No. 4422.-SEPTEMBER 1, 1877.3
Intimations.
THE OMINESE MÄIL;
TERMS OF 'ADYSETISING IN THE Chinois Mall,
(WO cents a character for the first 100 characters, and one cont a character beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and hall price for repetitions during the first week. Subsequent weeks Insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's charge, Advertisements for half year and longer will be allowed a dedullos of 25 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for wore favourable terms can be made,
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Battle-{ ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction.......
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Private Ship,...
Between the above by Con- tract Mail...............................
Letters.
Registration.
Newspapers.
Per 2 oz.
Bka & Pitna.
282 2
48/2 2
8:2 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspapor.
The conditions are, sa follows Imm
THE CHINA MATA.
must be above 18 inches in length, width, or depth.
PATTERNS,
Thoy must not be of intrinsic value, This rule excludes all articles of a galeable 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 that it can fairly be con- nidered as having on this ground an intrin- Bio value.
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Complaints re someilmes received3 of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Salgon, but it is' believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, do, had been sent loose, tr
Any Foreign stampa on loose' COFTE- spondence ara literated in this Office,
India Correspondence, Unpaid Lettem are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, Indi, Ceylon, and Aden le com pulsory by whatever opportunity: It is forwarded.
Regisation to Bangkok.
Ber Britann Majesty's. Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon. dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of cents.
of Intrinsic value, it should, if it be very ↑ POST OFFICE NOTICE. important, be registered.
3fost 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 Latter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is 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 tho sample of no value,
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3. The limits of walght allowed are as follows
Books and Papers-to British Offices, 5 lbs, to the Continent, &c., 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5lbs. if with. out intrinsic vaine; to the Continent: dtc., Buz
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries la restricted to bond fide trude patterns or samples of merchandise, Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sont 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 ss to be easy of examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles asioned Officers Army Bebola-by Post at all: Gloss, Liquida, Gunpowder, only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen, of other material, fastened opened; or, in the case of seads, &c., for the United States of America, Holland, and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Switzerland, ia baga entirely closed, pro- vided such closed bags are transparent, so Ba to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contente.
Elforts have been made to establish | Agorta for circulating the Chinese Mail in all the ports and in the interior of China, ail the ports in Japan, In Saigon, Singapore, Ponsup, Calcutta, Batavia, Manila, the Philippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru. and other places which Chinese frequent. When the list of Agencles is completed,
1st. The publication must consist wholly ti will be published. Agents have been or in great part of political or other news, mirady established in most of the above or of articles relating thereto, or to other places, and in important porta more than ourrent topics, with or without advertise in such a manner that they may be readily French-Packet or via Southampton by with them. one agent has been appointed at each. CHUN AYIN,
Manager,
Hongkong. February 29, 1874.
FOSTAL RATES.
[Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transfusion of corre- spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &o, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised July 2nd, 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half vunce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
ments,
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un
atitabad.
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.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any paskot except the address 4th. A supplement must consist wholly of the person for whom it is intended, the or in great part of matter like that of a address of the sender, a trade mark or newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of number, and the price of the articles.
Samples of intrinsic value must not be paper, uneiltohed; or wholly or in part of sent to any foreign country except United engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra-States; and in the oase of France samples tive of artioles in the newspaper. The of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen aupplement must in every case be published or goata hair thread, vanilla, saffron, with the newspaper, and must have the carmite, or singlass, are considered to fall 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 newa- papors is not chargeable with higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufficiently paid book pasket of the same weight
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
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 Nempapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted
No newspaper can now be sent through except bona fide Supplements, Printed the post a second time for the original matter may, however, be enclosed, if the postage. For bach transmission a fresh whale be paid at Book Rate Prices Gur-portage is required. rent may be paid either as Nowspapers or Books,
F.B. moans No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Eumpe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey. chelles, Jxmaiou, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Nather land, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are the Ans. tralasian Group, British North America, Africs (except French, &c., Colonses), and Central America.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route -- Lettery,
12 cents per oz.
8 cente. 2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents por 2 oz.
Registration,
Newspapers,
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 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 nowspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
der this rule if they weigh more than three 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 forbide the transmission tarough the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Past Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not to its destination, Artioles such as the following have been occasionally posted unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce- aa Patterns, and have been detained as lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, autds of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel an- graving plates, and confectionery of all
Soldiers and Sailors Letters. Frivates In H. M. Army or Navy, Non-
Schoolmistressismay send half-ounce letters tars (not superintending or First Class) or, to the United Kingdom vi Marseilles by British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by Brish Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondenceixactly the same as Imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and allors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conferin to the following regulations - 1. Not to wood half an ounce. double letters we allowed.
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2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his class the letter, and the commanding Officer or description must be stated in full on
must sign his name, with name of Reg!. ment, or Ship, de, in full, description must be stated in full, with 8. If to a Sollier or Sailor, his class or name of Regiment, or Ship, dra, in full.
*But not Warant Officers, viz Assistant
Engineer, Gunn, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia, The Netherkude India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the award P. & Q, Mail from Europe.
The French Pachta for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Packet from China and run fortnightly
It follows that, to forward Correspon denes to Batas with the 1 st deles, the following are the best opportunities;
in the S. W. Monsoon.
The English Mail. The French Mall.
In the N.E Monsoon.
A Private Skamer a few days before the
English Mail.
The French Mail.
The Post Offs 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 postal packet (oren if the packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury vhleb a packot may sustain during its tranmission.
Such articles aa scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and Euarded in so secure a manner as to afford completa protection to the contents of the To guard against such injury all postal and to the Officers of the Postpackets which are likely to suffer from
stamping or
or frea great pressure should be easily examined, may be sent as samples to
pisceta ili strung von Many, may VEYA 1945, shake, the following countries, but to these alone; precaution no ingile article should be sent viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd through the Pou. It should be remembered lalands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- that every packet has to be handled several land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Porta- times; that it is exposed to considerable gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United pressure and frition in the mall bag; and Its transmission to be transferred by means States, Wallachie, and the British Colonies, that, whenever the bag has in the course of Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad.
A packet of patterns or samples sent to
of the railway apparatas, the risk of injury the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, in much increased. Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad inelies in width or depth.
4. The following articles cannot be sont Matobes, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or ofensive or injurious to persone dealing
Lete, apr.
8.11 1 regd. Gordon
Markham, C. W. 1 rogd.
McNulty, John
Unclaimed Correspondence, August 31, 1877.
Lets, Fap Ackermann, R. I Macpherson, All Toug Bade & Co.,
Messrs Ed. 1 Barros, J. M. Brown, Bennett, G. E. 1 Sir Burdis, Gen. H.
Campbell
Campbell, W.J. S. (M.D.) Carrow, Dr. J.F. 2 Chock, Dr. M.A. 1
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Patrick 1
Morton T, 1.
Munck, Houry 1 Newcombe, Mra 9 Novak, Francisco 1
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O'Grady, Mrs M. 1
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Olona, Antonio 1
Spr. D.
O'Moagher, W., 1
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Chhuffoo Singh 1 regd.Galie, Mouar, Chong Hian 1 Coulson, A. C.M.1 Davis, Frankt 1
Delgado, Edgar, E. L. Duncan, C. Esteves, Jose
Joaquim Ji
Parker, Chas. E, 11 Paton, Capt. G. '1 Pellegrini, A. Pereira, Jose G.
The.
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Foraud, Moner. 2
Lieut.
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F. (R.N.) Riddell, John (Engineer) Rozario,
Wan Rye 1 regd, Savio, P.
John
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1. Seton, Capt. H.1 Shang Tang,
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PARCELS. The public is reminded that, in China and Japan, there is no such thing Frames, Join pointment is caused by persistont attempts Gaby, John ss Parcel Post. Much trouble and disap-
Friend, Mrs D'ogly to sond small valuable rifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, George, Nichols
M. G. Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- Gienchim, tinually being refuzed, the senders having Gorage,
Thomas 1 often spent more in Postage than would Graham, Capt. G. 1 bave paid the freight by steamer. No Graves, Miss refund can be made on such parcels of the Amelia -1 value of Stamps obliterated before the Hamilton, Obs. 1 nature of the contents was discovered.
Herre,
Quintin 1 PATTERNS, Some difficulty is experienced High C
Cheong Loong in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample Hocflich, Ernost 1 Hitchcock, F. A. 5 of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is Holland, C. 8.
Hollende, H. J. 1 to consist of the smallest possible quantity Holmes, J. H. compatible with showing what the goods W.
Howe, A. are, and must have no intrinsic value. ::
Bengal C. B. Jenkins, J. To provide means of remitting small Jurzins, Anten 1 sums of money to or from this Colony and Lawrie, F. D. between the Ports of China and Japan, the Laye, John Postmasters and Agents of this Office will 'Lee Yuen, F.
Miss in future be allowed (but not required) to purchass Hongkong Postage Stamps from Lilley, T. B. 4 foreign residents.
Lloyd, Wm. 2 Lall, Capt. Wm. 1 Mamintonia, Mr I
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used,
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Shields, Andrew Silva, Arnaldo
Simpson, H. R. Sing Asy Staith, Andrew ~ 11 Smith, Mrs Harriet Snowdeal, Wm, H. Spanish Spanish Mail
Line of Stea- mers, The Agent of
A.E. Stone, Mrs L. Storror, Dr.
Stool
Morer)
St. John, Miss G.1 regd. Tablers, Wolf 1
1 Thomson, Robt. 1
Veasy Miss
M. E. A
Walker E. R.
Warden, R. Webber, C. Willard, Pem. Wolkolds, W.
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For Merchant Ships,
Abercarne. Anglo Saxon Aoslong Australia, ... Barbara Taylor i rogd.Lord of the Isles Brown Brothers 1
Cactus O.
Caller On Caudia, 9,0.
Lotz. Paţie.
Lots.Faps.
Kate Carnio
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Killarney, 8.5.
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Lass of Gamlor Leicester
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Loringa
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Maggie Dixon
11 Manchester
Mary Blair
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Mary Whitridge
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Mirauda
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The Stampa tendered for sale must not exceed 825 in valde, must be perfectly clean, In good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per- sonally or accompanied by a noto.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge s Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Capella purchased.
Carrizal Leiters containing Stamps should bo Casco Registered, and the Stampe should be Chambrun Prince 1
Chandox secured from observation.
Challenge Charlton, s Ohy dr Berlin
Craig Ewan Created Wavo City of Halifax 1
Caba
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore are requested to give notles to this Office of the departures No correspondence will be forwarded by of such ships. sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
Correspondence for Ney Zealand may be forwarded via Torres Straits when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle.
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C. W. Cochrane '4'
1, Barmouth Denbighshire
Edward Albroil Eldenburgh Castlo
a newspaper or packet of newspapers mail bath claw was time gemar ha which contains any enclosure except up 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 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 Exceptional rates, to the United King of separate books or other publications must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 Information of 1 private character allowed | dom ́are issued at flongkong, Shanghai and Elizabeth
(including printed or lithographed lettore), photographs (when not on glass or fn cases containing glass or any like anbatanes), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the &c., may be either printed, written, en- books or other publications, prints, mapa 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, whether such binding, &s, be loose or prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) In the case of books, pens or
don and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi ovily:— Letters,
16 cents per oz Registration.
8 centa. Метерарета,
4 cents oschi. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected cerre spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries, W. Africa, Falkiand lelands, Lagos,
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, c., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange. ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters-except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must boar a late fee of 18 çents extra postage.
letters which as through a Post Office No information can be given respecting except to the persons to whom they are addressed; andlu no other way is official to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give m address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it Postmasters is not allowed to return any is would disapprove of his doing so. letter or other poket to the writer or sender, or to any one de, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, attached; as also rollers in the case of the regular posting of extensivo correspon. whether as change or otherwise, no question |
Cape Verd Lalande :----
Postmasters we not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change and when momy is pald at a Post Office, as to tis right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertail after it has been removed Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do sell their duty be not thereby impeded.
are babitually thrown upon the Department from the counter, Francisco, or Marseiles. Brindui pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c,,
Via San Fia S. Hampton Fia
Letters,
22
26
Registration,
12
12
Newspapers,
4
6
Becke & Patterns,
8
10
Aspinwall, Panama :---
Letters,
18
34
Registration,
None.
None,
Nerspapers,
4
4 8
6
10
Books & Patterns, 6
aud, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, ks. must not be sent as a separate packet:" Circulars,.., letters which are intend. ad 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.
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Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's IL- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Babawas, Danish W. Indios, Hayti -
Letters,
12
18
Registration,
8
12
40 13
Nexspapers,
2
4
Becks & Patterns, 4
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6 58
Letters,
14
34
Registration,
None.
Nous,
28 None.
Next papers,
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6
B
10
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru
Letters,
· S0
50
Хеграрека,
6
6
8
10
12
#
Books & Patterns, 14 Registration, 12 None,
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 wholls printed nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against Inspection j; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. If this rule be infringed, the 'mitire packet in charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which caso it must not be 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 exally withdrawn for examination; otherwise it in treated as a letter. For the Nona groater security of the contente, however,
It may be led at the ends with string Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do no None. None, they must again tie up the packet,
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. 8 8 in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, W. Indies, (except as above) Bnarios 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, Ayr, Conta Rica, Guatemala, Grey Town, unless it be sent to or from one of the La Gusyra, Monte Video, New Granada, Government offices, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela pan
Hawailan Kingdom !---
Lellers,
16
16
30
Registration,
None,
d
A
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns, &
34
4
6
Letters,
20
18
Norspapers,
0
6
Becks & Patterns, 14
8
10
Registration
to British & Union
When, owing to a great and unusual indux of letters, books, o, the transinis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery. The limit of site for a boos packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches in length and 12 inches in width or depth.
Exceptions. No parket for Algeria, Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Fri-Axores, Cape de Verd Inlands, France, vateShip 12, Registration, 17; Newspapers, Madaira, or Portugal, or for Egypt, Syrie, 9: Books and Fatterns, 4,
or Torker, when sent by Franch Packet,
West Indies only,
12 Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji (N.), Mozambique (N.), Natal, Cape, bt, Helena, Ascension.
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for dence. Should it be found, therefore, that largo and unmanageable numbers of letters at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mall will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to balf an hour after the time of closing. The late fee will also be 18 gents.
Miscellaneous Notices,
There will be communication with Aus
trails via Batavia and Port Darwin, sa follows
Leave Hongkong by
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French Packet,...Sept. 15. Nov. 29. Leave Batavia,..........Oct. 1. Doc. 13. Due at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12, Dec. 24.
1878. Sydney, .....Oct. 81. Jan. 12: Melbourne......Nov. 6. Jan. 18. Adelaide, Nov. 18. Jan. 24. For the present the correspondence can only be paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur ther charge.
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Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit. 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 maila should be delivered free there.
Article IX of the Posts Treaty of Borns provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than " the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony,
The above does not apply in any to loose Letters sent outside the malla. Tusse vill always be charged on arrival in Boughong and probably the Bismila Ofles will adopt the same GOÚLTBO,
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the Beat and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such a is specially prepared), le attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sled but to the other letters to the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. public are the fore recommended, in all such cases, to us either wafera or gum, and to advise their orrespondents in the coun. trios referred to to do the same, addi
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1 Onward.
Palestine Pamaca Рапата
Pearl, 6.8.
2 Penelope, 3.5.
Peruvian
1 Pride of the Wear 2
Roving Sailor
Elgin Elizabeth Dougall
Nicholso
1
Rhuddland Castiel
2
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Sapphire
Sarah Nicholson
E. M. Young
Fifeshire
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Scirur, 6.8.
Sophis
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1 Sunrise
Staghoand
Star of Jamaica
Strathmore
Sunbeam
6 7 Syringa
Money Order Regulations. L-Money Orders on the United King Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also
sue on Hongkong and vice versa,
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Florence Stamps.
Forward 3.Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Gaetanino An application for an order is filled up, Glamis and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Glengairn and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Glantrain the nearest issuing office. The application
Glenordy must be accompanied with the full amount Globe (including commission) in cheque, postage Hannah Low little margin should be left for variations- stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and & Herriet Armitage 1. of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Ida F. Taylor order, sends it on in the envelope, and indis returns the change, if any, by first oppor- Iraza runity, with a receipt for the letter, if it
were to be registered, as it always should John Midleton
be Care should be taken to send these Kalugi applications in time, as the Money Order Otices clore some hours before the depar tures of the mails,
4-No order must exceed £10, or in- Audacious clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Curlew be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advico arrived.
The commission in as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2. 18 conta.
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Local Money Orders.
Up to $25.15 cents,
:
1.
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The registration of a packet makes Its transmission much more secure, Inasmuch
6-Lists of Money Order Offices in the as, under ordinary direnmatanças, a regis- United Kingdom may be consulted at tered packet can be traced through its whole Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama. course; and this the loss of a registered 6.Names must be given in full (expect packet is a verynre osuturrents. Neverthe-when there is more than one Christian leas large sum of money or other articles name) but the name of the Fayee need not of great value hould not be sent through be given If the order he crossed (az obequan the post, even the packet beregistered; as are crossed) It can then be paid only the machinery of the Department is not through a Bank, and may afterwards be arranged with view to such transmission. specially crossed to say Bauk, By law, the Post Office is not responsible
7.-No order can be paid till the Payes for the safe delivery of registered packets: have signed it in the proper place. An though any officer who may neglect his order can be transferred to another office duty on this point will be g-lied to strict on payment of an additional commission. account. Bentin unregistered lettere, valu. In case of loss of an order, necessity for able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a stopping, payment, or the like, application temptation which ought not to be created; should "be made to the nearest Monty and the Department cannot in any way Order Office for Instructions. undertake the safe conveyanes of such 8-If the order be not prekaated within packets. All bland or solonial letters, six months an additional commisalon will therefore, with contain onlu, and all be charged if not within twelve months, When the Inland letters which contain watches of the money will be forfeited. Jawellery, even though they be posted order is once paid no further olalım can be without registation, are treated a register entertained. ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration feaf eightpense in addition to the ordinary patage; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be • Beda oht on a printed form which is supplied forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the next dospatah, + Orders on Shanghai ere-drawn at 2 per cent, Even the lalu do not contalo ang artiolo Premium in Bil CREED,
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