No. 4694-Juur 20, 1878].
- POSTAL RATES. [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, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.
Hongkong Bates of Postage.
(Revised June 7th, 1878,) In the following Statements and Tablas the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two quimoss..
Nowapapore over four ounces in weight eng onarged as double, roble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of Movers Day ba naut at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not bo folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed rostter may, bowover, bo enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Bate. Prices Our- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books,
N.B. means No Registration...
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise, Europe, the United States, Brazil, India (including Cnylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Sey chelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Co- lonies.
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 advertlas
ments,"
2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or shoots un- stitched.
3rd. The fall 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 subacquent page; and this regulation applies
THE CHINA MAIL.
Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. Privater in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army. Schoolmas tere (not superintending er First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom via Southampton by British Packet, for one ponny; or viê Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hoogkong stamps will prepay this class of
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns-of duiable articles, unless tho gdantily cent bo to emall as to make the sample of no value.
3 The limits of weight allowed areas follows
Books and Paper-to British Offices, 5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 2lbs. Patterns-to British Offices, 5 iba. if with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c., 8 oz.
4: The following articles cannot be sent by Post at all: Glase, Liquids, Gunpowder. or whatever ia dangerous, to the Mails, or Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-staffs,
with them.
POST OFFICE
NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence,
July 19, 1878.
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Lets. Paps.
Abaixo, General, Abdachatan
G. do
Chorodburn Alvares, P. S. 3.1 Aquean, Madlo. 1 Aky Mypna
-Antoine, Mozar¦
Registration to Bangkok. The rule which forbida the transmission
Bor Britannic Majesty's Consul General tarough the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or for Siam has been good enough to make Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the arrangements by means of which correspon- Post Office is, of course, applicable to the dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any-asual charge of 8 cents. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have beon detained as anfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porco lain and Chine, fruit, vegetables, bunches of Howers, cuttings of plants, spurs, kaivos, clasore, noodles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, saniples of zostale, samples of ore, samples in glass 4th, A supplement must consist wholly bottion, pièces of glass, acids of various correspondence exactly the saine as Imperial offensive or injurious to persons dealingttej or in great part of matter like that of kind, curry combs, copper and steal en-Stamps. newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of all on a sheet or shoots, or a piece or pieces of kinds.
Buch articles scissors, knives, razors, paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or ithographs illustra-forks, steel pena, nails, keys, watch machi- tive of articles in the newspaper. The ery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or supplement must in every case be publishedore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in so secure a manner as to afford title and date of publication of the newspaper complete protection to the contents of the pilnted at the top of every page; or, if it mail. bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, easily examined, may be sent as sampler
Indigo cannot be sent to any place,
to Tables of Contents and Indices..
at the top of every sheet or side.
a
A packet containing two or more news- papera te not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable 'on a book packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped
wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing waz, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in & 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 tre spected.
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To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence, for Europe, de, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office lato letters-except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 A.M. to 11:30A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee. of 18 centa extra poltage.
The above arrangement is intended to mest 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 heavier late fee will be imposed.
&
A newspaper or packet of newspaperd
A similar supplementary Mall will be Countries NOT in the Union The chief which contains any enclosure except sup countries not in the Union are the Aus-plements is charged as a letter, aless the made up for Bhangbel by the English and tralasian Group, British North Amories, enclosure be such as might be sent at the French Contract Steamore, the late lettere Africa (except Frenoli, &o,, Colonies), and book rate of postage, and the entire packet being received from 10 minutes after, up be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, into half an hour after the time of closing.
The late fee will also be 18'sents. which case it is allowed to pass,
Central America.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route:- Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
12 cents per 03,
8 cents.
2 coûts each, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 8oz.
Bxceptional rates, to the United King dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:➡ Latter,
18 cents per oz. Registration,
- conto. Nawapapers,
é cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 3 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence within the Postal Union.
A newspaper which hiss 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, nog one in depth,
Miscellaneous Notices. Local Delivery:
1. All respondence posted before ŏ Victoria will be delivered the same day, p.m. on any week day for addresses in and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
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Jorgens, Rud.S1 Juouilho, F. M.*1:... Juster, Alejandre 1 regd. Kazori, K. 3.
Keaton, M. Lopez, Sasa M.0.2
1 regd
1 rogd.Low Thin Yean I Le Vara Ting,Mts1 Lynch, Richard 1
1
1 regd. Mackay,
Miss 1 regd Opera Coy.) L Moleskin, Mormings, A Moffat, Waltor W.H.
Atakypan Ayoon PARCELS Tho publio ta reminded that,
Balin, in China and Japan, there is no such thing Barker, G. as Parcel Post. Much trouble and diesparrett, G; 1. pointment is caused by persistent attempts Barrett,
Mr
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Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed,
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class. to send mail valuable trifles through, theatre, Moare. 1
Bennett, . A. or description must be stated in full on Poet. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress,, Balbinn 1 the letter, and the commanding Officer Faney Work, and similar presents are con- Bess and
often spent moro in Postage than would rietta must an his name, with name of Regi-tinually being refused, the senders having Burrows, Hon- ment, or Ship, &c., in full defeription must be stated in full, with refund can be scade on such parcela of the Cassipini, E.
& If to a Soldier or Sailor, his clasa or have paid the freight by is eather. No Butcher, J. B. iamo of Regiment, or Ship, fed tull.". value of Stampa obliterated before the Chill, R. C.
China, Susup Dature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Senre difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample, of goods which the sender has for sale, or 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.
But not Warrant Offers, wiz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlands India Packets leave Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the outward P. & O. Mail from
Europe,
The French Packts for Batavia walt at
Singapore for the Facket from China and ran fortrightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspon- dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities:
In the S, W, Munsoon.
The English Mail. The French Mail.
In the N.E. Monsoon.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents. į
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or
A Private Steamer a few days before the Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders must be English Mail.
used.
The French Mail.
Clar
Mcasts:
Morgan, H. late 9.8. Danube
D. Parkin, J. H.
1 bk.. P, Joseph
1
1
1.
3.1.
1
Capt;- Colvile, M, D. Goughoon, Mrs 1 Davis, Quintin Daring, Geo, Devlin, H... Duits, Maner. Donaldson, , T. Dww, J.
J. B. Drow, John E. 1 Engel Eduard 1 Evans, Mr Fernandes, Iria 1 Flagg, Win: S. 8 Fox, Mra Fruch, Capt. Gimberk, 51. Go Lam Tjan Grabel, Mrs
1.
H.
1 regd.
Pembroke, Frank 1 1 Piton, Capt.1
1 Pogsonly
Priestman, Arnold Rawson, Monsr. Rus Adolph Bit Moloncia Bocho, John Rodrigues, B. Sacconi, P
Sams,
+1 regd.
Sennet, Filomons I Bhaik, Höglan
Hajec Silvoclock, Walter Sinith, James
1
Smith, John
I
1
Amanda Home Alr housego, Mir Huby, Sargeant I Jackson, Mira C.-1-- Johansen,
Guatay Jn.
1
Thiel, 0.
Talpoy, Cap. Frá.
Thorton, Miss J.I W. HI
Tall, fdward
Ward, bliss Eattiel
Wellinge, H. White, Q.
5
Willey, Capt.J.N.1 Williams, A. C, 1
1
Woodville, E. 1 Woodward, Mr 1
Jones, Mis C. John, Wong Chunl Johnson, Tom 1
The Stampa tendered for sale must not The Post Office is not, by law, responsible exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly for any loss or inconvenience which may clean, in good condition, and in strips of at arine from the non-delivery, mis-sending, least two, as no separate Stamps will be or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other purchased. They must be presented per- ̈ postal packet (even if the packet be re-sonally or accompanied by a noto, gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible The Postmaater or Agent may postpone for any injury which a packet may sustain purchasing if his public funds in hand are during ita transmission.
not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchacu Be is allowed to charge a
Aberney in any case which appears doubtful or suspicious, Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Albyn's Isle
Alexandre purchased."-"
A book-packet thay contain any number
To guard against such injury all postal of separate books or other publications Invitations, do, can generally be (including printed or lithographed Jettera), delivered within Victoria at the private-packets which are likely to suffer from stamplag or from great pressure should be photography (when not on glass or in cases honson of the addressees tather than at
places of business, it.a wish to that effect placed in strong covers; and even with this containing glass or any like substance); be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
precantion no fragile article should be sent drawings, prints, or mape, and any quantity respondence in invariably delivered at through the Post. It should be remembered of paper, or any other substance in ordinary the nearest plans. bf business. (See Fostal that every packet has to be handled several use for writing or printing upon; and the Guide, par. 103.)
times; that it is exposed to considerable books or other publications, prints, tape, 8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou- pressure and friction in the mail bag; and Postage to Non-Union Countries."
that, whenever the bag has in the course of do., may be either printed, written, en-lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards,
its transmission to be transferred by means W, Africa, Falkland Islands," Lagos, graved, lithographed, or plain, or any, all of the same weight, to addresses in
of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury mixture of these. Further, all logitimate Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, binding, mounting, or covering of a book, and Japan, may deliver them to the Part
is much increased. Capo Verd Islands
o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, Office unbiaraped, the portage being then Each whether much binding, &c. be loose or charged to the zenders account. Fransisto. or Marselies. Brindis sttached; as also rollers in the case of batch must consist of at least ter.
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper 4 Boxholdera may also send Patteros or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or
to the same places in the same way. pencils in the case of pocket-books,velopes containing Patterns may be wholly and, in short, whatever is peccamary for the closed if the nature of the contenta be first safe transmission of auch articles, or usually exhibited or stated to the Postmaator appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, General, as he may consider necessary, und &c. must not be sent as a seperate packet. approved by him. Printed Circulars may
Circulara,, letters which are intend be inserted in anok Pattern Packets, ed for transmission in identical terms to aovoral persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographeit, may also be sent by book post.
Vie San Via-5.Hempion Fla
26
12
4
12
10
Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall (N.); Bahamas, Guatemala (N.) -Hayti (N.R.), Mexico (N.B.), Panama (N.B), Salvador (..), and Venezuela (..):-
Letters,
Registration,
16
34 Nové, 12
28 12
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns, G
Β' 10
Letters,
Local Parcel Post.
En-
1. Small Parools may be sout by Post between any of the British Post (ftices to China or Japan, as well, as to Marab, Pak- boi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- nor weich more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcela may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
But a book-packet may not contain any Canada, Vancouver, Prince Edward's Isletter, or communication of the nature of a land, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia letter (whether separate or otherwise);sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep,
20-unless it be a éircular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as letter,
12* - 16
Registration,
8
12
12
Метврарета,
24
6
Books & Patterns, 4*
6
8
Bolivia, Chili, Emador, and Peru -- Letters,
30
· 46 · **50
Newspapers,
6
6
B
10
12
None,
12
Books & Patterns, 14 Registration,
None, Hawaiian Kingdom (N.B.), Newfound land:-
•·Letters,
Registration;
Newspapers,
16.
16
•20
12
12
-12
14
B
0
8
4*
Booki & Patterns, 8
W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada and Nicaragua
Lettere,
Newspapers,
1ooks & Patterns,
R. gistration
to 1ritish & Union
34
88 6
West Indies only, I ***
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letter 3, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri Tate Ship 13, Registration, 18; Newspapers, 3; Bookend Patterns; 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery,
4 book-packat may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not bo fastered, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a covor entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents 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 Postraustere 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 5 lbs. in weight, aor above 24 Inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 19 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, do, the transmis alon 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 mert despatch or delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Costa Ries, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granade, Paraguay, and Cragusy can no sto value. longer be sent via San Francisco,
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Letters:
Registration. Newspapara
Rks. & Pitno.
Per 2 oz.
Within any Town or Soule- mont, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Blacaq, in either direction.īā
Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) viz.Hong. Long, Macao, Ports of Obins and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri- vate Ship,.4822
Between the above by Com
·tract Mail, win
2 4
Any publication fulfilling the conditions LOFARĪKOT KAKIRA Can pero as a namibian
PATTERNS.
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Class, Liquida, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ioe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit,
8. Parcels will as a genoral rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- misalon, and of delaying delivery in o3so the number of parcala is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
" 4. The public are cautioned not to con
found there facilities with a Porcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Septem
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit ted into the General Postal Union, it fol They must not be of intrinsic value, Jors that all paid correspondence zeneived This rule excludes all articles of a saleable from Maulls in the male will be delivered nature, and indeed whatever may have free by this Office, and that all paid core a value of its otrn, apart from its more use respondence meat to Manila in the mails as a pattern; and the quantity of any should be delivered free there. material sent ostensibly as a pattern must
Artlole 1 of the Postal Treaty of Berne not be so great that it can fairly be son provides that "Neither the senders nor the sidered so having on this ground on futrin. addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and to the Country of Origin, or in that of foreign countries is restricted to bond fide Destination, any tax or duty other than trade patterns or samples of merchandise, the recoguised rates levied (in the ease of Goodo cent for sale, or in execution of an paid correspondence) by the despatching order. (howmall the quantity may he), Offes. It is hoped that any extra charge, or any ate sent by one private indivisor apparently extra charge, will at once be dual to another, which are not setual brought to the notice of the proper patterns or samples, are not admisaible:- - Authorities, in olther Colony,
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, And in such a manner an to be easy of examination. Bamples of seeds, drugs, and such like artistes, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of then be other material, fatened in such a manner that they may be readily opened or in the case of needs, co, bage entirely closed, provided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Ofters of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the com- testa
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, trade mark of number, and the price of the articles.
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the malls. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Malls Office will adopt the pazze sonrze.
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Complaints are sometimes recaired of extra charges on correspondenes exchanged between this. Colony and. Balgon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, o, had been aant loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corro. spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Cerramiento Unpaid Letters are not rasalved for the Indian Bail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straites India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
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 is ofhioial aufo ination of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it in would disapprove of his doing so.
Postransters are not allowed to return any latter or other packet to the writer or aender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect bo 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 ohange or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodnem, 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.
Letters containing Stampe should be Alice Registered, and the Stamp should be recured from observation.
For Merchant Ships.
Istb. Taps..
Latita Gertrude 1 Laura R.
1
1
-1 regd. Barnham
2 Laurell
Amboto, 8.3.
1 America
1 Auple M. Small 1 Arabia 3&lag. Arista Astarte
roga, Leon Crespo
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Athene and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Auro Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give Balcarry notice to the Post Office of the departures of such ships,
No correspondenes will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
Banim Barbara Taylor Belle
of Oregon 1 Benefactor Bertie Higulow 8 Carnatio Cashmere
City of Abordeen
Corona
Dartmouth
Davina
2
1
Dirigo
1
Eliza Perry
Money Order Regulations. 1.Money Orders on the United King;
Fapire dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama, Shanghai and Yokohama also
Express Empreza Buc on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small some may be remitted between Eneid. the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
Faiwa, Fitz Patrick, 5.8.1
1
1
1
Florence
Nightingale Fontouoy Francis B. Fny 1
1
Lazzio Perry Lombardian 2 Lord Macaulay Mabel Clark MacCallum Moro 2 Madeline
1
Laid of Judak “ Malvius
Maritime Union &
MeNear
1 Melroso
1 Mikado
1 Moneta
1 Napier
1 Netherton
2 Quente. A
Oneida Orange Grove Paracca
1 Parmenio
1 Pauline
Fe urith
Philip Titzpatricks
I Presto
Presuits, 8.8.
Prim, 6.9.
Princo Amadeo 1014 .* Princo Lotis
Fursaid, 8.8.
Rhoda:
1 regid.
1
2 River Lagan
Robt. Henderson 12
Sacramento
Sea Gull, H.A. Senta
Southern Croga
2 Stadt Harlem
Obear, ..
1&1 regd. Star of Indiz
3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller l'orts in this way. An application for an order is filled up. and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Fraulein and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Freeman Clark, the nearest issuing office. The application Globa must be accompanied with the fall amount Linil Columbia (including commission) in cheque, postage Harlaway
Harritan The practice of sealing letters passing to stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a and from the East and West Indies, and little margin should be left for variations Hawkesbury other countries with hot climates, with wax of exchange. The Postmaster issues the fawthor
He Tci, 8.8. (except such as is specially prepared), is order, sends it on in the envelope, and attended with much inconvenience, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor- frequently with serious injury, not only to tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Heral the lotteza so sealed but to the other letters word to be registered, as it always should Highlander In the mail, from the melting of the wax and be. Care should be taken to send these Hamboldt adhesion of the letters to each other. The applications in time, as the Money Order publis are therefore recommended, in all Offices close some hours before the such vases, to use either wafere or guma, and tures of the mails. to advise their correspondents in the cour tries referred to, to de thé seme.
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Heny S. Sanford 1 4
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-No order must resed 10, or in Irene elude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Ingo be drawn at the current rate of the day Julia P. Brown and paid at the rate of the day when the Killarney
Lady Penrhyn 4 advice arrived.
Large
The commission is as follows i,
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2. 18 cents.
£o..
86- .54
$102 Local Money Ordera.
Up to $25.15 cents.
6030.
13.
Llets of Money Order Offices in the
Cnited Kingdom, may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama,
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis. tered packet can be traced through ita whole" course and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence, Neverthe less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; an 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 strict Decount. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. able articles are exposed to rick, and offer a
6-Names must be given In full (except temptation which ought not to be created when there is more than ons Christian and the Department cannot in any way. undertake, the safe conveyenca of such name) but the name of the Payee need not packets. All inland or colonial, letters, be given if the order be crossed (ar cheques therefore, which contain cait, and all are crossed), It can then be paid only inland letters which contain watches or through a Bank, and may afterwards bo jewellery, even though they be posted specially crossed to any Bank, without registration, are treated as register. No order osn be paid till the Payee ed, and charged on delivery with a double have signed it in the proper place. An registration fee of eightpense in addition to order oan be transferred to another office the dinary postage 1 and any such letters on feayment of an additional commission. which cannot be registered in time to be In case of loss of an order, noosity for forward by the Mall for which they are atopping payment, or the like, application posted are detained for the next despatch should be made to the nearest Mouss Even if the letter do not contain any article Order Office for instructions. of intrinsic value, it should, if it bo voty 8.If the order be not presented within Important, be registered.
Most countries to which Hongkong for warda Correspondenco having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rales be strictly observed,
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that us a general role, is able to Customs
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six months an additional commission will be charged if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. What the order is once paid no further claim can ba entertained.
-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received,
Made ont on a printed form which is supplied
gratis-
† Orders on Shanghal are drawn at 2 per cont,
premium in all caces.
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For A. M. Ships,
Lets. Pap.
Vigllant
Grawler Vistor Emännel 1-
Late. Popis
Books, etc. without. Govers.
Bashlitte.
Catalogue of Bookp. Christian.
Cork Weakly Hoteld. Daily Recorder.
Evans, Bone & Co., prealos corrientes de
Drogas.
Germania. Glasgow Weekly Herald. Inverners Courier
Journal des Consulats. L'Etudiant Catholique. Le Siedle
Lincolnshire Herald.
Blondtour des Belca.
Dar Ged shall como,
Ecotemang
Siberian Hercentile Bank Resort 1577
(Russian).
WASHING BOOKS, -- (In English and (Chinsu}
WAS los and Cons for the te of Ladies Gentlemen, are how dy at this Office.-Prieg, $1 each, 'Orina Mast Odet,
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