No. 4814.-DECEMBER 7, 1878.]
POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined wo give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corro 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 Rates of Postage.
(Revised June 7th, 1878.) In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and aro, for Letters, 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 papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded toguthior 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 Cur- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booka.
N.R. means No Registration.
Postage to Union Countries. General Bates, by any route :--
title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet containing two or moro nowe papera is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on n' 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 nowspaper must bo posted either without a cover (in which case it must not bo fastened, whether by means of gum, water, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in. spected.
A newspaper or packet of new papers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure 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 letter, written in it or upon its cover, la charged sa an 'unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in lougth, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
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Countries of the Postal Union
A book-packet may contain any number The Union may be taken to comprise of separate books or other publications Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, (including printed or lithographed letters); Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritias, all photographs (when not on glass or in cases N. America, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine containing glass or any like substance), Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Gaiane, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Konduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, use for writing or printing apon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, and Spanish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union. The oblefo., may be either printed, written, en countries not in the Union are: the Ans- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any tralasian Group, and Central America. mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of printa or mapa, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the usually safo transmission of such articles, appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &o, must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,.e., letters which are intend. ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,ay also be sent by book post,
Letters,
Registration, Newspapers,
12 cents per oz.
8 centa. 2 cents each, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rater, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only;— Letters,
18 cents per oz, Registration,
8 cents. Nowapapore,
4 cents each. Books and Patterna, 8 cents per 2.oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre spondence.within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (x.8.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.), Hayti (N.B.), Mexico (N.), Panama (N.R), Salvador (N..), and Venezuela (N.) →
Letters,
Registration,
Vie Jan Via S.Kampun Vis Francisov, or Marecillie. Brindisi
10
31 38 None. 13 12
$
Newspapers, Books & Patterns, 6
4
6
8
30
Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (N.R.), Equa- dor (N.), New Granada (5.8), Nicaragua (K,M):-
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 circalar-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any If this way closed against inspection, rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book pasket 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 othorwise), 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; Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so None. they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 Inches in depth, None, unless it be sent to or from one of the
Government offices.
When, owing to a great and unuseat
20
6
8
Lettere,
Newspapers,
-30 B
34
38
6
8
Books & Patterns, 14
10
12
Registration, 12
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom :---
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
16 None.
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16 None.
Books & Patternın,. 8*
6
Uruguay :-
Letters,
34
38
Newspapers,
4
6
Books & Patterns,
8
10
Registration
to British & Union)-
8
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, influx of latters, books, &c., the transmis.
A small
sion 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 next despatch or delivery,
PATTERNS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
complete protection to the contents of the mall bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be made ample Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, &o., up to the latest moment before tho 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 11.16 .. to 11.30 4.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 conta extra poatago.
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghal by the English and French. Contrast Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fen is also 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5. P. 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, de, 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 tlie sender, otherwise all correspondence la invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
3. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cerds, o., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Each Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten,
Boxholders way also send Fattorns to the same places in the same way. En volopes containing Patterns may be wholly losed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Local Pared Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Calces in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pek- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weish more than 5lba. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcela may be wholly- closed if they boar this special endorse- meut, FAROZL, CONTAINING NO LIFTER, but any parcel may be opened, by direction of the Postmaster General,
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive subetar ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ior, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever in dangerous to the Maila, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for- Farded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans mission, and of detaying delivery in case the number of parcels 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 these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, do, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon,
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Disnila in the mails should be delivered free there,
POST OFFICE NOTICE, Undaimed Correspondence, Dec. 6, 1878.
Lets. Fapi.
the letter, and the commanding Officer Fancy Work, and similar presenta are con- must sign his name with name of Regi- tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would ment, or Ship, &c., is full.
B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or have paid the freight by steamer. No description must be stated in full, with refund can be made on such parcals of the name of Regiment, or Ship, &a., in full. valno of Stampa obliterated before the
nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty inexperienced Mails for the United Kingdom, &c. by in obtaining a general understanding of Adaris, Mrs B. 2
what is a Pattern. It is a bond file sample Under instructions from the London
of goods which the sender has for sale, or Post &ffice, the Malls for the United King-of goods which he wishes to order. It is dom which have hitherto been forwarded
to consist of the smallest possible quantity via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vit Naples, as it is understood that a gain compatible with shewing what the goods Anderson, Thos. 1.1
Arowgotkunda, 1 rogd Maurer, of twelve hours results from the adoption are, and must have no intrinsic value.
of this route.
French Packet.
An it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would' result from doing so, all correspond- ence intended for the United Kingdon by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression apposrs to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean eta- tions, Gibraltar, Cyprus, the Levant,
They bulia, Malta, yma dd olyan
British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if ao forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British 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 packet be To gistered nor is tlie Fost Office zosponsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during ita transmission.
To guard against auch injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in stron covers; and even with this through the Post, It should be remembered precaution no fragile article should be aout that every packet has to be handled several times; that it la exposed to nonsiderable pressure and friation in the mail 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
Is much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pase through & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to bo made publia. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it ia would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its dentination according to the address, even though a request to such effect he written thereon,
Postmasters are not bound togive change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby imported.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared),. ia attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other lotters In the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
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A. Fook Ainsbury, Capt. Alexander, Harry
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Swamy
Atlding, John
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Len Tong Levis, B.
Lata. Page
Leys, Robi. R. 1 Lumstem, W.
Mrs
Lus, Ellarina da I MacKie, Martin, R Marmont, B.
Giovanni
Mellom, Custad 1 Mies
More,
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Muller,
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Mour. J.1 To provide means of remitting small Beguin, sums of money to or from this Colony and Bossolo, L.
Mies A. 1 Between the Ports of China and Japan, the Botor, Postmastors and Agents of this Ollies will Breshore, Win. in future be allowed (but not required) to Brown, Camp,
bell, Sir purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from Bushnell, Saml.0. foreign residents.
Caldwell, Mise 1 Quong Tong Tal 1
used.
D. E.
Civetta
2
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Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Callaghan, Dr either direction, Money Orders must be resto,
Clarke, Bugh The Stamps tendered for sale must not-Claiand, Mons. J.1 exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly Caiville, D. D. clean, in good condition, and in strips of at Crayford,
John W. least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per- Grenton, James 1 Cristoforis, G, de 1 Bonally or accompanied by a note.
Cross, Mrs S. J. 1 The Postmaator or Agent may postpone Dhite, Monar. Purchasing if his public fonds in hand are Dumont, Mra not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any one which appears doubtful or Esteban, suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps
Letters containing Stamps should be purchased. Registered, and the Stamps should be secured from observation.
During the N.M. Monsoon, the Charterers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Haifong and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the de- Partures of such ships.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as la specially so directed.
The Stamp Office being now provided with a S-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Collectors' Books, &c., can be stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books, Loose receipt forms can also be stamped if required.
Honey Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King- dom and, the Straits Settlements are ined at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokebama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
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Oledoni 7
Moner.
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Evans, James S. 1 Ferrero, Luigi Fox, Madam Gazsiin, Major
E, C. Hannen, G. Hemptinne Hi Loi Hill, Chas. E. Howard, Mra Hules, Arthur Jensen, C. Kelly, Mr Kwong Tay Cheong Lemerton, Henry 1
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1 Perese, Capt. L
Mr Pike;
Rayden, W. d. 1 Chas
Reily
10 Richmond,
Androw Roberts, A.
1 Roche, John
Rosendah, P.
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W. F. B. 1 ather, C.HIS
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Smith, Geo, Smith & Co., R. 1 Sotiza,
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mingo J. de Stewart, Capt.
Stott, Bov. G.
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Taffell, Williams I
1 Talpoy, Cap. Frd.
Tanner, J. B.
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Thomson, Alex.1
carpenter Máso
Veltz,
Martha
Chung Weber, R. T. Whetton, Chas.
White; Wm. E. Whyte, Jno.
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Williams, John 2
Wing On Chong 1 Yes Ching
For Merchant Ships.
Abbey Cowper Allice Altcar
Ann Adamsen Arabella Athens Banian
Behar, 4:5.
Lets. Papai
Madeleine
1 regd: Magdale
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Magdalen
8 Marcia, 4.8.
Letc. Fapt.
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Mary Blair
Smith
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Mens Moas Gilon Nyassa Overdale Pacifle Slope
Delcarry Bertha Marion Bertie Biglow Black Prince Brisbane Cildew Cashmera Challenge Chang Chaunel Queen 1 Cazan Columbian, s...1.
Charmer
Cores
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1 Palestine
1 Parthood
Tweseanal Pelham Peteral,
Pilgrim
Premier
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8 Prince Amadeo
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Prince
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nou, Louis 10
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1 Remanstrant.
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Rifleman
2
Rásobudi
2
Rosie Welt
Басталелно
Sagw
2
Satant
Southern Cross
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is lled up, and la enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at
The application Corona the nearest issuing office. must be accompanied with the full amonat Corricates (including commission) in obeque, postage. Countess of Errol5 atamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Creswell little margin should be left for variations Dearwar
The Postmaster issues the of exchange. order, sende it on in the envelope, and Espiegle returns the change, if any, by first oppor Eatrons topity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Fabius were to be registered, as it always should Fair Leader bo. Care should be taken to send these Teratowar, s.. applications in time, as the Money Order Flatin, .. Offices close some hours before the depar- Frederick tures of the mails.
Freeman Clark Great Admiral 1
Eleanor
4.-No order must exceed £10, or in-esbury
clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Holen and paid at the rate of the day when the Hurat advice arrived
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The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £.......... 18 cents. £5............ 36 64 £10....... .72 Local Money Orders (including Straite Settlements).
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Up to $25,...........15 cents.
60........30
West Indies only, f
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,
They must not be of Intrinsic value. Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. This rule excludes all articles of a salvable nature, and indeed whatever may have Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri-a value of its own, apart from its mere use vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, as pattern; and the quantity of any 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it was fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin sid value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise, Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi. dual to another, which are not actual
Complaints are sometimes received of patterns or samples, are not admissible,
extra charges on correspondence exchanged Patterns or samples, when practicable, between this Colony and Saigon, but it is must be pent in covers open at the ends, believed it would be found in all cases that registration fee of eightpence in addition to are crossed). It can then be paid, only!
1 extra charge is made on delivery.
LOVAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Bettle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,..
Letters
Registration.
Newspapers Bka. & Pitna
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282-2
Per 2 oz.
Between any other two of the following pinces (through a British Ufficə) viz,Hong- kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin). China, Tonquin and the Phi- Upplass, by Private Ship................. 4|842
"Between the above by Con- trast Mail,..........................
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and in such a manner 2 to be easy of examination. -Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but such articles only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage of linen or other material, fastened in auch a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds, &c., 13 bugs entirely closed, provided such closed baga are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con- tents.
and the
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address Any publication fulfilling the conditions of the person for whom it is intended, the
hereafter named can pass as a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows c 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other nows, or of articles relating thereto, or to other surrent topics, with or without advertise
ments.
Atitched,
address of the Bauder, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, luasmuch ss, under ordinary oircumstances, 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- Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne leas large sums of money or other articles Provides that "Neither the senders nor the of great value should not be sent through addressees of letters and other postal the post, even if the packet be registered; as packets shall be called upon to pay, either the machinery of the Department to not in the Country of Origin, or in that of arranged with a view to sach transmission, Destination, any tax or duty other than" By law, the Post Office is not responsible the recognised rates levied (in the case of for the safe delivery of registered packets; paid correspondence) by the despatching though any officer who may neglect bie Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, duty on this point will be called to striot or apparently extra charge, will at once be secount. Sent in unregistered letters, valu.. brought to the notice of the properable articles are expored to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created; authorities, in either Colony..
The above does not app'y in any to loose and the Department cannot in any way letters sent outside the mails, These will undertake the safe conveyance of such always be charged ou arrival in Hongkong packets. All inland or colonial letters
6.-Names must be given in full (except Inland letters which contain watches or and probably the Mandia Office will adopt therefore, which contain coin, and all the same course.
jewellery, even though they be posted when there is more than one Christian without registration, are treated as register- name) but the name of the Payee need not ed, and charged on delivery with a double be given if the order be crossed (as cheques the ordinary postage and any auch letters through a Bank, and may afterwards be which cannot be registered in time to be specially crossed to any Bank. forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatob. Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
the letters, &c., had been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre. spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondents. “ Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straffs, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsofy by whatever opportunity it la forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok For Britannio Majesty's Conzul General far Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon denes can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of & conte.
Most countries to which Bongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably ahout to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be Fogletered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, Jewels, precious articles, or anything that, sa general rule, to fiable to Customs dution
Books and Papereto British Offices, &lba. to the Continent, de., 2 the Patterns to British Qges, 6Ibs, if with
out intrinsic value to the Continent, & Bo
The rule which forbids the transmission
This Regulation prohibits the sending tarough the Post of any article likely to
of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the injure the contents of the Ms11 Baga or
Soldiers' and Sailors? Letters.
quantity sent be so stnall as to make the Boxes, or the person of say Oficer of the Post.Ofdes is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post and a packet containing any commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-sample of no value.
8 The limits of weight allowed aro is follows Sad. It must be published in numbers at thing of the kind will be stopped, and not
tera (not superintending or First Class) or latervals of not more than 31 day, and sent to its destinations Articles such as Schoolmistresses may rond half-ounce letters must be printed on a sheet or sheets une following have been onzasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton ac Petteras, and have been detained as by British Packet, for one penny 1 er við Brd. The full title and date of publication unit for the Post, viz : Metal boxes, porce Brindisi by British Packet for three pence. must be printed at the top of the first page, Isin and Ching, fruit, vegetables, bunobes Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of and the whole or part of the title and the of flowere, cuttings of plants, spurs, halves, correspondence exactly the same as Imperial date of publication at the top of every scissors, needles, pins, pieces of itchinery, Stamps. aubeequent page; and thisregulation applies sharp pointed instruments, samples of to Table of Contents and Indiess. metals, eagles of ore, cataples in glace dth. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, pieces of gloss, selds of various or in great part of matter like that of a kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- newspaper, or of advertisemente, printed graving plates, and confectioners of all on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of kinds.
Such articles de Balesots, kulveg razore, paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watolt machi. tive of articles in the newspaper. The nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal of supplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must bays the guarded in so senyre a manner be to afford Raginger, Gumper, Bosisngin, or Carpenter.
Soldiers and Sailors' letters are, hotovers charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations --
1. Not to otczed half an ounde. No double letters are allowed.
or description must be stated in full on 2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his class
But not Warrant Officers, vie,, Akaletent
4 The following articles cannot be sont by Post at all i Glasa, Liquids, Gunpowder, Matches, Candler, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, or whatever le dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.
PARCELA The public is reminded that, to Europe, &o. Much trouble and dimp there is no such thing as Parcel Fort pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small taluable trifles through the Post, Fans, Curlon, Articles of Dress,
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Sontheek
Strathern
S. Kunlie
Vaughan 2 Sydonhom
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1 Teti Austriasi
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Tweed
W. E. Gladstone L William Manson 1
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Bible Irigo
James Shepherd 1 Jasan
Jessie Jamieson 1
Jeanie MacDonaldi Lady Penrhyn 8 Lota
1 Wm. Phillips
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5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Frolic Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohams.
7. No order can be paid till the Payee Ал have. aigued 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,
B.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 onge paid no further claim can be entertained.
-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
• Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
+ Local Orders ou Shanghal are drawn at per
cent. premium in all cases. A fized dol lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghai,
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