No 4754-SEPTEMBER 28, 1878.]
POSTAL RATES. zien [Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world, Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &o., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices]
Hongkong Bates of Postage,
(Rovised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, 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, au the case may be, but auch papers or paokota of papera may be sent at Book Rate. Awo Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed master may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prlues Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books Appea
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to compriso Europe, the United States, Canada, Brasil, India (inolading Ceylon, the Straite, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana," and Bermuda, with all Frenchę Daatah, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries wor in the Union.-The ohlef countries not in the Union are: the Aus- tralasian Group, Africa (except Franch, &o., Colonics), Newsoundland and Central Aïne- rion
Portage to Union Countries.
General Rates, by any routa :- Letters,
12 cents per + oz, Registration,
8 contai Newspapers,
2 cents each, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United Kings dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only Letters,
18 cents per oz. Registration,
8 cents, Newspapers,
cents each. Books and Patterns, 'centà 'pez 2 oz. There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union.
atitched.
Brd. The full title and date of publication and the whole or part of the title, and the must be printed at the top of the first page, date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; sud this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
TER CEDIA TATE.
must be printed on a sheet or éhesté un the following have been becasionally posted arnolar Patterns, and have been detained as
unfit for the Post, vir Metal boxes, porce of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottlen, plecen of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, sopper and steel en graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
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 pleas or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra tive of Artioles in the newspaper. The 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 conalata of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more newa- papers is not chargeable with higher rate of postage than would be chargeable ou a book packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, water, sealing was, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover-entirely open-st 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 in 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 esse 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 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 Saizis. Detlef Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Soboolmas Schoolmistress may end half-cous letters tors (not superintending or First Class) or
to the United Kingdom vid Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by-British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stampa will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps,
Patterns--to British Offices, & lbs. If with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, $0, 8 oz
by Post at all: Glans; Liquida, Gunpowder,
4. The following articles cannot be sent. Matobos, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing
with them.
PAROLLS. The public is reminded that, "Soldiers and Sailors' letters are, however, there is no such thing as Parcel Post Such articles as scissors, knives, razors," charged as ordinary letters if they do not to Europe, &o. Much trouble and disap forks, steel pens; nails, keys, watch machi conform to the following regulations pointment is caused by persistent attempts nory, metal tubing, pieces of metal or Not to exceet half an ounce. No to send small valuable trifles through the ore, provided that they be packed and double letters are allowed.
Poat.
Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress guarded in so secure a manner as to afford
2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his cines Fancy Work, and similar presents are con complete protection to the contents of the or description must be stated in full on tinually being refused, the renders baving mail bags and to the Officers of the Post the letter, and the commanding Officer often spent more in Postage than would Office, while at the same time they may be must sign his name, with name of Regi.bave paid the freight by a camer easily examined, may be sent as samples, ment, or Ship, do, in full. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, go up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Ofoe late letters-except those to and through Australia from 11.10 4. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
The above arrangement is Intended to meet occasional emergencies, and, not for the regular posting of extensive correspon- derice, Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters aro habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
A similar anpplementary Mall will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to balf an hour after the time of closing. The late foo will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices,~
Local Delisery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. 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 Mails.
3. Invitations, &s, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the reareat place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou Lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, de, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office anstamped, the postage belog then Each charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten.
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed lotters), photographi (when not on glass or in ossen containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use för writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &o., may be either printed, written, en. graved, lithographed, or plata, or any mixture of these, Farther, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering af a book, corrode, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, do. be loose or attached es also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the aase of books, pens or poncils in the case of pocket-books, do, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually falòsed if the nature the contents be first appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Via Ban Via S.Baryton Vis
General, as he may conolder necessary, and Francisca or Marcailies. Brindinio must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,.., letters which are icitend-approved by him. Frinted Circulars may ed for transmission in identical terms to be inserted in anoh Pattern Packets, several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,-may also be cont by book post.
Portage to Non-Union Countries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gamble, Cape Verd Islanda :-----
Letters,
Registration,
28
"
12
8
12
6
10
Менарареги, Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall (N.R.), Babawas, Guatemala (R.), Bayti (..), Mexico (1,3), Paraine (N) Salvador (N.B.), and Venezuela (N«Rİ) :—
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
38 12
16
34 Nepe. 13
4
.8 Bolivia, Chill, Wouador, and Peru :—
Books & Patterns, 6
Letters, Newspapers,
6 10
A
30
60
8
6
8
10
12
Books & Patterns, 14 Registratioti, 12 None. None. Hawalian Kingdom (N.), Newfound land-
16
16
20
12
12
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 say way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
4. Boxholders' may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En velopes containing Patterns may be wholly
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Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parosis may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapore, Ponsng, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot brosd, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcela may be wholly alosed if they bear this special endorse. ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING TO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General,
:
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
2. The following cannot be transmitted otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, bath ends, so as to admit of the contents or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, being easily withdrawn for examination; &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, greater security of the contents, however, Fish, Gamo, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever It may be tied at the ends with string; is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be Postmasters being authorised to cat the come offensive or injurious in transit. string in such cases, although if they do so W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rica, they must again tie up the packet. Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, No book packet may be above 5 lbs. and Nicaragua ---
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.
Latin,
Registration, 12 Newspapers,
4*
Books & Patterns, 8*
9546
2***
8
Letters,
34
$8
Newspapers,
$
A
Books & Patterns, —
8
10
Registration
to British & Union).
West Indles only, J
8
8
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, do, the transmis. sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fili, without distinction, book-packets may be Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri wate Ship 12, Registration, 12] Newspapers, 21 Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
PATTERNS.
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 the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
fontd these facilities with a Parcel Post to
4. The public are cautioned not to con Europe, do, which does not exist....
from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor. respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit- They must not be of Intrinele value.ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- This rule excludes all artioles of a saleable lows that all paid correspondence received nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, spart from its mere use Correspondence for the West Indies as a pattern; and the quantity of any (except those belonging to the Postal material sent ostensibly as a pattern must Union, the Bahataas, and Hayti), for Costa not be so great that it can falsly be com Ries, Honduras, Monte Video, Newaldered as having on this ground an intrin- Granada, Paraguay, and Cengusy can no
sio value. longer be sent við San Francisco,
LOCAL AND TOWN PORTAGÉ,
Within any Town or Battle- ment, or batwein Hongkong, Cantoo, and Macao, in either direction,.....ajtrku
Registration.
Newspapera.
Bar & Pitna.
Por 3 cm.
282 2
Between any other two of the following places (through) a British Office) viz.--Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Salgon, and the Philippines, by Pri vate Ship,
452 4 Between the above by Con- tract Mak
Any publication fulfilling the sunditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows:
1st. The publication must consist wholly of in grest part of political or other news, of of artiles relating thereto, or to other current toples, with or without advertise. . It must be published in numbers as intervale of not more than a dare, and
Pattern and Sample Post to colonias and foreign countries is restricted to bend fie trade patterns or samples of merchandise, Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi. dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible,
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sant in covers open at the ends, and in stich a manner as to be easy of examination Samples of seeds, draga, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but snob articles only,-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastetida in such a manner that they may be readily opened or, in the case of seeds, de, is bags entirely closed, provided such closed bago are transparent, so as to ezable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy thomxalves na to the nature of the con- tents.
There must be so welding of printing upon or in say 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,
8. If to a Solding or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with Dame of Regiment, or Ship, &o., in full.
Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant
No
7
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Sept. 27, 1878.
Lets. Papa.
1
Leta. Paps. 1 regi.
Lie Kos Tany
1 regd.Look, Thomas 1-
1 rogd. Lune, J.-
1 regd.Lumstom, W.
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1
1
a Fook Aly Mypan Atak Mypan Ayoon Barrdo, Moara, Bel, MIN Bennett, . A. 2 Blanchard, Y. T.Z Boscolo, L. Bridges, Col. Brokenshur,
Capt.
J.
refund can be made on such parcela of the Brown 4.0.1
value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS Bomedifficulty is experienced In obtaining a general understanding of what is a Patters. It is a bona fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which ho wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible wish shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
1
Camp. La beli, Sir Bushnell, Saral.Ö. Butcher, J. B. Carter, W. 9. Chespin, E Chagas, J. N. das 1 Choing Loong
& Co. Church, H. E. Gonghoon, Mrs 1 Costa, Rufina
Dominga da Catilia, Care.
lina da Dering, Geo. Devin, H. Dhite, Monsr. Evans, c Fox, Madam Flagg, Wm. S. 3 French, Capt.
i Jotul
1
1
1
1
£.
I
Communication with Botanie. The Netherlands India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the
To provide means of remitting small arrival of the outward P. & 0, Mail from Europe.
sums of money to or from this Colony and The French Packtä for Batavia wait at between the Ports of China and Japan, the Singapore for the Packet from China and Postmasters and Agents of this Office will It follows that, to forward Correspon-purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from ran fortnightly.
in future be allowed (but not required) to dence to Batavia with the least delay, the foreign residents. following are the best opportunities
Between. Hongkong and Shanghal, or Girnberk, M. In the 9.W. Monsoon.
The English Mail.
Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Home, Mr either direction, Money-Orders must be Hules, Arthur. 1 The French Mail.
used.
Jack, J.. Jackson, Frank E,
In the N.E. Monacon,
The French Mail
A Private Steamer a few days before the exceed 825 in value, must be perfectly The Stamps tendered for sale must not English Mail,
clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps "will be purebased. They must be presented per conally or accompanied by a note.
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 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 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,
Ne 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 public. A Postmaster way: 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 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, evon though a requent to such effect be written thereon.
1
Macdonald,
Capt. 3.
1
1
Me, Capt. 1
Martin, R.
Merriman, James
1
Moore, Mr
Morley W. H. Parke, D.
1
J. H.
Parkin, J,
Pembroke, Frank
Mr. Pike,
1 Powol, John
bk. Raydon, Wm.
8
2
1
Rishards, Samuel 2 Dits, Melencie Rocke John J Ryan, Capt.
Sacconi, F. Sein Wah
Betn
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Succa, W: F. B. Sario,
Pietro Sobuia, W. Sheather, C.A. Į
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Silverlock, Walter Swinney, F.
Tai Atat
Talpey, Cap. Frd,
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1
1
4.
Tanner, J. B,
I
1
Thiel, John F. A. 1.
1 Thomson, Alex.
Tongter
(Chino) 1 Jr. 1
Walsh, Jas J Ward, Miss Hattiel
Kes Shing & Co.1 Juster, Alejandro 1 regd. Willberg, Oh, Lee, Edward Leris, S.
1- Whotton, Chas. 1
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful -or auspicious. He is allowed to charge & Amefica Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Arabella purchased.
Letters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be secured from observation.
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charlerera and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the departures of such ships.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so
directed.
with a 3 cent die, Bocks of Receipts, Rent The Stamp Office being now provided. Collectors Books, &c., can be stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books. Loose receipt formos can also be -stamped if required.
Money Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at & Post Office, at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. whether as change or otherwise, no question Shanghai and Yokohama also fraue-on as to its right amount, goodness, or weight | Hongkong and vice versa. 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 Pimpeded.
Allico
Behar, E.. Brisbane
Wing Leo, Mess. 1 Woodville, E.
1 Young, T., Mr
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Faps.
Exte. Papu.
1 regd.Large
1
1
Laure!!
1
8
1 Leon Crespo
2
1
+
Lord Macaulay 15
1
1
Macaulay
1 Madeleine
Magdalen
Cashmere Chale Colet Chandos Chocola City of Aberdeen Columbian, B.6. 1 Commissary Coroz
Corrientes Ï Countess of Errol5 Devina Drumalog Echo
Magdala
Maria Marira
Marine
Mary Blair
5
3
Smith
1 Melbrek
15
22 Mübeck
2
1. Napier
1
1
Nyasan
Qosanie
Elizabeth Chills 1 Elizabeth
Palestine
Parthend
1
Nicholson
Twoscanal
1
Penrith
Eleanor
Emily
Emily Chaplain 8 11 Peraboclo
Erminia
Fabing
I
1
Fair Leader Forntower, 8.0. I
Flensborg 1
Freeman Clark
Pronar
Presnits, 8.6.
Prince Amadeo 1
Prince Louis
Pursaid, 5.9,
2. Rhoda
Glamorgan, s.E. 2 regd. Hilemau
Globe
Robt, Henderson 10 Rosebud
Rosie Welt
1 Sacramento
2
1 regd.
Sarah Nicholson. I
Sea Gull, 5.8,
$ 1
Shaght Levin 1 ragd
2 Skolfield
2 Stadt Harlero,8.5.1 rogð.
Great Admiral 1
Gylding Barkway
1
Harritan
Havilah
Obear, $.8.
Hawkesbury
5
6
2
2
1
2 1
2
1 Tamar
2
5 Tati Austrian
1
Tokates
1 Tweed
2-Smull sums may be remitted batween Helen the other Ports by means of Postage Hindostan Stamps.
Irazu
Hopeful Hotspur residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Invincible
3.Many Money Orders are supplied to India
An application for an order* in filled up, and is enclosed with a stampod, directed, Irigo The practice of sealing letters passing to and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at
James Shepherd and from the East and West Indies, and the nearest issuing office, The application Killarney, 8.8. other countries with hot climates, with wax must be accompanied with the full amount Lady Fenrhyn 4 (except such as is specially prepared), la (including commission) in cheque, postage attended with much inconvenience, and stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a frequently with serious injury, not only to little margin should be left for variations the letters so sealed but to the other letters of exchange. The Postmaster issues the in the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the lettern to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and tries referred to, to do the same. to advise their correspondents in the coun-
The registration of a packet makes Its transmission much more secure, faasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regia tered packet can be traced through Its whole course-and-thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe leas large sums of money or other artioles ¦ 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; though any officer who may neglect his Article IX of the Portal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to strict provides that "Neither the senders nor the account. Bent in unregistered latters, valu. addressées 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 case of packets. All inland or colonial letters, paid correspondent) by the despatching therefore, which contain sein, end all Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, inland letters which contain watches of or apparently extra charge, will at once bejewellery, even though they be posted brought to the notice of the proper without registration, ara trasted as register authorities, in either Colony.
ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpetice in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the sett despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered,
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sont outside the slin, There will always be charged on arrival in Bongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt the same course.
Complaluta are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Balgon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that
Most countries to whith Hongkong for the letters, de, bad been sent loose.
Any Forsign Howpe of loose correwards Correspondence baring joined the spondence are obliterated in this Office,
Indian Correspondence, Unpaid Lotters sro not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondents for the Straits, indis, Ceylon, and Adeh in com pulsory by thataber opportunity it is forwarded.
2405 Registration to Bangkok."
The rala which forbids the transmission arough the Post of any article likely to fajare the contents of the Mall Bags of Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the fox Siam has been good enough to make Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General Post Ofice is, of course, applicable to the arrangements by means of which correspon Pattern a contacting any.
angel to land wicket coeding dance can be Registered to Bangkok,
-natal charge of 4 cents set to it destinaties, – Articles such as
General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received foretage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious artibles, of anything that as a general rule, fa liable to Customs
duties
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of datiable articles, tinless the quantity sent be so small sa to make the sample of no valda.
follows
Books and Papersbo British Oficas, Thu to the Gepilara, de, 2lbs.
The limits of weighs allowed are as
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 were to be registered, as it always should be. Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices cloze some hours before the depar tures of the mails.
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...
£5
57
31
£10
Stander, 8.5.
Supreme
Sydenham
Tai Watt
1 Verous
1
1
William Manson 1
Books, etc, without Covers.
Armsterdameche Courant.
Christadelphia.
Cork Weekly Herald.
Daily Free Press. Daily Recorder, De Aarde
Engineer.
Germanis au Glasgow Weslly Mail.
Tlustrated London News. Inverness Courier.
Le Biécle.
18 cents.
Moniteur des Boies,
$
54 73
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Nantical Magazine. Navy List.
Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
Up to $25.15 cents.
50............SO
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5-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
6.-Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
7-No order can be paid till the Payee have signed it in the proper place. An order asa 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.
Fattern of Flannel,
Rotterdameche Courant.
Seaterman.
Siberian Mercantile Bank Report 1877
(Baakiaz), Sonderburger Zaltung.
NOTICE
THE Interest and Responsibility of the
Undersigned in the Chiners Mall, ## (Wah Tao Yat Fo), CHASED from the 1st August, 1877, but Debin prior to that Dats will be received and paid by him.
CHUN AYIN, Hongkong, April 6, 1878.
NOTICE
red hats LEASED the Uhiness Maill Reference to the shore, the Under.
If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, order is once paid no further claim can be the services of ME LEONG YOOK ORUN, the money will be forfeited. When the From the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged entertained.
-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received."
Made out on a privind fagia which is supplied
gratis,
Lobal Orders en Shanghai are drawn at par pant. pramiam is all cases. A fixed del.. I rate for drawing on the United King does is la feres at Ebarskei
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aa Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ofe cellent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspapar,
KONG UHIM, Lotses of the Hongkong Okiness Mak- Hongkong, April 4, 1878,