No. 5088.-August 80, 1879.]
POSTAL BATES.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the sameas Imperial Stampe.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
3rd. The full title and date of publication | of flowers, cuttings of plante, spars, knives, † by British Packet, for one penny; or viå must be printed at the top of the first page, scissors, needles, pins, pieces, of machinery, (Subjoined, we, give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the sharp pointed instruments, samples of date of publication at the top of every metals, samples of ore, samples in glass ow in force for transmission of corre-subsequent page; and this regulation applies botiles, pieces of glass, acids of various
klods, curry combe, copper and steel en bondence to all parts of the world to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly graving platee, and confectionery of all Detailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of matter like that of kinds."
on of packets, parcola, &c., will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, ound annexed, together with a number on a host or sheets, or a piece or places of forks, steel pane, nails, keys, watch macll- paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of f miscellaneous and useful notices.] engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra- metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and. tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in so secure a manner as to afford supplement must in every case be published complete protection to the contents of the with the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post title and date of publication of the newspaper Office, while at the same time they may be printed at the top of every page; or, if it easily examined, may be sent as samples. consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Indigo cannot be sent to any place. at the top of every sheet or side.
Longkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables o Rates are given in cents, and are, for etters, per half ounce, for Books and atterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight re charged as double, treble, &o, as the se may be, but such papers or packets of apers may be gent at Book Rate, Two ewapapars must not be folded together as he, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed cept bona fide Supplements. atter may, however, be enclosed, if the holo be paid at Book Rate, Prices Cur but may be paid either as Newspapers or jooke.
A packet containing two or more newe- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage, than 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, otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- spected.
Commercial Papers signify such pipora though Written by Hand, do not boar le character of an actual or personal corro- ondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied
A newspaper or packet of newspapers asio, zo. Any of them in a Book Packet which contains any enclosure except sup- pose it to the higher charges stated be-plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which caso it is allowed to pass.
The sender of any Registered Article. Ay nocompany it with a Return Receipt
paying an extra fee of 4 cents. The limit of weight for Books and Com- ercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices le lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited
8 ounces, and must not exceed these
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above length, one foot lu width, nor one in depth.
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the lotter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, &e, in full.
B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, ble class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &s, in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom, do, by
French Packet.
for posting Correspondence for Europe, To provide the greatest possible facilities &o., up to the latest moment before theUnder Lestructions from the London departure of the French Packets, arrange ments have been made for receiving at the
Pont Uffice, the Mails for the United Post Office late letters except those to
dom which Love hitherto been forwarded vit Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vid Naples, as it is understood that a gain and through Australia from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee
of twelve hours results from the adoption of this route.
of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mall is mado up for Shanghal by the English and French Contrast Steamers, the late letters being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 cents.
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Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
Mails.
2. Invitations, &, can generally bo delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at
mensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 25 lbs. in weight, nor above two feat in places of business, if a wish to that effect
ober
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise rope, most foreign possessions In Asia, pan, W. Africa, Egypt, Blauritius, all America, Mexico, balvador, Chili, razil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, amaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, ermada, Labuan, with all Danish, ranch, Netherlands, Portuguese and panish Colonies.
| Countries NOT in the Union. The chief untries not in the Union are the Aus alasian Group.
Portage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any ronta :- atters,
bat Cards,
egistration, ewspapers
8 cents per oz.
8 conta each.
8 cents.
2 conts each.
boks and Patterns, 2 conta per 2 oz. ommercial Papers, 0 cents per 4 02.
Faceptional rates, to the United King- m and Unton Countries served through e United Kingdom ria Brindisi only: stters,
12 cents per oz.
5 cents osch.
ent Cards,
egistration,
swepapora,
8 cents.
4-osats each.
boks and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. ommercial Papers, 9 cents per 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre
ondence within the Postal Unton.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.), Babamas, Guatemala E), Hayti (N.), New Granada (N.B.), anama (N.B.), and Venezuela (N.) ;—
Vis]San - Fla S.Bampion Via Francisco, er Marseller. Brindisi
30
iters,
12
34
gistration,
None.
8
8
жарарога,
4
4
8
oks & Patterns, 6
6
8
A book-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), drawinge, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing tipon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &., may be either printed, written, en xraved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &c, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, da be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or mapa, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of snob articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &s, must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,-i.c., letters which are intend- ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,-may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-lotter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure 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 sither without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing waz, postage stamp, or "otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (N.B.), Ecuador it may be tied at the ends with string
Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. None in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the
·Government offices.
B), Nicaragua (N.B.);—
tters,
20
30
34
wapapers,
4
4
6
oki & Patterns, 12
6
8
gistration, 8
Nozo.
Hawaiian Kingdom --
tters,
gistration,
wspapers,
12
12 None. None.
4*
16. None.
4
6
€
> 8
oks & Patterns, 6*
Whon, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be W. Indies (except as above), Faraguay, delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, bock-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
uguay:
tors,
30
34
wspapera,
4
6
oks & Pattarne, -
6
8
gistration,
British & Union)
8
8
est Ludies only,] Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, tal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers,
Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
DAL AND TOWN POSTAGE
Vithin any Town or Settle it, or between Hongkong, ton, and Macao, in either
Letters.
Registration. Newspapers.
2
Bks. & Pitas.
Fer 3 oz
22.
etween any other two ofļ following places (through) ritih Ufice) viz-Hong- Macao, Forts of China Japan, Bangkok, Cochin Tonguin, and the Phi- ines, by Private Ship 48 2 etween the above by Con t Mail,
88 22
2
By publication fulfilling the conditions alter named can pass as a newspaper. be conditions are as follows som
The publication must consist wholly great part of political or other news, articles relating thereto, or to other ant topics, with or without advertise
d. It must be published in numbers at vals of not more than 31 days, and be printed on a sheet or sheets un-
PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinalo value. This rule excludes all articles of a maleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mereuse as a pattern; 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.
Pattern and Sample Post to coloutes and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or amples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in excontion 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. must be sent in covers open at the ends, Patterns or samples, when practicable, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like art.dles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only, may be posted enclosed 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 seeds do., in bags entirely clésed, provided such closed bags are trans-
be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu-
lars, Dividend Warrants, Lavitatione, 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. batch must consist of at least ten.
Each
4 Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Fatterns may be wholly olored if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated 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 be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Fak- hol, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcela may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcal may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted:
Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or Hable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or lujurious 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 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, do, which does not exist.
As it would be extremely Inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &c., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally 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-aonding, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from alamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution.no fragile artiole should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of ita transmission to be transferred by means
of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
in much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose addross 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 be
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 ite 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 climates, with waz (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so gealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the molting of the wax and adhesion of the lettera to each other. The public are therefore recommended; in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The registration of a packet makes ita The Philippine Islands being now admit- transmission 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 free by this Offee, and that all paid cor- packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe respondence sent to Manila in the mails loss large sums of money or other articles should be delivered free there,
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 upon to pay, either By law, the Post Office is not responsible a the Country of Origin, or in that of for the safe delivery of registered paskets; 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 striot paid correspondence) by the despatching account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu- Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a 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. undertake the safe conveyance of such authorities, in either Colony.
All inland or colonial letters, packets. therefore, which contain coin, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- ad, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to forwarded by the Mail for which they are the ordinary postage; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be posted are detained for the next despatch. Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt
the same coUIES.
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondense exchanged believed it would be found in all cases that hetween this Colony and Saigon, but it is
the letters, dro., had been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Indian Mail Packets.
Unpaid Letters are not received for tha
The Pre-payment of correspondence for
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the
No
PARCELS,The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &o. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempla to send small valuable triffes through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the sonders having often spent more in Postage than would bave paid the freight by steamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps 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 a bona fide saraple 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 shewing what the goods- are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be used.
...
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed 860 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purobased. They must be presented per tonally or accompanied by a zote,
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 suspicions, He is allowed to charge Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
Indemnity for the Lors of a Registered Letter. indemnity to be paid in certain cases on The following Regulations as to the the loss of Registered correspondence 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 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 securely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong im mediately the loan was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also in lost.
4. Ibat the Postmaster General in satia- fed 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 compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, do, which reach their destination, although in
broken or deteriorated condition.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
August 20, 1879.
Mesars
Lais. Pap.
·Leta. Fup
Libk
Money, Mr
Mather, H. L. I May, H McCaree, Dr. McDonald, D. N.S McGregor, Miss.1 Moffregor, Mé ** Morton & Co., 1
Mceard,
O'Brien, Timothy 11
Palmeirs, Dolores 1
1
Phillips, R. M. 1.
Pitcher, Chai, AT
1
Bainbridge, Bav. 1 Bavanolica, F. 1 1. Bellanoiva, A. Bossert, Albert I Boyle, E. R. 1 Brizlow, John 1. British Empire, 1 Proprietor of Buchanan, Wa
Engineer Cabelder & Co., Ching (Seaman) 1 Comish, Robt..
B.C.S. Condey, Charles 1 Cook, Arthur B-1 Cune, J.M. Daniels, Thos. La.. Deering, Wm. H.1 Downey, Thos.G. 1 Ennos, John Falkoner, By. Fonging, Lonis Frescoen, M. N. 1 Gardner & Co. 1 George, Hyrapiel 1 Grinter, Walter 1 Hans, Alexander. 1 Habel, Fern Hackorf,
Bernardo Hartman, J. Hi Cluen Joo Ho Liong
Klovekorn,
1
1.
1
·Plantero Sr. Juan 1 Quong Wong
Guon Raoust, Monsr. J.1 Renoal, C. E. Bisso, Sigr. G. 1 Rochester, W. H:1- Bows, Thos. Roza, Filomena 1- Buahbrook, Av. 1° Rushton, E. H. E Santos, Marcelinoti Bhang Wan Chengfrigd. Sherwood, Mr Be Bilva, Josa Foam Bas Smith, Thos. FRIZAT Schelkely, T.
19 Borab, J.
hoc Bee Chong 1 Insepter, Moner. 1 I card
Kuipers, T. H. 1 Les, Edward
2
1
4
1
1
1
Legg, John Chs, 3- Lofheim, N. Lone, J. Lumley, J. MROCarthy, Dr. G. E. Mangeot, M. Marques, H.
Stanford, B. R. 9hke.
Stimmars, Harry 1 Tan Beng Tek** 6 Tan Paz Chu Taylor, Wm. Herr Tay-fook, Mr Trannack, Bew. Van Brenit, F. B. Yang hum..J Warren, J. J. Wheeler, H. B.. Williams, P.
Wing Chong1
Photographer
Woodlief, Mise
Lala
7. Yam Kow
Zaire; Moner.
Detained for Postage.
Koo Kum; shop
G. Y. M. G. A Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
-1 letter 24 cents to par,
For Merchant Ships.
Abbey Comper Ada Advance
Lete. Pur
6
Albyn's Isle Alexa
1 7
Alexander Newton
Alexander Yeats 12 Alica Anna Bertha Annie Weston Автога Ban. Lea Batblor.
Beardtha
Belloner Benjamin Aymanl Bertie Biglow Black Watali.
Helena...
Hermine
Hibernia * Homewood
Hopeful
Jane Avery
2 Jessie Jamieson John U. Munto Jules Dufaure Kaisow
Karo, 6.9.
Kim Yong. Tye..
Kirkland...
Lancashire Kitahi
1
1
Largo...
Lotor
Madeira
8 Martha Davis
Mezbrak
Chemnan
Candace
Mirian
Canton
I
Nardoo
Carry Wyman
Nehemiah Gibson&
Bus Caão Callao
2
7.
Money Order Regulations.
Celestial; sis. 1.-Money Orders on the United King- Ceylon dom and the Straits Settlements are issued Charity at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Charmer. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on
City of Ranti- BITO, 5.B, Clare Hongkong and vice versa. the other Ports by means of Postage Claverhouse, B.8. 1 2.-Small sums may be remitted between Clara Babuyan 1. Stamps.
Clara
Nettie Merrynku
N..Boynton · · ·2· fögg
N..Kandelton1
Orinosa...... Oxfordshire, 0.8. Pegasus
Pendragon..
Fenris
1
Pilgrima
Patrol, S..
Pomperd Primx Donna Prosperity 1Pyar
Queen of EnglandX
1
3
1 Queen Pain
I
Rover of the Seas 5
1
Soprabara Packet)
Irg. 4
Bouthern Creus 1
1
Sunbeam, $.8
Spartan
Star of the South I
1.
Staut
Stonewall Jackson1
Steralot
3. Many Money Orders are supplied to Coldingham .. residents at the smaller Porta in this way. Come An application for an order* is filled up, Cooaludar, s.. and la enclosed with a stamped, directed, Cdrem and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Coronilla The application Crossfield the nearest issuing office.
Crosshill must be accompanied with the full amount
Dramelog (including commission) in cheque, postage Edith stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a. M. Young little margin should be left for variations Elizabeth of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Nicholson order, sends it on in the envelope, and Esmeralda returns the change, if any, by first oppor. Fabias tunity, with a receipt for the lotter, if it Falcon were to be registered, as it always should Feratower, s. 1 be. Care should be taken to send these Fiery Cross applications in time, as the Money Order Florence Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the mails.
4-No order must exceed £10, or in. olude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows:-
"
J
"
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £2............ 18 cents,
£5... 36 £7............ 54 £10. .72 " Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
"
"
1
Nightingale Forward Frank Morrison 1
Freeman Gartwin
1
Gauntlet Gitapilla 1. Glamorganshire, 5 Glory Galwanz
1
Golwyn Hattie E. Tapley 5
Hawkesbury Haze
Hazelhurst
1
2 Strathmore
Sydenham
Syria, 8.8.
Taunton.
8
Thingvalla, ka, 13
Thomas Fletcher Three Brothers B Tigre Twilight
Undaunted
1 Vale of Doon
Vanguard
1 Vesurice
Victory Wero
fnen Alon
Zephy
Zowave
For H. M. Ships, &C.
Lets. Pap.
Up to $25............15 cents.
50............30 # 6.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the Sheldrake United Kingdom may be consulted at
when there is more than one Christian Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokoham
6.Names must be given in full (except
name) but the name of the Payee need not Amsterdammer. be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Army and Navy Gazette. are crossed). It can then be paid only Australasian Trade Reries. through a Bank, and may afterwards be Babutte. specially crossed to any Bank.
Bullionist.
Books, etc. without Covers.
7-No order can be paid till the Payee Cassel's Family Magazine, have signed it in the proper plass. An Chamber's Jomal
Christian Week.
parent, so as to enable the Officers of the the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com. General Postal Union or being probably | order can be transferred to another cage Colburn's U. S. Hagarino.
Post Office readily to satisfy themselvon as
-to the nature of the contents.
There must be nu writing or printing upon or in any packes except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or sum ber, and the price of the articles.
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 sny Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. Articles auch se the following have been cocasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained sa unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, pores. lain and Chins, fruit, vegetables, benobes
pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok.
Ber Britannio Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon denos can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents.
Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tere (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ourice letters to the United Kingdom via Southampton
Enginner, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant'
Dagbladet.
losing rules or is necessary that the on payment of an additional commission. Cola' following rules be strictly observed, "In case of loss of an order, necessity for
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be stopping payment, or the like, application Dr. F. yon Heydan's Salicylic Acid Works, registered or unregistered, can be received should be made to the nearest Money Durant & Co.'s Public Sale
Order Office for instructions. for Pastage if it contains gold or silver money,
Evans Sons & Co.'s Priós Current. jewels, precious articles, or anything that six months an additional commission will field.
8.-If the order be not presented within Familien Register. a general rule, is liable to Customs be charged; if not within twelve months, Freja. 2. This Regulation prohibits the sending the money will be forfeited. When the Geceita de Madrid. of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the order is ones paid no further claim can be Herman Asrors (Cards).
Inverness Coating. entertained. quantity sent be so small as to make the
Iron. 9.-No order can be paid until the advlon sample of no value.
relative to it has been received.
duties.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows
Books and Paperto British Offos, 6 lbs. ; to the Continent, de, 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with
qut intrinals value; to the Continent,
8 on
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied Lomal Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 8 per
gratis.
Law Magazine and Review, Liverpool Weekly Mercury. Marine Verordnungs Blatt. North British Autoritarist. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,
Register der Abbeldeng Overland Mallo
Elmos (Weekly),”
sent, premium in all cases. A fixed 'doi. lar rate for drawing on the United King: Weekly Dimpsons dom is in force di Ubanglala 1999