HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE.
591
100.-Addresses must be complete. That is to say, on such covers as are not addressed to heads of houses, the addressee's residence or place of business must be added. If this be not done the correspondence will be returned to be fully addressed.
Rates of Postage.
101.-Rates of Postage in Hongkong, and at British Post Offices in China :-
Between Hongkong, Canton and Macao,}(c.)
and for local delivery
To China
LETTERS PER oz.
POST CARDS,
BOOKS, PATTERNS, & COM-
NEWS- PAPERS &
MERCIAL
EACH.
PAPERS. PER 2 oz.
PRICES CURRENT,
RACH.
REGIS- TRATION.
RETURN RECEIPT FOR REGISTREED
ARTICLK.
(a.)
(e.)
cents.
cents.
cents.
cents.
1
2
cents.
5
cents.
5
1
คง
5
5
(b.)
2
Cochin-China,
#
Cores,
"
Japan,
Philippine Islands
Siam direct
JJ
33
Tonquin
(a.),
To Australia
VIA TORRES STRAITS.........
10
New Zealand
"
*J
Tasmania....... Fiji
(0)
CANNOT
BE
SENT.
2
10
NOT ISSUED,
VIA CEYLON
25
CANNOT
..(c.)
25
BE
5
Б
20
10
NOT ISSUED.
SENT.
10
3
2
2
10
(f.)
(f)
To Natal and Cape Colony......
To all other places.....
(4.) COMMERCIAL PAPERS are documents wholly or partly written by hand, not being letters, such as Invoices
Deeds, Copied Music, &c. All packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each.
(b.) REGISTRATION IN CHINA extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, and
Hankow only.
(c.) Prepayment is compulsory.
(d) Letters for Siam vid Singapore, 10 cents per half ounce.
(e) Not to exceed 4 oz in weight, otherwise the rate is per 4 oz. for newspapers, and per 2 oz. for other printed
matter.
(ƒ) Cannot be sent to Countries not in the Postal Union.
Parcel Post.
102.-A Receipt will be given for each Parcel.
103.-TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH COLONIES, &c.
TO
Hongkong, China, Japan, Corea, Siam .... Straits Settlements, India
Malta............................................
Gibraltar
+
United Kingdom, viá Gibraltar only......
..(Direct)...
do.
11
Ascension........
(viâ London)
11
British Guiana.................................................
do.
11
Cape Colony.....
do.
Cyprus
do.
Egypt...
do.
Newfoundland
do.
St. Helena.....
do.
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LIMIT
OF WEIGHT.
20.
POSTAGE Pre lb.
LIMIT OF SIZE.
cents.
11
5
11
15
PROHIBITED CONTENTS.
20
25
50
Do.
50
Do.
7*
50
Do.
11
65
Do.
11
Do.
11
70
Do.
11
50
Do.
20
22 83852 28
2 ft. by 1 ft., by 1 ft.
do., and not smaller than 3 in. by 2 in., by 2 in. 3 ft. 6 in. long, or 6 ft. in greatest length and girth combined,
Opium. Do.
Arms
2.
Tobacco, except for per- [sonal use.
Specie or ostrich feathers.
Letters.
Coins, Tobacco.
Letters, Arms and Am-
******
[munition.
Books copyright in the [United Kingdom,
Windward and Leeward 1s.,t
do.
11
Barbados, Trinidad
Canada
do.
3
Jamaica
do.'
11
828
50
Do.
75
2 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 ft.
60
2 ft. long, or 4 ft. in length
and girth combined.
Letters.
* To Cape Town itself, 11 lb.
† Antigua, Montserrat, S. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, Virgin Is.; Grenada, 8. Lucia, S. Vincent, Tobago. 104. To the United Kingdom and Places beyond.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about 8 days later than the Mail. They must be posted before 3 P.M. on the day before the Mail leaves. No further charge is made on delivery except for