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 stitobod.
No. 4482-NOVEMBER 10, 1877.1
POSTAL RATES. {Bubjoined 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, paroela, e, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices]"
Hongkong Rates of Postage,
(Revised Nov. 9th, 1877.).
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are glyen in, cente, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per fod 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 a one, nor must anything whateser be inserted except bona fide Supplemente. Printed matter may, however, be anglosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate Prices Our rent may be paid elther an Newspapers or Booka.
N.R. meana Ne Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union, The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Brazil, Indle (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, --and Bermuda, with all French, Danish,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Lets" Papa:
1
to send small valuable trifles through the Kort Fans Curios Artiales of Dress, Donohue, Hugh 1 Fancy Work, and elmilar presents are con. Douglas, J.
Esteven, Jos batally being refused, the tenders haring Douglas, Miss C.1
*Janguin often spent more in Postage than would Elizalde, A. de 1
Feraud Palomar." 19. have paid the freight by steamer, No Est value of Stamps obliterated before the Ferret Casimiro nature of the contents was discovered.
Ferrari, Sigr. refund can be made on such parcels of the
as to enable the Officers of the Post Office correspondence exactly the same as Imperial readily to bating homselves as to the Stamps, VELOURGA Soldiers and Ballors letters are, however, nature of the contentas feet ( * There must be no writing or printing charged as ordinary letters if they do not
upon or in any packet except the address conform to the following regulations of the person for whom it is intended, the 1: Not to excell had an ounce. No 2. If from a Boldlar or Sailor, his class address of the sender, a trade mark or double letters are allowing number, and the price of the articles.
Samples of Intrinsid value must not be or description must be stated in fall on sent to any foreign country, except United the letter, and the commanding Offheer PATTERNS Some difficulty is experienced States; and in the case of France samples must sign his name with name of Begi in obtaining a general understanding of Fondra, of elder down, raw or thread silk, woollen ment, or Ship, &c., in full, virasang kwhat is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample 8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or of goods which the sender has for sale, or or goats' hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmite, or isinglass are considered to fall description must be stated in full, with of goods which he wishes to order, it is compatible with shewing what the goods under this rule if they weigh more than name of Regiment, or Ship, do, in full. to consist of the smallest possible quantity
are, and must have no intrinsic value. three ounces and up to this weight raw and spun silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany,
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 applles to Tables of Contents and Indios
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in grest part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on & sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, nustitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra- tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the nowapsper, 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.
packet containing two or more news papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands India Packets leave
denes to Hatavia, with the losst delay, the follows that, to forward Correspon.
the W. Monsoon, following are the beat opportunities),
The English Mail. The Branch Mall.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the
Europe, injure the contents of the Mall Bags or arrival of the outward ... Mall from Boxel, or the person of any Officer of the The French Paukts for Batavia wait at Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any-Singapore for the Packet from Chius and thing of the kind will be stopped, and not run fortnightly. the following have been occasionally posted sent to its destination, Articles such as as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, places of machinery, The postage must be prepaid either by anaharp pointed instruments, samples of adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pleces of glass, acids of various wrapper.com EN
kinds, ourry combs, copper and steel an graving plates, and confectionery of all Einds.
A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or Insufficiently pala, in treated as an unpaid or insufficiently paid book packet of the sams weight
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, wafer, sealing was, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal the newspaper is treated as a letter,
o
In the N.E Monsoon.
1
Lots. Pap
1
Savio, Pieiro Seton, Capt. H-1
Shepherd, Gept. 2 Shields, Andrew 1 Sharofully, Trabally
Aroaldo Silva, Sing Asy Smith, Mrs Harriet
0. E, du 1 nish Mail
Carlo 2
3
Anania Mer
(Engineer) Ferrest, Jahu
4. Geyer, Frames, Joku
Giulis, Sas. A. Gair, M.
Grady, John Gratum Capt.
3 roga. mors, The 2 Agent of
1. Storror, Moner.s
· Dr. N
Chan, 1 Mar TAL
To provide means of remitting amall sums of money to or from this Colony and Postmasters and Agents of this Office will between the Ports of China and Japan, thẹ in future be allowed (but not required) to Hanson, P. G. 1 Heartje, Capt.W.I foreign residents, delay Card Ga
1 purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Harmon, Capt. J.1
John F. Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in HathonB.W.1 either direction, Money Orders must be fakpen, Win
Between Hongkong and Shanghel, or Heydenberg, 0.
Tremuongor The Stamps tendered for sale must not
Joseph, excood $25 in value, must be perfectlyKelly, J. W. clean, In good condition, and in strips of at Kirk, Mrs N.
A Private Steamer a few days before the least two, as no separate Stamps will be Koh See Nan
·English Mail.
The French Mail,
make a
S
Joba,
Taytr
Mian G.1 regd.
1
Thaxter, John Thomson, J. F. 1
Robl. 1. Thos.
20
1 Warden, R.
Vigano Wat Ashaw
Webster, B. P,
1
White, Mra
Mr 1
Wilson, Waller
regd.
1.
Wing Sing
regd.
1.
Young Lung
[regd.
1
Yang Tang Hoi
purchased, They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note..
For
Merchant Ships.
Lots, Pape.
Lots, Pups.
Jessie Jamieson 4 1
John Midleton
rogd.
Jomai
1
.Jabilee
Kate Waters
1
Kedar
2
Lase of Gawler
Leicester
Lombardian
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficlent, and he will refuse to purchase Aberney in any esse which appeats doubtful or Adonis
He is allowed to charge a Alexandria
Aniza auspicious.
Letters containing Stamps should be Anzie Lorway Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Alne
Registered, and the Stamps should be Antipodes purchased,
secured from observation,
Anun von Kiel
Aoslong
Atboll, 8.8.
Netherlands, Portuguess, and Spanish Co- for examination If this rule be infringed Office, while at the same time they may be paoketa which are likely to suffer from.uring the N.. Monsoon, the Charterers Australia, &.5.
lonisa
Countries NOT in the Union,--The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus tralarian Group, British North America, Africa (except French, &c., Colonies), and Central America.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route ---
12 cents per oz.
8 cezte.
Letters,
Regitration,
Newspapers,
2 cents each.
Book and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
The Post Office innot, 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 packet be re- gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible for any dujury which a packet may sustain To guard against auch injury all postal during its transmission,
stamping or from great premure should be precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friation in the mail beg y and, that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmiaalom, to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.denkin kos
1
2. Lorings
Loweswater
LacB
Every newspaper must be so folded, as the following countries, but to those alone; placed in strong covers; and even with this and Agents of sailing ships for fanta, Balcon Taylor &1rg Mad Douglas
to admit of the title being readily in spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclorura be such as might be sent at the book rats of postage, and the entire packet. be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which asse it is allowed to pass, OR
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in It or upon its cover, is charged Exceptional rates, to the United King-ak an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter. dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only Letter,
16 sente per + oz. Registration,
8 cents. Newspapeze,
4 cents each, Books and Patterns, & cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on retreated corre sponderics within the Postal Union.
No packet of newspapers may be above 8 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
**
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in onses 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, ., may be either printed, written, on graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate Francisco, or Marathics. Brindis binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &e, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached as also rollers in the case of
Postage to Non-Union Countries, W. Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gamble, Cape Verd Islands -
Letters, Registration,
Newspapers,
Fia San Vis S.Hampton Vis
Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall, Panama':.
Lettern,
Registration,
Newspapers,
18--
None,
28
22
12
12 ..6 30
6
34...
83- None. None.
4 8-10 Books & Patterns,
Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Is- land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
10#
18
20
8
12
12
2%
6
8
Books & Patterns, “4*
Letters
Registration,
Newspapers,
Bahamas, Hayti:-
Lettori,
14
34
Registration,
None. 4
4
Кемерарата,
Books & Fatterns, ⠀⠀ 6
8
.88
None. None.
Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Pera:-
6
10
Letters,
30
46
60
Newspapers,
6
8
Books Patterns, 14
10
12
Registration, 12
Nozo.
Bawaitan Kingdom --
Letters,
16
16
Registration,
None.
None.
Newspapers,
*
4
6
Books & Patterns, 8
6
8
20 None.
Letters,
20
34
Newspapers,
6
Books & Pattarom, 14
B
88
· '10
Registration
to British & Union)
12
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or penelle in the case of pocket-books, da, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, So, must not be sent as a separate packet. Circulars,e, letters which are intend ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
Bat a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the 'natura of s lotter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet. is charged as a letter
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, koys, waton machi- nery, metal tubing, pleces 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 mall bags and to the Officers of the Post easily, axamined, may be sent as samples to vin, the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Vera 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 want to 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 depthi a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 13 inches in width or depth.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, te, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letterstreept these to and through Australia from 11.10 am to 11.90 A. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
The above arrangement is intended to mest occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon dense. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters ara habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed.
Almilar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing The late fee will also be 18 cente
Miscellaneous Notices.
There will be communication with Ang tralia via Batavia and Port Darwin, a follows:
Leave Hongkong by
"
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine falands being now admit.
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 way, however, give an address if he has no reason. to believe that the person whose address it Postmasters are not allowed to return ang is would disapprove of his doing so. letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to ita destination according to the address, written thereon the pa even though a request to such effect be
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 Postmasters are not bound to weigh any from the counter alisleh ! || letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
"The shed up &
The practies of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as fa specially prepared), is attended with much Inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the lettare 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 such cases, to use either waters or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the poun.. tries referred to, to do the same.
Bensrty, B.B.
agyon and Bangkok are requested to give notace, to the Post Office of the departures Beemah of such ships,
No correspondence will be forwarded by
directed. sailing vessel but such as is specially so
Black Adder. Bohcintha
Bon Accord Benefsutor
1. Maggio
Maid Marion Manchester
11 Mary Blair
Mary May
Whiteidge
Braemar Castle,s.s, 1 reg.McNear
Brown Brothers 1 Messenger Calabar, ..
1... Mikado
2
Moss Glan 1. Míoxami
Nimrod Worthampton Oreida
11 Osaka
Panama
•Petria
Penelope, 5.4.
Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King Carrizal
Chandos dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Casco Yokohams Shanghal and Yokohama also Chambran Prince 1 Fädville issue on Hongkong and vice versa,
2.-Small some may be remitted between Challenge the other Ports by means of Postage Charlton, #.. MoAusland 5.Many Money Orders are suppled to Stamps Batman or stage residents at the smaller Ports in this way. City of Berlin An application for an order is Billed: City of Halifax 19 & 1 rg.Pearl, s. and is enclosed will-a-stamped, directed, Colombo and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Commissary the nearest uing office. The application Dountess of Erret (including commission) in cheque, postage Cuba must be accompanied with the full amount Crested Wave stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a C. W. Cachraze 10 little margin should be left for variations Dartmouth of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Denbighshire order, sends it on in the envelope, and Echo returns the change, if any, by first oppor. Edward Alb were to be registered, an it always shouldBouverie
Elgin tunity, with receipt for the letter, if it be. Care should be taken to send these Elizabeth Dougsil applications in time, as the Money Order E. M. Young Offices close some hours before the depar Emily Chaplin
French Fackel,...Sept. 15. Nov. 20. Leave Batavia, ivi.Oct. 1. Deu. 13. Due at Port Darwin,..Oct. 12. Dec. 24.
1878. Sydney,.........Oct. 31. J. 32.
The registration of a packet makes its Melbourne,.....Nov. 6. Jan, 18. Adelaide, Nov. 12. Jan. 24. transmission much more secure, Inasmuch For the present the correspondence canas, under ordinary circumstances à regis- tered pocket can be traced through its whole only be paid to Batavia, from which place
course and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe it may possibly be forwarded without fur-
less large sums of money or other articles ther charge.
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; duty on this point will be called to striat though any officer who may neglect bis account. Bent in unregistered letters, valu- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be crested; undertake the safe conveyance of such and the Department cannot in any way packets All Inland or colonial letter, therefore, which contain cold, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- registration fee of eightpenes in addition to ed, and charged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage ; and sny such letters which osnnot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are Even if the letter de nos contain any artfuls posted are detained for the next despatch of intrinsic value; fichonic, If it be very important, pr
None, 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 ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- being easily withdrawn for examination; lows that all paid correspondence received otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the from Manila in the maile will be delivered greater security of the contents, however, free by this Office, and that all paid cor- W ladies, (except as above) Costa it may be tied at the ends with string respondence sent to Manils in the mails Article 3 of the Postal Treaty of Berne Bios, Guatemala, Monte Video, New Postmasters being authorised to out the should be delivered free there. Granada, and Venezuela
string in such cases, although if they do so
provides that "Neither the senders nor the they must again tle up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 Ibs, addressees of letters and other postal in weight, nor above 24 Inches in length, packets shall be called upon to pay, either 12 inches in width, or 18 inches in depth, In the Country of Origin, or in that of unless it be sent to or from one of the Destination, any tax or duty other than" the recognised rates levied (in the game of Government offices.
When, owing to a great and unusual paid correspondence) by the despatching Influx of letters, books, do the transmis. Ofice. It is hoped that any extra charge, sion or delivery of the letters would be or apparently extra charge, will at once be delayed the whole mall were dealt with brought to the noice of the proper without distinction, book-packets may be authorities, in either Colony in any to looss
The above does not apply kept back till the next despatch or delivery. Lettere our outside the mails. There will The lift of sles for a book-packet always be charged on arrival in Hongkong addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches and probably the Manila Office will adopt In length and 12 inches in width or depth the asme couras.***
Complaints are sometimes received of between this Colony and Baigon, but it is believed it would be found in all esses that the letters, 49, had been sent loose,
Any Foreign stampe on loose borra spondence are obliterated in this Office.
West Indies only, f.
Australia, New Zealand, Tiamants, Fiji (N.), Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascon sion.v
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 18; Newspapers, 2; Books and Fatterns,
• A small extra charge is made on delivary. + Cannot be sent via Ben Fremdsco.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Lattére
Begistration.
Rikn. & Pum
For 2cm
Within any Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction.strtie 282 2
Between any other two of the following places (through - British Office) vis-Hong- kong, Mano, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri vate Ship.....................
Between the above by Con tract Mail,..
- Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named gati pass as a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows ***
1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, pe of articles relating thereto, or to other Brent topies, with or without Adverbios
PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value, This fule excludes all articles of saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, spart from its mere ties As a pattern; and the quantity of say
Indian Correspondence, material sent ostensibly as a pattern must
Unpaid Letters are not received for the not be so great that it can fairly be on- sidered as having on this ground, in inteln Indian Mail Packets, an
The Pre-payment of correspondence for sig value,
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and the Straits, India, Ceylon, and aden is com foreign countries is restricted to bond fidspulsory by whatever opportunity it is trade patterns or samples of merchandise, forwarded." 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 nothal patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in envers open at the ends, and in such manter to be eary of examination. But samples of seeds, drugs,
Soldiers and Baltors Letters. and wuch like articles, which cannot be cent
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non. in covers of this Hind-bat such articles commissioned Offers, Army Schooltus. only may be posted enclosed in boxes, or fors (not superintending or Funb: Uldze) or bags of linen, of other material, fastened Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters
Registration to Bangkok,
Ber Britannic Majesty'a Consul General: for Slam has been good enough to make Arrangements by means of which correspon dense can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of & santa.
In such a manner that they may be resally to the United Kingdom viå Southampton Opened 1 or, in the ease of seeds, &c. for by British Packet, for one penny for tiås the United Biates of America, Holland Brindisi by British Padzes for three-pence
and is possions, Belgia, Denmark, Hongkong stamps will prepay this tanks of Greens, Fortugate and its possessions, and Buitenland, in bags vaiirely closed, pro-
vided moh nissed bags are iransparent, so | Zagikoor, Gunnar, Denitrala, er Sürpenter,
tures of the malls,
Albroth -
No order must exceed 410, or in- Enid cinde any fraction of a penny. Orders will E. B. Drewe be drawn at the current rates of the dayt Falcon and paid at the rate of the day when the Fifeshire advice arrived.
the commission is as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £218 centa
£36
$10.72
Firth of Tay Florenca
1
Penshaw -1 Peruvian
1 Presto
Redire Renton
thods ffen
Ritt
2 (1zg.)1
Robt. Henderson 1 Rosina Roving Bailor Sapphire
1 Sarah Nicholeon 2
1. Scindia
.......... Scirur, 8,8,
Sir James 1
Sophia
1 Springfield
Star of Jamaica 2:
1 Star of the North
Star Queen
- St. Elmo
Sunbeam
Sunrise
Syringa
2 Tenanow
Forward
ま
Fred. P. Litch-1·
I
.17 54
G. F. Muntz
1:
Gaetanino
1
Tasso,
乌潮。
General Caulfield 2
Georgina
1
7. Thomas Bell
7 Unanima
W.
Local Money Orders. Up to $25.15 cents.
50,30
Glamis Globe
7.6 Victoris
Wailow
Gladstone 2
Walls Castle
Warrior Western Chief
5.-Liats of Money Order Offices in the Golden Russelt 8 Viscount Macdaf
Gunga, 5.8. United Kingdom may be consulted at
Hannah Law Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama
6.Names must be given in full (expect. Harriet Armitage 1
Hebe = when there is more than one Christian Hawser
Hieronymus name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as obeques. Taylor are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards bembroJE, 8.8.
peolally crossed to any Bank,
Ionian
Traz
4 Wi. Turner
2
Wood Hall
1
Woodlark
4
2. Zamera
12: Ziba
1
7-No order can be paid till the Payou alo have signed it in the proper place. An James Shepherd a order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission, In case of loss of an order, nosity for should be made to the nearest Money stopping payment, or the like, application Order Office for instructions.
8.If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will the money will be forfeited. be charged; If not within twelve months, order is once paid no further claim can be entertained. E
When the
9,-No order can be paid until the advloe relative to it has been received.
gratis. Made out on a printed form which is supplied † Orders on Shanghal are drawn at 2 per cent,
premium in all cases. POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Nov. 9, 1877.
Lola. Tapi
Late, Farm: Lee Yuan, F.
MEAK Leon, Frank P. B L'Estrange, H
2
Lynndur, Ernest
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having Joined the Adamson, H. H. I General Postal Union or being, probably Ah Cam shout to do so it is hecessary that the Alguis,
Vicente de following rules be strictly observed.
1. No: Letter of Paczety whether to be Allen, Clement reglateral on pregistered oss be reveled it . . 64 Lane, Miss for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, 1swell, previous artolen or anything that Barros, J. M. as a general rule, able to Customs Beyon, D. antier
Bondsrish, T. This Regulation prohibits the sending Brandon,
Bratlley, G. O.. Chief Inspeo tor, Caisbank Piastation, Calabash Bay Hongkong
of Patterns of dutlable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small an to make the sample of no valus.
3 The limits of weight allowed are as follow
Books and Papers-to British Offices,
Plow, to the Continent, de, 2 lbs,
Pattern to British Officer, &the it with
A
1
2
raga.Macpherson, 8 28:
Gorden
Markham, G. W. 1 regd.
Mazzoli, Ga
MeNell, D
Marall, Albert
Middleton, J. 1. 1
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