No. 4778,-OCTOBER 26, 1878.]
POSTAL BATES. [Subjoined we give the postal raten now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the tranamis tion of packeta, parcels, do, will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.].
must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- stitched.
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3rd. The full title and date of publication and the whole or part of the title and the must be printed at the top of the first page, date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs ūlustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The Hongkong Rates of Postage, 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.
(Revised June 7thTM 1878. )
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Latters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papera may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded togather as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted _except bona fide Supplements Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booka.
N.R.`ments No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union,
The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India (including Ceylon, the Straits, and Aden), Japan, Egypt, Labuan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Bermuda, with all French, Danish, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies.
"Countries or in the Union, -The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus- tralasian Group, Africa (except French, to,, Colonies), Newfoundland and Central Ame
rica.
Postage to Union Countries,
General Batte, by any route — Letters,
12 cents per ok.
8 cente...
Registration, Нетврарога,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, cents per 2oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi onlyt Letters,
16 cents per ok.
8 cents
A packet containing two of more news- papers is 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 one It must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing waz, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so na to admit of essy 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 tile being readily in. spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plementa la charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be suoi as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged AS AD unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. In wolght, 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 cases 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, &c., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &s., oz of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether auch binding, to be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of Postage to Non-Union Countries.
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper W, Africa, Falkland Islands, Lagos, or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or
pencils in the enge of pocket-books, &c. Gold Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the cafe transmission of such articles, or usually Cape Verd Islands ---
appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, Flo San Fia 8.Hampton Via Franotaco. or Marseilles, Brindiasa. must not be sont as a separate packet.
Registration, Newspapers,
4 cents end. Books and Patteris, 6 puts per 2 on
There is no charge on redirected corre- spondence within the Postal Union,
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
22
20
12
12
4
8
10
Books & Patterns,. —
Aspinwall (N.B.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.) Hagt (N.), Mexico (N.), ronams (FR), Salvador (N.E.), and Venezuela (..)- Letters, Registration, None. 12 Newspapers,.. Books & Patterns, 6
16
81
38 12
4
!
B
$ 10
4
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru (-..
Letters,
Newspaport,
30.
B
46
50
6
8
10
12
Books & Patterns, 14
Registration, 12" None, None Hawaiian Kingdom (..), Newfound
land
Letters,
Registration,
Менарарега,
16
16
20
10
12
13
4
@
6
.8
4*
Books & Patterns, 8*
W. Indies, (except as above) Costa Rica, Honduras, Monta" Video, New Granada, and Nicaragua ---
Натарарств,
Letters,
Books & Patterns,
Registration
to British & Union }
94
38
4
籍
8
10
8
8
West Indies enly, }
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Caps, St. Helena, Ascension..
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri Tate Ship 12, Regiatration, 12; Newspapers, 21 Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is tunde on delivery.
Correspondence for the West Indies (except thore belonging to the Postal Union, the Bahamas, and Hayti), for Costs Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent via San Francisco,
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE
Within any Town or Nettle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, is-sither direction...
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) víz-Hong-
kong, Macao, Ports of China
and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon,
and the Philippines, by Pri
Pegistration.
Межграрага
Bis, & Prine.
Per 20a
2822
vate Ship, com............................... do 4 8 2
Between the above by Con vast Mailginamcumós
2
182 €
Any publication fulfilling the conditions berdafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are sa follows 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of polities or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other burrent topics, with or without advertise
menta.
2nd. It must be published in members at intervals of not more than of days, ego
THE CHINA MAIL.
the following have been cocasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Port, viz: Metal boxes, porce of flowers, cuttings of plants, spars, knives, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches scissora, needles, plus, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples In glass bottles, places of glass, selds of various kinds, curry combs, eppper and steel en graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, 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 bage and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent a samples. indigo cannot be sent
ány place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, dc., ap 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 am. to 11.30 AM. Each lettor must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
The above arrangement is intended to meet "Uccasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting extensive sorrespon- donce. Should it be found, therefore, that
large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, & heavier late fee will be imposed.
A similar supplementary Mail will be made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters boing received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee will also be 18.cents.
Miscellaneous Notices, Local Delveery,
1. All correspondence posted before 5 pm. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails,
2 Invitations, &o, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 108.)
9. Boxholders who desire to send Circus lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, do, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of Chine and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office uostamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each batch must consist of at least ten.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- valopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and Circulars,.., letters which are intend-approved by him. Printed Circolara may ed for transmission in identical terma to be inserted in anch Pattern Packets. several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any If this way closed agafuat inspection. 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 be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being 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; Fostmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
"No book-paaket may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 13 inches in width, or 13 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, da, the transmis. alon or delivery of the letters would be without distinction, book-packets may bei delayed if the whole mall were dealt with kept back till the next despatch or delivery,
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PATTERNS,
Local Parcel Port.
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. siona, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, nor weigh more than 5lba. The postage will be 20 cents per Ib., 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 crushed (as handboxes, do.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ios, 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 general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Fackel. The Post Oface reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- miselon, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is anch as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility te accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the sender against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &o, which does not exist.
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Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit. They must not be of intrinsic value.ted into the General Postal Union, it fol. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable lows that all paid correspondence received zature, and indeed whatever may have from Manila in the matte will be delivered a value of its own, apart from its mere usa free by this Office, and that all paid cor- és a pattern; and the quantity of any respondence sent to Manila in the mails material sent ostensibly as a pattern must should be delivered free there. not be so great that it cat falely be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin sie value.
Soldiers and Sailors Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters tera (not superintending or Firet Class) or to the United Kingdom v Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by British Puakot for three-pence Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial. Stamps, salads
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.
double letters are allowed,
Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs. If with-
out intrinsic value; to the Continent, £0, 8.02.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Oct. 25, 1878.
Lota. Papa.
Lets, Papy.
1 Lammerton, Honry 1
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by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, 4. The following arifoles cannot be neat Matches, Onnidjes, Soap, Indigo, Dye-staffis, or whatever le dangerous to the Maile, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing Adkins, Mr with them.
A Fook
1 Larson, Andrew 1 PAROMS-The public is reminded that, Aky Mypan
Ainsbury, Capt. 1 Lovis, S.
1 regd.Leys, Rabt, R. 1 there is no such thing as Parcel Post Alexander, Harryl Lie Kon Teay to Europe, &c. Much trouble and dieap Almeida, Pic d'1 Loek, Thomas- pointment is caused by persistent attempts Amiss, Wm. 1 'Loue, J... No to and small valuable trides through the Anderson, C. E.- i
Lumetom, Poat. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Atak Mýjan 1 regd.Luz, Ellarina da Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- Ayoon 1 regd. Mackenzio, Capt.
Martin, R. tinually being refused, the senders baving Barrue, Mours. 1
Merriman, James 1 often spent more in Postage than would Bangliman, G.E. 1
Beal, Mrs 1-MOCTO
Mr bave paid the freight by seamer. Tofund can be made on such parcels of the Berlonitz, Wm. 1 Beguin, Monr, J.1 value of Stamps obliterated before the Bernard, Famile I
Dermar nature of the contents was discovered. Berry, Thos. PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experienced Black, Geo, i
Blacklock, John 1 in obtaining a general understanding of Blanchard, Y. T. 3. what is a Pattern. It in a bond fide sample
Rosario, L.
2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his olaas or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, do, in full.
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &o., in full.
But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
Communication with Batavia, The Netherlands India Packets loare arrival of the outward F. & 0. Mail from Singapore fortnightly, and are fitted to the
Europe.
The French Pachts for Batavia wait at Singapore for the Facket from China and run fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspon dence to Batavia with the least delay, the following are the beat opportunities
In the S.W. Mopedoa.
The English Mail: The French Mail,
In the N.E, Monicon..
The French Mail,
No
More,
Ellen Favo
Neo Toing Siew 1 regd.
razil, John 1
2
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£
of goods which the sender has for sale, or Brokematt, to constet of the smallest possible quantity Brooking .CL
of goods which he wishes to order. It is
compatible with showing what the goods are, and tenst have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of the Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, how vor, -in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
A Private Steamier a few days before the exceed $25 in value; must be perfectly The Stamps tendered for sale must not Englieb Mail.
alean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may ariso 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 injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard againit auch injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet bas to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
ia much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and lo no other way is 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 is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return-any letter or other packet to the writer or sonder, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a roquest to such affect be written thereon.
Fortmasters are not bound to glue change; nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter,
Fostmasters are not bound to weigh any Jetters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.
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Bayot Butaher, J. B.1 Cheing Loong I
& Co. Clarke, Hugh Clatand, Mons. J.1 Canba, Caro-
Declin, Pant- 1 Dhite, Mour
Evans, James 3.1 Dumont, Mre11
Fox, Madan Gaby, John Gaotz, A. Garstin, Major Gilkison, W. P. 1
E. C. Gomes, O. R. H. 1
H.E.
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funda in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to parobase. Hannen, G. in any case which appeare doubtful or Hill, Chas. E, suspicious.
He is allowed to charge sHousego, Mr Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Howard, Mrs purchased.
Hules, Arthur
Letters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stampa should be ascured from observation.
During the N, E. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila,. Alllce Saigon and Bangkok are requested to give Altour notice to the Post Office of the departures Arabella
Behar, 5.5. of such shipa,”----
Brisbane No correspondence will be forwarded by Cashmere directed. sailing vessel but such as is specially no Challenge
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Patterson, Mrs H.1 Poulroke, Frank &
Penfold, Miss
Pike, Mr
Richards, Samuel 2 fichards
Richmond,
John
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dah, P.
Andrew Roché, Rosendah, Ryan, Capt.
Sams, W. F. B. 1 Savio, Piotro Sharp, O. K Sheather, H.
1 Sam Wah
Boamen
Stewart, Capt. Stolt, Rev. G. Swinney, F. Tatoll,
William
Tal Afat
2
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Talpey, Cap. Frd. Tanner, J. B. 1 Thiel, John F. A. 1 Thomson, Alex, penter
(Chino) 1
1 Walsh, Jas, Jr.
Ward, Miss Hattiol Weber, R. T. Whetton, Chest. 1 Willberg, Ch.
Wilson, Rev. J. 1
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Wing Lee, Mesa.
1
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1 Wright, James
Young, T., Mr
For Merchant Ships.
Latz. Pape.
Chitawan
of Aberdeen
Corona
Columbia, 9.8.1 with a 3 cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Cor
The Stamp Office being now provided Commonwealth,est Collectors' Books, &c., can be stamped Corrientes beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Counte Books. Loose receipt forms can also be Creswell stamped if required."
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Money Order Regulations.
dom and the Straits Settlement Yokohama Failoong, s.s.
1.Money Orders on the United King- Eatronu at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sams may be remitted between the other Porta by means of Postage Stamps.
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Fair Leader Feratorer, 8.8. Firth of Fourth 1 Freeman Clack Gitanilla
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Great Admiral residents at the smaller Porte in this way. Hail Columbia. 2.
Gylding An application for au-order is filled up Harkaway. and la enclosed with a stamped, directed, Hawkesbury The practice of sesling letters passing to and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Helen and from the East and West Indies, and the nearest issuing office. The application Jindostan other countries with hot climates, with wax must be accompanied with the full amount Hopefal (except such as is specially prepared), le (including commission) in aheque, postage Hornst attended with much inconvenience, and stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and Hylton Castle frequently with serious injury, not only to little margin should be left for variations Imbat, s. 8. the letters so sealed but to the other letters of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Invincible In the mail, from the melting of the wax and order, sends it on in the envelope, and Irigo adhesion of the letters to each other. The reters the change, if any, by first oppor. James Shepherd
Jessie MacDonaldź public are therefore recommended, in all tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
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The registration of a pssket makes Its transmission much more-secure, inasmuch
as, ander ordinary sircumstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through fte whole Course; and thus the loss of a registered
Neverthe packet is a very rara odeurrance. less large sums of money or other articles of great value abould not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; as the sanchinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission, By law, the Port Office fa not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his Artiale 12 of the Postal Treaty of Berne duty on this point will be called to strict provides that "Neither the senders nor the socount. Sent in unregistered latters, valt. sddressees of letters and other postal able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a packets shall be called upon to pay, either temptation which ought not to be created; In the Country of Origin, or in that of and the Department cannot in any way Destination, any tax or duty other than "undertake the safe conveyance of such the recognised rates levied (in the case of packets, All inland or colonial letters, paid correspondenc) by the despatching therefore, which contain sols, and all Office. It fe hoped that any extra charge, inland letters which contain watches or or apparently extra charge, will at once he jewellery, even though they be ported without registration, are treated as register- brought to the notice of the proper ed, and charged on delivery with a double authorities, in either Colony,
registration fee of eightpenes in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in line to be forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any attials of intrinale valus, it should, if it be very important, bo registered,
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), of any articles seat by one private indiv dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, The above does not apply in any to loose and in sob a manter as to be easy of letters sent outside the malls. These will etamination. Samples of seeds, drugs, always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and such like articles, which cannot be sent and probably the Manila Offs will adopt In obrars of this kind;bat such articles the same toure. only-thuy be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of lines or other material, fostered to such a manner that they may be readily opened; of, in the case of steds, o, La baga entirely closed, provided stieb closed baga ste transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con -tenta,
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Thers must be no ariding of printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom is to intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to injufs the contents of the Mail Bags of Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of doutes, applicable to the Pattern Festi and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not Arficina: such as rent én its destinati
Complaints are sometimes received of pitra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony, and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cates that the letters, de, had been sent fooie,
Any Foreign stamps on loose cotros spondance ste obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Ungaid Letters are not received for the Indian bail Packets,
The Pre-payment of correspondents for the Straits, India, Doylon, and Aden is cum pulsory by whatever opportunity it a forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok.'
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for. Sism has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dotice can be Begistered to Bangkok, at the. Bráni szurge of § COM
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Most countries to which Hongkong for Wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably shout to do so, it is nebessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoory, jewelry precious articles, or anything that, sa a general rule, in liable to Customs dulles
2 This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dotiable aricles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no valuta dala
3. The litatis of weight allowed are at follows,
Books and Papers-to British Offices,
6.Ibs, to the Continent, &o; # Ibe
Tweseanad
Fitzpatrick!
1
3 Presnite, B..
Prinos Amadeo 2
Prince Lonis 10 1 Regent
Remenstrut
Robt, Henderson 10 Rosebud
Rosetta MoNeil
2 Sacramento
I Sarah Bell
Sea Gull, 4.8.
Shaght Lovin
1
1
8
3 1
1 regul.
Southern Cross 1
1 regd.
Stunder, A......
1 Strathern
Tamar Tamir
Supreme
1
2 Sydenham
9
3
Tai Watt
2.S. Vaughan
1.1 regd.
1
2
Toti Austrian
1
Tokates
2
1 Trowbridga
1
Tweed
1 Tybarnis
William Manson
Wm. Phillips
were to be registered, as it always should Lady Penrhyn 4 be. Care should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Offices close some hours before the depar tures of the inails.
4.-No order must exceed £10, or in- olude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Diligent be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Frolic and paid at the rate of the day when the Kestrel
advice arrived,
The commission is as follows :—
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2... 18 cents, £5............ 88 St...... 54 £10.......... 72
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Local Money Orders (including Strate Bettlements).
Up to $26.15 cents. 50............80
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
-Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as obeques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
7.-No order can be paid till the Payee Ад have signed it in the proper place. order san he transferred to another office on payment of an additional comtatssion 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 order is once paid no further slim enn be entertained.
9-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has bean received,
For H. M. Ships.
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Books, etc. without Oovers.
Arbetare Bladot. Armsterdsansche Courant,
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Christadelphia
Dagbladet.
De Aarde
Glasgow Weekly Mail. - Illustrated Australian, Illustrated London News.
Journal de Geneva, Journal de St. Petersbourg.
L'Union Sarokzienne.
Navy List.
Pattern of Fianusi.
Bottardamaske Courant,
Bonderburger Zeitung. Sunderland and Durham County Herald,
HONG LISTS.
Cironlar, large sheet. BE AMENDED HONG LIST in English and Chinese, con. taining the Names of all the most important Companies, Institutions. and "Mercantile Houses in the
• Made out on a printed form, which is supplied | Colony.
grable.
+ Lobal-Ordens-en-Shanghal até death at a per sent, premium in all cases. A dixad dol.
Price, 28 gents each; or QR50
the rate for diswing on the United King. Per dozen. dom is in torse as Ebengkal
At the "Uhina Mall" Oncer
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