No. 4895.-MARCH 15, 1879.)
POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined we give the postal rates
THE CHINA MAIL.
title and dato of publication of the newspaper | complete protection to the contents of the priated at the top of overy page; or, if it mail bags and to the Officers of the Post consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Calico, while at the same time they may be at the top of every sheet or aide.
easily examined, may be sent as samples. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
now in force for transmission of corre
A packet containing two or more nowe spondence to all parts of the world. papers is not chargeable with a bigher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a Detailed rules affecting the transmiu-book packet of the same weight. aion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Bates are given in cents, and are, fur Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
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To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, The postage must be prepaid either by and, up to the latest moment before the adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for 'receiving at the wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either Post Office late letters-except those to without a cover (in which case it must not and through Australia-from 11.10 a. to be fastened, whether by nouns of gum, 11,30 m. Each letter must bear a late fee wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or of 18 cents extra postage. otherwise) or in a cover, entirely open at A similar supplementary Mail is made both enda, so as to admit of easy removal up for Shanghai by the English and for examination... If this rule be infringed Fronch Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up the newspaper is treated sa a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as
to half an hour after the time of closing. to admit of the title being readily in- The late fee is also 18 cents. spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the on olcaure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet bo aufliciently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pans.
Nowapapore over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &o, as the case may be, but auch papers or packets of papera may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must het be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplemente.
A newspaper which has any letter, or any matter may, however, be enclosed, if the communication of the nature of a letter, whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur-written la it or upon its cover, in charged rent may be paid either as Newspapers or as an unpaid or lasufficiently paid letter.. Booke.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 be, in weight, nor above, two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
N.R. means No Registration.
Postage to Union Countries,
General Bates, by any route :-
*
Countries of the Postal Union.
A book-packet may contain sny number The Union may be takou to comprise of separate books or other publications Europe, most foreiga possessions to Asia, (including printed or lithographed letters), Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, lauritius, all photographs (when not on glass or in cases N. America, Brazil, Fera, The Argentine containing glass or any like substance), Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, use for writing or printing upon; and the and Spanish Colonica.
books or other publications, prints, maps, Countries or in the Union. The chief, may be either printed, written, en- countries not in the Union are: the Ausraved, lithographed, or plain, or any tralasian Group, and Central America,
mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &o, ur of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; an also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or 2 conta each, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
pencils in the case of pooket-books, &o, aud, in short, whatever is necessary for the Exceptional rates, to the United King-safe transmission of such articles, or usualty dom and Union Countries served through appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:➡ o, must not be sent as a separate packet,
16 cents per 1 oz
Circularsis, letters which are intend. ad for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
Letters,
Registration, Newspapers,
Lettera,
12 centa peroz,
8 conta.
3 cents,
4 oenta sach.
Registration, Newspapere, Books and Reiteras, 6 cents per 3 oz.
There is no charge on redirected sorre- spondenco within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N..), Bahamas, Guatemala (5.), B), Hayt (N.), Mexico Panama (N.B.), Salvador (N.B.), and
Venezuela (..):-
· Letters,
Newspapers,
Registration,
+
Vie San Fia 3. Hampten Fia Francisco.
or Marseilles, Brindist 16
38
31
Nune.
12
12
4
4
6
8
10
Books & Patterns,
Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (x.x.), Ecus- dor (..), New Granada (N.B ), Nicaragua (N.)-
None.
Lotter
30
34
38
Newspapers,
6
8
8
Books & Pattern", 14
10
12
Registration, 12
None,
Bewailan Kingdom :--
etters,
16
Registration,
Newspapers,
None.
4*
16 None.
6
Books & Patterns, 8*
.20
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-laiter or be wholly printed - nor any enclosure sealed or to 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 gum, wafer, sealing w785, dlage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, It may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, None. 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices..
6
8
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, Uruguay:-
Lottors,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
to British & Union}
34
39 ..6
10
8
West Indies only, i
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2. Books and Patterns, 4.
* A small extra charge is made on delivery,
LoL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,
Letters.
Registration.
Newspapers.
Bks. & Pitas.
Per 2 oz.
2
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz.:-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cookin China, Tonquin, and the Phi- Uppines, by Private Ship, 482 2
Between the above by Don fract Mail,.
8824
hereaftes named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows: 1st. The publication must consist wholly er in great part of political or other newe, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current toples, with or without advertise: Insats,
When, owing to a great and unusual index of letters, books, etc, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without dia inction, hook-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery,
PATTERNS.
Miscellaneous Notlees,
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 Mails,
2. Invitations, de, 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 correspondance is invariably delivered at the nearest plac of business. (See Fontal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cheu-
laza, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, n., all of the same weight, to addresses in and Japan, may deliver them to the l'est Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account, Each batch must consist of at least too.
to the same places in the same way. En- 4. Boxholders may also send Fatterns velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be firat exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider nccessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packers,
Local Purcal Post,
1. Small Paroole may be sent by Post between any of the British Post &fices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen. slone, 2 fest long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor wei.h more than 5lbs. The postage will be 30 cents per ib, which will include Registration, The parcels may be wholly olosed if they hear this special" endorse. ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted Parcels insufficiently packed or protested, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, o.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious în transit.
9. 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- misalon, and of delaying delivery in asSO the number of parcela is suah as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accopted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, da, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon,
The Philippine Islands being now admit. ted into the General Portal Union, it fol- four that laid correspondence received frugi Manila in the mails will be delivered troe by this Office, and that all paid cor. respondence bent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free thero.
No
POST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence, Mar. 14, 1879.
Adama, Mra Chas. A. Allen, H. D.
the letter, and the commanding Ofheur Fancy Work, and similar presenta are con must sign his name, with name of Regi-tinually being refused, the sonders having mont, or Ship, &c., in full.
often spent more in Postage. than would 9. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or bave paid the freight by steamer. description must be stated, in full, with refund can be made on such parcels of the name of Regiment, or Ship, do, in full. value of Stamps obliterated before the
Dature of the contents was discovered,
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experlencod in obtaining a general understanding of
Amicable Jus. what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample
Ofice of goods which he wishes to ordez. It is of goods which the gonder-kas for sale, or
Atack Mypan to consist of the smalleat possible quantity.
Ayong, Mr compatible with shewing what the goods Ayoot
Banks, Geo. Batten, W.
Mails for the United Kingdom, đc. by French Packet.
Undor Instructions from the London Post Ufice, the Mails for the United King. dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Maraeilles, will henceforth be forwarded vid Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption
of this route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked við Marseilles,
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltor, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &c., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrivée a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail
are, and mitist have no intrinsic value,
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Lets. Fa
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Long Sing & Co. 1
Lopez, Maria
Lumley, John
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To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase. Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Chunter, M. Between Hoogkong and Shanghai, or Christiansen, Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in *S. B. either direction, Money-Orders munt. beton, M
Clifton, Mrs used.
Colvor, Couuonos, Angel1 The Stamps tondored for sale must not Coran, Adwans exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly
& Co. clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be. presented per- Bonally or accompanied by a zote.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or wis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re-purchasing if his public funds in hand are gistered) uur is the Post Office responsible not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase for any injury which a packet may sustain in any case which appears doubtful or during its transmission,
suspicions. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stampe
purchased.
Lottors containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should ba secured from obeervation.
To guard against such injury all pustal packets which are likely to suffer from atamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and oven with this precaution no fragile artiole 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 mail bag; and that, whenever the bag bas in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatas, the risk of injury is much increased.
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Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Lotter. The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondence have bean made by His Excellency the Governor under Grdinance 10 of 1876, Section Xil,
The Post Office is not legally responsible No information can be given respecting for the safe delivery of Registered corree. letters which pass through a Post Offiespondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of auch except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official correspondence fost while passing through information of a privata character allowed the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain to be made public. A Postmaster may, cases, provided :— however, give an address if he has no restor to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmastera ai e 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.
́l'ostmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they author.sed to demand change, and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed
from the counter.
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any lettern or other packets for the public, but they may do so it their duty be not thereby impeded.
11bat the sender daly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was recurely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope,
8. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong Im- mediarely the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost,
4. That the Postmaster General is satis-
fed that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondeuce was in the custody of the British" total administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the souder, by' destruction by fice, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
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damage to tragile artioles such as portraits,
5. No compensation can be paid for mere
watches, handsomely bound books, &c, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
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The practice of sedling letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax
Honey Order Regulations. (except such as is specially prepared), is attended, with much inconvenience, and 1-Money Orders on the United King. frequently with serious injury, not only tudom and the Straits Settlements are issued the letters so sealed but to the other letters at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohams, In the mail, from the melting of the wax and Shangbai and Yokohama also issue cu adhesion of the letters to each other. The Hongkong and vice versa. public are therefore recommended, in all
2-Small sums may be remitted between anch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and the other Ports by means of Postage to advise their correspondents; In the coun-
Stamps. tries referred to, to do the same.
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, nastouch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne
less large sums of money or other articles providos that "Neither the senders nor the of great value should not be sent through addressees of letters and other postal the post, even if the packet be registered; as packets shall be called upon to pay, either the machinery of the Department is not in the Country of Origin, or in that of arranged with a view to such transmission. Destination, any tax or duty other than" y law, the Post Office is not responsible the recognised rates levied (in the case of for the safe delivery of registered packets paid correspondenas) by the despatching though any officer who may neglect his Office: It is hoped that any extra charge, duty on this point will be called to strict or apparently extra charge, will at once be account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu- brought to the notice of the properable articles are exposed to risk, and offer a authorities, in either Colony.
temptation which ought not to be created; The above does not apply in any to loose and the Department. cannot in any way Fetters sent outside the mails. These will indertake the safe conveyance of anch
Cotton,
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For Merchant Ships.
Lota. Fapa.
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Jason
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Kerguelen
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Athene Banian Debar, 8.5. Belcurry
Ben Gloo
Bencistor
Bertha Marion Bertio Biglow Blankeneso
Blenheim
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Kung Hoi
Penrhyn
Laurel
Leung, 8.8.
Lodore Lord Macaulay Lucky
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Maxy Fraser Mary Smith Masonic MoNear
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Mann Glen
1 Northern Star
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3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application Cosmo must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in obeque, poatage Craigard stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Cresswell little margin should be left for variations Dharwar of exchange. The Peatmaster issues the Don Quixote order, sends it on in the envelope, and Dramelog returns the chango, if any, by first oppor-E. C. Mutoh tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Eat
Eleanor were to be registered, as it always should Elizabeth Nicholson I Saga be. Care should be taken to send there Erminis applications in time, the Money Order
Espiegle Offipes close some hours before the depar- Estrons tures of the malls.
Fabius Fair Leader Farutower, 5.8,
Earl of Deron 3 (1rg.) 1
They must not be of intrinsic valus. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a vaine of its own, apart from ite mereuse as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent catensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in excontion of an always be charged on arrival in Hongkong packets. All inland or colonial letter be drawn at the current rate of the dayf Fontenays
quantity may
and paid at the rate of the day when
or any articles sont by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat- teras or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or satuples, 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 such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but such articles only, may be posted saolosed in boxes, or baga of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds &c., in bags entirely olosed, provided such closed bags are trans- parent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents,
the same course.
inland letters which contain watches or Complaints are sometimes received of jewellery, even though they be posted extra charges on correspondence exchanged without registration, are treated as register. between this Colony and Saigon, but it ised, and charged on delivery with a doubis believed it would be found in all cases that registration fee of eightpence in addition to the letters, &o, had been sent loose, the ordinary postage and any such letters Any Foreign stampa on loose corre. which cannot be registered in time to be spondence are obliterated in this Office.
forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch. Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered,
Indian. Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity. It is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok, Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul for: Siam has been good enougat General arrangements by means of which correspon dents can be Registered to Bangkok, at the visual charge of 8 cents.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any pachet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad.... Any pubilation fulfilling the conditions dress of the sender, a trade mark or aum-
ber, and the price of the articles.
The rule which forbide the transmission through the Post of any artible likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the
Soldiers and Sailors Letters Post Office is, of course, applicable to the
Privates in H: M. Army or Navy, Non- Pattern Post and a packet containing any 2nd. It must be published in numbers at thing of the kind will be stopped, and not commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas intervals of not more than 81 days, and the following have been occasionally posted Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters sent to its destinationi Articles anoh asters (not superintending or First Class) or must be printed on a sheet or sheets un stitched.
an Patterns, and have been detained as to the United Kingdom vid Southampton Ord. The fall title and date of publication unfit for the Post, viz Metal boxes, porce by British Packet, for one penny or viê must be printed at the top of the frat page, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Brindisi by British Packet for three-penos. and the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plants, epura, koives; Hongkong stampa will prepay this class of date of publication at the top of every actors, needles, pina, pieces of machinery, correspondence exactly the same as Imperial jnbeequent page; and this regulation applies sharp polated instruments, samples of Stamps o Tables of Contents and Indices.
metals, samples of ofe, samples fa glass 4th. A supplement must consist wholly botiles, places of giaan, sude of variotis In "great part of matter like that of a klods, curry combs, copper and steel en ewspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and donfectionery of all n.a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of
kindé aper, unstitched or wholly or in part of Sach articles as scissora, knives, razore,
ratings, prints, or lithographs lustra forks, steel pena, nails, keys, watch machlor Ive of articles in the newspaper. The nerf mets) tubing, pieces of metal or upplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and pia the newspaper, mad must here the guarded in eo cestire a manner as to afford
Soldiers' and Bailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No
double lettere are allowed. --
2. If from a Boldlor or Baltor, his slane deswiption must be stated in full on
But not Warrant Offerrej vis. Assistens Engineer, Gunner, Bostowain, or Carpenter,
Most countries to which Hongkong for. wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union of belag probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following ruler be strictly observed.
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1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be
registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold orzilvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, 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 sample of no value.
9. The limits of weight allowed are at follows eve
Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lbs., to the Continent, o., 2 lbs. Pattern to British Ofices, & lbs. if with out intrinsic value to the Continent, &0, 8.02
The following articles cannot be sout by Post at all Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Matohen, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dee-stuffs, or whatever is dangerous to the Mfails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them
PARCELS. The pubile is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Fost to Eumpe, do Much trouble and dissp. pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable rifles through the Posh Pant Curios, Articles of Prem
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Order Office for instructions.
In case of loss of an order, necessity for
8.If the order be not presented within
Annual and Almanac for 1879.
Timer,
Illustrated London News:
Institution of Engineers and ship-builders in Imparadal six months an additional commission will be charged if not within twelve monthe, Langelanda de
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London
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und Lehrtorte (2 Bocki).
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Shanghai Courier.
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lar rate for drawing on the United King United Methodist Free Church Mianies, 3078, Aamir in force at khanghai,
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