No. 4379.-JULY 14, 1877.]
Intimations.
THE OHINESS MAIL,
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THI
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Chinese Mail,
TWO cents a character for the first 100 Toaster, and one cant a character beyond the Erst 100, for first insertion, and half price for repetitions during the first weak. Subsequent weeks insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first wook's charge. Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount and contracts for more favourable terms can be mado, n
Efforts have been made to establish Agents for circulating the Chinese Mail in all the ports and in the interior of China, all the ports in Japan, In Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, Batavia, Manila, the Phillippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent. When the list of Agencies is completed, It will be published. Agents have been already established in most of the above places, and in Important porta more than one agent has been appointed at each, CHUN AYIN,
Manager. Hongkong, February 29, 1874.
POSTAL BATES. (Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &s, will be
LOBAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,......
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Offloo) viz,-Hang- kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigen, and the Philippines, by Private Ship,...
r་་་་་ Between the above by Con tract Mail,
Letters. ::
Registration. Newspapera,” Bks. & Ptina,
Pet
202.
82 2
482 2
882 4
THE CHINA MAIL.
must be above 18 inches in length, width, or depth.
VAS PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinale sale. This rule exoludos all articles of a saleable nature, and, indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from Its mors usa 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 intrin
Bio value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is, restricted to bond flis trade patterns or samples 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 patterns or samples, are not admissible.
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, drugs, and Buch like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but anch articles only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of lizen, of other material, fastened in auch a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds, So, for the United States of America, Holland, and, its possessions, Belgium, Denmark Greece, Portugal and Ite possessions, and Switzerland, la bags entirely closed, pro- 3rd. The fall title and date of publicationvided such closed bags are transparent, so must be printed at the top of the first page,
as to enable the Officers of the Post Office 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.
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pars 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 2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet er sheets un
ments,
stitched.
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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 must not be cent to any foreign country except United
important, be registered.
Complainta seg sommeliifen réceived of f of intilusio value, it should, if it be very ↑ POST OFFICE NOTICE. extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony, and Saigon, but it is belloved it would be found in all cases that the letters, dro, had been sent loose.
Any Foreign statops on loose corte- spondence are obliterated in this Office.
- Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Lettors are not received for the Indian Mail Packet,
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, Indie, Ceylon, and Aden is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok, Her Britannio Majesty's Consul General for Slam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, af the usual charge of 8 cents. ***
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postel Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
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1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Pontage if it contains gold orsilvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is fiable to Customs doties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value..
The limits of weight allowed are as follows:-
Books and Papers-to British Offices, 5 lbs.; to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs. Paitors to British Offices, 5lba. ff with. out intrinsic vaine; to the Continent, &c., 8 dz. by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, The following articles cannot be cent Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stufis, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persone dealing with them.
4.
Unclaimed Correspondence, July 12, 1977.
Lets. Fape>>
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Ackermann, B. 1 Anson, Honry Armand Singla ton & Co. Ayrton, W. T. Bennett, G. H. 1 Bennett, Mr Besing, Mes8.3.1 Bisset, Chas. H. 2. Buse, J.
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Lets, Papi. Macnadrew, J. F.1
1 Macpherson, 8
Gordon Mamintonia, Mr 1 Marks, Mrs Alex. 2 Middleton, J. T. 1 Morrison & Col
Меката
Nicolopoulo
1 Nott, William
Novak, Francisco I "O'Grady, Mrs M. 1
Olga, Mine
Chhuffoo, Singh 1 regd. Chong Hian Chum Tak, C. Cockburn, Col. Costa, Rufina
Domingus
Davidson, John B.1 Dariz, Q.A. Davor Peston-s
jos Framjes Dias, Ignacio Dimond, E. H. Duncan, C.- Edgar, E. L Farquharson,
Solthers' and Sailors Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas ters (not superintending or First Clake) or Schoolmistusses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom 18 Marselites by French Facket, or v Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or vi
PARCELS The public is reminded that, Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence.in Obina and Japan, there is no such thing Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of aa Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap- correspondence exactly the same as Imperialpointment is caused by persistent attempis Stamps,
to send small valuable trifles through the Post.
Fann, Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar prosents are con- tinually being refused, the sanders having often spent fare in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. No Friend, Mrs refund can be made on such parcels of the Fritz, A. nature of the contents was discovered, value of Stamps obliterated before the FATTERNE Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample
Soldiers' and Sallory' letters are, however, charged as onsors inters if they do not conform to the following regulations --
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowedai
or description must be stated in full on 2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or Ment, or Ship, do, in full
Thos.
1
1 O'Meagher, W.H. 1
Orlay, H,
Paton, Capt. G. 1 Perks, Bira
Arthur J. Follard, Mr
Redmond, D. 8. 1
Robertson, John ^2
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11 Richards, Wm. H. 1
1
Rodrigues,
1
1
Domingo
1
Rosenberg Marie I regd.
Ruchwald, 100-|·
pold
1
Feraud, Mons. 3
1 Ruchwaldy, L 1 Ferrari, P. D, A. I Fletcher, Angus 1 regd. Scott & Co.,
1
Mestre W.R. 1 Shang Tang,
Tattan maker
- 1 regd. Shepperd, Clupt. 3
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 piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or Hthographs Illustra found annexed, together with a number tive of articles in the newspaper.. The States; and in the case of Franes samples description must be stated in full, with of goods which the tender has for sale, or Graham, Geo. F. 1.
of miscellaneous and useful notiose.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revisid July 2nd, 1877.) -- In the following Statoments 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 papers or packets of
papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Bate. Prices Our. rent may be paid either as Newspapera or Booke.
NR. meana No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union, The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Caylon, the Straits, and Ader), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey- chelles, Jaunaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Nether
lands, Portuguese, 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, &o., Colonies), and Central America.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route :- Letters,
12 cents per à02. Registration,
8 cents. Newspapers,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom vía Brindisi only:—”
16 cents per oz, Lottera, Registration,
8 centa Менорарета,
4 cents each.. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondenes within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Ocuntries. W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Lábería, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands
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.
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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 newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or Insulciently paid, le treated as an unpaid or insufficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesire stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
No now paper can now be sent through the post a second time for the original postage. For each transmission a fresh
postage
is required.
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, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open st both ends, so as to admit of enty removal
for examination. If this role be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be no folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except up. plemente is charged as latter, 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 68 an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter. 5 lbs, in weight, nor above two fost in No packet of newspapers may be above length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
of elder down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats bals thread, vanills, saffron, carmine, or fainglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than thres ounces; and up to this weight raw and spun silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany,
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags of Boxes, or the person of any 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 lie destination. Articles stich as the following have been ocasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained an unft for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, onttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, plotes of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel an- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds,
Such articles as scissors, knives, razora, forks, stoel pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they bo panked and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the 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 Azorea, Belgium, Cape de Vert Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu- gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies. Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad.
A packet of patterns or samples sont to Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, to Turkey, Syria,, or Egypt, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 Inches in width or depth.
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To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &c, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, are ments have boen made for receiving at the Post Office late Jetters-except those to and through Australia-from 11.1ú àм. to 11.30 AM Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postago,
name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full.
But not Warrant ocu viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Hoatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands India Packets leave Bingapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. &0. Mail from Europe.
The French Packts for Batavia walt at
Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly.
It follows that, to, forward Correspon- douce to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities:
In the B. W. Monsoon.
The English Mail. The French Mail,
In the N.E. Monsoon,
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mail.
The French Mail
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any latter, 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 To guard against such Injury all postal during its transmission,
stamping or from great pressure should be Packets which are likely to suffer from 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
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 lettera which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way in official
to be made publie. A Postmaster way, toformation of a private character allowed however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it. in 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 Poat Office, whether as change or otherwise, no 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 they may do so if their duty be not thereby
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 Posthasters and Agents of thin Offles 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 elther direction, Money-Orders must be used,
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and In strips of at least two, a no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.
Gair, M. G.. Gordon, G. Gordon, W. F. F. (Major) Green, W. Henry, Felix
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Siran, Mober
Smith, Andrew
Smith, Mrs
Harriet
Smith, Vincent
Snowdenl
Wn. E.
Spiteri, Joseph i
A Stevenson,
Herra, Quintin - I High Cheeens1 regd.Stopani, Capt.
Loovig Hitchcock, F. AS Hoodich, Ernest 1 Howo, W. A.
Bengal C. S.
Jackson, Mr
Jenkins, J. Jurzina, Anton
Law, Thor. Lawrence, L. Lloyd, Win.
2
Veasy, Miss
M.B. A..
Walker, James
Walker, Thomas
1
Willard, Pem,
-Wilson, Tom.
Wingfield, H,
1
Winne, Mir
Wolkeide, W.
Welton, Joseph
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Pap.
Lats, Paju.
Maipu
11
2
1
Mary Anno
1
1
Mary Waltridge
6
May Queen
1
MeNear
Morro Castle.
1
rogd.
Nelson, 6.8.
Aberlady Anglo Saxon Antipodes Antwerp
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his publio funds in hand are not suffelent, and he will refuse to purchasa in any case which appears doubtful or Balgownto
He is allowed to charge a Barbara Taylor suspicious. Cotainission of one per cent on all Stamps B. Caldew purchased..
Leitors containing Stamps should be Caotus Registered, and the Stamps should be Candia, s.a.
Contam secured from observation.
Carrizal Charles Moreau
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charierers Charlie Palmer 1
Cheang Hock and Agents of sailing ships for Manila,
Kian Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore are requested to give notice to this Office of the departures City of Borlin
Commissary of such ships.
No correspondance, will be forwarded by | Craig Ewan sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
Correspondence for New Zealand may be forwarded via Torres Straita when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle,
Echo
Edward Albroth Elizabeth Dongall Elizabeth
Honey Order Regulations. 1.Money Orders on the United King.
Yokohama, Shanghal and Tokohama also dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Forward
lague on Hongkong and vice versa.
-Small suma may ba remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Stamps.
Nimbas
-Paraguay, B.A.
Pearl, 8.8. Peeroas
2 Penclude
Penelope, 8.9. Ponshaw
Pride of the Waer 9
Prince of Wales
1
4
Rohtan
Roving Sailor
1 Sapphire
2 Sarah Nicholcon 1
Scindia
Sir Robert Parkes 1
Nicholson
1 Sigual
Fifeshire Florence Fortitude
3
Spirit of the Age 2
1.
St. Elmo
1
Star of China
1
Star of Jamaica 20
Stracathro
Gastennio Glongairn
5
Sunbeam
1
2
Syringa
11
Twilight
13
Unanizon
Victoria
Warrior.
Win. Phillips
Woodhall Woodlark Woodville
George
Earlinger
Ida F. Taylor
India
John Midleton 1 regd. Willie
Lallah Book
3.-Many Money Orders aro supplied to residents at the smaller Porte in this way. An application for an order is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Irazu and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in obeque, postage stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations Letty Galos of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Lord Macaulay onder, sends it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor- were to be registered, as it always should
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glaw 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, maps, &c., 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, &c., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, The above arrangement is intended to whether such binding, be loose or meet occasional emergencies, and not for attached; as also rollers in the ease of the regular posting of extensive correspon. prints or maps, markers (whether of paper dence. Should it be found, therefore, that or otherwise) in the case of books, peas or large and unmanageable numbers of letters Franciscs, or Marselles, Brindisi pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c, are babitually thrown upon the Department
and, in short, whatever is necessary for the at the last moment, a heavier late fee will letters er other packats for the public, but { tunity, with a receipt for the latter, if it -- safe transmission of such articles, or usually be imposed, appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, & must not be sent as a seperate packet. Circulars,, letters which are intand ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the None. greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post. Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Is
But a book-packet may not contain any land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia letter, or communication of the nature of
letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a cireniar-lotter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule d. It
Fia San Fiz S. Hampton Fis
Aspinwall, Panama -—-—.
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26
14
12
8
10
DAES
Lettore,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
Letters,
18
Registration, None,
None.
Newspapers, 4
嗡
Books & Patterns, 6
8
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns,
10
12
16
20
8
12
12
旮
4
6
$
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4
Η
10
Bahamas, Danish W. Indies, Hayil 1
14
a
thla rule be infringed, the entire packet ia obarged as a letter.
A book packet may be posted either
Registration, None. None None without a cover (in which case it must not
Letters,
Менорарего,
Books & Patterns, 6
4
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Fern (—–
None
Letters,
20
Newspapers,
В
Books & Patterns, 14
10
12
Registration, 12
None,
Hawçüap Kingdom :**
Letters,
16
16 None.
20
4
4.
6
6
0
A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghat by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, to half an hour after the time of closing The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
There will be communication with Ana. tralia vid Batavia and Port Darwin, an follows i
Leave Hongkong by
French Paokei,...Sept. 18. Nov, 29, Lente Batavia, Oct. 1. Dec. 13, Due at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12, Dec. 24.
1876. Sydney,...Oct. 81. Jan. 12. Malbourne....Nov. 6. Jan. 18. Adelaide,.....Nov. 18. Jan. 24.
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be fastened, whether by means of gum,
For the present the correspondence can wafer. sealing was, postage stamp, of only be paid to Batavia, from which plass otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at it may possibly be forwarded without fur. 60 both and so as to admit of the contents ther charge.
being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, It may be tied at the ends with string Poatinastere baing authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so Nons, they must again tie up the packet,
No book packet may be above 6 lbs. In weight, nor abova 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 18 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices,
Begistration, None, Newspapers, Book & Patterns, 8
Windies, (except as above) Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Grey Town, La Guayra, Monts Video, New Grasala Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela ;**** Letters,
26 34
38
Newspapers,
6
Books & Patternr, 14. Registration
to British & Union 12
West Indies only, I'
A 10
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji (va), Mozambique (N.), Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24 by Pri, vate Ship 15, Registration, 12 Newspapers,
Books and Fatterns, 4)
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now adinit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor respondence sent to Manila in the maile should be delivered free there.
impeded.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all Buch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun trics referred to, to do the same...
bo. Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the mails.
4-No order must exceed £10, or in clude 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 i
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £3.18 gents. 45...... 86 $7........... 54 £10...... 72 "Local Money Orders.
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Up to $28.......15 cents. “60.............................30"
S.Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
8.-Names must be given in full: (expect when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payos need not. be given if the order be crossed (as theques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
7. No order can be paid till the Payee have signed it in the proper place. An 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 lostructions.
The registration of a pasket makes its transmission much more secttre, inasintich as, under ordinary circntnstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through its whole course and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rate ocotirrence. Neverthe fess large sums 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 is not arranged with a view to such 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 striet Article 1 of the Postal Treaty of Berne account Sent in unregistered letters, valu. provides that "Neither the senders nor the able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a Wheny owing to a great and unusual addressees of letters and other postal temptation which ought not to be created; packets shall be called upon to pay, either and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such index of letters, books, ze, the franchis in the Country of Origin, or in that of
packets. All Inland or colonial letters, sion or delivery of the letters would be Destination, any tax or duty other than " delayed if the whole mall were dealt with the recognised rates levied (in the case of therefore, which contain coin, and all without distinction, book packets may be paid correspondeno) by the despatching Inland letters which contain watcher or kept back till the nezt despatch or delivery. Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, jewellery, even though they be posted
without registration, are treated sa register. entertained. or apparently extra charge, will at once be The limit of sisa for a book-packot brought to the notine of the proper ed, and charged on delivery with a double addressed to any place abroad is 24 luches authorities, in either Colony.
registration fee of sightpence in addition to in length and 12 inches in width or depth. The above does not apply in any to loose the ordinary postaga; sud any such letters
Frceptions. No packet for Algeria, letters sent ontaide the mails. These will which cannot be registered in time to heade out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis. Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, always be charged on arrival in Hongkong forwarded by the Mail for which they are Madeira, or Portugal, or for Egypt, Syria, and probably the Hanlie Office will adopt ported are detained for the next despatch, Orders on Shanghel are drawn at per cent.
premium in all essey, Even if the letter de not contain any article. or Turkey, when sent by French Packet, the same course.
8,If the azder be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is onts paid no further claim can be
No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
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Central Blatt. Court Journal,
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Dr. Theodor Schmichardt Chemische Fe-
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Graphic, 14th April, 8th May. Harland and Sons Varish List." Illustrated Austerlian.
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