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.
No. 4842-JANUARY 11, 1879.]
POSTAL RATES. Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world, Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.].
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised June 7th, 1878.). In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in dente, and are, for Lottera, per half ounce, for Books and Pattecus, per two ounces,
Newspapers over four ounces in weight ars cizarged as double, treble, &o, as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever bo inserted except bona fide Bupplements. Printed matter may, however, os enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our- rent may be paid either as Newspapers or
Books,
N.. means No Registration.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route.
A packet containing two or more news papers le not obargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on s book packet of the same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped
wrapper,
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing 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.
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Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in sposted,
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except aup pigments 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 paes.
. 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 an unpaid or insuficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above Iba. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
Countries of the Pastal 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, Mauritius, all photographs (when not on glass or in cases N. America, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine containing glass or any like substance), Repablic, Jamaion, Trinidad, Guiana, drawings, priata, or maps, and any quantity Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, uge for writing or printing upon; and the and dpanish Colonies.
books or other publications, prints, maps, Countries NOT in the Union.The chief &c., may be either printed, written, en countries not in the Union are: the Ausgraved, lithographed, or plain, or any tralasian Group, and Central America. mixture of these. Further, all logitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. be loose or attached; as also rollera in the case of 12 cents per 02.
prints or maps, markers (whether of paper 8 conts.
or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or Newspapera,
2 cents each.
penails in the case of pocket-books, da, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
and, in short, whatever is necessary for the Exceptional rater, to the United King-safe transmission of such articles, or usually dom and Union Countries served through appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,
. must not be sent as a seperate packet. the United Kingdom via Brindisi only-
Circulars,.., letters which are intend. Lettero,
16 cantes por è oz.
od for transmission in identical terms to 8 cants.
several persons, and the whole or the granter part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sont by book post.
Letters,
Registration,
Registration, Newspapers,
4 cents cao, Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre- spondence within the Postal Union,
Portage to Non-Union Countries. ' Aspinwall (x.a.), Bahamas, Guatemala ... Hayti (N..), Mexico (..), Pazama (N.R.) Salvador (..), and
Venezuela (K.B.) ;---
Fia San Via S.Hampton Fla Francisco, or Marsellies. Brindis,
16
31 98 12
12
4
4
A
10
Letters, Registration, None. Newspapers, Books & Patterns, 6
Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (N..), Eous- dor (N.), Now Gradada (x.x), Nicaragus (**); --
-80
34 + 38
+
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 way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be ported either without a cofer (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing war, 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, bowever, It may be tied at the ends with string Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do so None. they must again tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 6 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, Noue, unless it be sent to or from one of the
Government offices.
Letters,
Newspapers,
6
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Books & Patterns, 14
10
8 *12
Registration, 12
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom :***
Letters,
16
16
Registration, Nose. None. Newspapers,
4*
Books & Patterns, 8*
20
8
6-
8
When, owing to a groat and unusual
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, influx of letters, books, &e, the transmis
Newspapers,
Uruguay
Letters,
34
38
4
6
Books & Pattern",
8
30
Registration
to British & Union}
8
8
West Indies only,
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Lotters.
. & Pitna. Newspapera,
Registration.
BK
3 02
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
PATTERNĚ.
THE CHINA MAIL.
complete protection to the contents of the maif bags 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 to any place.
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To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting. Correspondence for Europe, e., up to the latest moment before the ments have been made for receiving at the departure of the French Packets, arrange Post Office late letters-except those to and through Australia-frem 11.10 A., to 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghat by the English and French Contract Stenders, the late lottera boing received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of losing. The late foo is also 38 cunts.
Aiscellaneous Notices.
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Local Delivery, -
1. All correspondence posted before 6. p.m. on any week day for addrenges in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two buure, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.
2. Invitatione, &o, can generally te delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the sdürenees 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. (9 Guide, par, 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Chet- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Caida, do, all of the same weight, to addiesacs in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Poat Lach Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the earders account,
Bukholders may also send Patterns batch must consist of at least ten, to the same places in the same way. En- veloper containing Fatterns may be wholly ploted if the nature of the contents be firat exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him, Printed Circolars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post (fices 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, l'foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weith more than diba. 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: be crushed (an bandboxes, Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable &c.) Glass, Liquids, explosive subatur ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyostuffe, loe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurions in transit.
B. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- misalon, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility le accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure ibe sendere against any but a very remote pro- bability of less.
4. The public are cautioned not to cor- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, do, which does not exist.
Muila exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine latands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the maste will be delivered free by tia Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there,
the letter, and the commanding Offer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, &c., in full.
B. lf to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fall, with Dame of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom,de by
French Packel.
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Under Instructions from the London Post Office, the Maila for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded
via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vid Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption of this route.“
As 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 Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Napton, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, o, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrivo a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail,
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POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
Jan. 10, 1879, “—
Fancy Work, and similar presents are con finual Ling refused, the sondera having often spent more in Portage than would No have paid the freight by a camer. refund can be meds on such parcels of the value of Stamps' obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered. in obtaining a general understanding of PATTERNS.—Some difficulty is experienced what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide ample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order, it is to consist of the smallest possible günncite dereon, N. compatible with the wing what the goods
are, and must have no intrinsic value.
2.
Lets. Paps.
1
Ameat, Mrs Maryl Adams, Mrs Amicabio Ina.
Office
Wm. Amish,
1
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1
Arowgoihunda,
Beguin,
Kwong Tick Chong Larnaob, J. W. 1 Len Tong
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Loys, Robt. R. 1.
2 Lumley, John B
Luz, Ellarina da 1
W.H.I Barry 2 Mellom, Costad I Mitchell, Mr D. More, Miss
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Ellen Fane. Монатовр
Jug-
Swamy Barber, Mrs 1་ Boarton, R, J. 1 Mohr. J.1 Benton, C. J. Bishop
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Mofit, J.
W. C. Mudge, Wm.
A. Jenu
Neo
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Peraso, Qupt,
1.
2
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To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to Bolmida, G. purchano Hongkong Postage Stamps from Botor, Miss A. 1
Wm. Broshore, foreign residents.
Brooke, J. H. 1 1 Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Caldwell, MissĮ
1 Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Uidera must bo Callaghan, Dr used.
D. E.
ke, Hugh
The Stamps tendered for sale must not ille, D. D. exceed $60 in value, must be perfectly olens, in good condition, and in strips of a least two, as no separate Stamps will be | purchased. They must be presented per
honally or accompanied by a note.
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may Arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending,
The Foalmaster er Agent may postpone or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re-purchasing if his public funda in kisad are gistered) nor is the Post Office responsible ot auficient, and he will refuse to purchase for any injury which a packet may sustain in any case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a suspicious. during its transmission.
Commission of one per cent on all Stappe purchased,
Letters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be secured from observation.
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Conison, A.C.M.1
Capt. Couper, Crawford,
John W. Creaton, James 1 Cristoforis, &, de 1 Daclin, Moner.
C. H.B. 1 ledoni 3 Eles, C
Fraser, Hugh Frotas, JoEO
in Juliana Garcia,
1
Petterson, CariJ.1 reg
Pogson, R.
Quong Tong Tai 1 Kayden, W. M, 1 Reeves, E. A. ARCOVOR, E, A,
Heils
Chas
P.
Robert W. O.
Roberts,
Ronchaod
1rog
Kosendah, P. 1 Rosenstein, T. 1 2 Gao. Smith, 1
Smith & Co., R. 1
Do 1bg.4 Sousa,
mingo J. de
Miss A. I
1
1
Garsan, Majori
To guard against such 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 through the Post. Itahould be remembered precaution no fragile article should be sent that every packet has to be handled several
During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers times; that it is exposed to considerable and agents of sailing ships for Mantia, Lot pressure and friction in the mail bag; and
that, whenever the bag bas tu the course-of, Haifung and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the de- its transmission to be transferred by means ̃ of the railway apparatas, the risk of injury partures of such ships. is much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through & Post office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is oficial information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster 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 sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding ittaita destination according to the address, even though request to auch effect be written thereon.
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained aftorit bar been removed from the oounter.
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.
No correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel bat such as is specially so directed.
The Stamp Office being now provided Collectors' Books, re,, can be atamped with a 3-cout die, Books of Receipts, Rent beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books: Loose receipt forms can also be stamped if required."
Honey Order Begulations.
1.-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are inaned at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokobama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
Gracias, A. Jone 1 Hannen, G. Hemptione, Moner.
Sulfriad,
1
R..
1108
1
Fazon R. Thornton, Wm. I
Veltz,
Miss Blartha Wode, 2.0.B., Bir Thos
Wai Chung Walker, Thos White, Win. Whyte, Jno,
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Bigh,
Comtom... I
Hodge,
Rev.
2
W. B. Howard, Mrs
Hoyt, Frank detisen, C. Kaye, Mrs E. Kelly, Mr Kin Cheung Brong Tay
Choong
Williams, John 1
Wilson, James 1
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Wildneh, F. J. C.I
Wing On Chong 1
For Merchant Ships.
Leta. Esp4.
1 Borzet
BB Irigo
1 Humbboldt
Abbey Cowper 2 Agate Albyn's Isle Aleppo Alexandria
Allice
Allcar Allcar Alumias
Ann Adamson Arr Armistian Asior
2 -Small suma may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Athene
Stamps.
Balan
Brisbane
Edmunda
2
1
Lots: 24p
2
James Shepherd 7 Jasan
1 regŭ,Java, s..
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Jessie
Jamieson 4 Jessie MacDonaldi
Jessie
Johore, 8.8.
Lady
Penrhyn 8
Linneroost Leucadia Ledure Lord
Magsuley
regd, Lo
2
1
2
1
Marcin, s.. Maritime Union 2
Mary Bla
Blair
1&rg, Mary Fraser
Behar, B.B. 3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way.
Belcurry An application for an order is bled up,
Henpfactor Bertha Marion and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,
Bertie Biglow and unsealed envelops to the Postmaster at The practice of sealing letters passing to the nearest iuu:ng office.
The application Black Hawk and from the East and West Indies, and must be accompanied with the full amount
Bury St. other countries with hot plimates, with wax including commission) in cheque, postage (except such as is specially prepared), is stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a
Waldew attended with much inconvenience, and little margin should be left for variations Carlton, F.. frequently with serious injury, not only to of exchange. The Postmaster issues the
Cashmere the lettere so sealed but to the other letters order, sende it on in the envelope, and Challenge in the mail, from the melting of the wax and returns the change, if any, by first oppor
Channel Queen' Charmer adhesion of the letters to each other. The tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it public are therefore recommended, in all
wore to be registered, as it always should Columbian, s... “I such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and be. Care should be taken to send thene Common- to advise their correspondents in the coun- applications in time, as the Money Order tries referred to, to do the same.
Offices close some hours before the depar. Coron tures of the mails.
Corrientes Countess of Erro15 Dharwar
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, fassmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regie- tored packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the machinery of the Department, is not arranged with a view to such transmission. y law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu. able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be arested; and the Department cannot in any way packets. All inland or colonial letters, Inland letters which contain watches of therefore, which contain coin, and all jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register. registration fes of eightpence in addition to ed, and charged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage ; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mail for which they are ported are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.
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Masonic
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Napier
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Pelham 2
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Penrith
2
Prince Amadeo 2
Corond
4. No order must exceed £10, or in- Cosmo clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows:-
Orders on the United Kingdom.
Up to £2.
18 cente
39
139.
4
ES..... £7.... £10... 72"
30
15
54
11
11
Local Money Orders. (including Straits settlements).
Up to $25.15 cents.
50............50
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Liate of Money Order Offices in the Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
Karl Devon Eleanor
Erminia
Espiegle
Estrono Fabius
1
2
Fair Leader Ferntower, ... _ 1 Firth of Fourth - 1
9.8,
Fusilier
Gitanill
Fitzpatrick1
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Prince Louis 10
Regent Fileman
Rosebud
Mogie Rosie Welt Sarah Bell
Salont
Southern Cross
Southesk
SpizeWAY
Stanfield
7
Glamis
Strathbyok Strathern Gismorgan, 6.3.. 1 roga. S. Hunlia
Tamar
Article IX of the Postal Tronty of Berne Toy must not be of Intrinsic valune, provides that "Neither the senders nor the Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, This rule excludes all articles of a saleable addreeaees of letters and other postal the post, even if the packet be registered; as Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
nature, and indeed whatever may have packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Letters, by Contrast Packet 24; by Pria value of Its own, apart from its mere use
Destination, any tax or duty other than" vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapere, as a pattern; and the quantity of any the recognised ratas levied (in the case of -2; Books and Patterns, 4.
material sent ostensibly as a pattern must
paid correspondence) by the despatching not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin-Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at ones be aio value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and brought to the notice of the proper foreign countries is restricted to bona fide authorities, in either Colony. trade patterns or samples of merchandise. order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one privato indivi. dual to another, which are not notusl patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner så 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 bozes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of needs, &c, In bage entirely closed, provided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the con tents.
The above does not app yin any to loose Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an letters sent outside the mails. There will dertake, the safe conveyance of sack United Kingdom may be consulted at Hawkesbury
always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Uffice will adopt
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,.....
283 2 Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz-Hong-| kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin) China, Tonquin, and the Phi lippines, by Private Ship,......|483 2
Between the above by Con tract Mail,...............partempor
862 4
hereafter named can pars as a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows 1st. The publication must consist wholly or to great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other Burrent topics, with or without advertise
ments.
There must be no writing or printing apon or in any packet except the address Any publication fulfillir; the conditions of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the souder, a trade mark of number, and the price of the articles.
The rule which forbids the transmission barough the Fost of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags of Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Font and a packet containing any 2ad. It must be published in numbers at thing of the kind will be stopped, and not intervals of not more than 31 days, and sent to its destinations Articles such as must be printed on a sheet or shoete un the following have been breationally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as 3rd. The fall title and date of publication naft for the Post, Tir: Metal bozes, porce must be printed at the top of the first page, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, turchen And the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, date of publication at the top of every discofe, needles, pins, pieces of maghinery enbsequent pages and thisregalation applies sharp poisted instruments, samples of rostals, samples of are, samples in glass to Tables of Contents and Indices..
4th. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, pieces of glass, colds of various or in great part of matter like that of a kindo, curry domba, copper and steel e newspaper, or of advertisements, pelated graving plates, and confectionery of all on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of kinds
#titched.
paper, unstitched į or wholly or in part of "Buch articles as salutors, knives, razorB, engravings, prints, or lithographs illustratorks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi tive of articles in the newspaper. The nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or suppisment must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and With the newspaper, and must have the guarded in ao segura a manner as to afford
the same course,
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, do,, had been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. ;' Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail-Packet`
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straite, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok,
Bor Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which dorrespon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cente.
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6.-Names must be given in full (except Hors when there is more than one Christian Bilda name) but the name of the Payes need not Hopeful are crossed). It can then be paid only be given if the order be orassed (as chequer through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
An
7-No order can be paid till the Payen 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 Most countries to which Hongkong for.should be made to the nearest Money wards Correspondenca baring joined the Order Qffice for instructions, General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary 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 silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, in liable to Customs
duties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the Boldiers and Sailors' Letters. quantity sent be so small as to make the Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non,sample of no value. commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas ters (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdoms vid Southampton by British Packet, for one penny; or vid Brindini by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stampa will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps,
3 The limits of weight allowed are as follows
Books and Papers to British - Offices, 5 lbs.) to the Continent, &c., 2-lbs, Patterns to British Officer, 6lbs. if with
out intricato value j to the Continent, &o., Bot.
4. The following Articles cannot be sent by Post at all Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Boldiers' and Sailers' letters are; however Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, charged as ordinary letters if they do not or whatever is dangerous to the Malls, of offensive or injurious to persons dealing conform to the following regulations
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No | with them...... cobble letters are allowed.
2. If from Soldier of Bailor, his efass or description must be stated in full on
But not Warrant OfBeers, viz, Assistant Engineer, Guanye, Beatswain, or Carpenter.
PARCELS The pubile it reminded that,
to Europe, do. Hach trouble and diasp there is no such thing as Parcel Post pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post, Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress
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 claltă 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 on Shanghai ars drawn at 2 per dert. premium in all cases. A fixed-dol- lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force et Shangbuki
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