No. 4901.-March 22, 1879.]
› POSTAL RATES. (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.]
title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, printa, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more news papers la not chargeable with a higher rate of postage then would be chargeable on 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, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or Hongkong Rates of Postage.otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at 'both ends, as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
(Revised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cente, and are, for Lottera, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Every newspaper must be ao folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements la charged as a latter, unless the euclosare be such a might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet: bo suficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass,
Newspapers over four ounces in, weight are charged as double, treble, &o., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers way be sent at Book Kate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor mustanything whatever be inserted
A newspaper which bas any letter, or any except bona de Supplements, Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the communication of the nature of a letter, whole be paid at Book Hate. Prices Cur-written in it or upon its covor, is charged
es an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter. rent way be paid either as Newspapers or Booka.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lb. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the -Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlande, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route
A bonk-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or any like substance), 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, priuts, maps, Countries NOT in the Union.The chief &c., 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 legitimato binding, mounting, or covoring of a book, do, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; as also rollers In the case of 12 cents per cz.
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper 8 cents.
or otherwise) in the ease of books, pens or 2 cents each.
pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
aud, in short, whatever is necessary for the Exceptional rates, to the United King-safe transmission of auch articles, or usually dom and Union Countries served through appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, the United Kingdom vía Brindisi only:-- &c. must not be sent as a separate packet. Lettere,
16 cents per oz, Circulars, ie, letters which are intend- .8 cents.
od for transmission in identical terms to neveral 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,
Registration, Nowapapeze,
4 cents cach. Books and Patteras, G conts per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected qorre- pondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries, Aspinwall (N.n.), Bahamas, Guatemala Hagti (X. R.), Mexico (..), Panaina (N.), Salvador (N.), and Venezuola (..):-
Lotters, Registration,
Newspapers,
Fla
Via San Pie A.Hampton Brancisco.
or Meresitive. Brindis 16 None.
34
38
12
12
4
8
6 10
Books & Patterns,
Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (a.), Ecua- dor (N.), New Canada (s.B), Nicaragus (K.B.); -
But a book packet may not contain ABY lotter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed nor any enslosure 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 gum, wafer, sealing wax, peatage 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 treater an a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string Postmasters, being authorised to cut the string in such case, although if they do so None. they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packot may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, Nope. 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
Letters,
80
34
38
Newspapera,
B
&
B
Books & Pattern", 14
10
12
Registration,
12
None,
Hawaiian Kingdom :-
etters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
16 None.
4*
16 None.
4
L
6
6
8
Books & Patterns, 8*
20
W. Indies (except as above), Paragnay,
Uruguay :-
Lotters,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
to British & Union)
34
38
4
#
8
10
8
7&
West Indies only, ĺ
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Lotters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- rate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made an delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,......
Lotters..
Registration. Newspapers.
Bks. & Pitna.j
Ĺer 2 oz.
28.2 3 Between any other two of the following plaves (through British Office) viz.:Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Touquin, and the Phi- Uppines, by Private Ship......
Between the above by Con-| tract Mail,.
82 2
882 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pairga s nowspaper.,
The conditions are as follows
1st. The publication must consist wholly arin great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other purrent topics, with or without advertise.
ments.
2nd. It must be published in nombora at Intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets us stitched.
When, owing to a grout and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis. sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinctlon, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
PATTERNS,
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its were use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly se a pattern must not be as great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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. Indigo cannot be sent to any 'place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Puckets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters-cacept those to and through Australia--from 11,16 ax. to 11.30 4.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cente extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 genta,
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before b p.r. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery sbould be retarded by the Contract Mails.
Invitations, &o, can generally be delivered within Victorin at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of busincas, if a wish to that effect- be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence le invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 109.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou lain, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, bo., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Porta of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unatamped, the postage being then Each charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten,
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. Ea- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or atated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him, Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may bo sant by Post between any of the British Post Cfices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Fai- bei, Singapore, Penong, and Malavea. They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, i foot deep, nor weich more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they hear this special endorse. ment, FAZOLL, 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 protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fiab, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the tails, or likely to be some offensive or injurious in transit,
3. 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 parcela is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parool, but the system of Registration will scoure the senders against any bút a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, Ec, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol lowe that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cór- respondence sent to Manila in the mails
should be delivered free there,
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other that" the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony,
No
Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi-tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would 8. If to a Soldier or Bailor, his class of have paid the freight by atcamer. ment, or Ship, &o., in full. ́* description must be stated in full, with refund can be made on such parcels of the name of Regiment, or Ship, &e, in full.. alue of Stamps obliterated before the
nature the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienged in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide semple of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
Mails for the United Kingdom, &c. by
French Packet
Under instructions from the London Post Office, the Malls for the United King- dom which have hitherto been forwarded vid Marseilles, 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. ency intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked yid Marseilles,
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, do, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail.
To provide means of romitting small suns of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agonta of this Offico will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Betwean Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohams, however, in either direction, Money-Ordere must be teed.
The Stampa tendered for Balo must not exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, andiampe will be least two, as no separate Stamps purchased. They must be prosented per Ronally or accompanied by a note,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Oorrespondence,
Allen, H. D. Amicably Ins.,
Ollice Atack Mypnu Ayeng, Mr Ayuou Bauks, Geo.
Mar. 20, 1879,
Lota. Faps.
1
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Len Tong
Lets. Papu
Long Sing &Co. 1 Lopez, Maria
1
1 regd.Loring, Col. H.S, 1
1
1 regohu
1
1
Benitez, Julio L., 1 Houten, C. J. Bleichroder,
Baron B. de Broshere, Wm. 2 lib. Biza S. 1 Bright, Budaurst, R. C. Brooku, J. H, Brown, Mis Carvalho, Malle. i Chabert, Monsr. Chanver, M.
Capli Hor-
$1
1
monegildo 1 Martin, Richard 1
MeGwen, Mra McMillan, Harry Mercer, Thomaa 1 Nicholi, Sigr. A. 1
J. B.
, Noah
1
2
1
1
1
Moss, W. C.
Mulit, J.
1
Murlow, Ray. J. 1 Murphy, Hav
1
John
1
Jean
1
1
I
J. W. 1. Citoser,
Adwans
•B
1
Christinason,
.S. B. Clifton, Mrs Cover, Mr Coran,
& Co. jolton, G. Color, Capt. Couper,
E. Crunch,
FitzGerald Crovat, Philip 1.6 Dobbelstein, H,
C. H. Egles, Dowing, J. M.
Ellari, Moor. Fox, Mudame
Fuller,
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenienco which may arine from the non-delivery, mis-sending,
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other posts: packet (even if the packet be re-purchasing it, hind purit funde tu bardate gistered) nor 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 He is allowed to obarge a auspicious. during ite transmission.
Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Fretas, Jeso
purchased.
Letters containing. Stamps should be Geary, L. 8. Registered, and the Stampa should be secured from observation.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed iu strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet bas to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail 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 lotters 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 publis. A Postmaster why, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing av.
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, her are they author.sed to demand change; and when money le paid at a Post Office, whether na 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.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot elimates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, aud frequently with serious injury, uot only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafurs or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Latter. The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondenco have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section X11.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
2. That the letter was accurely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Postmaster Gomeral of Hongkong im mediately the loss was discovered, the envelops being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is gatis- fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
5. No compenzation can be paid for more damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely, bound books, do, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Palmer,
Mrs
Hosalia A.
Martin 1 son, Carl J.1 regd.
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1 Stabb, Carl Ang, 1
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Liont, 2 High, Coutom Hilton, Geo. Hoyt,
Frank
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Kaye, dra E. Kiu Cheung Knowles, lienry 1 Yuow Long 1
Borg Tay
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16 Swayne, W. W.1 Tavares, Fran-
1 Taylor, Wm,
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Kerr Thomson, N.
Tochler, Gev.
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For Merchant Ships.
Leta. Papa.
1
Agatu Albyn's Isle Aleppo Alexandra
1
7
B
Alaruus
2 Taraar Amy Andrea Musante 1 Arsiella
Khang Hoi
Young, 8,8.
4 Laurel
Ludore
Lets, Par
1. Lord Macaulay - 2
Lucky
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Magdater Maid of Judah 8 (1rg.)
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Athens Ваміа
Ben Gloe Benefactor Bertha Marion Bertie Biglow
Blanken.eso
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honey Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements aro isened Cariton, 8.8.
Carriek
at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versu.
2-Small sums may be remitted totween the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
The Postmaster issues the
Castuere
Maritime Union
Mary Blair
Mary
5
2 Fraser
Masonic
1 Mecca, 8.5.
Mercury
Hin y don
Moneta
Northern Star
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1.
2
Orange Grors
1 Talosting
Cassandra
1
Faltsa
Celestial, 8.8.
1 Partbead
Chaunel Queen
Chine, B.B. Coyau
1
Twessanal Pelham
1
Feteral, s.6.
Philip Fitzpatrickl
Prinec Amadeo 5
B
1
2 Pyal Peklett,..
1
1 Regent
Connaught
Runger
Condor
Don Quixote Drumclog
Fabius
Prince Louis 10
Roderick Hay.
→ Rosebud
1 Kasie Welt
8
1
3
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& regd.
2 R. H. Hayward i
Samh Bet
Southern Cross
Soathesk
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. The registration of a packet makes its An application for an order is filled up, transmission much more secure, Inasmuch and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Corens as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis-and unsealed envelope to tho Postmaster at Cosmo
the nearest issuing office. The application Craigurd. tored packet oan be traced through its whole
must be accompanied with the full amount Dla waz course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe- (including commission) in cheque, postage Do
E. C. Blatch less large sums of money or other articles stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a of great value should not be sent through little margin should be left for variations Earl of Devon (1rg.) 1 Satunt the post, even if the packet be registered; as of exchange. the machinery of the Department is not order, sends it on in the envelope, and rich of Forth arranged with a view to such transmission.returns the change, if any, by first oppor-tenaye
wore to be registered, as it always should Fusilier Hy law, the Post Office is not responsible tanity, with a receipt for the letter, if it derick for the safe delivery of registered puckets; though any officer who may neglect his be. Care should be taken to send these Glamis duty on this point will be called to strict applications in time, as the Money Order Glamorgan, s.s, 1 regd.. Bunlie, 8.5. account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu- Offices closo some hours before the depar. Harkaw
tures of the malls.
Hawkesbury able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created: and the Department cannot in any way clude any fraction of a penny Orders will undertake the onfe conveyance of such
and paid at the rate of the day when the Hopefel advice arrived.
4. No order must exoped £10, or in
Hawthorn Herat
Pattern and Sample Post to colories and foreign countries is restricted to band fide trade patterns or smiles of merchandise. Goods zent for sale, or in execution of always be charged on arrival in Dongkong packets, All inland or colonial lettera, be drawn at the current rate of the day Hülds
order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sont by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat terns 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 scods, druge, and such like articles, which cannot be sent to oovers of this kind, but such articles only. may be posted euclosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of aorde &c., in baga entirely clused, provided such closed bage are trana prout, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themsolves as to the nature of the contents.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in soy paokat except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num- ber, and the price of the articles,
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will and probably the Manila Office will adopt the same course.
therefore, which contain cofa," and al Inland letters which contain watches or Complaints are sometimes received of jewellery, even though they be poster extra charges on correspondence exchanged without registration, are treated as register. between this Colony and Saigon, but it is ed, and charged on delivery with a double believed it would be found in all cater that registration fee of alghtpence in addition to the ordinary postage; and any such letters the letters, &c., had ben sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loors carry.which cannot be registered in time to be spondence are obliterated in this Office
!
Indian Correspondence. Unpeld Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the paxt despatch. Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straite, India, Ceylon, and Adon is com
Most countries to which Hongkong for. paisery by whatever opportunity is is wards Correspondence having joined the forwarded.
General Postal Union or boing probably atout to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly obesrved.
Beglaration to Bangkolt,
Per Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by mesua of which correspon- dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cento,
Soldiers and Balloro?' Leitera,
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to bo registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contaize gold prailvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Customos
dutien.
The rule which forbide the transmission
2 This Regulation probikis the sending through the Post of any article likely to
of Pattorns of dutiable articles, unless the injure the dostosta of the Mall Bege or axes, or the perran of any Officer of the
quantity sest be a small as to make the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post and a packet containing any- Palvates in H. M. Army or Navy. Non-sample of no velue,
The limits of weight allowed are as thing of the kind will be stopped, and not cominiesioned Officers, Army Schoolmas
Articles atcha ters (not superintending or First Class) or follows
Books and Papers to British Offices, debt to its duotination:
lbs. to the Continent, o., 2lba, the following have been occasionally posted Schoolmis:resses inay send half-ounce letters Patterns, and have been detained as to the United Kingdom vid Southampton
Patternt to British Offices, 5lbs, if with- 3rd. The full title and date of publication unfit for the Post, via! Metal boxes, porco by British Psoket, for one penny or vil
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, lain and Chips, fruit, vegetables, bunches Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence.
&c., B. OL.. must be printed at the top of the first page. af flowers cuttings of plants, spate, knives, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of and the whole or part of the title and the scissors, needles, pina, places of machinery, correspondence exactly the sains as Imperial Rate of publication at the top of every sharp polated fostruments, samples, of Stapp. torquent page; and this regulation applies stals, samples of ore, staples le glass 4th. A supplement mast consist wholly bottles, pieces of glast, acids of various or in great part of matter like that of a kinda, curry combs, copper and steal en newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of all
kindo.. on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of baper, unstitched ; or wholly or in part of Buch articles 18 sdiesors, knives, razors, ngravings, prints, or lithographe illustratorks, steel pena, nails, keys, watch machior ive of articles in the newspaper. The zery, masal tubing, plecs of tet 1 or upplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must base the guarded in a secure a manner as to afford
Tables Contents and indices.
Soldiers and Sailors' lettera are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not 1. Rot to exceed half an ounce. No conform to the following regulations
double leters are allowed,
B.
If froin a Soldier of Bailor, his class description must be stated in full on
* Bat not Warrant Officer, vt Assistant Engineer, Guaper, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
4. The following articles cannot be stat Matches, Candles, soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, by Post at all: Gless, Liquids, Gunpowder, or whatever is dangerohr to the Mailt, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2.18 cents,
£5... £7...
11
33
£10.
.30 54
7)
21
72
Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
Up to $20.35 cents.
50............30 "
13
5.-Liets of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Boogkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama. T
12
Stanfield
21rg, Strathbyok
2
Stratheru
2 Strathmore, 8.8.
1 Tamar
2 Teti. Austrian
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The
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Hibernia
1 Theviot
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8
Tinierz Abbey
Hornot
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Tokates
Hutspur
4
Tyburnia
1
Walifen
Irigo
William Manson 1
Joast Java, 6.5. Jessie Jamieson Kvik
W. E. G. Glad-
stone
1 2
For H. M. Shiya.
Leta, Pay,
Lats. FAB
Iron Duke Lapwing Lily
11 Mappio
2
Midge
2 regd. Vigilant
Books, etc, without Covers..
6.Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian Amsterdammer, 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.
Ooming Events in the East. Church Association. Caraguesclic Courant. Daily News.
Engineers' Annual and Almanzo for 1879.. 7. No order can be paid till the Payes Englishman. have signed it in the proper place. An Evening Times. order cn be transferred to another office Glasgow Worldy Hall. on payment of an additional commission Linstrated London News, In case of loss of an order, nec svity for
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatie Nowe (7 cop.) stopping payment, or the like, application Imparcial. should be made to the nearest Money Inaltation of Engineers and Ship-builders in Order Office for instructions.
Bootland, &o, 8-If the order be not presented within Langelands &idende. sia months an additional commission will Leisure Hour
be charged; if not within twelve months, Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. the money will be forfeited. When the London and China Express.
order is once paid no further claim can be Lockungen und Lehrierte (2 Books).
entertained.
9.-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
PARUELA.The public it reminded that, to Europe, &. Much trouble and disap† there is no such thing as Parcel Post pointment is caused by persistent attempts to soud anfall valuable tries through the Post, Tans, Curles, Articles of Dress
Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
Peterborough Advertiser, Presso.
Saturday Falkirk Herald, Sehreib und Hilfskafonder, 1879. Shanghai Courier,
Times of India.
Local Orders on Shanghai tre drawn at 2 per Treatise on Stream Bollers.
cent. premium in all esses. A ked del United Methodist Fres Church Minutes, 1878Į
lar tato for drawing on the United Kings
Mom is in force at Shaughal,
Vanity Fair,