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No. 5144.-JANUARY 3, 1880.] ́
POSTAL BATES. [Subjoined wo give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis aion of packets, parcels; &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
3rd. The full title and date of publication must 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 subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a | newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or places of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs filuetra tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published Hongkong Rates of Postage, with the newspaper, and must have the
(lepised April 4th, 1879.)-
printout of engravings, prints, or lithographe,
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, by British Packet, for one penny ; or viâ |· scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. sharp pointed instruments, samples of Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass correspondence exactly the same as Imperial bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various Stamps. kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds."
Such articles as scisors, bufves, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- mery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mall bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be
easily examined, may be sent as samples.
title and date of publication of the newspaper
consists of Indigo cannot be sent to any place. at the top of every sheet or side.
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Lottots, per half vunce, fur Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as donble, treble, &o, ás the case may be, but such papere or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Nowspapers must not be folded together as ono, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
Booka.
Commercial Papors signify such papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre spondance, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, de. Any of them in a Book Packet
expose it to the higher charges stated be-
low.
The sender of any Registered Article may socompany it with a Return Receipt on paging an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com- mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exood these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Portal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprias Europo, most foreign-possessions in Asta, Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. Amerion, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Perú, The Argentine Repablic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, Franch, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are the Aur.
tralasian Group,
Postage to Union Countries," General Rates; by any roate :-- Letters,
Post Cards,
Begistration, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, Commercial Papers,
8 cents per of
8 sont each.
8 cents.
2 osats ench.
2 cents per-2 oz. 6 cents per 4 oz. Exceptional ralce, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdon via Brindisi only:—” Letters,
12 cents per OF
5 cents esch.
B cents.
Post Cards, Registration, Newspapere,-
4 cents moh. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non Union Countries. Aspinwall (8.8.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.), Hayti (N.B.), Now Grapada (5.2), Panams (8.B.), and Venezuela (N.E.) ;-
Brancisco or Marecillas. Brindisi
Via Ban Via S.Hampton
Fia
00 €
Letters, Registration, Nowapapers, Books & Patterns, 6
12
30
St
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None:
B
8
*
4
6
.
6
.8
A packet containing two or more news- papera la not obargeable 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, scaling waz, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in 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.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements in 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 case it is allowed to pass
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 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 letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, mapë, &o., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, de, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. 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, o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the aafe transmission of such articles, or anually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &d, must not be sent as a separate packet,
Circulars, ie, letters which are intend. ad for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain any latter, 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 packet is charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either
without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whethor by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, 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 Rios (N.L.), Ecuador It may be tled at the ends with string; (..), Nicaragua (N.B.);~~~~
Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such caser, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
Letters,
20.
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
12
Registration,
8
Hawaiian Kingdom!-- Letters,
12
Begistration,
None,
Newspapera,
Books & Patterns, 6*
34
0
8
No book-packet may be above & be None. None. in weight, nor above 24 inches to length 12 inobes in width, or 12 inches in depth unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
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None.
None.
6
8
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, alon or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, back-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery,
Uruguay
Letters,
Books & Pattern,
Newspapers,
Registration,
80
84
6
8
8
to British & Union}_ West Indies only, I
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Begistration, 8; Newspapers, 21 Books and Patterns, 4.
• A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN Postage.
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either "direction bronzer
Letters.
Registration. Newspapers.
282
Bke, & Pitna.
For 2,0z.
2
Between any other two of the following places (through s British Office) via:-Hong kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, fonquin, and the Phi- lippines, by Private Ship... 8 2 2
Between the above by Con- tract Mail,
8822
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows —
1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise mente.
Ind. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets nn. stitched.
PATTERNS.
They must not be of Intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of Its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great this ground an intrinsic value. that it can fairly be considered as having on
double letters are allowed.
PATGELS.The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &o. Much trouble and disap poluament is caused by persistent attempla
to send small valuabio tries through the Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, Post. FADE, Carios, Aricies of Dress charged as ordinary letters if they do not Fancy Work, and similar presents are com conform to the following regulations :--- tinually being refused, the senders having 1. Not to exceed half an ounce. Noen spent more in Postage than would No Dave paid the "freight by sa camer. classofund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents we discovered,
PATTERNS,--Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Paitern. It is a bond fide sample of of goods which ho wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer meat sign bls name, with name" of Regi ment, or Ship, de, in full
B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or
name of Regiment, or Ship, deo,, in fl.
Mails for the United Kingdom, do, by
French Packet.
ar
goods which the sender has for sale, or
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence, Jantiary 2, 1880.
Let
Adkins, Thos. Anderson, Thos. (Engineer) Andrado, João J. 1 Atack, Mypan Ayoon
Pag.
Lets. Pap. MacCarthy, Dr. ||
Chas. E.
1
Marmont, B.
Marshall, Mrs
1 regd. Robert
1
1 regd.MoDaer, Mra Baring, 4. 1 regd, McFarlane,
}* 1 Beantre, Arthur I card Richard Benkmauu, Cart 1 card McFarlane, W. 1
Caps.
Meyer, A. P. Minto, Goo. Cararo, Sig. E. 1 card
Vang Hup 1 Moreno, Capt. Ching Ve E Crofton, George Dahlgren, G. F. 1
G.
departure of the French Packets, arrange Post Lffice, the Mails for the United King-sume of money to or from this Colony and glass,
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c., up to the latest moment before the
monts have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except these to and through Australia-from 11.16 A.x. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late food of 18 cents extra postage,
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghal by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being, receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of coloring The late fee is also 18 cents,
Pattern and Sample Post to coloules and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or simples 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- terus or samples, are not admtreible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of seeds, druge, and suob like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this hind,--but aqch articles only, -may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds &o., in bags entirely closed, provided such closed bags are traps parent, so as to enable the Officers of the Port Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents,
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Debtory.
1. All correspondence posted before 6 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the name day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Malla.
2. Invitations, de, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the privato 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. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Ciron. laze, 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 Each charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten.
4 Boxholders may also send Patterne 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. Printed Circulars may be inserted in auch Pattern Packets,
..
Local Parcel Post.
Under instructions from the London
dom which have hitherto been forwarded Marsoilles, will henceforth be forwarded Naples, as is in 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. French Facket will be sent via Naples, even ence intended for the United Kingdom by though marked via Marsailles.
and must have no intrinsic value." To provide means of remitting small between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmaators and agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in
used. either direction, Money-Orders must be
The Stamps tendered for sale must not An impression appears to prevail that exceed 850 in value, must be perfectly correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- | clean, in good condition, and in strips of at tions, tiibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, least two, as no separato Stampa will be Turkey, &c, can be forwarded only by purchased. They must be presented par- British Packet. It can be forwarded also gonally or accompanied by a zote. 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 mala-delivery of any letter, book, or other
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand aro not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase In any case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
postal packet (even if the packet be re-indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible
The following Begulations as to the for any injury which a packet may sustain
Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on during its transmission.
the loss of kegistered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under urdinance 10 of 1876, Section XI.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered porres pondence, but heuceforth 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:-
To guard against such injury 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 fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet bas to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall 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 & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are. addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed A Postmaster way, to be made public. 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
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak hoi, Singapore, Penang,, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimes-letter or other packet to the writer or sender, sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding nor weigh more than 6lbs. The postage it to its destination according to the address, will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special sudorso- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crashed (as bandboxes, &o,) Glass, Liquids, Explosive subata: ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, loe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vogotables, or whatever in dangerens to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurions in transit.
written thereon. even though a request to such effect be.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, or are they authorised to demand change and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no quɛstion 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, bat they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
B. Parcels will as a general rule be for-
The practice of sealing letters passing to warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the and from the East and West Indies, and right of selecting the opportunity for trans other countries with hot climates, with wax mission, and of delaying delivery in case (except such as is specially prepared), is the number of parcels is such as to retard attended with much inconvenience, and other correspondence. No responsibility frequently with serious injury, not only to is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the lettern so scaled but to the other letters the system of Registration will secure the in the mall, from the melting of the waz and senders against any but a very remote pro-adhesion of the letters to each other. The bability of lose.
public are therefore recommended, in all 4. The public are cautioned not to consuer cases, to use either wafers or gum, and found these facilities with a Parcel Post to to advise their correspondents in the coun-
tries referred to, to do the same. Europe, do, which does not exist.
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration requiro,
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 loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4 That the Postmaster General in satis- fied that the loss occurred whilst the cofres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by suy fault on the part of the souder, by destruction by fire, or ahipwreck, nor by the disho.esty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Poet Office.
5. -No compensation can be paid for mere damage to tragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, &c., which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
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1
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Doidge, R. Drivers, Jusk Duhamel, Chas. 1 Easton, James Emery,
Nisbet
C. C. Neid, Mathew
1 Nielsen, F. O,
B 7
Ng Ab On Nicholson,
Alex.(senman) Nicolas, SorDiego 2 Nool,
F.A. O'Brien, Timothy 1 1 Page, John Ed. 2 Parlanco, James 1 1 Pearson, J.
Payad, Morteld I Quong Ying Wok 1 reg trong
Yee
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3. M. Er-Gee-Lice, Bov,1 Ettridge, Frank 1 Fernandes, David 1
M. I bk. Reimann, P. P.
1 Francis,
Rosenthal, Dr. S. 1 1 Francisco, Yg. Frannukich, Ŏ.
EL. Fuchs, Garrett Walter 1
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Geist, D. F. D. 1 Gi Goam Gradinger,
L. E.
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Rodrigues Sabina 1 pol.
Bangsel, Moner. 1
Kammelhagen, K.1
Salgado, „For Jose " Sell,
G. P.
Sherwood, O, S, 1
Shin Lim
Sillifant, E.
3
1
Smith, W. Farr 4
Sunza, A. M. P. 1
Stone, E.
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Satton, W.
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Franzisce Graham, Mré.11 Green, Mra M, E. 1 Hair, John Hamond, Chas.A.1 Bardeastio, E. L. 2
Houndson, John 1 Haworth, J.
Hee Hong Horn, Samne! Humble, R. Imborti, Battista 2 J. K. Jager & Co. Jonkins, Jobu Johnson, J. J. Leonotti, F. Liamo, Moner,
(Chinaman) Lis Lilly, Capt. Lumstem, Mr. Mackle, J.
Tanse, Miss N, E.1 Telowitz, T.
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Thorton, Mrs. ||
2 G. E. Voen & Co. Walker, Thos. · 1 White, Mrs F.W.6 Williams, T.
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Winters, Miss G.1
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Wor Shang Young, Heary,
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Fasilier
1 Xavier Feliz
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Simko
Detained for Postage.
Rámos,, Annibal
Bor, D. Chilo
1 regd.
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1 letter 20 cents to pay.
For Merchant Ships
Afghan, s.. Aikabant Aloza
Hopewell Hydra
Leta, Pay,
Lete, Pug
2 Golwyn
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Harrington
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Hattie E. Tapley 5
Alexander
Hecla
Newton
Henry A. Pau!
Alexander Yeats 3 Alloir, B.. Alice
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America Anna
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Italie, 0.8.
Sophia
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Jules Dufaure
Appe Annie Weston Auguste Roimers 2
Kim
B.v. Middleburg 2 Balt Belloner Belted Will
Benjamin Aymanl Ballochmyll
Bua Cano
Callao
Candace.
Charity Chelmsford
Chob Sabla Choloo
Yong Te
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Kinross Lancashire Witch 6 *Lene Borbon
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Lily
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Lotn
Loter
1 Lucia
Mad Cap
Mabel
Mary, T. Leslie Modora
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10
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Monte Rosa
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Nettie Merryman ?
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Norman
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Pendragon
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Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Clan Alpine, s.s. 14 Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on
Clora Claverhouse, B.8. 1 Hongkong and vice versa.
Clurn
2.--Small sams may be remitted betweeD the other Ports by means of Postage: Stamps.
Davina
1
1
Colwyn Dora Aun Drumelog Earl of Zetland 1 Edith
lrg. 4 Edward Barrow 3 Electra Ella Beatrice Escambio, 5.8. Ferntower, s.s. 1 Fiery Cross Florence Night- 1
ingale G. Froland Gauntlet Glamorganshire Glandinarwig Golwan
Iron Daks
Patrol, 8.8. Prima Doona Prosperity Rifleman
Rover of the Seas 9 Sir Lancelot
1 Staffordshire
9
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Stonewall Jacksom
Star of China Staut
* Sunbeam, 6.1.
Tang Ting, 1.8. 1
Undaunted
Vanguard
Ventriloquist
7
1
1
1
Wero
5
Winlow
Wing-Soer-Shing
1 Woollahre
For Man-of-War, &c.
Lets. Rep.
Lets, Fa
1.regd, Shanno
1
Sheldrake Vencedors
1
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this wAY. An application for an order* is filled up
stamped, directed, and is enclosed with and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at The application the nearest issuing office. must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in cheque, postage stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The registration of a packet makes its order, sends it on in the envelope, and The Philippine Islande being now admit- transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by firet oppor ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- as, under ordinary circumstances, a regla-tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it lows that all paid correspondence received tered packet can be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should from Manila in the mails will be delivered course; and thus the loss of a registered be. Cars should be taken to send these free by this Office, and that all paid cor- paskot is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order respondence sent to Manila in the mails less large sums of money or other articles Offices close some hours before the depar- should be delivered free there.
of great value should not be sent through turas of the mails. Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berno the post, even if the packot 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 repondible in the Country of Origin, or in that of for the safe delivery of registered packets; Destination, any tax or daty other than though any officer who may neglect his the recognized rates levied (is the case of duty on this point will be called to strict paid correspondence) by the despatching account. Sent in unregistered letters, Tala- Offlos. It is hoped that any extra charge, able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a or apparently extra charge, will at onos 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. letters sent outside the mails. These will therefore, which contain coin, and all The above does not apply in any to loose undertake the safe conveyance of such All Inland or colonial letters, always be charged on arrival in Hongkong inland letters which contain watches or and probably the Mandia Office will adopt jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as registor- ed, and charged on delivery with a double regletration fes of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch. Even if the latter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be regletered.
4. No order must exceed £10, or in- Lilly olude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Richmond; 1 regd. Vented be drawn at the current rate of the dayt 5. Flagship) J and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
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 cases that the letters, &c., had been sent loose,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is compulsory by whatever. opportunity it is forwarded.
packets,
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be
registered or auregistered, can be received for Posing if I contains gold or silver money, jewela, precious articles, or anything that, general rule, in liable to Customs duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the
There must be no writing or printing
Registration to Bangkok. upon or in any packet except the address of Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General the person for whom it is intended, the ad- for Sism has bean good enough to make dress of the sender, a trade mark or num-arrangements by means of which correspon- ber, and the price of the articles,
dence can be Registered to Bangkok, as the
· The rule which forbids the transmission { usual charge of 3 semia. · 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 Post Office la, of course, applicable to the Pattern Pest; and a packet containing any commissioned Officers * Army Schoolmar- thing of the kind will be stopped, and not teze (not superintending or First Class) follows- sent to its destination, Articles such as Schoolmistresses may send half-outos letters
Soldiers and Sailors Letters,
Privates in HL. M. Army or Navy, Non-sample of no value.--
the following have been occasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton as Patterns, and have been detained is. unfit for the Post; viz: Metal boxes, porce- lain and Ohias, trust, vegetables, bunales
* But not Warrant Officers, visų, Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
3. The limits of weight allowed are as
Books and Papers-to British Offers,
The commission is as follows *---
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £8...... 18 centa, £............ 36
..........
410
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Books, etc, without Covers. Biriningham Weekly Post. British Messenger. Caffaro.
Continent.
|Cipekozs (Russian),
Deanrecosche Courant. Dulberg F. W. U. (Carde). Ekkehard.
Local Money Orders (including Straits English Independent. Settlements).
Up to $25.....15 cents.
#
18
50... ..30 5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
6.Names must be given in full. (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Fayee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques It can then be paid only are crossed). through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to say Bank.
7-No order can be paid till the Payee
An
have signed it in the proper place, order can be transferred to another office on payment of an_additional commission. In case of loss of an order; necessity for
Epoca
Family Herald,
Fanfalla
Ferrallog Kepp's Orsbog. Fliegende Blatter. Friend of India and Statesman, Gazzetta del Popolo, &e. Geornale Per Tutti. Glasgow Herald. Grolos.
Hamburgischer Correspondent. Heramedon Heran Highlander.
ga llustrated London News. Jersey Weekly Press. Journal de St. Petersbourg. Jeune Republique. Journal des Conmiats.
Langelands Avis."
Le Levantin. Lennox Fersiä.
stopping payment, or the like, application London & China Express, should be made to the nearest Money Lucknow Times. Order Office for instructions.
Mail. S.If the order be not presented within Moniteur des Intérêts Maidreels.
Middelfort Avis, six months an additional commission will National Zeit starts Maidr be charged; if not within twelve months, Plans (from C. Heckmann) Berlin. the money will be forfeited. When the Pooley's Weighing Apparatus Tariff, order is once paid no further claim can ta Provincia di Prendia entertained.
Prasch 9.--No order can be paid until the advice | Quiver. relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratia
iba. to the Continent, &o,lbe.+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drawzi at 3 pez
· Patterns to British Offices, & lbs. if with- ent intrinsic value to the Continent, ko, 8 oz.
cent. premium in all cases. A fixed dal. lar rate for drawing on the United King dom in in force at khanghai,
Record.
Russian Fashion Paper. Sample of Cotton, &c.
Saturday Review, KE.
U. B. Naval Instiinte Proceedings. Versameling.
Warsboaseman & Draparej
Weekly Bulletin,