No. 4972.-JUNE 14, 1879.]
POSTAL RATES.
Srd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, [Subjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every now in force-for transmission of corre subsequent page; and this regulation applies
to Tables of Contents and Indices, spondence to all parts of the world.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly Detailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of watter like that of a fion of packets, parcels, &o., will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet 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 ilustra 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 title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, it is use of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every alieet or side.
Hongkong Rates of Postage
(Revised April 4th, 1870.) 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
Nowapapors over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, o, sa the. case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be foldeä together as one, or must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements, Printed master may, however, beenalozed, if the whole be paid at Book Bate. Prices Cur- rent may be paid. either as Newspapers or Books
*Commercial Papera" signify auch papers 85, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre -appadence, such as tavoices, deeds, copied munio, &s. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be- low,
The sender of any Registered Artiole may accompany it with a Return Receipt en-paying an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exced these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inoties,
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, balvador, Ubili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Kepublic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with ali Danish, French, Netherlands, tortuguese and Bpanish Colonies."
~Dountries NOT in the Union.-The chief countries not in the Union are the Aus tralasian Group..
Postage to Union Countries. General Bates, by any route :--
8 cents per oz.
Letters,
Post Cards,
Registration,
Newspapeza,
B cents each.
centa.
2 cents each.
Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2oz Commercial Papers, 6 cents per dos.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, places of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of varicus kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinda."
Such articles as solssors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or ore, provided that they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail bags and to the Officers of the Fost Ofice, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples. indigo cannot be sent to any place."
A packet containing two or more news-
To provide the greatest possible facilities papera is not chargeable with a higher rate for posting Correspondence for Europe, of postage than would be chargeable on ako., up to the latest moment before the book packet of the same weight,
departure of the French Packota, arrange. monts have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to and through Australia-from 11,10 AM. to 11.30 AM. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 conts extra postage.
The postage must be prepaid either Ly an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- speated.
A newspaper or packet of newspapera which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass,
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 6 Ibs, in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
A book-paoket may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cas85 containing ghes or any like substance), drawings, prints, or ways, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the kooks or other publications, prints, maps, &c., may be either printed, written, eu
raved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, da, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, & be loose or attached; as also 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, &c., and, in akort, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, &c. must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,, letters which are intend.
A similar supplementery Mall is made. up for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being receivedfrom 10 minutes after, up to half an hour after the time of closing. The late fee is also 18 cente,
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, &o, 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 lavariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (Sea Postal Guide, par. 108.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu. lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Carda, o, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Office unstamped, the postage being then charged to the sender's account. baton must consist of at least ton.
Bach
by British Packet, for one penny ; 'or viê Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondonos exotly the same as Imperial Stamps.
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. double letters are allowed.
No
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, &c, in full.
PARCELS-The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parool Post to Europe, to, Much trouble azid disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempla to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would· No bave paid the freight by steamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It in to consist of the smallest possible quantity Mails for the United Kingdom, &c. by compatible with shewing what the goods
are, and must have no intrinsic value.. French Packet.
To provide means of remitting 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 he allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fall, with name of Regiment, or Ebip, dc, in full,
Under instructions from the London Post Uffice, the Mails for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Maragilles, will henceforth be forwarded. vid Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption
of this route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond. ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, sven though marked vià Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta tions, uibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, de, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Facket, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if
had been detained for the British Mail,
it
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet kero gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent 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 4. Bozholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. Enthat, whenever the bag has in the course of velopes containing Fatterns may be wholly its transmission to be transferred by means closed if the nature of the contents be brat of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury exhibited or stated to the Postmaster is much inoriased. General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in auch Pattern Packets.
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcela 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
Exceptional rates, to the United King-ed for transmission in identical terma to /signs, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep,
dom aud Undon Countries served through the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:—” Letters,
12 cents per oz
Post Cards,
Registration, Newspapers,
G cents each.
¿ centa,
4 cents each.
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 latter, or communication of the nature of a Books and Patterns, & cents per 2 oz.
letter (whether separate or otherwise), Commercial Papers, cents per ca ...unless it be a droular-letter or be wholly There is no charge on redirected oorre-printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.K), Babaxas, Guatemala (N.) Hayt (N..), New Granada (N.E'), rauama (N.8.), and Venezuela (M.E. } –
Via San Via S.Rampton · Via
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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, pistage stamp, or Francisco, or Alurecides. Brindis otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents Leing easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it in treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (N,A.), Ecuador it may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although If they do so they must again tie up the packet.
Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books & Patterns, 6
30
31
Noue, 4
8
8
4
6
6
8
(N.R.), Nicaragua (N.B.);—
Letters,
20
30
34
Newspapers,
4
'ប
Books & Pattern", 12
8
8
Registration,
8
None.
Nono.
Letters,
Registration,
Newspapers,
12 None. 4*
12 None.
16. None.
4
6
B
8
Bawailan Kingdom :--
Books & Patterns, 6*
No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 luches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inobes in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of "the Government offices.
When, owing to a great and unusual laflux of letters, books, etc., the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery
Uruguay :-
Letters,
Newspapers,
Books & Pattern#j
Registration
90
84
6
8
**
8
8
to British & Union) West Indies only,!
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension,
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- vate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, &.
A mall extra charge is made on delivery,
LOCAL AND TOWN PORTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction..........
Letters.
Registration.
| Bku. & Pitos.
For 2 oz
262.2
Between any other two of the following laces (through British (ice) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Phi lippines, by Private Skip, 482 2
́isetween the above by Con tract daily................ 882 2
Any publication fulfilling the conditions bereafter named can pass as a newspaper.
The conditions are as follows zám 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other burrat topics, with or without advertise meuta.
ad. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and mpat be printed on a obert or throws an
PATTERNS,
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rale excludes all articles of a aaleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mereuse sa 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 dona fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise Gooda 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 pate terns or samples, are not admissible,
will be 20 cents per lb., which will include nor weiß more than 6lbs. The postage Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but soy parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
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2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &e.) Glass, Liquide, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit,
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Jacket. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard
No information can be given respecting lettera which pass through a Pont Office except to the person to whom they are 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 has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so..
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one clic, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, written thereon. even though a request to such effect be
Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as ouange or otherwise, no question Be 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 it 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 war (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and other correspondence. No responsibility frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters la accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the in the mail, from the melting of the wax and 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 Buch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to Europe, do, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor respondence sent to Manlis 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 fn 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 Ufloe. It is hoped that, suy extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once he brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Bongkong and probably the Marils Oou will adopt the same course,
extra charges on correspondence exchanged Complaints are sometimes received of between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cansa that the letters, dro, had been sent loose.
Foreign stars on loose cere pondence are obliterated in this Office,
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets,
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Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the anda, and in such a manner as to be easy of samination, Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in Govern of this Lind, but such articles only, --may be posted exelosed in boxes, or bagh of linen or other material; fastened in such a manner that they may be readily openedy or, in the cass of seeds do, in bags entirely The Pre-payment of correspondence for closed, provided such stored bage are trans the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com parent, so as to enable the Officers of the pulsory by whatever opportunity it is L'ost Office readily to natufy theminites as { forwarded, to the nature of the contenta
Registration to Bangkok.
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the addrses of Her Britannic Majesty's Consui General the person for whom it is intended, the ad- for Slam has been good enough to make dress of the sender, a trade mark or num arrangements by means of which correspon ber, and the price of the articles.
danes can be Registered to Bangkok, at the The rule which forbide the transmission | tisual charge of 8 muta. - through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Bezes, or the person of any Officer of the Fost Office is, of course, applicable to the rastern Post and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and mot sems to its destination."
Soldiers and Sailors Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tars (not superintending or First Clas) or Artolan stick se Schoolmistresses may send half-onnos letters the following have been occasionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton as Fatterns, and have been detaged as undi for the Post, via! Metal boxes, porno. Isin and Ching, fruit rege
• But not Warrani Offosen, via., Assistană Proshan | Engineer, Grupper, Postersin, OR QAFTEDİAT
Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly olasu, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased, They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.
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The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
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 Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinancs 10 of 1876, Section XII.
The Post Office is 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 Registration require.
2. That the letter was securely enclosed- in a reasonably strong envelope.
8. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong in- mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost,
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 Obina, that it was- not caused by any fault on the part of the sander, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to tragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely. bound books, do, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.
Money Order Regulations.
dom and the Straits Settlements are issued 1.-Money Orders on the United King at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokobama, Shanghai and Yokohama also Isue on Hongkong and vice versa.
2.-Small sums may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
POST OFFICE NOTICI -Unclaimed Correspondence,
·June 10, 1879.
Letu. Pap.
Lets.
1 regd.Leonard, Clarence1 Leyser, Yİ
a
Littledalo, L. 12
HA
1 Lobo, Conchigló
1 card Lone, J.
1 ..
Long Sing & Co, 2
1.
1 Loring, Col. H.S.2
1 regd.Loring, Mrs H.S. 2
1 Love, &, S.
2
I regd.MacCarthy, Dr. 1
1 regd.Madge, J.
1
1
Aly Mypan Allen, H.D.1. Amicable Ins.
Office Andrews, J. Appelstedt, Aries, Aurelio de Ashmore, Mrs Atack Mypan Atkins, J. R. Atlantoon Avonchoye Ayeng, Mr Ayden Ravanelion, F. Benitez, Julio L, & Beveridge, A. 2 Blenkinsop, R., 1 Blyth, Meas D.1
Engineer Bortan, Mrs T. Boyd, Mrs R. Boyle, Capt. Braga, Joaquim
Sonza do Bredzneider, T. 1 Browns, T. & Brother Balidey, Geo. E. 1° Caberland,
Richmond
Marsdeon, Capt. 1...
regd.Marques, Pedro 1
McFlics, D.
1 Moll, Moner.
Munvee, George 1 Murlow, Roy. J. 1 *Murray, John, Engineer Newton, B. 1 Ormoton, Mrs 11-
6
15-Pallateel, Adolph I
1
Carme, Geneveva i Chung, Ayan Christiansen,
S. B. Christo, M. Clifton, Mrs Colver, Mr
B.C.S.
Penman, H.Jno. 1
Peru Consul, del 2
Petrich, Martin 1
Phillips, Mrs
1
1 card
I regd.
-8
1.
1.
Comien, obt.. Consord, John P. 1 Gook, Henrypols, Cours, F. W. ↑ Culbertson,
Revd. J. N.2 Cune, J. M.
Day, F. J. Deering, Wm. H. Dobbelstein, E. Downey, Thos.G. 1 Dyer, Joseph Edkins, Thos.
Wea.
Davis, Quintin
Fabris & Co.,
Mesers
1.
1
1
.1
Pitcher, Chas, A. 1. Quong Awing Robertson, Henry? Robinson,
Master H.
Rochester, W, H.1 Boss, Thos, Bozaris, F'co do 1 Rashton, E. H, 1
1 86, Jozé L. de. I
1 Schnell, Theodori regi
Scott, F. J.
·8 (1xg-)
Shows, Chas. As I
Shang Ahyan
1 reg 1
S. M. B. Sig. Smith & Co, E, 1 Smith, Wm.
Stevenson, D. Stout, M.
Stry, Kenhoben
M.
1
Sammers, Harry 1
1 San Chong Wah 1 regd
Sun Fat
1
Sun Bien Wox 1 regd Sutherland, 8. F.1
1 regd Swann, Int. J. 0, 4 11
Fenno, Chas, W. 1
1
French, G. George,
Wirdhollteike1 Graham, D. Graziano, Conte 1 Greening, 5.G. Į
setman
Haskorf,
Bernardo Hulpern, J. Hansen, Oscar Hawking
1
1
Capt. Gep, Herbert, Lieut. 8 Hill, Ches. E. 1 Hilton, Geo. Hive, Rev. Hordern, A. Jennet, Chas. Klovekorn,
Johnston, & Co. 1
Tayfook, Mre Taylor, Wm.
Kerr
Thomas, James
(Carpenter) Thomson, N,
1 71
Ipardo
2
4
Twining, E. A. 1 Van Dyke, MrsD.7
1
Vanghan, J.
1
Trannick, Bev.
Walker & Co.,
**Missors
Weiss, Otto
1 Wetha, Coffe
D. Sra
1
1 Wheeler, H. R. 1 Wilson, Mr.J.M. 1 Wing Chong
Photographer Winter, Mrs
A. Eosalis Worllorge, Lt.
1 card
Kong Yaew Long 1 Kuper, G, Legg, John Chas, 1 Lemmak, F. A. 1
Ada
J. F.
Wolseley, Sir
Chay. Bart,
Triarte,Apolinariol Yaew Tong Hook 1
For Merchant Ships.
Lets. Par.
1
7
1. B
Abbey Cowper 4
A. C. Dikeman 1 Albyn's Isle A. M. Simpson 2 Amethyst" Amy Turner Anne W. Weston 1 Armistisces Aurora B. F. Watson Boneinthe Bengloc, s.5.
1
8
1
Leta. Pap.
James Shepherd i Jan Potor Janet
Jessie Jamieson
4 Juliane
Kvik
Karo, 8,8. Kirkland
Kwang Hoi
Young, 5.8.
1 Larga
Laurel Lord Macaulay
Lortai
1
Lota
8 Louisa
1
1
2
1
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Benjamin Aymani An application for an order* is filled up, Bertie Biglow and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Black Watch and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Blankeneso the nearest issuing office. The application Cainipu must be accompanied with the full amount Carry Wyman (including commission) in cheque, postage Celestial, s.8. stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Ceylon little margin should be left for variations Charmer of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Cilurnum The registration of a packet makes its order, sends it on in the envelope, and Coloma transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by first oppor Cosuo as, under; ordinary circumstances, a regis-tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Corea
The commission is as followĘ
Orders on the United Kingdom, Up to £Z.......................... 18` cents. £............ 33
E. C. Mutch
Madeirs
Magdala
Maid of Judah 8(1zg.)
1 Halaber, s.s.
Melbrek
Miako
Min y.don
Mecca, 8.8.
2
Monarch, 8.8.
* 1 Monets
1.
Coronilla
6
Monte Rosa Nerdoo
1
Nehemiah Gibson,
4
2 Orange Grove
Paul Revere
1
Penrith
2
Pilgrim
Rifleman
8
Nicholson
R. M. Hayward 1
Esmeralda
1
Fiary Cross
&
Bagw
Fontenaye
1
Forward
1
Stant
Frederick
Freeman
Gartwin
Glamin
Rover of the Seas
Smyrniole
(1rg.)Strathmore, 8.8.
Strathmore ་་ 5 Bydenkam Eyria, 0.8.
Glamorgan, x.s. 1 regd.Tannion
tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered be. Care: abduld be taken to send these Crossfield
were to be registered, as it always should
Craigard packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order Drumclog leza large sums of money or other articles Offices oloso nome hours before the depar- Edward Barrow. 1 of great value should not be sent through tunes of the mails, the post, even if the packet be registered; as
4.-No order must exceed £10, or in E. M. Young the machinery of the Department is not alude any fraction of a penny Orters will Elizabeth arranged with a view to such transmission. be drawn at the current rate of the dayt By law, the Post Uffice is not responsible and paid at the rate of the day when the for the safe delivery of registered packets; advice arrived. though any officer who may neglect his daty on this point will be called to strict account. Sout in unregistered letters, valu- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created i and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets, All in and or colonial letters, therefore, which contain cols, and all Inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register registration fee of sightpente in addition to ed, and abarged on delivery with a double the ordinary postage; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very important, ba registered.
fost 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.
1. No Letter of Packet, whether to be registered or uuregistered, can be received for Postage fitcontains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, a general rule, is liable to Customs duties an
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Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements);
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6.-Names must be given in full (except Hilda when there is more then one Christian Hotspur name) but the name of the Payee need not resu be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Trigo are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Back.
7-No order can be paid till the payes have signed it in the proper place, 40 order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission, In case of loss of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
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Christian. 8. If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.
9.---No order can be paid until the advice Felative to it has been received, "
Courier and Bremner Nachrichten (in a bundla). Daily Telegraph. Gazzetta del Villaggio. Glasgow Weakly Herald. Harts and Enter Observer. Heboe Brama (Russian). | Joumal de Gand,
Journal de St. Peterbourg,
Liverpool Weekly Mercury. Misioni CattoHobe.
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