No. 4848.-JANUARY 18, 1879.]
POSTAL RATES, [Subjoined we give the postal ratea 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 tents, and are, for Lottore, per half ounce, for Books and Patteras, per two ounces.
THE GHINA MAIL.
titlo and date of publication of the newspaper complete protection to the contents of the printed at the top of every page; or, fl it all bags and to the Officers of the Post consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Office, while at the same time they may be at the top of every sheet or side.
easily examined, may be sent as samples. A packet containing two or more news-Indige cannot be sent to any place. 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 case it must not bo 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 lotter,
Every nowapaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in. spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers Newspapers over four ounces in weight which contains any onologure except sup are charged as double, treble, &o., as the plements is charged as a letter, unless the case may be, but such papers or packets of euclosure be such as might be sent at the papers may be sent at Book Ruto. Two book rate of postage, and the entire packet a book packet, in Newspapers must not be folded together'sabe aufficiently prepaid one, nor must anything whatever be inserted which case it is allowed to pass. Printed except bond fide Supplements. matter may, however, be suolosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Booke,
N. R. means No Registration.
Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are: the Aus- tralasian Group, and Central America,
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 insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lba iu weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.
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 forsign possessions in Asia,(including printed or lithographed letters), Japan, W. Afrios, Egypt, Mauritius, all photograph (when not on glass or in cases N. America, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Containing glaan of any like anbatano), Gulano, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese, use for writing or printing upon; and the and Spanish Colonies.
books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en- graved, lithographed, or plats, or mixture of those. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, de. be loose or attached; as aleo rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of sach articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, do must not be sent as a separate packet,
Circulars,.,, 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,-may also be sent by correbook post.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route Lettere,
12 cents per oz, " Registration,
8 cents. Менарареки,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:——
16 cents per † on Latters, Registration,
8 cents. Newspapers,
4 conts each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge or redirected spondenca within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.B.), Bahamas, Guatemala (N.B.), Hayti (NR) Mexico (N.R.), Panama (.B.), Salvador (5.8.), and
Venezuela (N.)-
Vin San Via S. Hampton Via Brandises. or Marecilles. Brindis
10
31 38 12
Letters, Registration, None. 12 Менарареги, Booke & Patterns,
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$
8
6 10
Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (N.R.), Eous dor (N.), Now Granada (R), Nicaragua (8.4.); ---
Latters,
Registration, 12
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unlose it be a pircular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. rule be infringed, the entire packat is charged sa a letter.
If this
A book-packet may be posted either without & cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafor, sealing wax, postage stamp, of otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents boing 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; Postmastera being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so Nono. 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, Nono. unless it be sent to or from one of the
20
"30
34
38
Менарарета,
6
6
8
Books & Pattern", 14
10
12
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom :--
Letters,
16
Registration,
None.
16 Nono.
Немерарата,
4
4
6
Books & Patterns, 8*
6
Uruguay :--
Letters,
34
38
Newspapers,
4
B
Books & Patterus,
8
10
Registration
to British & Union)
West Indies only,
8
8
Government offices..
8 When, owing to a great and unnaval
Influx of letters, books, &c., the transmis
W. Indies (except as abovo), Paraguay,sion or delivery of the letters would be
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOUAL AND TOWN PORTAGE.
Letters.
Registration.
Newspapers.
Bks. & Pttas
Per 2 oz
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, c., up to the latest moment. before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments hart been made for receiving at the Post Offico late lettera except those to und through Australia—from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes aftor, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 cents.
biscellaneous Notlees.
Local Delivery,
1. All cerrespondence posted before 5 p.in, on any week day for address in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Maile.
the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi mont, or Ship, de, in full.
B. If to a Soldier or Sallor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in fall,
Mails for the United Kingdom, Go, by
French Packet,
Under instractions from the London Past Office, the Malla for the United King- dom which have hitherto been forwarded vid Margailles, will henceforth be forwarded via Naples, as it in understood that a galu of twelve hours results from the adoption of thin route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mall, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond- ence Intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseillen.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tione, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, de, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also: by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives & 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-delivory, mie-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.
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POST OFFICE NOTIC Unclaimed Correspondence,
Jan. 17, 1879.
Lota. Pape.
Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- tinnally boing refused, the sandora baving often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. refund can be mado on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents.was decovered.
PATTERNS.Somo difliculty is experienced Amout, Mrs Maryl in obtaining a general understanding of Amicable ius. what is a Pattern. It is a bona fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or Amiss, of goods which he wishes to order. It is Amsbury, A. to consist of the smallest possible quantity Anderson, Thus, compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value.
To provide means of romitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shanghat, or Hongkong and Yokohama borever; bo either direction, Mousy-Orders must be
weed.
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed 850 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as ao separate Stamps will be purebased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.
2. Invitations, do, can generally he delivered within Victoria at the privato housca of the addressees rather than at
The Postraaster or Agent may postpone places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the gender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at
purchasing if his public funds in hand are the nearest place of business. (Seo i ostal
not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in phys. Be it aloned to chase quspicious.
Be is allowed to charge 8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- Guide, par. 108.).
To guard against such injury all postet Commission of one per cont on all Stamps packets which are likely to suffer from purchased. lara, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cerde,
Letters containing Stamps should be c, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China stamping or from great pressure should be
precaution no fragile article should be seat86oured from observation. and Japan, may deliver them to the Post-placed in strong covera; and even with this Registered, and the Stamps should be through the Post. It should be remembered Office unstamped, the postngs being then charged to the sexdore account. batch must consist of at least ten.
that every packet has to be handled several 4. Boxholders may also send Patterns
times; that it la exposed to considerable to the same places in the same way. En.
pressure and friction in the mail bag; and velopes containing Patterns may be wholly that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by weang closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circolare way be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Local Parcel Post.
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1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor wei, h more than ölhs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly olcsed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmester General,
2. The following cannot be transmitted i Parcela insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be arushed (as bondboxer,. &c.) Glass, Liquida, Explosive zubata: ces, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffe, Joe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatevor is dangerous to the Maile, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
3. Parcels will as a general rule be for- warded by Private Ship, not by Contrack Mail Facket. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trana- mission, and of delaying delivory 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 genders 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, &c., which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine lalanda being now admit. fed into the General Postal Union, it tal- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered
le 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 in no other way is official information of a private character allower to be made pablis. A Postmaster way, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address is 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 it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be written thereon.
Foatmeaters are not bound togive change, nor are they author sed 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 impeded.
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Oledoni y Frotas, Jose Garcia, Juliana I Gilkison, W. P.. 1 Gracias, A. Jose 1 Goldie, Moj, a.m. I Gundry, H. D. Hemptione, High, Comtom 1
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During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterera and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Haifong and Bangkok are requested to give notice to the Post Office of the de-Haanen, G. partures of such ships.
No correspondenco will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such an is specially so directed.
The Stamp Office being now provided with a 3 cent die, Eocks of Receipts, Rent Collectors' Books, &c., can be stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque. Buoka. Loone receipt forms can also be stamped if required.
Honey Order Begulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohams. Shanghai and Yokohama also isave on Hongkong and rice vesa,"
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2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Albyn's Islo Stamps,
Aleppo Alexandria 3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Alfredo residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Allies An application for an order is filled up, altcar and is enolused with a stamped, directed, Alumnus and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Anu Adamsan The practice of sealing letters pasatug to the nesrest issuing office. The application | Armistiscea and from the East and West Indies, and must be accompanied with the full amount Asier other countries with hot climates, with wax (including commission) in cheque, postage Athon (except such as is specially prepared), is stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Banian attended with much inconvenience, and little margin should be left for variations Behar, 2.8,
Bolcarry of exchango. The Postmaster issues the carry frequently with serious injury, not only to
Benefactor the letters so scaled but to the other lottere order, sends it on in tho envelope, and Bertha Marion In the mail, from the melting of the wax and returns the change; if any, by first oppor. Bertio Biglow adhesion of the letters to each other.The tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Black Watch
were to be registered, as it always should Brisbane public are therefore recommended, in all
bo. Cara should be taken to send theseBary such cases, to nse either wafers or gum; and to advise their correspondents' In the coun-applications in time, the Money Order Edmunds tries referred to, to do the same.
Offices cloze some hours before the depar. Caldew tures of the mails,
4-No order must excoed £10, or in elnde any feastion of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the day advice arrived.
delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery free by this Office, and that all paid cor- tered packet can be traced through its whole and paid at the rate of the day when the
sic value.
PATTERNS.
Toy must not be of intrinsic valve. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Tele excludes all articles of a saleable Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
nature, and Indeed whatever may have Letters, by Contract Paokot 24; by Pria value of its own, apart from ite more use vate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers, as a pattern; and the quantity of any 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
material sont ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this grennd an Intrin- Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for salo, 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 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 as 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 bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds, &c., in bugs entirely olased, provided such closed. bago are transparent, so as to enable the Oflcers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves an to the nature of the con- tante,
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Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction......
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Between any other two ofj the following places (through a British Office) viz.:-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of Ohlus and Japan, Bangkok, Cookin Chins, Tonquin, and the Phi- Upplass, by Private-Ship,..............|4|82| 2
Between the above by Don- tract Mail......
882 4
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 address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the artiolez.
hereafter named enn pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows ist. The publication must consist wholly or in groat part of political or other newe, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise
tuents.
2nd. It must be published in nambers at Intervals of not more than 91 days, and must be printed on a elest or sheets un-
Btitched.
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respondence sent to Mapila in the mails should be delivered free there.....
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addresses of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either In the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than" the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought, to the notice of the proper
authorities, in either Colony.
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the malls. There will always be charged on arrival in flongkong and probably the Manila Ufice will adopt
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 looss,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets,
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is cpm. pulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded
Registration to Bangkok. Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents.
The rule which forbids the transmission tarough the Post of any arilole likely to injure the contents of the Mall Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the
Boldiers' and Sailors' Letters.. Post Office is, of course, applicable to the
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non Pattern Post; and a packet containing any commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas thing of the kind will be stopped, and otters (not superintending or First Class) or sent to its destination. Articles such as Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters the following have been encasionally posted to the United Kingdom v Southampton as Fatterns, and have been detained as by British Packet, for one penny; or vid 3rd. The full title and date of publication unfit for the Post, via : Metal boxes, parce Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. must be printed at the top of the first page, lain and China, fruit, vegetables, turches Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of And the whole or part of the title and the of flowers, cuttings of plaats, spurs, knives, correspondence exactly the same as Imperial date of publication at the top of every scissofs, needles, pins, places of machinery Stampa. subsequent page; and thisregulation applies sharp. Pointed instruments, samples of to Table of Contents and Indices.
metals, sampler of ore, samples in glass 4th. A supplement must consist wholly bottles, places of glass, acids of various dr in great part of matter like that of a kinds, curry combs, copper abd steel" on. newspaper, or of advertisements, printed graving plates, and confectionery of all on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of kinda.
paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of Bach articles as Bolsters, salves, razors, engravings, prints, or lithographs illustratorks, steel pene, nails, keys, watch mechis tive of artioles in the newspaper. Thenery, metal tubing, picces of metal of supplement must in every pace bepublished ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must have the guarded in co pour a manner as to afford
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The commission is as follows:--
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2.......... 18 cents. £5............ 36 £T............ 54 £10.... 72 Local Money Orders (including Straite Erminia Settlements).
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The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, Inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe- less farge sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet be registered; as 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 offloor who may neglect bis duty on this point will be called to striot account. Sant in unregistered letters, valu- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created; and the Department cannot in any WAY
Ferntower, 8.8, 1 undertake the safe conveyance of auch
of Forth packets. All Inland or colonial letters,
Fiatiu, 8.8. Florence Nigh- therefore, which contain coin, and alf
6.-Names must be given in full (except Singale Inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted when there is more than one Christian Frederick without registration, are treated as register- name) but the name of the Payee need not Fusilier ed, and charged on delivery with a double be given if the order be crossed (as obequos Georgs Skol
It can then be paid only field registration fee of sightpence in addition to are orossed).
Up to $25.15 cents.
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5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
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the ordinary postage and any such letters through a Bank, and may afterwarde be which cannot be registered in time to be specially crossed to any Bank. forwarded by the Mail for which they are 7.--No order can be paid till the Payes AD posted are detained for the next despatcb.have signed it in the proper place, Even if the lotter do not contain any articlo order can be transferred to another office of intrinsic valve, it should, if it be very on payment of an additional commission, Hawkesbury
In case of loss of an order, necessity for Helen Important, be registered.
stopping payment, or the like, application Belene should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for lustructions.
Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
L'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, is liable to Oustoms
duties.
2 This Regulation prohibits the sending. of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows-
Books and Papers-to British Offices, 6 lbs.; to the Continent, do, 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs, if with
out intricate value ; to the Continent, $o., 8.02
4. The following articles cannot be sent by Pont at all Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Soldlers' and Sallors' letters are, however, Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dre-stuffs, charged as ordinary letters if they do not or whatever is dangerous to the Migils, or conform to the following regulations (*- offensive or injurious to persons dealing
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No with thent. double letters are allowed.
2. If from & Soldier or Sailor, his class
or description must be stated in full on
PARCELS. The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, da. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts
* But not Warrant Officers, viz., Assistant | tù sand small valuable trifles through the Engineer, Ganner, Boatswain, of Carpenter, Post Fans, Corios, Articles of Draw
8.-If the order be not presented within six mouths an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be
entertained..
No-order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made ont ca s printed form which is supplied
gratis,
+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 per cent. premium in all cases. A fixed dol- lar rate for drawing on the United King. dom is in force at Shanghai,
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Leisure Hour.
Loofangen und Lebrteris (2 Booka),
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