all cases that baga entirely closed, provided such closed the letters, do,, had been sent looks. bags are transparent, so as to enable the OfBears of the Post Office readily to satisfy thomselves as to the nature of the con tenta.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address address of the sender, a trade mark or of the person for whom it is intended, the number, and the price of the articles.
The rute which forbids the tranamterton tarough the Post of any article likely to lajure the contents of the Mall Bags of Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Posts and a packet containing any Sad. It must be published in numbers at thing of the kind will be stopped, sad not intervals of mph more than Bf days, and sant to lke dentination, Articles Buch se
ments.
Any Foreign stamps or loose corro spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence, Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packets.
the Stralia, India, Ceylon, and Aden i com
The Pre-payment of correspondence for pulsory by whatarer opportunity it lo forwarded.
Registration to Bangkeh.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Slam has been good enough to make arrangéments by means of which correspon dones can be Registered to Bangkok, of the ungal charge of 9 punta
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.
registered or unregistered, can be received 1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be
as a general rule, is able to Customs for Pastage, itconfalva gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that,
daties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of duttable articles, unless the quantity sant be so small sa to make the sample of no value.
8. The limits of weight allowed ste si follows
Books and Papere-do Brülsk Orders,
#Ibe to the Gentleink és, 3 be
Up to $25.15 cents. 60.80
date of Money Order Offices In the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
when there is more than one Christian 6-Names must be given in full (except name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order he crossed (as cheques are oroased). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Banks.
7.-No order can be paid till the Payee have signed it in-the proper place. order on be transferred to another office An 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 Offlés for instructions.
B.If the order be not presented within eir months an additions! commission will the money will be forfeited. When the be charged; if not within twelve months, order is once paid no further claims can be entertained.
9.-No order can be paid untli the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed for which is supplied
grails.
Humboldt
I
Jessie Jameson 1
Pursaid, 6.0,
Rhoda
Rifleman
1 Robt. Henderson 10
Sacramento
Sarah Nicholson 1
Sea Gull, 6.5.
B
1
2 Senta
2
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