No. 4760-OCTOBER 5, 1878.]
POSTAL BATES. [Sabjained 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.
(Itevised June 7th, 1878.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, aud aru, for Lettera, per half ounce for Books and Patturus, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treblo, &c., a the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed mattor may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Pricee Cur- Azent may be paid either as Newspapers or
Books.
N.E. meant No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union.
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India (including Coylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguess, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus tralasian Group, Africa (excopt French, &, Colonion), Newfoundland and Central Ame Fica.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any ronte -- Letters,
12 cents per oz. Registration,
8 conta. Newspapers,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United Bing dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only- Lotters,
16 cents per oz.
8 cente.
Kegistration, Newspapers,
4 cents each, Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected coFTO« spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to: Non-Union Countries. W, Africa, Falkland Islande, Lagos, Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd Islands
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Via San Via S.Hamptos Via Francisco. or Marsailer. Bringtat
26
22
12
12
4
6
10
Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns,
Aspinwall (N.B.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N,R), Hayti (N.), Mexico (N.E.), Panama (N.R.), Salvador (1.8.), and Venezuela (N.B.):~-
Letters,
16
31
Registration,
None-
12
38 12
Newspapers,
4
4
Books & Patterns, 6
8
10
80
48
50
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12
None.
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru:"
Lottors,
Newspapers,
Books & Pattern», 14
Registration, 12
None. Hawaiian Kingdom (N.R.), Newfound land:-
Letters,
Registration, 12
16
16 12
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20
12
6
8
6
Newspapers,
4% - 4 Books & Patterns, 8*
W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rios, Honduras, Monte Video, Now Granada, and Nicaragus:—
Letters,
Newspapera,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
34
38
4
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8
8
to British & Union) West Indies only, {
Australia, New Zealand, Tanmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension,
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri. vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except those belonging to the Postal Union, the Babamas, and Hayti), for Costa
Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent via San Francisco,
must be printed on a sheet or sheets 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 subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indicos...
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unatitebed; or wholly or in part of engravings, prihta, or lithographs illustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The 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 sugravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or more news papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on
book packet of the same weight
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The postage runt be prepaid vither 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, scaling wax, postage stamp, or otherwire) 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. spected.
A newspaper or packet. of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a lattor, unless the sedlosure 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 lottor, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
THE CHINA MAIL.
; the following have been opekafonally posted as Patterns, and, hayo, been detained as unfit for the Past, viz; Metal boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cutting of plants, spurs, knives, naissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, places of glass, acide of varions kinds, curzy combs, oopper and steel en graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
Be Soldiers and Sailors Letters..
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers,* Army Schoolmas tors (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom via Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or vi Brindisi by British Packet for three-penco. Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
Soldiers' and Sailors' lettera are, however, Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, | charged as ordinary letters if they do not forks, stool pens, nails, keys, watch machi-conform to the following regulations — nory, metal tubing, pieces 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 samplex indigo cannot be sent to any place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondenes 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 4.3. to 11.00 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 conte extra postage.
The above arrangement is intended to meet occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon. donce. Should it be found, therefore, that
large and nnmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed,
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A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamors, 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 conts.
Miscellaneous Notices. Local Delivery.
No packet of newspapers may be above 1. All correspondence posted before 3 lbs, in weight, nor above two feet inp.m. on any wook day for addresses in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth. Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the
Mails.
3. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fall on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his game, with name of Regi-
ment, or Ship, do it full,
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8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fall, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &o, in full.
* But not Warrant Offceré, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Communication with Batavia. The Netherlands India Packets leave Sugapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the aval of the outward P. & 0. Mail from Europa.
The French Packte for Batavia wait at Fingapore, for the Packet from China and
fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspon- dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the beat opportunities:-
In the S. W. Monsoon.
The English Mail. The French Mail,
In the N.E. Monsoon.
A Frivato Steamer a few days before tho
English Mail.
The French Mail.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the panket be re- for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission,
Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with- | POST OFFICE NOTICE.
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &o., 8 oz.
by Post ab all; Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, 4. The following artiolea cannot be gat Matcbos, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
Post.
Unclaimed Correspondence,
Oct. 3, 1878.
Leto, Pope.
Lets, Papa,
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1 Kee Shing & Co. 1
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PARCELS. The public is reminded that, A Fook there is no such thing as Parool Post Ainsbury, Capt. to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap. Almeida, Pio d 1 pointment in caused by persistent attempts Aky Myran to send small valuatio trifles through the Atak Mypan
Ayoon Fans, Curios, Articles of Drers,
Barroc, Moers. 1 Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually boing reftised, the senders having Baughman, G. E. 1 often spent more in Postage than would Bennett, G. A. Z refund can be made at such parcels of the Burnard, Emile Z bave paid the fraight by steamer. Nu Berlonitz, Wm. 1
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Capt. I Martin, Merriman, James I
MOOK, ME.
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Parkin, J. H.
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Mr Powel, Jobn
Blanchard, Y. T. 2 Bausolo, L. Bridges, Col. Brokenshar, Cant. J. Capt.
value of Stamps obliterated before the Black, Geo. nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty inexperienced in obtaining a general understanding of of goods which the sender has for sale, or what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample
of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting small auma of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agente of this Oflice will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
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Richards, Samuel 2 Rita, Molericia
1 Roche, John Ryan, Gipt. Sacconi, P.
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Brooking, A. C. 1 Brown, Camp 2.
bell, Sir Bushnell, Sami.. Butcher, J. B. 1-bk. Carter, W. S. Cassipini, E. Chagas, J. N.das I
Loong Cheing Church, H. E.
& Co. Onghoon, Mrs 1 Coats, Rutins 1
Dominga da
Mrs S. J. 1
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Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Daclin, Prai
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Sanders, Albert Savio, l'istro Schulz, W. Sheather, C.H.}
Santan
Tai Afat
Swinney, F.
Talper, Cap. Fri Tanner, J. B. Tibel, C.
sithor direction, Money-Orders must be Dezzerett, Miss Thohn F. A. 1
used.
The Stampe tendered for sale must not ezcoed 825 in valus, must be perfcotly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stampe will be! purchased. They must be presentod pur- sonally or accompanied by a note.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not saticient, and he will refuse to purchase
He is allowed to charge a suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
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Dhite, Moner. 2 Evans, Mr Fox, Madam French, Capt.
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O. M. 1 Gulistann,
Hill, Claas, E. 1 Home, Mr 2 Hales, Arthar 1 Jack, J.
A book-packet may contain any number delivery should be retarded by the Contract gistered) nor is the Post Office responsible in any case which appears doubtful or Jackson, Frank E.
2. Invitations, da, can generally be delivered within Victorin at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect to expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par, 103.)
of separate booke or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in canes containing glass or any like nabalance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary UBO for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en 8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou graved, lithographed, or "plain, or any lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Darde, mixture of these. Further, all legitimate, all of the same weight, to addresses in binding, mounting, or covering of a book, Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, and Japan, may deliver them to the Post whether anoh binding, & be loose or Office uostamped, the postage being then sttached as cleo rollers in the case of charged to the sender's account. prints or maps, markers (whether of paper hatch must consist of at least ten. or otherwiso) in the case of books, pens or pencils In the case of pocket-book, o, and, in short, whatever is neomsary for the safo transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, de 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, eagraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
But a book-parket may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of letter (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. If this rulo 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 be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ende, 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 tind at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do Bo they must again tie np the packet.---
No book-packet may be above 5 br. in weight, nor above 24 Inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 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, &c., the transmis. sion or delivery of the letters would be without distinction, book-packets may be delayed if the whole mall were dealt with kept back till the next despatch or delivery,
FATTERE
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rula szeludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its more 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
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To guard against such injury all postal paskets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has lu the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
is much increased.
4, Boxholders may also sond Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may conalder neccssury, and approved by him. Printed Circulare maris be inserted in suck Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen. sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep; nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels 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.
2. The following cannot be transmitted : Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be rushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substancea, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or injurious in transit.
3. Parcels will as a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, pot by Contract Mall Packet, The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case 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.
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4. The publio are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Pares! Post to Europe, do, which does not exist.
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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 in- official- information 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
would disapprove of his doing so. Postmasters are not allowed to return any lotter 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, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, not 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 bas 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 Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be secured from observation.
During the N. E. Mencoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the departures of such ships.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so directed.
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Alux, Carpenter
Tonga, (Chino) 1 Walsh, Joe, Jr. 1 Ward, Miss Hartiel Whatton,
Chas.
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Willberg, Ch. Wing Loo, Mess. I
Woodville, E.
Wright, James1
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Young, T., Mr 1
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For Merchant Ships.
Lets, Pops.
Lets.Papi.
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B Laurell
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1 regd.Leon Crespo
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Albyn's Iels Alice America- Arabella Behar, 3.8. Brisbane Carrisbrooke, s.5. 1. Cashmere Obalo Colet Chandos Chocola City of Aberdeen Columbian, 6.5. 1 Corona Commissary
Countess of Errol & Corrientes
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with a S-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent The Stamp Ottico being now provided Collectors' Beoks, &c., can be stamped befozeland in the same manner as Cheque es Books, Loose receipt forms can also be clo stamped if required."
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Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Ordere on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Bongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also isene un Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
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1 Madelains
Magdala Magdalen Maria
I Mary Blair Mary Smith MoNaar Molbrak
Milbeck
Moss Glen Napier
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1 Palestine
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Elizabeth Chills 1
Fair Leader
Twescanal
2 Penrith
Per Ardna
Perctociua
Tresnits, 6.8.
Prince Amadeo 1
Bully Ch Emily Erminia Fabius Ferndower, 8.8. Flensborg Foutanny Freeman Clark *2 Rosie Walt Globe Glamorgan, a.s, 2 regd. Saamento
Great Admiral 1 Hail Columbia Gylding 1
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Elizabeth
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Chaplain
11 Prince Lents
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Pursaid, 8.5.
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Rewanstrapt 1
Rhoda
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Koht. Henderson 10 Rosebud
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Sarah Nicholson 1 Sea Gull, 8.8. Shaght Levin
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Stadt Harlem,5.5.1 Kogd.
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2 Strathera
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S. Vaughan
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Taiwan, 5.5.
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Tai
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1 Tamar
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8 Teli Austrian
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Tokatea
1 Tweed
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Verona
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William Manson I
India
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residents at the amallor Ports in this way. 3-Many Money Orders are supplied to An application for an order is filled up, turkaway and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Hawkesbury The practice of sealing letters passing to and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Belen and from the East and West Indies, and the nearest issuing office. The application Hindostan other countries with hot olimates, with wax must be accompanied with the full amount i
Hopeful (except such as is specially prepared), 4(including commission) in cheque, postage Hotspur attended with much inconvenience, and stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Invincible frequently with serious injury, not only to little margin should be left for variations Irazu the letters so sealed but to the other letters of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Irigo in the mail, from the melting of the war and order, sends it on in the envelope, and James Shepherd adhesion of the letters to each other. The returns the change, if any, by firat oppor-destie Manonall public are therefore recommended, in all tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Lady Penrhyn 4 such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and were to be registered, as it always should Large to advise their correspondents in the coun- be. Care should-be taken, to send these tries referred to, to do the same.
applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar- tures of the mails.
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4. No order must exceed £10, or in- clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the day? Frolio and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission fo as follows:
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2...... 18 cents.
·£5... ...... 96 £7.......... ☎4· £10..........72
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Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
Up to $25........15 cents.
50............30 "
The registration of a packet makes its. transmission much more decure, Inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis. tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence, Neverthe Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon. les large sums of money or other articles The Philippine Islande being now admit. of great value should not be sent through ted into the General Postal Union, it fol: the post, even if the packet be registered; as lows that all paid correspondence received the machinery of the Department is not from Manila in the malls will be delivered arranged with a view to such transmission. free by this Offies, and that all paid cor-
By law, the Post Office is not responsible respondence sent to Manila in the mails though any other who may neglect bir for the safe delivery of rogistered packets; should be delivered free there,"
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to strist Rias, Honduras, Monte Viden, New sidered as having on this ground an inteln- | provides that "Neither the senders nor the able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a account. Sent in unregistered lettera, valu. addressees of letters and other postal foreign countries is restricted to bond fide in the Country of Origin, or in that of undertake the safe conveyance of such Pattern and Sample Post te colonies and packets shall be called upon to pay, ofther temptation which ought not to be created
and the Department cannot in any way trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Destination, any tax or duty other than Goods sent for sale, or in oxecution of an the recognised rates levied (in the case of packets. All inland or colonial letters, order (however small the quantity may he), paid correspondence) by the despatching inlagd letters which contain watches or therefore, which contain coin, and all or any articles sent by one private indiviOffice. It a hoped that any extra charge, jewellery, even though they be posted when there is more than one Christian attal to another, which are not actual or apparently extra charge, will at once be without registration, are treated as register- patterns or samples, are not admissible. brought to the notice of the propored, and charged on delivery with a double name) but the name of the Faves need not
Patterns or samples, when practicable, authorities, in either Colony. must be sent in covera open at the ends, The above does not apply in any to loose the ordinary postage) and any such letters are crossed). It can then be paid only registration fee of eightpence in addition to be given if the order ke crossed (as cheques And in stich a manner as to be easy of lettere sent eutside the mails. These will which cannot be registered in time to be through a Bank, and may afterwards be examination. and such like articles, which cannot be sent and probably the Mania Office will adopt posted are detained for the next despatch.
Samples of seeds, druge, altrays be charged on arrival in Hongkong forwarded by the Mall for which they are specially crossed to any Bank. in covers of this kindje-but such articles the same courée.
Complaints are sometimes received of Even if the letter do not contain any article only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage of linen or other material, fastest extra charges on correspondence etchanged of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very In anch a manber that they may be readily between this Colony and Saigon, but it is important, be registered. " opened for, in the cake of seeds, &c., a believed it would be found in all estes that bags entirely diosed, provided such closed the lettere, &b,, had been sent looss. base ato transparent, so as to stable the Oficer of the Post Gillge readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con tento.
LUCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle zaent, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macac, in either direction.......
Lattars
Registration.
modedeman
Bis. & Pitas.
2 2
Per 203.
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) vis-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Pri `vate Ship,.................................4 822
Between the above by Con rast Mall.mamat
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There must be ng writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the Any publication fulfilling the conditions address of the sender, a trade math of hereafter pamed can pass as a new paper. number, and the price of the articles.
The conditions.ero na follows si 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other burrent topics, with or without advertise ments.
2nd. It must be published in nombers at Intervals of not more than 31 days, and
The rule which forbids the trancisladlon tarough the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mall Bags of Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Past; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not went to a doctivation, Arifoles such a
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondencs are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondegos. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondents for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity It l forwarded
Registration to Bangkok, s Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to maku arrangements by means of which correspon deaco can be Registered to Bangkok, at the ustal charge of 8 mente,
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having foined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be striatly observed.
1. No Latter 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, as a general rule is Hable to Oustoms duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sont be so small as to make the sample of no value,
8. The limits of weight allowed are as followe
Books and Faperto Enda Ofices, 5 lbs. to the Continent, ie,, 2 lbs.
5-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama,
6.Namea must be given in full (except!
An
7.--No order can be paid till the Payes have signed it in the proper place. 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.
8. If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the entertained. order is once paid no further claim can be
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For H. M. Ships.
Leto. Pap.
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Leta. Fry,
Books, etc. without Covera
Armsterdamsche Courant.
Christydelphia.
Daily Free Prees.
Daily Recorder.
Do Aarde
Ulustrated London News.
Nautical Magasine. Navy List,
Pattern of Flannel.
Reiterdamsche Courant.
Ecotsman.
Siberian Mercantile. Banit Report 1877
(Rastian).
Sanderburger Zeitung.
ZONG LISTS.
Oircular, large sheet,
AMENDED HONG LIST in English and ChinesS, COR taining the Names of all the most
No order can be paid until the advice important Companies, Institutions
relative to it has been received.
and Mercantile Houses In the
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied Colony.
gratia,
+ Lotal Orders op Shanghai tre drawn et 2 per cant. premium in all cases. A tized dol. lar role for drawing on the United King. deta le in force at Shanghai,'
Price, 25 cents each; or $2,50 per dozen.
At the "Ching Ball"
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