R 6
In this connection it may be noted that the system of remitting money locally by means of postage stamps affixed to registered post cards has proved an entire failure, nor has the lowering of the registration fee from 10 cents to 5 cents on letters posted to addressees in the Colony induced the public to safeguard by this means articles of value transmitted by post.
DAMAGED MAILS
Of the 361 bags of mails and parcels despatched by the Seattle, U.S.A. Office for Hongkong per the s.s. "President Grant" on the 6th August, 254 bags only were received and of these, 135 bags with their contents were found to have been badly damaged by fire and water. 47 of the damaged bags were for Hongkong and the remainder for other places.
The loss and damage was due to a fire which occurred on board the President Grant near Yokohama.
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Seventeen bags of mails from Europe received by the s.s. "Angkor" on the 7th November were found to have been badly damaged by fire and water and nine of these were for Hongkong and the remainder for Canton and Manila.
The damage was due to a fire which broke out on board the "Angkor" in the Red Sea.
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Owing to exceptionally heavy rain on the 31st October the General Post Office was flooded but not much damage was done.
A postman who was caught stealing letters on the 23rd May was convicted and sentenced to 4 months imprisonment with hard labour.
A new launch was built for the Department and commenced running on 10th July.
Early in the year the German Post Office resumed the Service of closed mails to Hongkong via Suez and at the end of the year the Service via Siberia.
A new Branch Post Office was opened in Shamshuipo on the 1st August. Stamp sales at this Office during the month of August amounted to $263.60 and during December to $406.20.
Twelve extra Pillar and Wall Boxes were erected in the Colony during the year, including three in the New Territory—at Un Long, Taipo Market and Taipo Kau. A courier service was also instituted in the Territory, a postman going out daily by train and bus and delivering ordinary correspondence and selling stamps at Un Long, and clearing the three above-mentioned letter boxes on his return journey.
R 6
In this connection it may be noted that the system of remitting money locally by means of postage stamps affixed to registered post cards has proved an entire failure, nor has the lowering of the registration fee from 10 cents to 5 cents on letters posted to addressees in the Colony induced the public to safeguard by this means articles of value transmitted by post.
DAMAGED MAILS.
Of the 361 bags of mails and parcels despatched by the Seattle, U. S. A. Office for Hongkong per the s.s. "President Grant" on the 6th August, 254 bags only were received and of these, 135 bags with their contents were found to have been badly damaged by fire and water. 47 of the damaged bags were for Hongkong and the remainder for other places.
The loss and damage was due to a fire which occurred on board the President Grant near Yokohama.
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Seventeen bags of mails from Europe received by the s.s. Angkor" on the 7th November were found to have been badly damaged by fire and water and nine of these were for Hongkong and the remainder for Canton and Manila.
The damage was due to a fire which broke out on board the "Angkor" in the Red Sea.
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Owing to exceptionally heavy rain on the 31st October the General Post Office was flooded but not much damage was done.
A postman who was caught stealing letters on the 23rd May was convicted and sentenced to 4 months imprisonment with hard labour.
A new launch was built for the Department and commenced running on 10th July.
Early in the year the German Post Office resumed the Ser- vice of closed mails to Hongkong via Suez and at the end of the year the Service via Siberia,
A new Branch Post Office was opened in Shamshuipo on the 1st August. Stamp sales at this Office during the month of August amounted to $263.60 and during December to $406.20.
Twelve extra Pillar and Wall Boxes were erected in the Colony during the year, including three in the New Territory- -at Un Long, Taipo Market and Taipo Kau. A courier service was also instituted in the Territory, a postman going out daily by train and bus and delivering ordinary correspondence and selling stamps at Un Long, and clearing the three above mentioned letter boxes on his return journey.
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