No. 4349-JUNE 9, 1877.]
NOTICE.
THE CHINESE MAIL.
TIROM and after the Chinese New Year's FROM and ofiary 17, 1874) the chiners
Mail will be issued DAILY instead of rui
No change, how. WEEKLY as heretofore, ever, will be made in the price of subscrip- tion, which will remain at $4 per sunum.
The charges for advertisements are now aasimilated to those of the China Mail The unusual success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable medium for advertisers,
The Conductors guarantee an eventua eiraulation of one thousand copies. It la already the most influential native Journal published, and enjoys considerable prestige at the Porta of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Penang, Caloutta, San Francis co and Australia.
For terms, &c., address
MB CHUN AVIN,
Manager.
China Mail Office,
17th February, 1874.
POSTAL RATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates Low in force for transmission of corre-
spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number
of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass is a newspaper.
The conditions are as follown
must consist wholly Ist. The publication must or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other ourrent topics, with or without advertise,
mente,
Snd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un stitched.
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Sed. 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 anbaequent page; and this regulation applies to Table of Contents and Indices
4th A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a ploce or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or libographs illustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side,
A packet containing two or more news papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.
a
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpsid or insufficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped
wrapper.
No newspaper can now be sent through the post a second time for the original Hongkong Rates of Postage. g. For each transmission a fresh
postage la required.
(Revised April 1st, 1877.}
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, &c., as the case may be, but such papera or packets of pero may be sent at Book Rate, Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, not must anything whatever be inserted
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, nealing waz, postage stamp, or 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 now paper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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 patterns or samples, are not admissible.
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convenience of those who may wish to post by the Pasific Route to Canada, the West Indlãs, and other pisos named below.
For the present no largo, quantities of these Stamps can be suppilled, nor is it undertaken that every denomination can be kept in hand,
Miscellaneous Notices,
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. But samples of seeds, druge,
Indian Correspondence. and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such sricles Unpaid Letters are, not received for the only,may be posted enclosed in boxes, Indian Mall Packet is in hage of linen, of other material, fastened The Pre-payment of correspondence for in such a manner that they may be readily the Straite, India, Osylon, and Aden is com opened or, in the case of Beads, &o., for pulsory by whatever opportunity it is the United States of America Holland, forwarded. W and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Switzerland, in bags entirely closed, pro- vided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Fast Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.
Samples of intrinsic value mast not be sent to any foreign country except United States; and in the case of France samples of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goate hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or iainglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces; and up to this weight raw and spunk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rule which forbids the transmission tarough the Post of any article likely to lajure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the
Articles such.ss
Registration to Bangkok.
Her Britannio Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon- deuce can be Registered to Bangkok, at the Hual charge of 8 cents.
Soldiers and Sailors Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers Army, Schoomas tera (not apperintending or First Class) or Schoolmistressss may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vid Marseilles by French Packet, or v Southampton by British Packet for one penny or vi Brindisi by British Packet for three pence. Hongkong stamps will prepay, this class of correspondence exactly the same an Imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not penfarm, to the following regulations :---
1. Not to exceed hat an ounce, No double letters are allowed.
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi munt, or Ship, do, in full,
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,
8. 1 to a Boldier or Sailor, his class or the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as description must be stated in full, with unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce-name of Regiment, or Bhip, &c., in full. Iain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, pure, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, places of glass, acide of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en. graving plates, and confectionery of all
Finds.
Such articles as scissore, knives, razors, nary, metal tabing, pieces of metal or forks, steel pens, nalle, keys, watch machi ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in to secure a manner as to afford
*But not Warrant Officers, vix, Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlands India Packets leave
Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the
Europe. arrival of the outward P. & 0. Mall, from
The French Packts for Batavia wait at
run fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspon Singapore for the Packet from Chins, and dence to Batavia with the least delay, the
In the S. W. Monsoon.
The French Mall. In the N.E. Monsoon.
except bona lide Supplements. Printed which contains any enclosDIO except sup-complete protection to the contents of the following are the beat opportunities:
matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Priser Our lent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books.
N.R. means No Registration.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle meut, or between Hongkong, Cautoo, and Macao, in either direction......teran
Between any other two of the following Haces (through
a British Office) viz,
Hong-
kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon,
and the Philippines, by Private Ship,.......
Between the above by Con, trast Mail.....
Letters.
Registration. Newspapers.
Bka, & Petns.
Per 2 oz.
28:22
14:8.2 2
882 4
Countries of the Portal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French and Spanish Colonies..
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French and Spanish Colonies), South and Central Americs, and the West Indies (except Jamaica, Trinidad, and British Quinna).
Postage to Union Countries. United Kingdom and Union Countries served through London:-
Brindisi. 16
Letters,
Registration,
Fia
By any other
route.
121
8
Nowspapers,
2
Books and Patterns,
6
Other Union Countries
Letters,
12
12
Registration,
8
8
Кенорарего,
2.
Books and Patterns, 4
'i
Postage to Non-Union Oountries.
W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands
Lottors,
Registration,
Newapapora,
28
12 6
दू
12
Books and Patterns, 10
Canada, Vancouver's Island, Prince
A newspaper or packet of newspapers 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 suficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass,
1
The English Mail.
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Hall,
941
The French Mail.
mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples to the following countries, but to these alone viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Garmany, Hol- land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies.
arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, A packet of patterns or samples sent to Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad. for any loss or inconvenience which may the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other portal packet (even if the packet be re- Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet,gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not
for any injury which & packet may sustain exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad during its transmission. inches in width or depth.
of intrinsic valus, it should, If it bo very Important, be registered.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Unclaimed Correspondence, June 8, 1877,
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Festal 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 bo 'Achuu registered or anregistered, can be received Armand Single-1 for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that as a general rule, is liable to Customs. dution.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sont be so small as to make the sample of no value."
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows:-
ton' & Co.
Lets, Faye.
Marks, Mrs Alex. 2
Lote, Pape.
1.
McKay, G. S.
1
Asuis, Eduardo del
Middleton, J. T. 1 Mitchell, W. 1 regd.
Meniman, J. WI
1
1
1
Nelson, Geo.Kerr 1 Notying, A.
1
1
Baptists, Joan
Antonio Batten, Mrs Bennett, Mr
Morrison & Co., 1
Mogera
Besing, Mrs B.E.1 Bisset, Chas. H. &
Ora, Miss Clikuffco, Singh 1 regd. Osborns, Col., Books and Papers--to British Offices, Clan Tak, 0.1
O. B. 5 lbs.; to the Continent, &., Cockburn, Col. 1 Owen; John Patterns-to British Offices, 6lbs. if with-
Oxley, H. out intrinsic value; to the Continent,
Palmer, J. A. &c., 8 oz.
Patru, Capt. G. - 1 Porks, Mrs
4. The following articles cannot be sent Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dyc-stuffs, by Fost at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with thom.
No
PARCELS-The public is reminded that, In China and Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel Pest, Much trouble and disap to bend small valuable trifles through the pointment is caused by persistent attempla Post Fans, Curius, Articles of Dreas, Fancy Work, and similar presenta are con tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature the contente was discovered..
TATTERNS.Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to congist of the mallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting, small sum 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.
Davidson, Gerald 1 Davidson, John R.1 Davar Peston- joc Framjeo Dawson, F. Dias, Ignacio Edgar, E. L Edwards, James 1
Farquharson,
Thos
Arthur J.1
1
Pollard, Mr- Poret, Dr Benito 1
Redmond, D. §. 1
Richarde, Wm. H.1 Rodrigues,
Domingo
(1
Trend, Mis Fletcher, Angus 1 regd. Robertson, John 2 Fyfe, J. B. Gallery, R. J. Gardner, C. F. 1 Gillming, Mme.l
Rosenberg, Mario 1 regd. 2 Buchwald, Leo-11-
Hermino
1
Gordon, G.. Gordon, W. Fal
F. (Major) Graliam, MB 1
...E.
Green, W. Greiff, Leib
Haman, Robert 1 Hitchcock, F. A. $ Katebluser, F.C.1 Jackson, My Jackson, B. 1 Kassburg, A. Kemaley, Thor. Khilary, M Kontes, Paul Krauss, Alfred 1
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Law, Thos. either direction, Money Orders must be Lanzance, L. tood.
pold
Shopperd, Capt. 2 Siran, Monsr Smith, Dr. F. C. Suowdeal,
Wm. H.
Spiteri, Joseph 1 1 Stevenson, A
St. John, Miss 3
自
2 Taylor, R.
Trong Chia Dir
Thoxias, John
James }
Tucker, Capt.
Veasy, Misa
1
1
M. E. A. Victory, Madle,
Resine
Walker, E. R.
1
Walker, James
1
Weiman, T. H,
1
Wilkinson, W.
1 regd.
Wilson, Tom.
1
1
Wingfield, H.
1
Winne, Mr
1
Wolkalds, W.
1
Wolton, Joseph &
For Merchant Ships.
Leta. Paps.
The Stamps tendered for dale must not Macandrew, J.F.1 exceed 826 in value, must be perfectly Monkey, J. clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps "will be purchased. They must be presented per- Bonally or accompanied by a note.
The Postmanter or Agent may postpone Abbey Cowper 1 purchasing if his public funds in hand are adde not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase Alden Berse
He is allowed to obarge a Antioch suspicious. in any case which appears doubtfpl or Angle Saxon Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Antwerp purchased.
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, or above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth, A book-packet may contain any number (including printed or lithographed letters), must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 packata which are likely to suffer frora .... During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Henclatha. of separate books, or other publications
photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity To provide the greatest possible facilities of paper, or any other substance in ordinary for posting Correspondence for Europe, use for writing or printing upon r and the rc, up to the latest moment before the books or other publications, prints, maps, departure of the French Packets, arrange &c., may be either printed, written, en-ments have been made for receiving at the graved, lithographed, or plain, or any Post Office late letters-except those to mixture of these, Further, all legitimate and through Australia-from 1110 M. to binding, mounting, or covering of a book, 11,30A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee de, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, of 18 cents extra postage. whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; as sleo rollers in the case of prints or maps, markera (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in, the case of pocket-books, do; and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of aneh articles, or usually apportains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
A similar aupplementary Mall will be &c. must not be sent as a separate packet,
Circularse, letters which are intend-made up for Shanghat by the English and ed for transmission in identical terms to French Contract Steamers, the late letters several persons, and the whole er the being received from 10 miuntes after, up greater part of which is printed, engraved, to half an hour after the time of closing. or lithographed, may also be sent by The late fee will also be 18 cents. 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; nor 6Dy other enclosure not allowed by Eule S. 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 bo fastened, whether 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 in treated as a letter." For the greater security of the contents, however, 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. 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.
When orlug to a great and unusual Edward's Island, New Brunswick, New-influx of letters, books, Ze, the transthis foundland, Nova Scotia, Honolulu (N.R.)sion or delivery of the letters would be and Hawaii (N.R}=
delayed if the whole mall were dealt with without distinotion, book packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
10
12
12
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Books and Patterns, 8
Wladies, Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Colombia (U.S.), Guatemala, Grey Town, Hayti, La Ginayra, Mexico, Monte Vi teo. Now Granada, l'anama, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela → Letters,
Newspapers,
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Books and Patternr, 10
to Honduras, & Bri
Registration
tish West Indies,
12
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru
Letters,
50
Newspapers, Books and Patterne, 12
Registration,
Brazil
Lettera,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books and Patterns,
12
46
6
10
Nope,
None.
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular pusting of oxtensive correspon dence. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
REVISED TARIFF OF CHARGES OF COB
RESPONDENCE FORWARDED BY THE
ABOVE PACKET TO CANADA, THE WEST INDIES, SOUTH AMERICA, &c. Letters, &c, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places named halow, if sufficient American Stamps are added to prepay them from San Francisco to destination American Stamps are sold at this Office
The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hongkong Stamps, and 10 cents in U, 9 Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed in Italics. To all the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to Ban Francisco (8 cents.).
To guard against such injury all postal 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 has 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 a Pest 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 Partanasier may, 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 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.
Postmasters 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, zu question 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 pabilo, 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 countrips with hot climates, with wax (except shoh as specially prepared), is wattended with much inconvenience, and The following are the charges on Cor frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters to sealed but to the other letters respondence thus sent :-
in the mall, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The publio are therefore recommenied, in all such cases, to use either wafets or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun tries referred to, to do the saIZER.”),
Letters, per half ounce Hongkong ..
Stamps Stamps
Canada, British Columbia, Now"
Scotia, Brunswich, Nova Prince Edward's Island, Vun... couter's Island, Bahamas, Nassau, New Providence,... 12 Aspinwall, Bermuda, Cuba, Fiji, Greenland, Jamaica,
Panama, pistä a
Hawail, Newfoundland, Guatemala Marquesas 14.
Mesloo, Salvador, Tahiti,... 15 Belize, Bogota, Carthagena,
The limit of also for a book-packet. Costa Rica, Curagon, Grej addressed to any plase abroad is 94 cheston, Guiana, Honduras, in length and 12 inches in width or depth.
Exceptions. No packet for Algeria, Asores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, Madoirs, or Portugal, or for Egypt Spio, or Turkey, when sms by French Packet, must be above 18 inches in length, width or depth,
TATTARIS,
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, fapart from its mare un as a pattern and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con sidered as having on this ground an intsin.
sic value...
Pattern and Bample Post to colonica and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trede pattern reumples of merchandise,
5
Martinine, Ne Granada, Nicaragua, Santa Martha, Turk's Island, Venezuela, West Indies,bout Jolivia, Chill, Ecuador, Peru, 12 Argentine Confederation, Buc Bradmin 14 hos. Ayrth Paraguay, Utu
10
19: Books and Papers
gü Circulars &c., for Canada, per Newapapers for all other places
10,inmango
1
4
(not over 4 oz) sach Paper, Books, &o, for all other places, fas
per 4 otasinemis 10 Any articles found enclosed in News papers or Book Packets (as ik starves, Jewellery, dc.) will be detained and sold:
Arrangements have been made le soli American Stamps at the Office, for the
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more seonre, fnastauch as, under ordinary circumstances a regis- tered packet can be traced through its whole Course and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthes less lagu auton of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department la not arranged with a view to each transmission, By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict account. Bent in unregistered lettern, valu- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe bonteyance of such packets. 411. Izland or colonial letters, Inland letters which contain watches or therefore, which contain coin, and all jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters
which cannot be registered in sime to be forwarded by the Mal for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch Even If the letter do not septile any article
Arabelis
Letters containing Stamps should be Alma Registered, and the Stamps should be August secured from observation.
Augusta
Balgownic
and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore are requested Cauhnan -
Cactus to give notice to this Office of the departures Carlew
No correspondence will be forwarded by Catherstono of such ships.
Charlie Palmer 1 sailing vessel but such as is specially so Charles Moreau
Charlotte Au- Į directed.
Correspondence for New Zealand may be forwarded vis Torres Straits when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle.
Konid
Khodíve
2
Lets.Papa.
- Loading Wind
1 2
1
Letty Gales
Lolteror
2. Lord Macaulay
Madanzar, . Maggio Douglas Maid Marion Maipa Mary. Whitridgo Matago
MeNear
1
3
Morkchester
1
Nautilus
2
Osaka
Panola
McAusland f City of Berlin Cares de Vries
20
2
Paraguay, 0.0.
Parraca
1
Роогова
2
2 Ponrith
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1 pilgrim
drews Christian
lambo
Money Order Regulations. Cristoforo Co 1-Money. Orders on the United King Craig Erran
Daphne dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokabama, Shanghai and Yokohama also, Daley.6.1. Issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
Perclade
1 Polynesia
Pride of the Waer 2
76 Prince of Wales 1
Edward Albroth E. P. Bouverio 4 Edward May Elizabeth Dougall
Nicholson Elizabeth Elliotts
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application Felicetas must be accompanied with the full amount Fial (including commission) fa cheque, postage Fifeshire stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Florence. little margin should be left for variations Fortitudo of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Gactannio order, sends it on in the envelope, and ac returns the change, if any, by first oppor tonity, with a receipt for the letter, if it ware to be registered, as it always should be. Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices alogs: some hours before the depar tures of the malls.
4. No order must exceed £10, or in Orders will clude any fraction of a penny. be drawn at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived
The commission is as follows :-
Orders on the United Kingdom,
Up to £2,
18 cents. 36. 13
7)
£1072 Local Money Orders.
Gisment. George Croshaw 1 Glengairn Goe Crow Shan 1
Rodive Rhods
B(1rg.)
1 RobertHendersonl
1
1 Rolitan
Harbinger Hibernia, s.. Ida F. Taylor 1
John hifdleton J. D. Peters John Milton
13
Fly Magpie Modonts
Up to $25...15 cents.
50...........30
D-Lists of Money Order Officen in the United Kingdom tay bo consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
Names must be given in full (ospect when there is more than one Obristian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially oromed to any Bank,
No order can be paid till the Payce. have signed it in the proper place, án order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission. In case of loss of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
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