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No. 4907.-MARCH 20, 1879.}

POSTAL BATES.

the postal rates [Subjoined we now in force for transmission of corre spondenes to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affecting the transmis gion, of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]

Hongkong Bates of Postage.

(Revised June 7th, 1878.). In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns per two ounces,

Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &o., an the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be seat at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as ond, nor must anything whatever be insorted exoopt bona fide Supplemienta. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur rent may be paid either as Newspapore or Books.

N.R. means No Registration.

Printed

Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessious in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all N. America, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republie, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese,

and Spanish Coloniss.

itie and date of publication of the newspaper prluted at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or aide.

A packet containing two or 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 propaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the css of a stamped wrapper.

Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (la which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, zoaling was, 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- apected,

A nowepaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements in charged as a letter, unless the encleanre be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, ie which caso it is allowed to pass.

A newspaper which has any letter, or say communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufliciently paid letter.

No packet of newspapers may be above 6 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.

THE CHINA MAIL.

complete protection to the contents of the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples. Indigo cannot be aunt to any place.

To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europe, de, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange. ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office Into lotters-cecept those to and through Australia-from 11.10 ...to 11.30 A.M. 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 lettera being received from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 cents.

Miscellaneous Notices.

Local Delvoery.

1.- All correspondence posted before 6 p.m. on any week day for addresses, in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unicas the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Oorrespondence, Mar. 28, 1879.

Fancy Work, and similar presents are con the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi-tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would No 8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or bave paid the freight by steamer. ment, or Ship, do, in full, description must be stated in full, with

refund can be made on such parcels of the name of Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full. ~ valuo of Stamps obliterated before the

nature of the contents was discovered.

PATTERNS.--Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of Allen, H. D. what is a Pattern. It is a bond fidé sample Amicable Ins.

Ofice of goods which the sender has for sale, or

Мурад of goods which he wishes to order. It is Atack

Ayeng, BL to consist of the smallest possible quantity Ayoon compatible with shewing what the goods Banks, Geo. are, and must havo no intrinsic value..

Mails for the United Kingdom, Ec. by French Packet.

Under instructions from the London T'oat Lffice, the Bails for the United King- don which have hitherto been forwarded vie Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vici Naples,

it is understood that a galn of twelve hours results from the adoption of thla route.

As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the math, 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 Marneillen.

An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean ata- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &o, can to forwarded only by Britiel Packut. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier then if it had been detained for the British Mail,

can generally be 2. Invitations, &c,

The Post Office is not, by law, responsible delivered within Victoris at the privato

for any loss or inconvenience which way hopsca of the addressees rather than at

arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, places of business, if a vigh to that effect

or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other be expressed by the sender, otherwise all

pasta!" packet (even if the packet be re. correspondence te invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (See Fostalgistered) nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain Guide, par. 103.)

during its transmission,

3. Bozholders who desire to send Circu-

Each

A book-packet may contain any number of neparate books or other publications (including printed or lithograplied letters); lare, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, photographs (when not on glass or in cases, all of the same weight, to addresses in containing glass or any like substance), Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China drawings, prints, or maps, and buy quantity and Japan, may deliver them to the Post of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Office unstamped, the postage being then use for writing or printing upon; and the charged to the sender's account. books or other publications, prints, maps, batch must consist of at least ten.

4. Boxholders may also send Patterns Countries or 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 to the same places in the same way. En- mixture of these. Further, all legitimate tralasian Group, and Central America.

binding, mounting, or covering of a book, velopes containing Patterns may be wholly Postage to Union Countries.

&o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, closed if the nature of the contents be first whether such binding, do, be loose or exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General Rates, by any route :--

attacked; as also roliers in the case of General, as he may consider necessary, and Letters,

12 cents per hoa.

be inserted in such Pattern Packets, prints or mapa, markers (whether of pape-approved by him. Printed Circalate may 8.cents.

or otherwise in the case of books, pena or 2 cents each.

pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz.

and, in short, whatever is necessary for the

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post 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, between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macuo, Pak- &c. must not be ecat as a separate packet. the United Kingdom via Brindisi only;— Lettere,

16 cents per oz.

Circulari,-1,5, letters which are intend.hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, 8 cents.

ed for transmisalon in identical terms to They must not exceed the following dimen- several persons, and the whole or the sions, feet long, 1 foot broad, L'foot deep, greater part of which is printed, engraved, nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage or lithographed,may also be sent by will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcel may be wholly book post.

closed if they bear this special endorse mont, EARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but the Fostmaster General. any parcel may be opened by direction of

Registration, Newspapers,

4 cents each. Books and Patterns, 6 cents per 2 oz.

There is no charge on redirected corro- spondence within the Postal Union,

Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N..), Bahamas, Quatemala N..), Haya (..), Mexico (N.) Panama (R), Salvador (N.B.); and Venezuela (N.R.,) —

Letters,

Via San Via 8, Hampton Pia Francisco, or Mareedtes. Brindle

Nono.

Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns, 6

Bolivia, Chili, Costa Rica (N.R.), Equa- dor (H.R.), Now Granada (N.), Nicaragua

N.B.):-

Letters,

Newspapers,

Books & Patterns, 14

Registration,

None.

None,

Hawaiian Kingdom :-

attuto,

· 16

Registration,

Newspapera,

None,

16 None.

4. 6

Books & Patterna, 8*

But a book packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a lotter (whether separate or otherwise unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or la any way closed against inspection. If this 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 opon at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being eneily 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 buing authorised to cut the string in such case, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, None. 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.

W. Indies (except as above), Paragung, Truguay :-

Letters,

Newspapers,

Books & Pattern",

Registration

to British & Union}

West Indies only, i

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.

Letters, by Coutract Packet 24; by Pri- rate Ship 12, Registration, 12; Newspapers,

2; Books and Patterns, 4,

A small extra charge is made on delivery.

LOUAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.

Letters

Registration.

Newspapers

Bks. & Pttns,

282 2

Within auy Town or Settle ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,.....org

Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz,--Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of Ubina and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin, China, Tonquin, and the Phi- ippines, by Private Ship, 48|2|

"Between the above by Con tract Mail.antonada] 882 4

Per 2 oz.

When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis. sion or delivery of the lotters 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.

They must not be of intrinsic value. This rulo 2cludes all articles of a saleable nature, aud indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mereuse as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.

Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond fit trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an

Local. Parcel Pust.

2. The following canust be tranamfited: Parcolo insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be orusled (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Rxplosive substa ecu, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Maila, or likely to be-

transit. come offensive or injurious

3. 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 trana- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of paresis 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 lore..

4. The public are cautioned not to enn- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist,

Lete, Faps.

Lets: Par

Loring, tal. H.8.1 Lamley, John Macdonald, Capt.1

i regd. Marques, Her

· 1

Benitez, Julio 14, 1 James 1 Benson, Benton, .O..J. Bleichroder;

Baron K.

Breshore, Wm.

Mrs S. 1 Bright, Mre Brooke, J. H.

Mrs 1 Brown

menRichard

regd. Martio,

MoGwon, Mzs MoMillan, Harry 3 Mercer, Thomas 1 1 Micheli, Sign. A. Î

Millar, J. H. Morehouse, W.

Noyes

Noah

Morgan, 21 Mossman, W. G.

To provide means of remitting small Butas of money to or from this Colony and between the Porta of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps froin foreign residente.

Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Campbell, Au

gustas A. Houghong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Ordera must be Carvalho, Mdile, 1.

Christiansen, Christe, M. Clifton, Mrs. Colver, Mr Conoord, John P.1 Cook, Henry Coran, Advans

used.

The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $60 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in atrips of at loast two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per aunally or accompanied by a noto.

S. B.

Co.

Matit, J.. Murlow, Kay, fe

Murphy Rov

Murray, John

Mineso, Jenn Baptista Navton) G.B, 1

... Otjoson, J. WIJ 1

Petrich, Martin a

1 Petterson, Cari 3,1fregd

PRISON, M. F.: 1

Fogen, R.

3-pels, Roberts, Pra

Cotton, Couper, Capt. Crovat, Philip L. 68

Consul del Peru

The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any care which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to obarge a Dobbelstein, H.

Elari, Monsr. To guard against such injury all pustal Commission of one per cent on all Stamps Egles, C. H. B.

purchased.

Chan, W. 1 packets which are likely to suffer from

Fox, Madame Letters containing Stamps should be stamping or from great proseure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this Registered, and the Stamps should be Faller, Robt. 0. 2

Geary, H. S. precaution no fragile article should be sent secured from observation. through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. The following Regulations as to the times; that it is exposed to considerable prezeure and friction in the mail bag; and Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on that, whenever the bag has in the course of the loss of Begistered correspondence have ite transmission to be transferred by means been made by Hin Excellency the Governor

injury under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII, of the railway apparatus, the risk

The Post Office is not legally responsible je much increased.

for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such cofrespondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided :-

1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require.

No information can be given rospecting letters which paes through & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way it official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster way, howovor, 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 suy 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 auch effect be written thereon.

Postmasters are not bound to give 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 aa to its right amennt, 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.

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), is 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.

2. That the letter was securely seclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.

3. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong Im- mediately the loan was discovered, the envelops being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.

4. That the Postmaster General is sails. fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the Bender, by destruction by fire, or abipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Pont.Office.

6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to frugile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, a, which reach their destination, although in A broken or deteriorated oondition.

Money Order Regulations. 1.Money Orders on the United King. dom and the Straits Settlements are issuod at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama, Shanghai and Yokohama also issuÐ ON Hongkong and vice versa,

2-Small suma may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Stamps.

Mrs E.

Robertson, Henry1 Robinson

Master H1

Desenstain, T. 1

Sing Hang Bong 1

1 Stabb, Carl Aug. 1

Sun Chong Wali 1 regd Sun Sien Wo1 regd Swann, Lt. J. O, 2 Selves Wm. W.1 Swayns,

Татагез, Етап-

}1 pigca

16 Taylor, Taylor, Keiz

1 Thomas James

(Carpenter) Thomsen, N. Tockler, Gev. Twining, E, A. Vivan, Col. R Walker, Ed. R. Wan

Ton, A

Goldie, Maj. R.E. 1 Hanson, Cecar... Hemert, L.PAŠI

Hilton, Geo.. Herbert, Lout, 9. Hoyt, Frank Kare, Kin Cheung Knowles, Henry Kong Yuew Long 1 Kwong Tap Cheong Ledyard, DrH0.1(1 Lemmuk, F. A. Littledale, Lt.

H. A. Len Tong Long Sing & Co. 1 Lopez, Maria

Agato

You Boi Weiss, Otto Wilson, Mrs J.MP】 rg)Wilson, Mir

Won Chung Worllarge, L.

J. FA

1 regd.

Yriarte, Apolinario1

Yuow Tong Book 1

For Merchant Ships.

Leta. Papu.

Leta. Popu

Abbey Cowper Ada

Jassle Jamieson 1

Krik

Kwarg Hoi

& 6

Albyn's Isla

Aluruus Amy

Turner Armistiscos Abier Athene

Bapian

Ben, Gloo

Benefactor

Benjamin Aymanl Berthe Marion Bertio Biglow Blankenese Blenheim

Caldew

Carrick

Yoang, 8.8.

Lodore

Lord Macaulay 2

Lucky

Madura

Maid of Judah 3 (irg.)

Marcia; 3.8.

Maritime Union 2

Mary Blair

Mary Fraser

1 Masonic!

Mecca, a..

Mennon

1 Moneta

ย

Northern Star

1 Nyass

Onelda

1 Falestine

Palles

Felham

1--

Philip Fitzpatrick

Carlton, 8.8.

Cashmere Cassandra Celestial, s.5. Channel Queen 1 Chibu, 3.8. Como

Corona

Caroma

Craigard

Dharwar

don422

Peteral, 8,5.

Prince Amadeo 3

Prince Louis

Pekhett,.a.1

2 Fy of Ladia

Qacen

Regent

Roderick Hay

Rosebud

1 R. M. Hayward 1

Sarah Bell

3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.

residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is filled up, The Philippine Islands being now admit-

The registration of a packet makes its ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- transmission auch more secure, Inasmuch and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Connaught lowa that all paid correspondenco received from Manila in the mails will be delivered at, uuder ordinary circumstances, a regis- and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at

tered packet can be traced through its whole the nearest issuing office.

The application Conger course; and thus the loss of a registered must be accompanied with the full amount free by this Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe- (including commission) in cheque, postage Cosme should be delivered free there.

Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne less large sums of money or other articles stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a provides that "Neither the sonders nor the great value should not be sent through little margin should be left for variations Crusader

the post, even if the packet be registered; as of exchange. The Postmaster issues the

Drumclog addressees of letters and other postal the machinery of the Department is not order, sends it on in the envelope, and Donirota packets shall be called upon to pay, either arranged with a view to such transmission, returns the change, if any, by first oppor E. C. Match in the Country of Origin, or in that of

for the safe delivery of registered packets; were to be reglatored, as it always should Karl of Devon 4 Destination, any tax or duty other than" y law, the Post Office is not responsible tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it c

Fabius the recognised rates levied (in the case of though any officer who may neglect his be. Care should be taken to send these Edward May

of Farth paid correspondenc) by the dispatching duty on this point will be called to strict applications in time, as the Money Order Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, account. Sent in unregistered letters, vain Offices elére some hours before the depar- Firth o

Fontenayo or apparently extra charge, will at once be

Forward 4-No order must exceed £10, or in- Fusili temptation which ought not to be created; brought to the notice of the properable articles are exposed to risk, and offer a. tures of the mails. authorities, in either Colony

The above does not apply in any to loose and the Department connet in any way clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Glawis

be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Glamorgan, s.8. 1 regd. The Tweed letters sent outside the mails. These will undertake the safe conveyance of such

therefore, which contain coin, and all advice arrived.

order (however small the quantity may be, always be charged on arrival in Hongkong paukets. All inland or colonial letters, and paid at the rate of the day when the Earkaway or any articlse sent by one private indiví/ and probably the Manila Oflice will adopt | inland lottors which contain watches OF

dual to another, which are not actual pat- teras 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 say of examination. Samples of seeds, drags, and Buch like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,butanch articles only.

may be posted enclosed in boxes, or baga of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds &o., in bags entirely closed, provided such closed bags are trans. Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as parast, so as to enable the Officers of the

to the nature of the contents,

There must be Do writing or printing upon or in any paoket except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num- ber, and the price of the articles.

The rule which forbids the transmission let. The publication must consiat wholly through the Post of any article likely to lojure the contents of the Mail Bags or

Ang publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper.

The conditions are as follows :

or in great part of political or other nows, Bones, or the person of any Officer of the

MEAIL.

the same couras,

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, &c., bad been sent loose.

Any Foreign stamps on loose corre- spondence ure obliterated in this Office.

Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.

The Pre-payment of correspondence for pulsory by whatever opportunity it is the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com

forwarded.

Registration to Bangkok.

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General for Stam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon. denen can be-Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of & cents.

Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. or of articles relating thereto, or to other Post Office is, of course applicable to the burrent topios, with or without advertise.

Privater in H. M. Army or Navy, Non Pattern Post and a packet containing any. 2nd. It must be published to nambers at thing of the kind will be stopped, and not commissioned Offcere,* Army Schoolmas tent to its destination, Articles such as ters (not superintending or First Clase) or Intervals of not more than 31 days, and

the following have been occasionally posted Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters zahat by printed on 's sheet or sheets un-

to the United Kingdom vid Southampton as Patterns, and have been detained as statched,

Brd. The full title and date of publication toit for the Post, viz Metal boxes, porce. by British Facket, for one ponny or vil lain sad Chixa, fruit, regetables, buashes Brindisi by British Packet for threa-pence. must be printed at the top of the first page of dowers, cuttings of plants, spurn, kaires, Hongkong statops will prepag this class of and the whole or part of the title and the scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, borrespondence exactly the same as Imperial date of publication at the top of every sharp pointed fastrumbats, samples of Stamps subsequent page; and this regulation applies metals, samples of ore, samples in glaas to Tables of Contents and Indies.

bottles, pieces of glass, acido of variotis sta. A supplement must consist wholly hinda, atrry combs, copper and steel en er in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed seating plates, and confectionery of all. on a sheet or thenta, oz a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of Buch artleics as sulssors, knives, fadore, engravings, prints, or lithographs illustres forks, steel pene, nails, keys, watch macht five of articles in the newspaper. The nery, metal tubing, pletos of metal or Anyplement must in every case be published ore, provided that they be packed and with the newspaper, and must bare the guarded in so sectire a manner as to afford

kinds.

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. No double letters are allowed.

3. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class description must be stated in full on

Bht not Warrent Ocers, viz., "Apeistent Engineer, Gupper, Boatswain, er Carpenter,

jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register. ed, and charget on delivery with a double the ordinary postage and any such letters registration fee of eightpence in addition to which cannot be registered in time to ha forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch.

article Even if the letter do not contain any of intrinsic value,' it should, if it be vary important, be registered,

Most countries to which Hongkong for. warda Correspondence having joined the Genora! Postel Union or being probably

about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.

1. No Latter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, Jewels, precious articles, or anything that,

duties.

general rule, is liable to Customs

2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity dent be so small as to make the saipple of no value.

3 The limits of weight allowed ate as Books and Papers-to British Offices, 5 lba, to the Continent, &, 2 lbs. Patterns to British Offices, 5lbs, if with out intrinsic value; to the Continent, do, Bos

followe

The following srifoles cannot be sint by Post at all i Glaza, Lianida, Gunpowdet, Matches, Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stufe, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing

with them.

PARCELS.The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcal Post to Europe, o. Much trouble and dieap pointment is caused by persistent attempte to send small valuable trißes through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dregs

The commission is as follows:-

Orders in the United Kingdom. Tp to £2.... 18 cents.

£5...

$7....

36 54

£10..... 72

Local Money Orders (including Straits Bettlemente).

Up to $25.....16 cents.

5080,,

(1rg.)

Satunt Silver Eagle 1 Southesk

Strathbyok

Strathorn Strathmore, 3.5.

S. Euali, s..

Syria of Sun's 2

derland

The Corde

1 Theviot

Herst

Hawkesbury Hilbernia

2 Tintern Abbey

Tokatés

1 Tyburnis

Hilda Hotspur Irigo Jasan Java, 4.0.

Walifor

William Manson 1

W.E. G, Glade |

stone

For H. M. Ships.

Lain. Fap.

Lets. Fay Richmond, U... 2 Vigilant

Iron Dake

8. Lists of Money Order Offices in the Mapple United Kingdom may be consulted at

Hongkong, Shanghat, and Yokohama,

Books, etc. without Covers. Bolstia de la Sociedad Geografios de Madrid. Central Bistt." Christian Aga, Church Association.

Coming Events in the East.

6.-Names must be given in full texcept when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.

7.-No order oau be paid till the Payee Caragroschs Courant, have signed it in the proper place. An Dally Newn order can be transferred to another offloe Deutscher Reichs-Usselger. on payment of an additional commission Dundee Advertiser, In case of loss of an order, necessity for | Engineers' Ansual sud Alwanes for 1879. stopping payment, or the like, application Englishman. abould be made to the nearest Money Evening Times.

Figaro. Order Office for instructions.

8.If the order be not presented within Germenia.

six months an additonal commission will Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (8 cap.) be charged; If not within twelve months, Imparcial. the money will be forfeited.

When the Institution of Engineers and Ship-builders in

Scotland, &o. order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.

9.--No order dan be paid until the advlos relative to it has been received,

Langelands Zidende.

| Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. Londen and China Express, Nairnshire Telegraph. Peterborough Advertizor.

Prenso,

• Made out on a printed form which is supplied

gratis.. Local Orders on Shanghal are drawn si 3 per cent, premium in all enres, & ixed dol lar rate for drawing on the United King Vanity Fairy doma is in force at Shanghai,

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