No. 4924-APRIL 19, 1879.)
3rd. The full title and date of publication Dust be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subeoquent page; and this regulation applies to Tablog of Contents and Indicos.
POSTAL RATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts. of the world.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly Detailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of matter like that of a sion of packets, parcela, &c., will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed
on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of found annexed, together with a number paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs Illudra- of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case he published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of avery page; or, il it iste of engravings, prints, er lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side,
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Ilates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half annice, fox Books and Patrus, per two ounces.
A packet containing two or more news- paper is not chargeable with a higher rate 01 postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
Newspapers over four nonces in weight are charged as double, creble, &c., as the--The postage must be propaid either by an case may be, but such papers or packets of adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped papure may oo sent at Book Bae. Two wrapper. Newspapera mast not be folded together as one, nor causi anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, "be oneload, if the whole be paid at Book Rato. Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapore or Hooks.
Commercial Papers signify suck papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre- spondence, such as invoices, dicedo, copied saule, &o. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be- low.
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Retura Receipt on paying an extra fee of 4-conta,
The limit of weight for Books and Com- mercial Fapers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exced these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions la Asta, Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Diagitius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, bili Brazil, Peru, he argentine public, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, rortuguese and Bpanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group.
Postage to Union Countries,
Omeral Rates, by any route ;- Letters,
Pat Cards,
Registration,
Newspapers,
$ cents per oz.
$ cents each.
8 conte.
2 cents each.
without a cover (in which case it must not Every newspaper must be posted either be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, poaingo stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover outirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for oxamination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letton
Every newspaper must be so folded, as admit of the title being readily in- spected.
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А. потврарег от packet of neпарарев which contains any endonare except up- plementa 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 suficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass.
A newspaper which has aqy letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, in charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid lotter.
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,
A book packot may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed lettera), photographe (when not on glass or in ones containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or mass, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary ug for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, uspe, s., may be either printed, written, en kraved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all logitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &o, or of a portion thereof, ia allored, wheller auch binding, to be look of attached as also rollers in the ole of prints or mapa, marken (whether of paper Cr otherwise) in the case of books, pens or panoils in the case of pocket-books, ko, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of auch articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz
& must not be sent as a separate packet. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Circulars, letters which are intend- Exceptional rates, to the United Kinged for transmission in identical terms to doh and Union Countries served through several peraous, and the whole or the she United Kingdom via Brindis only:-- greater part of which is printed, engraved, Leitera,
12 cents per oz.
or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
Post Cards,
Registration, Nezapapers,
6 cents each,
a cents.
4 cents each,
Books and Patterns, 4 couts per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 (-2.
There is no charge on redirected corre. pendence within the Postal Union.
But a book packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in asy way closed against inspection. If this rulo be infringed, the entire packet In charged as a letter.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aepinwall (N.), Bahamas, Guatemala
A book packet may be posted either NE), Hayu (K.B.), New Granada (NB), without a cover (in which case it must not Panama (NR), sad Venezuela (...)-
be fastened, whether by means of gum Vis Via S. Het la wafer, scaling wax, pistage stamp, or Francisco.or Alurales. Brindis 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 tho greater security of the contents, however, It may be tied at the ende with string; Bolivia, Costa Rica (..) Emuador Postmasters being authorized to cut the NB.), Nicaragua (N.B.);—
string in such case, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
Letters, Registration, Newspapers,
12-
30
31
None. 4
H
8
4
Books & Patterna, G
8
Letters,
20
80
34
Newspapers,
4
4
ü
Books & Patterns, 12
&
B
Registration, 8
Nomo.
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom -
Letters,
Logistration,
Newspapers,
12 None. Now,
**
12
4
U
10 Nouo. 0
Books & Patterus, ̈ 6*
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inobes in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government eflices.
When, owing to a great and unsual tuflax of letters, books, by the tracinis sion or delivery of the letters would be Zolayed if the whole rail were dealt with W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, without distinction, hot k packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
raguay -
siters,
Newspapers,
ooks & Patternr,
Registration
30
34
4
6
6
8
8
8
British & Union) est Indies only, } Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, atal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension, Letters, by Contract Packet ; by Pri- te Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapera,
Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made of delivery,
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle ent, or between Hongkong, stop,, and Macao, in oither ection armoru Between any other two of
following places (through) British Office) viz,-Hong.
g, Macao, Ports of China! Japan, Bangkok, Coobin
Lettera
Registration.
Newspapers.
282
Bks, & Pitos,
Por 2 oz.
2
na, Touquin, and the Phi-i bines, by Private Ship, 4812 2 Between the above by Con- of Mail,
ny publication fulfilling the conditions eafter named can pass as a newspaper. The conditions are as follows pt. The publication must cofeist wholly ʼn great part of political or other news, f articles relating thereto, or to other rent topis, with or withoul advertise
d. It must be published in zambers at rvale of not more than 31 days,' and 8 be printed on a sheet of sheets un help
PATTERNS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttinge of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, sample of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, adda of various kinds, curry comba, copper and stool en--- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinda.
Such articles as noissors, kuiven, razor, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch mobi nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or guarded in zo secure a manner as to afford. oro, provided that they be packed and complete protection to the contents of the mail bage and to the Officers of the Past Ofice, while at the same time bey may be easily examined, may be sent as samples. Indige cannot be sent to any place.
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 more use as a patern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europo, &c., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except thow to
of 18 cents extra postage. and through Australia-from 11.10 4., to 11.30 A., Each letter must bear a lato foe
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or simpled 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 pat terns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples when practiable, must be sunt in cove open at the ends, and in such aner as to be eary of examination Gamples of seeds, drugs, and Buch like ticles, which cannot be sent in cover this kind,but each articles only,
y be posted enclowd iu bozes, or bagu for linan cz other material, fastened in such Amanner that they may be readily opened; ox, in the casa of seeds do,, in bags entirely closed, provided such closed bago are trans parent, ao as to enable the Officers of the Font Office readily to satisfy themselven as to the nature of the contents.
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters boing receivedirom 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of cloning. The late fee it also 18 cents.
There must be no writing or printing apon or in any packet except the addres of the person for when it is intended, the ad Grem of the gender, a trade mark or nam box, and the price of the articles.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery,
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for address 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, &o., can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private bousos of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondencs to fuvariably delivered 'at the nearest place of business. (See Fostal Guide, par. 108.)
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Font Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post and a packet coutainendang, thing of the klad will be stopped, and not sent to its destination Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted Es Patterns, and have been detained as uoßt for the Post, viz¡ Metal boxES, PYTC- lala and Chine, fruit, reputables, bushes
3. Boxbolders who desire to send Chou-
lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, e, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unstated, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Bach
must consist of at least teo..
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes coulaming Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents ho brat exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as to way consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in sugh Pattern Packets.
Local Parcel Past.
1. Small Parcela may be sent by Post between any of the tutish Post Offices an China or Japan, as well as to Macao, lak. hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot brvad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lbs, The postage will be 20 cenu per tb., which will Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse mout, PARUEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but suy parcel may be opened by direction of thu Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Paroole inautticiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (a bandboxes, &c.) Glase, Liquids, Explosive substauces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestufs, Joe, Moat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Alails, or likely to be- come 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 correspondouce. No responsibility
la accopted with regard 10 any parcal, but the system of Registration will secure the sonders against any but a very remote pro- babilny of loss.
4. The puble are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Past to Europe, &c, which does not exist,
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by British Packet, for one penny; or vis Brindisi by British Packet for thres pence Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations :—
Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letion are allowed,
2. Il from a Soldier or Sailor, his olam or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign bis name, with name of Rogi ment, or Ship, fc., in full.
3. If to a Soldier or Shilor, bis clam or` dcecription must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Skip, &o, in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom, de, by
French Parket.
Under instructions from the London Post fico, the Mails for the United King- dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vid Naples, as it is underalocd 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 resuh from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean ata- lions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, o, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if no forwarded generally arrivoa a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivary of any letter, book, or other postal packot (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 each injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong cover; and even with this precaution nu fragile article should be sout through the Post, it should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable prosaure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag bas in the course of its transmission to bo transferred by of the railway apparatas, the risk of injury. Is mach incroared.
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No information can be given respecting. lettera which pass through a Post Ofice oxcept 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, even though a request to such effect bé written thereon.
Fostmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised 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 letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
No
PARCELS.--The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by peralstont attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fan, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sanders having often apent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by a camer refund can be made on sool parcels of the value of Sumpe obliterated before the Dature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS. Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a l'attern. It is a bond fide sample of goods a bich the sender bar for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order, it is to coxsist the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
April 17, 1879.
Aly Mypau Allen, H. D. Amicable Ins.
Offico Atack
boran E.
Lets. Papa.
Leta. Pape
1 regd.Litiledalo, Lt. 2
1
2
Long Sing & Co. 2 Lopez, Marin I
I regd Loring, Col, H‚§. 1
9. 8.
I
1
mgd.Lowe,
1
MacCarthy! 1 book
1 regd. De Lacy B. C.
1
Mypan Avouchope Ayoog, Mr Ayoon Baber, Col. Benitez, Julia L. 1 Bright, Mrs S. Brooke, J. H. Brown, Mre Browns, T. & }
Brother Caloriand,
Benton, C. J.
Richmond
A.
S. B.
Cu
2
2 1
, Capt.1
Macdonald, Marques, Har
11
1
wen, Mrs Mercer, Thomas 1 1 Micholi, Sigr. A. 1
Moll, Mon
lev. J. 1
Murray John Newton, 9.
0. B. 1
1 card
I
Ottoson, J. W. Petrich,
2
1
1
Martin I
Fiatkoff, M. F. Roberts, T
Robertson, H
Robinson,
Henryl
Master H.
1 Simson, G. W.
HoaHongi
apels. Stabb, Carl Aug. 1
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and Campbell, Au- between the Ports of China and Japan, tho
gustue Postmasters and Agcuts of tbls Ofties will Carvalho, Malle, 1 in future bo allowed (but not required) to Christiansen, purchase Hongkong Postage Stampa from
Christo, M. foreign residents.
Clifton, Mys Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Calver, Mr Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Concert, John.P. 1 either direction, Money-Orders must be Cook, Leury used.
Corati, Adwans 13 The Stamps tendered for male must put
-Costa, Han- exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly
iquo 1. da clean, in good condition, and in stripe of at Crovat, Philip L. 5 least two, as no separate Stampa will be Demlope, Wm. purebaacd. They must be presented per Dobbelstein, if sonally or accompanied by a tote.
Eller, 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 suspicious. Be is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Starop purchased.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and Weat Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax | (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not 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 uso either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondente in the coun- tries referred to, to do the samo,
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Lotter
The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain canes or the loss of Registered correspondence have been made by Bia Excellency the Governor
under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section X1,
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the sale delivery of Registered corres
pondence, but henceforth it will be pro- Pared to make good the contents of such the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain correspondence lost while passing through
cases, provided :--
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.
1
1
Monsr. 1
Feune, Chas, W. 1 Fenwich,
Quan Enginear
Fox, Aladame
1
1
1
French, . Faller, Hobt. 0, 2 Geary, H. S.
Consul del Peru Hansen, Oscar Hemert, L.P.A.J.1 Herbert, Lieut. 2 Hilton, Geo. Hordern, A.
Jennet, Chas.
1
1
1
Sun
Kenkobon
1
Chong Wab i regd. San Sien Wo
1 regd.
8 Swann, L. 3. C. 2
Swayno, W. W. 1 1. Taylor, Boy: J. 5
Thomas, Jazzaa
N.
Tochter, Goo. Ton, Jib Twining
E. A. Id. R. Walker & Co.,
16 Mesore
}
Wan Yon Sai 1 Weiss, Oto
Wilson, Mis J.M. 1 Wilson, Mr Won Chung Worllerge, Lt.
J. F. Wolseley, Bir Chas. Bart
Knowles, Henry 1 Kong Yusw Long 1 Ledyard, Dr B.6.8 (1rg)Iriarte, Apolinariol Yuew Tong Hook 2 Lommuk, F.A, 1
For Merchant Ships.
Kwang Hei
4 Young, 8.8.
Lets. Paps.
Ada
2
1.
Kvik
gul?
Alby's Isle
7
2
Largs
1 Laurel
1 I.adora
1
Macaulay
Louise
Aleppo
Alexandra
2. That the letter was scourely enclosed in a reasonably strong envolupa
3. That application was made to the Postmaster uneral of Hongkong in- mediately the loss was discovered, the Alexa envelope being invariably forwarded with
Alarnas such application unices is also is lost.
41but the Postmaster General is satis-Amy Turnar fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres-
Armistisocs 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 compensation can ho paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound bobke, de, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Asier
1
Athene Bania Yen la • Benefactor Benjarain Aymanl Berila Marion Bortic Biglow Black Watch Blankenose Blenheim
regi.
Lets, Faye
Lucky Madcro Magdale
Maid of Jadah 81rg.) 3 Marcia, B.
Maritime Union 2
Mary Blair
Fraser
Masonic
Mercary
Misko
Min
don
1 Northern Star
8
1 Mary
1
3 Места,
1
1 Monetá
Carlton, B.8.`
I
Nardoo
Carrioks
Cashmere Cassandra
Cainipo
Callew
Honey Order Regulations. 1-Mougy Orders on the United King; | Celestial, s.6, dona and the Straits Settlements are issued Chuius, s.8. at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama, Como Shangbai and Yokohama alto issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Stamps."
Corder Corea Corona Cosmus Craigard Craigie Lea Creswell Crusader, 5.5. Dharwar ar Don Quixote Drunclog
S C. Mutch
Низе Hawthorn
Hilbernia
Pelham
1 Nynesa
L
Palestine
1 Pallas
1
1
Potors!, sa,
2
Philip Fitzpatrick?
1
Prince Amadeo 8
8
2 Prince Lovis
1
10
2 Fyah Pelott,8.8.1
2(2rg.illeman
Roderick Hay
Rogobud
R. M. Hayward 1
1
1
1
-
2
1 Sarah Bell
2 Satunt
Silver Sover Eagle
(1)
Stonewall Jacksot
1
Strathbyok Strathcru 2(1rg.)Strathmore, 8.5,
1
I regd.Syria, 5.2.
1 regd, The Cordo
2
Strathmore
2
8. Hanli, 8.5.
2
1
The Tweed.
Tintern Abbey Tokates Tyburuis
William Mensor 1
1
Walifon
Whale
4
Janet
2
W. E. G. Glad-
Jasra Java, 0.6. Jessie Jamieson 1
stoze
2
Zouava
lude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Hotspur 4. No order must exceed £10, or in Hilde be drawn at the current rate of the dat and paid at the rate of the day when the advice artised.
3-Many Money Orders are applied to résidonta at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is filled up, and is euclued with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at: the nearest issuing office, The application Earl of Devon 4 (1rg.) 1 Southesk must be accompanied with the full amount Fabias (including commission) in cheque, postage Firth of Forth stampa, or other equivalent of cash, and a Fontenay little margin should be left for variation Forward Mails exchanged váth Manila and Sagon.
of exchange.
The Postmaster issues the Frederick The registration of a packet makes its order, sonda it on in the envelope, and Fusilier The Philippine Islands being nowy admit- ted into the General Fostul Union, it fol- transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if ary, by first oppor. Glamis lows that all paid correspondence, retired 53, under ordinary circumstances, a regis-tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Glamorgan, 6.8.
were to be registored, as it always should Golwa tred packet can be trood through its whole free by this office, and that all pad cor- from Manila & the mails will be delivered course, and thus the loss of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these Harkeway respondence sent to manits on ecole packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order should be delivered free there.
Jess large sums of money or other articles Offices cions some hours before the depar, Here
tures of the mailo. Article JX of the Postal Treaty of Berne of great value should not be sent through provides that "Neither the senders nor the the machinery of the Department is not the post, even if the packet be registered; as Addressees of letters and other postal. packets shall be called upon to pay, either arranged with a view to such transmission. in the Country of Origin, or in that of Hy law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; Destination, any tax or duty other than " the recognised raise levied in the case of duty on this point will be called to strict though any officer who may neglect his paid correspondenc:) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra chargeable articles are exposed to risk, and offer a Account. Bent in unregistered lettera, valu. or apparently extra charge, will at once be temptation which ought not to be created: brought to the notice of the proper and the Department cannot in any way authorities, in either Colony,
ndertake the safe conveyance of such All inland or colonial letters, packets inland Tetters which contain watches or therefore, which contain coln, and elf jewellery, oven though they ho posted without registration, are treated en register. ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fes of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such lettare which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next dospatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registeredi
The above does not appy in any to loose letters zent outside the mails. These wi always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Uffice will adopt the same course,
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all case that the letters, de, Bad been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on lose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondierice, Unpaid Letters are not rooolved for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondanta for the Straits, Indi, Cesion, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded,
Most countries to thloh Hongkong for. warde Correspondents having joined the General Postal Unica or being probally about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be
jewels, precious artidos, or anything that, registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold orsilvermorcy, as a general rule, is able to Customs
Raglitration to Bangkok. for Stom has been good enough to make Ber Britannis Majesty's Consul General arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the duties. usual charge of B cents.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutïable articles, unless the Foldiers and Butler Letters.
quantity sent be so small as to make the Privates in. M, Ary or Navy, Non-sample of no value. commissioned Officers, Army Schodasa- tera (not superintending or First Clace) or Schooliniatrettes may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vis Southampton
But not Warrant Cicers, viz., Assistan Engineer, Gunner, Bontowels, or Carpentery
8. The limits of weight allowed are as follows
Books and Paper-to British Coes,
6 lbs to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs, Pattern--to British Offices, 6 lbs. if with. out intrinsic value ; to the Continent,
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The commission is as followa :--
Orden on the United Kingdom,
'p to £....
£..
18 conte.
36
14
- £7............ 64 "} $10.72
Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements),
Up to $25.15 cents.
60............30 #2 Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be tousulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, an Yokohamus.
6.Names must be given in full texcept when there is more than one Christian me) but the name of the Paper Reed not be given if the order be crores (as cheques are croazed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be apecially crossed to any Bank.
For H. M. Ships.
Lots. Fap.
Alert
1 Tamar
Ashuelot Dwarf Iron Duke
2 regd.Thistle
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4 Vigilant
1
Late. Fig
1
1 Victor Emanuel 2
Books, etc. without lovers.
Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. Centrel Blatt, Christian Age, Church Association. Caraquosche Courant.
Deutscher Reichs-Unzeiger, Dundee Advertiser.
Englishman.
An Evening Times.
7-No order can be paid till the Payes have signed it in the proper place, order en be transferred to another offi on payment of an additional commission, Figaro. In case of loer of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application Grazzetta del Villaggio. should be made to the nearest Money Glasgow Weekly Mail.
Germania, Order Office for instructions.
six months an additional commission will
If the order be not preemted within Herts and Estex Observer. be charged; it not within tulve mon the, Journal de Gaud, the money will be forfeited, When the London and China Expreade order is ones paid no further claim can be entertained.
9. No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
• Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis,
+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at per
Dent, premium in all cases. A fixed del.
Miasioni Cattoliche. Nairnshire Telegraphi Pervercranza. Peterborough Advertisor Preis Courant (Louis Mullerst Press,
In rate for drawing on the Crited King Shaughai Courier,
dom is in forse at Bhanghai,