No. 4
4066-JUNE 7, 1879.]
THE CHINA MAIL. --.
FOSTAL RATES.
3rd. The full title and date of publication † of flowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives, must be printed at the top of the first page," "Belanors, needles, pins, ploces of machinery, [Subjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the sharp pointed Instruments, samples of date of publication at the top of every metals, samples of ore, samples in glass now in force for transmission of corre-subsequent page; and this regulation applies bottles, places of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel on- spondence to all parts of the world. to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly graving plates, and confectionery of all Detailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of matter like that of a | Einds. fion of packets, parcels, &o., will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a chest or sheets, or a piece or pieces of sound annexed, together with a number paper, unstitched or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs lustra of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the Hongkong Rates of Postage. 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.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.)
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.
Newspapera over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &o, as the: case may be, but auch papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as ame, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements, Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Kate. Prices Cur rent may be paid either as, Newspapers or Books,
A packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage then 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 be fastened, whether by means of gum, water, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ende, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspapet is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- spected..
Commercial Papers signify such papers ng, though Written by. Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre spondence, anch as invoices, deeds, copied
A newspaper or packet of newspapers. music, de. Any of them in a Book Packet which contains any enclosure except sup expose it to the higher charges stated be-plements is charged as a letter, unless the low,
enclosure be such as might be sent at the The sender of any Registered article book rate of postage, and the entire packet may accompany it with a Return Receipt be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in on paying an extra fee of 4 cents,
which case it is allowed to pass.
The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices in &lbs, Patterns for Each offges are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 Luotien
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia, Japan, W. Africa, Egypt,, Mauritius, all N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Chili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republie, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Denish, French Netherlands, Portuguese and Epaniah Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union: The oblef countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route- Letters,
Post Cards,
Begistration,
Newspapers,
8 cents per hoz
B cents each.
& cents,
2 cents each,
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its carer, to charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two fest in longth, one foot width, nor one in depth,
A book-packet may contain any number. of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or azy like substance), drawings, prints, or mats, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for waiting or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, en- rayed, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, de, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &o be loose or
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by British Packet, for ons penny or við Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong atamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stampe
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 lettern are allowed.
Such articles as solasers, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class ore, provided that they be packed and
or description must be stated in full on guarded in so secure a manner as to afford
the letter, and the commanding Offcer complete protection to the contents of the
must sign his name, with name of Regi- mall bags and to the Officers of the Postment, or Bhip, do, in full. Ofice, while at the same time they may be description must be stated in full, with B. 11 to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or easily examined, may be sent a samples. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
name of Regiment, or Ship, da, in full.
for posting Correspondence for Europe, To provide the greatest possible facilities e, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 4. to 11.80 A.. Each letter must bear a late fes of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mail is made. "p for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters to half an hour after the time of closing. being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up The late fee' is also 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails,
2. Invitations, de, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business, (See Fostal Guide, par. 103.)
5. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou. lare, Dividend Warrants vitations, Cards, &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Fost Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. batch must consist of at least ten,
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4 Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes contaluing Fatterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and
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PARCELS The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send email valuable trifles through the Post Fans, Curlos, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tionally being refused, the sonders having often spent more in Postage than would have paid the, freight by steamer. refund can be made, on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contenta was discovered.
PATTERNS.—Some difficulty is experienced In obtaining a general understanding of goods which the sender has for sale, or what is a Pattern. It is a bond file sample
of
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of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity Mails for the United Kingdom, do. by compatible with shewing what the goods
are, and must have no intrinsic value, French Packet,
Under Instructions from the London Post Lffice, the Mails for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded vi▲ 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 aent viâ Naples, 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 arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail,
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, is ending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re giatered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission."
To provide means of remitting amall 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 Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be
used.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter
The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Kegistered correspondence have been made by His ExcelleLoy the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1878, Section XII.
The Post Office in not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres- pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence 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 Regletration require.
2. That the letter was arourely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should beatmaster General of Hongkong im placed in strong covers; and even with this mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with precaution no fragile article should be sent auch application unless it also is lost. through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by a of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
is much increased.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis. 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 sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonenty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
Leta. Pap.
1
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Lets. Pap Appelstedt, card Lone, J.
Long Sing & Co. 2 Arias, Aurelio de I Ashmore, Mrs, 19. Lopez, Maria Atack Mypan 1 regd Loring, Col. H.5.2 Atkins, J. R. Attantoon Avoncheve Ayeng, Mr Ayoon
Loring, Mra H,S.2
1 regd.Lowe, S. 8.
2
1 regd.Madge, J. 1
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Marsdeen, Capt. 1
1
regd. Marques, Pedro 1
Bavenclica, F.
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McPhee, D.
9.
1-Miller, Mrs J. B. 1
Bonitez, Julio L. Beveridge, A. 2 Blenkinsop, B.,
Engineer Blyth, MORSTE D. I Boyd, Mrs R. Braga, Jonquim Boyle, Capt.
Souza de
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Bredaneider, T. 1 Browns, T. & Brother Bullfoy, Geo. E. 1 Caberland,
Richmond Carmo, Genovera Chung, Ayan Christiansen,
S. B.
Christo, M. Clifton, Mrs. Colver, Mr Comish, Robt., 1
B.C.S.
Moll, Monsr.
Munvas, George I Marlow,
Murray, John, Engineer
16 Newton, G. B. 1
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Paliatsek, Adolph 1
Penman, H. Jac. 1
Perù Consul, del 2 Petrich, Martin 1 Paterson, Mrs
Mary Phillips, Mrs
Pitcher, Chas. A.
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Panay, R. Asch i zogd. rogd.Qnong Awing
Robertson, Henty? Robinson,
Master H.
1 Racbeatox, WHA
1 Rozario, Fco do 1 Rashton, B. H. 1 Sá, José L. do 1 Schnell, Theodor 1 regð,
81rg.)
Showe, Chas, A. 1
6. M. B. Sig.I
Sing Hong Hong 1
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Concord, John F. L Cook, Henry S pola. Bcott, F. J. Culbertson,
Revd. J. N. Davis, Quintin 1 Day, F. J. Deering, Wm. H. 1 imagcio, Sigr. 1 Dobbelstein, H. Downey, Thos.G. 1 Edkins, Thos. 1 regd Dyer, Josaph
Wm. Fabris & Co.,
Messrs
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Fenne, Chas. W. 1 Foz, Madamo French, G. George,
Wicohollteike Graham, D,
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Graziano, Conte 1. Greening, S.G. Į
Sedman Haokorf,
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Bernardo Halpern, J. Hammell, Alfred 1 Hansen, Oscar Hawkins,
Capt. Geo. Herbert, Ident, 8 Hill, Chas. E. Hilton, Geo. mine, Par Holm, Adolf
Hordern, A.
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Hatton, W.H, O. 1. Jennet, Chas,
attached as also rollers in the case of approved by him, Printed Circulars may.except to the persons to whom they are damage to fragile articles such as portraits, Johnston, & Co. 1
be inserted in such Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Port
.
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through & Post Office addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he bas no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any
priate or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pezs or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Port safe transmission of such artiales, or Dually between any of the British Post Offices in appertains thereto į but the binding, rollere, China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- &o, must not be sent as a copatatë packet. hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca,
Circulars,.., letters which are intend. They must not exceed the following dimen letter or other packet to the writer or sender,
Books and Patterns, 2 conta per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Rxceptional rates, to the United King-ed for transmission in identical terms to dom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi onlyim Letters,
12 cents per ez,,
Post Cards, Registration, Newspapers,
5 cents encli.
8 cents.
4 cents each.
Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre →spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union- Countries. Aspinwall (N.), Bahamas, Guatemala (FR), Bayt (..) New Granada (2), Panama (v.k), and Venezuela (x.a.)—_
Via San Via S.Hempton. Via Francisco,
or Marsellies. Brindis 12.
several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed, may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the usture of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circuler letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspections If this Pule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either without a corer (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, water, Bealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the Books & Patterns, 6
greater security of the contents, however, may be tied at the ends with string; Bolivia Costa Rica (N.R.), Ecuador Postmasters being authorised to cut the (..), Nicaragua (N.R.):—'
atring in such caser, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.
Letters, Registration, Nope. Newspapers,
80
34
8
8
4
6
B
8
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, None. 12 incber in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of "the Government offices.
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Booke & Patterns, 12
0
8
Registration,
8
None,
12 None. 4*
12 None.
6
10 Nope. -6 - 8
Hawaiian Kingdom :----
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
Books & Patterns, 6*
When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, ste, the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, without distinction, bock-packets may be
kept back till the next despatch or delivery
Uruguay:-
Letters,
Newspapers,
Books & Patteros, -
Registration
OK%
30
34
A
8
8
8
to British & Union) West Indies only, I'
Australis, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
Letters, by Contract Packet 24 by Pri rate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers, 9; Books and Fatterns, 4.
* A small extra charge is made on-
· LUUAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Bettie- ment, or between Hongkong, Cantoo, and Macao, in either direction
Lettera
Registration. Nowapapers.
*Bku, à Piken.
Fer 2 oz
282 2
Between any other two of the following places (through British fee) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of Chias and Japan, Bangkok, Cosbin Chins, Tonquin, and the Phi- Uppinen, by Private Ship,...... 32. 4-
Between the above by Con tract Mailycanshad
Any publication fulfiling the conditions harealter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows
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PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use 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 valus.
sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, I foot deep, will be 20 cents per lb., which will include nor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
2. The following cannot be transmitted : Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matahes, Indigo, Dyestuffs, les, Ment, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or lojurious in transit,
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.
Postmasters are not Lound 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 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.
6. No compensation can be paid for mere watches, handsomely bound booke, a., which reach their destination, although in
• broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders on the United King- dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2-Small sums may be remitted between the other Porta by means of Postage Stamps.
Klovekom,
Kong Yoow Long 1 Kuper, G. 1 Legg, John Chas. 2° Lemmnk, F. A. 1
Smith Stoat, M. Stry, Kenhoben Sun Chong Wali 1 regd. Sun Fat
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Sutherland, S. F. 1 Sun Bien Wo 1 regd.
Uparost
Swann, Lt. J. C. a Bwayne, Wm. W. 1 Taylor, Wm.
Korr Thomas, James (Carpenter) Thomson, N. Techler, Geo. Ton, Jib
Trannack, Rev. Twining, E. A Van Dyke, MraD.7 Vaughan, J.
Walker & Co.,
Мект
1 Weiss, Otto
Wetha, Coffla
1
D. Bra
Whealer, H. R.' 1 Wilson, Mrs J.M. Wing Chong t Photographer Wintter, Mrs
A. Bosalia 1 Won Chung:
Worllerge, Lt.
J. F. card Wolseley, Sir
1 regd.
Chas. Bart. Yriarte, Apolinario Tuow Tong Hook I
For Merchant Ships.
Leta. Pap
Abbey Cowper 4
Ada
1
A. C. Dikeman 1 A. M. Simpson 2 Albyn's Isle Amethyst Amy Turner Armistiscos
Autora
B. F. Watson Benclatha
Jab Peter Jgnet
Jessie Jamieson 1 Juliane
4 Karo, 8.8.
Kirkland
Kvík
Kwang Hol
Young, 5,5.
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Laurel
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8-Louise
Madeira
Bangloe, s.5. Benjamin Ayınanl Bertie Biglow Black Watch
Blankeneso
3.-Many Money Ordem are supplied to residents at the emiller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a "stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in cheque, postage stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a 8. Parcels will as a general rule be for
little margin should be left for variations Blenheim The practice of sealing letters passing to of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Cainipo warded by Private Ship, not by Contract
and from the East and West Indies, and order, sends it on in the envelope, and Carry Wyman Mail Packet. The Post Office reserves the
other countries with hot climates, with wax returns the change, if any, by first oppor- Celestial, s.s. right of selecting the opportunity for trans-
(xcept such as is specially prepared), istunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Ceylon mission, and of delaying delivery in case
attended with much inconvenience, and were to be registered, as it always should Charmer the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility frequently with aerious injury, not only to be. Care should be taken to send these Cilunum la accepted with regard to any parcel, but the lettera so sealed but to the other letters applications in time, as the Money Order Clara Babuyan the system of Registration will secure the
in the wall from the melting of the wax and Offices close some hours before the depar-
Colwyn tures of the maila. senders against any but a very remote pro-adhesion of the letters to each other. The bability of loss.
public are therefore recommended, in all auch cases, to use either wafer or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- irles referred to, to do the same,
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, suy tax or duty other than the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching Ufice. 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,
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4. No order, must exceed £10, or in- clade any fraction of a penny. Orders will Coronilla be drawn at the current rate of the day! Craigard 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. cents.
£5............36 31 £7............ 64 .72
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$10.
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Craigis Lea Crossfield Drumclog
2
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Lord Macaulay
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Magdals
Maid of Judah B(Irg.) ↑
Malabar, 8.5.
1 Mecca, 6.5.
Melbrek
Mercury -Miako
Miny don
Monarch, 6.5. Moneta
Monte Rosa
1 Nardoo
2
Nehemiah Gibsond
Orange Grove
4(4rg.)Paul Revere
Earl of Davon 4 (1.g.)1
1
2
1
6
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Penrith
4
2 Pilgrim
Rifleman
Edward Barrow 1
R. M. Hayward 1
E. C. Mutch
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E. M. Young
2
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Elizabeth
8
Nicholson
Sinyrniole
Esmeralda
1
Firth of Forth
Fontenaye
Forward
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Local Money Orders (including Straits Fiery Cross
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Frederick
Rover of the Boss 4
Silver Eagle
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2
South America
St. Mark, s.s.
2 flrg.)Blant
1 Stonewall
Jackson
2(Arg.)Strathbyok g
9
2
2 2
Strathmore, 8.8.
I Strathmore
Sydenham
Syria, 8.5. B (Lxg) |
Thingrails, 8. P Thomas Fletcher I
Freeman G.:0. Trufant Gertwin 1 Glamis Glamorgan, s... 1 regd. Taunton Glamorgan
shire, s.. Golwa Hakon Adel
stein, 9.8. Hawkesbury Hazelhurst Helena
Maile exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The registration of a packet makes its The Philippine Islands being now admit- transmission much more Becure, inasmuch. tod Into the General Postal Union, it folas, under ordinary circumstances, a regia. lows that all paid correspondence received tered packet can be traced through its whole, from Manila in the mails will be delivered course; and thus the loss of a registered free by this Office, and that all paid bor packet is a very rare occurrence, Neverthe respondence sent to Manila in the mails leas large sums of money or other articles should be delivered free there,
of great value should not be sent through the post, even if the packet beregistered; as Settlements). the machinery of the Department is not
Up to $25.........15 cents. arranged with a view to such tranmission.
·50....... ..80 By law, the Post Office is not responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets ; 5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the though any officer who may neglect his United Kingdom may be consulted at daty on this point will be called to atriot Hongkong, Shanghai, ant Yokohama. account. Bent in unregistered letters, vain- 6-Namen must be given in full (except able articles are exposed to risk, and offer when there is more than one Christian temptation which ought not to be created name) but the name of the Payee need not and the Departmet opnet in any way be given if the order be crossed (an chaques It can then be paid only undertake the safe conveyance of auch are crossed). packets. Alinand or colonial letters, through a Bank, and may afterwards be therefore, which contain coin, and all specially crossed to any Bank. inland letzein which contain watches or 7.-No order can be paid till the Payee jewellery, even though they be posted have signed it in the proper place, an without registration, are treated as register order on be transferred to another office
Hilberals ed, and charged on delivery with a double on payment of an saditional commission. Huds registration fee of eightpence in addition to | In case of loss of an order, meosanity for
Hotspur the ordinary postage and any such letters stopping payment, or the like, application IMEN which gaanor be registered in time to be should be made to the nearest Money Trige forwarded by the Mail for which they are Order Office for instructions,
3. A. Brigge posted are detained for the next despatch. 8. the order be not presented within James Shepheni 1- Even if the letter do not contain any article six months an additional commission will of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very be charged ; if not within twelve months, important, be registered.
the money will be forfeited. When the order is one paid no further claim can be entertained.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries in restricted to bona fide trade patterna or miles of merchandise, Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi. dual to another, which are not actual pat- terns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner is to be easy of examination. Bamples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in Dovers of this kind,but sush 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, its the case of needs dic, in bags entirely The Freipayment of correspondence for alused, provided auch closed bags are trans the Straits, India, Caylon, and Aden is com parent, so as to enable the Officers of the paleory by whatever opportunity it is 1 ont Office readily to satisfy themselves as forwarded. to the nature of the contents.
The above does not apply in any to loose lettere sent outside the mails. There will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Cos, will adopt the same course.
Complaints are sometitues received of sztra 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 corres spondence are obliterated in this Office.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the render, a trade mark or num ber, sad the price of the articles.
Indian Correspondents. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets,
Registration to Bangkok,
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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.
A No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or a registered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silvermoney, jewels, predicts articles, or anything that, a general rule, in liable to Customs duties,
9 This Regulation probibita sen sanding of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small is to make the
Ber Britannia Majesty's Consul General for Blam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the The rule which forbids the transmission | uanal charge of 5 canta, through the Post of any article Hikely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or
Boldiers and Sailors' Letters." Buzen, or the poison of any Officer of the Post Cfice is, of course applicable to the
Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-ple of no valus. | bà in great part of political or other news,
or of articles relating thereto, or to other attern Post and a packet containing any commissioned Offsers, Army Schooltas 8. The limits of weight allowed are no Current topics, with or without advertise. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not ters (not superintending or First Class) or follows
sent to its destination, Attisins such as Schoolmistresses may send half-onnes Isttem
Books and Papers to British Offlo #, $ but to the Continent, ds, 4 lbs. 2nd. It must be published in nombeta at the following have been occasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Bouthampton
Patterns to British Offcon 5 lbs. if with Intervals of not more than 81 days, and nut for the Paal, vist Metal boxes, ports. as Patterns, and have been detained as
out intrinsic velus ; to the Continent, But not Warrant Ofpero, vis, Assist must be printed on a sheet or shetta un fals and Chica, (ruit, vegetables, bunshus i Engineer, Onaner, Dopisanin, 01 CHITRAST,
Lat. The publication must consist wholly
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9.-No order can be paid until the advice | Pegasus lative to it has been received.
Made put on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
+ Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 per cont premium in all cazes. A fixed dob lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Ebanghai,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, June 6, 1879.
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Books, eto, without Govers. Ardrossan and Baltocats Herald. Chopin, Etudes, Christian.
Church Times::
Courier and Bremner Nachrichten (in a bundle). Daily Telegraph.
Gazzetta del Villaggio, Glasgow Weekly Herald. Herts and Essex Observer. Hoboe Bpema (Russian). Journal de Gand.
Journal de St. Petersbourg. Liverpool Weekly Marcury. Missoni Cattoliche.
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