No. 4476-NOVEMBER 3, 1877.]
Intimations.
THE CHINESE MAIL,
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THÊ Chinese Mail
To cute, ad one seat a character TWO centa, aharacter for the first 100 beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and
· `half prios" for repetitions during the first week, Bubsequent, wooks Insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week'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 made,
Efforts have been made to establish Agents for ofroulating the Chinese Mail Inall the ports and in the Interior of Chius, all the ports In Japan, in Balgon, Singapore, Penang, Uniontta, Batarla, Manila, the Philippines, 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 RATES.
[Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre- spondence t
to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, do, will be I annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Registration.
Per 2 07% Newspapera
Bks, & Pitns,
**Letters.
Within any Town or Battle- Canton, ne sono, in either ment, or between Hongkong, direction,PIRAMID 282 2
Between any oiber two of the following places (through a British Office) viz:-Hong kong, Mamo, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Private Ship,...
Between the above by Con trast Mail,
82 2
8812 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newapsper.
The conditions are as follows
THE CHINA MAIL.
must be above 18 luches in length, width, or depth.b.
PATTERNS. They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articlon of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from ita mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must
not be so that I am fairly, bo con- sidered as having on this ground an inteln. sio value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide 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, then 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 such like articles, which cannot be sent
Complaints are sometimes recefved of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Satgon, but it is balleved it would be found in all cases, that the letters to had been sent loose. A
AnyTM Foreign | stamps on loose" corre, spondence are obliterated in this Office,
Indian Opriemondente il su Unpaid Letters are not received for the Inillan Mall Packet:
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam bas been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 centa
2 regd.Phipson, E. A. 1.
Chick, Mra R. H, 1 Ciran, F. Clian,
F
[of Intrinsie value, it shouldy If it be very important, be registeredovalych, matrikulay
Moat countries to which Hongkong for- Clom; Leopold wards Correspondence having joined the CAYER, Mr General Portal Union or bålng probably Denley, W. about to do so, it is necessary that the Derng, P. following rules be strictly observed. Deformes, 1.
-1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be Donohue, Hugh registered or unregistered, can be received Douglas, 3.
0,1 for Postage lift contains gold brallvermoney, Dottie, A. de 1 jewels, predons articles, or anything that, s a general rale,, is liable to Customs Estores, Jose 1 duties
Joaquim 2. This Regulation prohibits the sending Ferror,
Ferand, Monar of Patterns of duttable articles, unless the
Sigr Ferrari quantity sent be so small as to make the Azania sample of no value. A
Fondra, Carlo 1
John
I
Casimirol
S. The limits of wolght allowed are as Foneer)" uj
followz agrada mode
Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lbs to the Continent, &e, 2 iba Patterns to British Offices, & lbs. If with cut intrinalo valve; to the Continent, buday 8 on
Pereirs, Jose G. 1
Powell, Lt. R
(EN)
Propert E 0.2 E. W. 8 John Engineer) Robinson, C
Sefon,
Savic, Pletto 1
Capt. E. Shepherd, Capt. 2 Shields, Andrew 1
Amaido Sing
Aby Smith, Mrs Harriet
Sonar, 0. H. de 1
Spanish Malon
Line of Stea
1
of
Frames, John Gair, M. Gregd. Geyer, G Gillis, Jos. A. Graham Capt.1.
Cliax. 1.
·Tayl, 0.
Monst
1st. The publication must conslet wholly in covers of this kind,but such articles commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Habsen, Mar 1 Thaxtar, John
ments.
the United States of America, Holland,
or in great part of political, or other news, only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or or of articles relating thereto, or to other bags of linen, of other material, fastened current toples, with or without advertise-In such a manner that they may be readily and. It must be published in numbers at opened; or, in the case of seeds, &o., for intervals of not more than 81 days, and and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and vided such closed bags are transparent, so Switzerland, in bags entirely closed, pro as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.
atitched.
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.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a shoot or sheets, or a plece or places of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra tive of articles in the newspaper hd 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 lithographe, Hongkong Bates of Postage. at the top of every sheet or side.
found
(Revised July 2nd, 1877.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Booka and Patterns, per tuo dunes,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &o, as the 'case may be, but such papers or packets of
papers may be sent at Book Bate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together an one, nor must anything whatever be inserted
...except bonâ Ade Supplementa. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our rent may be paid either as 'Newspapers or Books,
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritina, Soy-. chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bormuda, with all French, Nether lands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
A packet containing two or more newe- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on book packet of the same weight.
of newspapers posted either unpaid or A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insuficiently paid book packet of the same weight
The postage must be prepald 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 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, water, sealing 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 newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in *pected.
.“.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged as a letter, unless the
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 Samples of intrinsic value must not be number, and the price of the articles. sent to any foreign country except United States; and in the case of France samples of sidor down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or lainglass, are considered to fall under 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 forbids the transmission tarough the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Bozes, or the person of any Officer of the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any Post Office is, of course, applicable to the
thing of the kind will be stopped, and not
Articles suoh sa-i sent to its destination, the following have been occasionally posted As Patteras, and have been detained as
unft for the Pont, viz : Metal boxes, porce- lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, plus, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed lustruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinda, surry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all
kinds.
Such articles na scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, piacos of metal or ore, provided that they be packed 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
Soldiers and Sailors Letters. Privaten in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-
Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters ters (not superintending or First Class) or to the United Kingdoza vià Marseilles by French Proket, or VIA Southampton by Bridah Packet, for one pebay or via Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of Stamps.zi.
charged as ordinary letters, if they do not Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
or description must be stated in full on 2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his class
the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, vjih name of Regi- ment, or Ship, do, in full.O
*
description must be stated in full, with 8. If to a Soldier or Bailor, his class OX name of Regiment, or Silp, do, in full.*:**
But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant
Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & 0. Mall from Europe.
The French Packts for Batavia walt st
run fortnightly. Singapore for the Packet from China and
dence to Batavia with the least delay, the It follows that, to forward Correspon. following are the best opportunities
In the S, W. Monsoon,
The English Mail, The French Mall.
In the N.E. Monsoon
A Private Steamer a few days before the
English Mall.
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 letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the pagket be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain daring its transmission.
To guard against sech Injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution zo fragile article should be sent
JA
4. The following articles cannot be sent Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs,.... or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or Hausen, P. G.1 offensive. or injurious to persons dealing with them:
Harmon, Capt. J.1 Heartjo, Capt. W1 Heydenberg, C. 1 Hodgson, J. H.
Horgan, John F. Hogg, Jenner E. 1 Hutchinson, R.W.1 Inkpen, Wm.
Thomson, Robt Tomkins, Thes Wai- Ashaw 1 Warden, B....AMID
2. Webster, R. F
Wing Sing.... 1.regd. 2 Young Lung ANEL Yung Tang Hoj: 1,7
2. Wilson, Walter 1 røgd.
For Merchant Bhips. ---
Lets, Papa.
John Midleton
Jomal
Kate Carrie Kedar
Largs
Less of Gawler
2. Leicester 1929
PARORIS. The public is reminded that, In China and Japan, there is no such thing pointment is caused by persistent attempts As Parcel Fast. Much trouble and disap to send small valuable trifles through the Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- Fost. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress tinually being refused, the sanders having often spent more in Postage than would Abérney have paid the freight by steamer. No
Adonis refund can be made on such parcels of the Alexandria value of Stamps obliterated before the Annie Forway nature of the contenta was discovered.
Antipodes PATTERNS.Some difficulty laexperienced Aoslong In obtaining a general understanding of Atholl, asm what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample Australia, 6.8.1 of goods which the sender has for sale, or Barbam Taylor 2 & 3 ry.Loweswater.
Balconi of goods which he wishes to order. It is DRA to consist of the inallest pozable quantity
Beemal compatible with chewing what the goods Bonalutha
Benarty, 9.6. are, and must have no intrinsic value.
Coctor
Blick Adder During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Bow Accord and Agents of salling ships for Manila, Brown Brothers 1- Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore are requested Calabar, 6.5. to give notion to this Offos of the departures Carrirsi of such ships,
Casco No correspondence will be forwarded by Chambrun Prince 1 sailing vessel bat such as is specially 50,
Chandos Challenge, pole directed
Correspondance for New Zealand may be Christian
Chariton, B... forwarded via Torres Straits then specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be Bent by way of Galle.
MeAnaland any of Berlin
Lombardian Loringa.c
Madre
aucis Douglas, Manchester
Blair
1. 2
Erre Whilridge
May May
Queen MONDAY
2 Merse
1.1
Messenger
2
MPAO
Glen
Moxami
Northampton
Unetda
Mikado
Nadville
PORT 1.8.
Fenelope, ..
City of Halifax 18 & Ing. U City of Litme Money Order Begulations.
*** Tink; 5.8. 1-Money Ordem on the United King-
Clara Colombo dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Commissary Yokohama Shanghai and Yokohama also Countess of Errol lanne on Hongkong and vice versa.
Crested Ware 2-Small sums may be remitted between Cabo the other Ports by means of Postage C Cochrane to Stamps, may
1 Panshaw
1 Peruvian'
2 (1rg.)1
2
Presto
Radiya
Ranton
4 Rhoda
Kitt
1 Rob Henderson
1
Ro
1 Roy
Sailor
1 Sepphire
Sarah Nicholson Scindia
Dartmouth 3-Many Money Orders are supplied to ↑ Denbighshira residents at the smaller "Ports in this way. Ech An application for an order is filled up Elgin
Edward-Albroth and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Elizabeth Dougall the nearest issuing offins. The application E. M. Young g
Chaplin Emily
B must be accompanied with the full amount Empresa (including commission) in cheque, postage Faloon prot21 Sdírur, sa- stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations For
of Tay
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief enclosure be such as might be sent at the the following countries, but to these alone; through the Post. It should be remembered of exchange. The Postmaster fannes the
tralasian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, &c., Colonies), and Central America.
Postage to Union Countries. General Hates, by any route Letters,
Registration, Newspapers,
13 cents per oz.
8 cents. 2 cents cach Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King dom and Union Countries sorved through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:- Letters,
16 cents per oz. Registration, 8 cents. Newspapers,
4 cents pacb. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected oorre spondence within the Postal Union,
Last
to Non-Union Countries.
W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambla, Cape Verd Islands :-
Tia San Via S. Hampton Vis Franciscs, or Marseilles. Brindisi
be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in
returns the phange, if any, by firat oppor- Frad, P. Litch- tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it were to be registered, as it always should be. Care should be taken to zand these | applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the maila,
it, the Asores, Belgium, Cape de it lalands, Denmark, Heypt, Germany Hol-times; that it is exposed to considerable land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United pressure and friction in the mall bag; and States, Wallachis, and the British Colonies, that, whenever the big bas in the course of Ita transmission to be transferred by means Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad,
A packet of patterns or samples sent to is much increased.
of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury the Azores, Cape de Verd islands, France, 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 must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth,
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 insuffetently paid. letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above two fest in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth, A book-packet may contain any number of separate books of other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases.
To provide the greatest possible facilities containing glass or say like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity for posting Correspondence for Europe, of paper, or any other substance in ordinary, up to the latest moment before the use for writing or printing upon; and the departure of the French Packets, arrango- books or other publications, prints, mapa,
ments have been made for receiving at the &c, may be either printed, written, en-
Post Office late letters-except those to graved, lithographed, or plain, or any and through Australia from 11.16 A. ar. to misture of these. Further, all legitimate 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee binding, mounting, or covering of a book, of 18 cents extra postage. do, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, do, be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-booki, da, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
do. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,ie., letters which are Intend.
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive 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 fearler late fee will be imposed. ⠀⠀
made up for Shanghat by the English and A similar supplementary Mail will be French Contract Steamers, the late letter ed for transmission in identical terms to being received from 10 minutes after, up several persons, and the whole or the to half an hour after the time of closing. None. None, greater part of which is printed, engraved, The late fee will also be 18 cents.
Letters,
22
48
Registration,
12.
12
Newspapers,
4
€
Books & Patterns, -
8
10.
Aspinwall, Panama-
Letters,
18
34
30
Registration, Nope.
Newspapers,
4
8
6 10
& Books & Patterns, 6.
Ganada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's I land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
12
18
8
12
4
6
Books & Patterns, &
20
අනය
8
Bahamas, Danish W. Indiss, Hayti :—
Letters,
Registration,
14 None.
34
88
Nore.
Newspapere,
Books & Patterns,
8 10
Bolivia, Chili, Fanador, and Peru -
Letters,
80
40. 50
Newspapers, 6
6
Books & Patterna, 14
10
12
10
20
or lithographed,may also be sent by book post,
ay not contain Bat 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-latter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3, I this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
Miscellaneous Notlees.
tralis via Batavia and Port Darwin, as There will be communication with Aus-
follows-
Leave Hongkong by
French Packet,...Sept. 15, Nov. 29, Leave Batavia, Oct. 1. Dec. 18, Due at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12, Dec. 24.
1878,
...
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon,
The Philippine Talands being now admit lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the that will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor respondence sent to Manila in the maile should be delivered free there.
Sydney,.........Obt. 81, Jan. 12. A book-packet may be posted either None.without a cover (in which case it must not
Malbourne, Nov. 6, Jan, 18, Adelaide Nov. 12. Jan. 24. be fastened, whether by means of gum,
For the present the correspondence can waler, sealing Wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at only be paid to Batavia, from which place it may possibly be forwarded without fur- both ends, so as to admit of the content ther charge. being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the None. None, greater security of the contents, however,
It may be tied at the ends with string red into the General Postal Union, it fol- Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet,
No book packet may be above 8 lbs in weight, nor above 24 Inches in length, 13 inches in width, or 12 Inches in depth,
Article 12 of the. Postal Treaty of Berne unless it be sent to or from one of the provides that "Neither the senders nor the Grange a great and unusual addresses of letters and other posial
When, owing to influx of letters, books, o., the transmia in the Country of Origin, or in that of packets shall be called upon to pay, either 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 without distinction, book packets may be paid correspondames) by the despatching kept back till the next despatch or delivery. Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, The Hit of bike for a book-packet or apparently extra charge, will at once be addressed to any plass abroad is 24 lace brought to the notion of the proper
authorities, in either Colony, in length and 12 inches in width or depth.
Exceptions, Fe packet for Algeria, lettera sent outside the mais. These will * The above does not apply In day to loose Asoros, Cape de Verd lalands, France, always be charged on urival is Hongkong Madeira, or Portugal, or for Beyph Byria, and probably the Maulls Ofice will adopi
Registration, 12 Havalan Kingdom Letters, 16 Registration, None, None. Nona Newspapers, AR 4 Books & Patterns,
Windies, (except as above) Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Grey Town, La Guayra Monte Video. Now Granada, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela - Letters, 20 34 Newspapers, 6 Books & Patterns, 14 Registration
to British & Unfort
$12
38
10.
West Indies only, {
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji (Mozambique (N.3.), Natal, Uapa, Bt. Helena, AscaTRİON.
Letters, by Contract Panket 24 by Pri. Vate Ship 19, Registention, 12; Newspapers
Books and Pasteran di
or Turkey, when uns by French Faskes, the same cour
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post 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 Postmaster msy, 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 sonder, 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, 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 letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded
The practies of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with waz (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the lettere so wented but to the ether letter in the mall, from the melting of the waz and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same,
4-No order must exceed $10, or in- alude 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.r
The commission is as follows
Orders on the Calted Kingdom. Up to £2 18 conts.
£536„ £754; $10 ......72 Local Money Orders. Up to $25....................15 cents.
50........30.
6. Ldats of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghat, and Yokohama.
6-Names must be given in full (expost when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payes 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 crossed to any Bank,
7--No order can be paid till the Payes 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 Instructions.
within
8. If the order be not presented six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. order is once paid no further claim can be
entertained.
When the
9. No order can be paid until the advice. relative to it has been received,
* Mads out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis † Orfare on Shanghai are drawn at 3 per cent.
premium in kil Bason.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Oorrespondence, No. 2, 1877. Lets. Pappy
Vicente de
·Clemetit 10
Ironmonger Joseph, Elis Kelly, U. W Kirk, Mia N. Koh Bas Neh Lee Yaen, F. Leon, Frank P
The registration of a packet makes its transmisalon much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circuimatations, - a regle- - tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare oncurrence. Neverthe les large anms of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; sa the machinery of the Department is not Adamson, B, H. 2 arranged with a view to such transmission. | Ah Cum By law, the Post Office is not responsible Algado, for the safe delivery of reglatered: packets ;
Allen, though any officer who may neglect his duty on this paint will be called to strict rationi, O. A. 18 Miss
A-look account. Sent In unregistered letters, rain- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a Barros, J. M. temptation whigh enght not to be created, and the Department cannot in any way Bondarioh, T. 1 undertake the safe conveyance of such Bowman, Mrs 1 packets. All inland or colonial letters, Bradley Coop therefore, which contain coin, and all Inland letters which contain watches of Lor, Calabash jewellery, even though they be posted
Plantation without registration, are trested as register.
Calabash Boy, Hongkong ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to Brown, Bir J.
Campbell the ordinary postage and any such letters Balls, G which cannot be reglatareit in time to ba
Battal forwarded by the Hall for which lawyers Syload, Jaines pested are detained for the nuri despatch. Campbell, W. 5. Even If the letter do not contain any artisin
Beyzon, D.
Chial Lishber
Lets. Pape.
1
I regd.L'Estrange, H. 2
Lilley, T. BŐRREL Lin Lock (Prof.) 1 regd. Lloyd, Wm.
:9
8.92 Markham, C. W. 1 jugd. Maxcolii, G. MINeill, DEM
Albert sto, J.2.1.
Moller, Jack
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