No. 4954-May 24, 1879.]
VBATES.
3rd. The fall title and date of publigation must be printed at the top of the fint page, [Subjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the dato' of publiestion at the top of ovary now in force for transmission of correanbsequent page; and this regulation applies spondence to all parts of the world. to Tables of Contents and Indices. Detailed rules affecting the transmis tion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, enttings of plants, spurs, kuives, 1 scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed Instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pisces of glass, aclds of varicus kinds, ourry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
by British Packet, for one ponny; er vláĮ Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same ss Imperial Stamps
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters aro, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations --
1. Not-to: exceed" half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed Such articles as scissors, knives, TAZDIR, on a sheet or sheete, or a piece or pieces of forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch wasbl. paper, unstitched; or hally or in part of nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal-or-2 If from a Soldier or Sailor, his disas engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra-ore, provided that they be packed and
or description must be stated in full on tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in so secure a manner as to afford
the letter, and the commanding Officer supplement must in every case bo published complete protection to the contents of the
muat sign bis name, with name of Regi, Hongkong Rates of Postage.win the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post ment, or Ship, do, in full
title and data of publication of the newspaper Office, while at the same time they may be
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his olans or printed at the top of every page; or, if it easily examined, may be sent as samples.
description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full. the t of engravings, prints, or lithographe, Indigo cannot be sent to any place." at the top of every sheat or side..
(Revised April 4th, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &u,, as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papere may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor mast anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the
papers is not chargeable with a higher rate a packet containing two or more newe- of postage then would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.
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The postage must be prepaid either by on adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
very newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case is must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafor, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at
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PARCELS-The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Fost to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistant attempts to tond small valuable trifles through the Post. Fana, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presenta aro con- tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by reamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stampa obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is à bond fide sample 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
for posting Correspondence for Europe,
To provide the greatest possible facilities Mails for the United Kingdom, do, by compatible with shewing what the goods
., 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 those to und through Australia-from 11.10 AM to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur- | both ends, so as to admit of easy, removal French Contract Steamers, the late letters
rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books
Commercial Papery signify auch papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre- spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, do. Any of them in a Book Pucket expose is to the higher charges stated be
low
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an oxlua fes of 4 cents,
The limit of weight for Books and Com- mercial Papers to Foreign Post Office is 4 lbs Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounous, and must not excred these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, must foreign possessions in Asts, Japan, W. Airios, gypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brasil, Feru, he Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, Frezon, Netherlands, Portuguese and. Spanish Colonius.
Countries NOT in the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are the Als traincian Group
Postage to Union Countries, General Bates, by any route Letters,
Post Cards,
8 cents per + oz.
3 cents each.
B Lente,
for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter,
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in-
spected
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contame any enclosure except sup- plements 18 charged an a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass.
A newspaper which has suy letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or sufficiently paid letter,
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
„A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed lotters), 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, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, on
raved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, da, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &o be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper- or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c., Rud, in short, whatever is necessary for the gafe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
Hegiration, Понорарета,
2 couts each, Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 on Commercial Fapers, 6 cents per 4 or
Azceptional rates, to the United Kinged dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:-
12 cents per OZ.
Letters,
Font Cards,
5 cents each.
6 cents.
4 cents ench,
Kegistration, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz...... me--fiers ir na charge on zadirected corre
spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N..), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.K), Hayti (N.B.), Now Granada (N.E.), Panama (N.), and Venezuela (2.B.) imm
Via San Via S.Harapton Fis
must not be sent as a separate packet, for transmission in identical terms to Circulare, &, letters which are intend- several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
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 any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire parket. Ja obarged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which cans it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or Francisco, or Mareciles. 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 the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Blea (N..), Kouador it may be tied at the ends with string
the
12
Lotters, Registration, None, Newspapers,
94
80
8
.8
4
4
6
Booké & Patterna, 6-
6
8
(B.B.), Nicaragua (N.B.):--
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Books & Patterns, 12
6
8
Begistration,
8
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom >---
Letters,
12
12
16
Registration,
Newspapers,
None. 4*
None.
None,
$
8
Books & Patterns, 6*
8
Postmasters being authorised to string in such caser, 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 lacbes in width, or 12 inches in depth,
unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices,
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, ota, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be W. ladies (except as above), Paraguay, without distinction, book-packets may be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with Uruguay:-
kept back till the next despatch or delivery
Letters,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
80
34
8
8
to British & Union).... West Indies only, j
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri» rate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers, 2 Books and Patterns, 4. *.
A small extra charge is made on delivery,
Local and Town PostAGE.
Lettere.
Registration. Newspapers
Bis, & Plins.
· Per 2 cm
Within any Town or Bettle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction...ergommoni 292 2
Between any other two of the following places (through
British Uffice) viz,-Hong kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Phi- Hypines, by Private Ship,.........
Between the above by Con- trast Mail,........................noun|{
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Any publication fulllling the conditions hereafter named dan pras aw a newspaper,
The conditions are as followares 1st. The publication must consist wholly 6 in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other burrons topics, with or without advertise.
PATTERNS,
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rale excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a patterns and the quantity of any material sent that it can fairly be considered as having on ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great this ground an intrinsic value,
A similar aupplementary Mail is made. up for Shanghai by the English and
to half an hour after the time of closing. being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up The late fee is also 18 cents.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restrloted to bond fide trade patterns or emples of merchandise. Goods sons 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 of samples, are not admissible,
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Dalavery.
- 1. All correspondence posted before 6 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally, within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.
2, Invitations, du, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (Sea Postal Guide, par, 109.)
8, Bozholders who desire to send Cirou- lare, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Bach batch must consist of at least ton.
Botholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Frinted Circulars `may
be inserted in such Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Chicos in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- nor weith more than 5lbs. The postage sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- mont, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTRE, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted i Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandbozes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substaɛces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meaty Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packel. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility la accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss,
4. The public are cautioned not to con found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
French Pucket.
Under instructions from the London Post Office, the Atails for the United King. dom which have hitherto been forwarded vik Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vit 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 ente intended for the United Kingdom by French Facket will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.
are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony, and between the Forts of China and Japan, the. Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future bo allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Foreign residents;
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
May 28, 1879.
Lets. Papa.
Aky Mypan ... Allen, H. D. Annicable Ins.
Office
Leta, Papa
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Leonard Claranesi Leyter, Y.
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Appelstedt, Arias, Aurelio Atack Mypan Atking, J. B Avonchoys Ayong, Mr Battles, W. W. 1 Ayoon Benitez, Julio L 8. Flexkineer, R., Engineer Blyth, Messrs D.I Boyle, Capt. Braga, Joaquim Souza.de Browns, T.&
Brother
9.8.
1 Madge, J.
1
Mallison, W. Marsdeen, Capt. 1 McGregor, Miss 1
Moll, Monsz
3
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Bulkley, Geo. EI Caberland,
1 card
Munyes, George 1 Marlow, BerAR BAN
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Now API
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... Richmond Carmo, Ganus de 1 - Part Contúl, del- Chung, Ayan 1 regd, Petriol, Martin - 1 Christiansen, .. 8. B. Christo, M. Clifton, Mrs
Colver, Mr Concord, John P. i Cook, Henry
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Quong Awing**** Roberts, P Robertson, Hen
1 Robinson, er Chapte
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Schnell, Theodori regi.
8 pele. Scott, F., J. STR
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta tions Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, least two, a po separate Stamps will be Coran, Adwans 26g, M. B. Bige 143 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,
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (uven if the packet be re. gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such fejury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no tinglle article should be sent through the Post." It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable preasure 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 letters which pass through a Post Office except to the parsons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whoże address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any lotter 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 riquent to such effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Fort Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question ae to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed 860 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at purobased. They must be presented per fonally or accompanied by a note.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public fonde in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any osse which sppesta doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge à Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
Indemnity for the Lpes of a Registered Letter,
The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of kegistered correspondenco have. been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered cozzen- pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Foat, 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 securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
8. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong im- mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General' is satis fied that the loss occurred whilst the cOFTES, 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 be paid for more damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound booke, do, which reach their destination, although in a broken-or-deteriorated condition,
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any Money Order Regulations. letters or other packets for the public, butt-Money Orders on the United King they may do so if their duty be not thereby dom and the Straits Settlements are issued impeded.
at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also isane on Hongkong and vice versa,
2.-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by nieans of Postage Stamps
Rev. J. N Davis, Quintin 1 Day, F. J.
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Fox, Madame I
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Deering, Wm. I. 1 Dobbelstein, H. Fenno, Chas. W, 1
French, G. George,
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Hackory,
Beaman
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Bernardo Hammell, Alfred 1 Haneen, Oscar Hawkins,
Capt. Geo, Herbert, Lieut, a Hilton, Geo. Hine, Rev. Hordern, A. Burley, B. O, Irvine, Miss Fanny Jameson, Wm. B Jennet, Chas. Johnston, & Co, 1 Jvir, Monsr
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Blenheim Cainipo Carry Wyman Celestial, 9.8. Charlton, 8.8. Chingtoo City of San-
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Laurel
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The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as la specially prepared), is.
3. Many Money Orders are supplied to attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. the letters so sealed bat to the other letters An application for an order is led up, in the mail, from the melting of the wax and and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, adhesion of the letters to such other. The and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster as Coloma
The application Como
Colwyn public are therefore recommended, in all the nearest issuing office. suc cases, to use either wafers or gum, and must be accompanied with the full amount to advise their correspondents in the coun- (including commission) in cheque, postage Coronilla
stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a 'tries referred to, to do the same.
Craigard little margin should be left for variations Craigie Les of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Drameleg order, sends it on in the envelope, and Earl of Devon 4 (1rg.) returns the change, if any, by first oppor. E. C. Match tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Elizabeths were to be registered, as it always should Nicholson be. Care should be taken to send these Electra applications in time, na the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the mails,
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The registration of a packet makes its The Philippine Islands being now admit-trausmission much more secure, inasmuch ted into the General Postal Union, it fol-as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis lows that all paid correspondence received tered packet can be traced through its whole from Manila in the mails will be delivered course, and thus the loss of a registered respondence sent free by this Office, and that all pad oor packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe should be delivered free there,
Manila in the mails less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne the post, even if the packet be registered; as provides that "Neither the senders nor the the machinery of the Department is not addressees of letters and other postal arranged with a view to such transmission. packets shall be called spon to pay, either By law, the Post-Use-is-not responsible in the Country of Origin, or in that of for the safe delivery of registered pastaj Destination, any tax or duty other than" though any officer who may neglect his the recognised rates levied (in the case of duty on this point will be called to aiziet paid correspondeno) by the despatching acquunt. Mout in unregistered lettera, valu or apparently extra charge, will at once be temptation which ought not to be created } Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, able articles are exposed to risk; and iffer a brought to the notice of the proper and the Department cannot in any way authorities, in either Colony.
undertake the safe conveyance of such paskets,
The above does not apply in any to loces lettere sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Cos will adopt the same course.
extra charges on correspondence exchanged Complaints are sometimes received of
believed it would be found in all gases that between this Colony and Saigon, but it in the lettere, de, had been sent lapse,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Patterns or samples, when practicable must be sent in covers open at the end, sod in such a manner sa to be easy of examination. Bamples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in Covers of this sind,butanch articles only, may be posted enclosed 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 do, in bags entirely alused, provided such closed bage are trans parent; so as to enable the Officer of the i ost Lice zendily to satisfy themselves as forwarded, to the nature of the contents.
- There must be no writing or printing apon or in any plaket except the address of the person for whom it intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num ber, and the price of the articles.
Indian Correspondence;
Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
All and or colonial lettere, therefore, which contain coin, and all inland letters, which contain watobes or jewellery, even though they be posted. without registration, are treated as register. registration fee of eightpence in addition to ed, and charged on delivery with a double
which cannot be registered in time to be she ordinary postage and any such letters forwarund by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch
yen if the letter do not contain any article of intringig value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
Most countries to which Hongkong for.. The Prepayment of correspondance forwards Correspondence having joined the the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com- General Fodal Union or belog probably pulsory by whatever opportunity it is about to do so, it is necessary that the
folle Jing rules be strictly observed.
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Registration to Bangkok.
Ber Britannis Majesty's Consul General for Slem has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence caz by Registered to Bangkok, at the tietäï obarge of 8 cente
through the Pons of say article likely to The rule which forbide the tranamisalan
injure, the contents of the Mail Bags or
- Soldiers and Sailors Letters. boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Uffics is, of course, applicable to the Privates in H.-M. Army or Navy, Non attern Post and a packet containing any. commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas thing of the kind will be stopped, and not ters (not anperintending or First Class) or sent to its destinationi: Articles such as School mistresses may send half-ounds lettera 2nd. It must be published la sambers at the following have been obessionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton Patterns, and have been detained, så
intervals of not more than 81 days, and ants for the Fest, VEF Antal boxes, TOFOL ** Buj not-Werrot Offers, Vik, duilatani must be printed on a sheet of theats up . 1gin and Chine, trans, vegetables, bangkm: Raginger, Gonzer, Boatswain, se Serpentes,
4-No order must exceed $10, or in clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advios arrived.
The commission is as follows:--
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Glamorganshire 99 Tintern Abbay
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