No. 4996-JULY 12, 1879.]
POSTAL BATES./
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spars, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery. sharp pointed instruments, empies of metala, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, places of glass, acids of various kinds, gurry combs, copper and steel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all Kinds."
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page,
· [Subjoinod we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every How in force for transmission of corro subsequent page; and this regulation applies spondence to all parts of the world. to Tables of Contents and Indices.
4th. A supplement must consist wholly Detailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of matter like that of a
Such articles as solasore, knives, razora, sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed
on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi. found annexed, together with a number paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra-oro, provided that they be packed and of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in no secure a manner as to afford supplement must in every case be published complate protection to the contents of the with the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post 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.
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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.
Newspapers over four, ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Bate. Two Newspapera must not be folded together as one, or must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cor. rent may be paid either sa Newspapers or
Books.
Printed
Commercial Papers signify such papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre- spondence, such as Invoices, deeds, copied music, dio. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be- YOW!
The sender of any Registered Article may accompany it with a Return Receipt on paying an extra fee of 4 cents,
The limit of weight for Books and Com. mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not sacred these dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches.
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N.B. 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, Úbili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French; Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies,
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Countries NOT in the Union. The chief countries not in the Union are the Aur tralasian Group.
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Office, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
To provide the greatest possible facilities a packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate for posting Correspondence for Europe, or postage than would be chargeable on ado, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange- book packet of the same weight,
ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to und through Australia-from 11.10 a. M. to 11:30a.m. Each letter must bear & late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
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 mesDA 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. A
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- spected.
A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup- plements is charged as a letter, unless the enolcaure 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 Re so unpaid or insufficiently paid letter,
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
MARINE
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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 asses containing glass or any like substance), drawings, prints, or mare, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &, may be either printed, written, en kraved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, do, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &o 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, &o., and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, do. must not be sent as a separate packet. Commercial Papere, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Circulare,ie, letters which are intend. Exceptional rates, to the United King-ed for transmission in identical terms to dom and Union Countries served through several persons, and the whole or the the United Kingdóm via Brindisi only:-
greater part of which is printed, engraved, 12 centé per oz.
or lithographed,-may also be sent by book post 6 conts each.
Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route- Letters,
Post Cards,
Kegistration,
« Newspapers,
Books and Patterns,
Letters,
POBL Cards, Registration,
Newspapers,
5 cents per 1 oz.
B cente Buch.
8 cents.
2 cents each.
2 cents per 2 oz.
8 centa..
4 cents each,
But a book-packet way not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of Books and Patterns, & cents per 2 oz.
letter (whether separate or otherwise), Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz. unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly There is no charge on redirected corre-printed; nor any enclosure sealed or to any -spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countrise, · Aspinwall (N.R.), Bahamas, Guatemala (..), Hayii (..), New Granads (N.) Panama (N.R.), and Venezuela (N.B.):
Vin sa Via 8. Hampton Vis Francisco, or Marseille Brindist
12
30
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 otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (..), Ecuador It may be tied at the ende with string
Postmasters being authorised to cut the (N.B.), Nicaragua (N.);—
string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet,
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Latter, Registration,
None.
8
8
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Books & Patterns, 6
6
8
Lotters,
20
30
34
Nowapapore,
4
4
€
Books & Patterns, 12
6
8
Registration,
8
None.
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom --
Letters,
12
Registration,
Newspapers,
None.
4*
12 None.
16 None.
4 6
8
8
Books & Patterns, B*
No book-packet-may-be-above 5 lbs. in weight, not above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government officer.
When, owing to a great and unusual is flux of letters, hooks, 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, bock packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
Newspapers,
Truguay :---
Letters,
30
84
4
6
Books & Patterns,
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Begistration
to British & Union)
8
8
West Indies only, J
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension.
vate Ship 13, Registration, 8; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.
PATTERNS,
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They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule exdudes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mereuse as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent
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A similar supplementary Mail is made up for Shanghal 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 dents,
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery..
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoris will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.
2. Invitations, do, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees, rather than st 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 I ostal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cireu- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cerde, &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. batoh must consist of at least ten.
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Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- veloges containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contente be first exhibited or stated, to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets,
Local Parcel Post:
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Fost Offices in China or, Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, bingapore, Penang, and Malacca, They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 6iba. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any arcel may be opened by direction of the Fostmaster General,
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcela insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquide, Explosive substancea, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Gime, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Maile, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
6. 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 tians. mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to retard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the aondera against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
by British Packet, for one peany; or vlá Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Stamps.
Soldiers' and Sailors' lettere 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.
2. It from a Soldier or Sallor, his class or description must be stated in fall on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi ment, or Ship, &c., in full
B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fully with name of Regiment, or Ship, ta, in full.
PARCELS. The public is reminded that, there is no much thing as Parcel Post to Europe, de. Much trouble and disap. pointment is caused by persistent attemple to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Carios, Artioles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents are con tinually being refused; the senders having often spent more in Portage, than would No bave paid the freight by atomer. refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
PATTERNS,Some difficulty in experienced In obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender bus for salo, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity
Mails for the United Kingdom, &c. by compatible with shewing what the goode
are, and must have no intrinsic value. French Packet.
Under instructions from the London Poat fice, the Malls for the United King- dom which have hitherto been forwarded vis Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vá Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption -of-this-ronte.
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, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression appeare to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &c, can be forwarded only by British Facket. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if to 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, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other Poe al packet (even if the "Packet be re gistered), por is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission."
To guard against such injury all postal stamping or from great pressure should be packets which are likely to suffer from
precaution to fragile article should be sent placed in strong covers; and even with this through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to corsiderable preanure and friction in the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of ite ranemlesion to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury
is much increased.
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character 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 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 bound to give change, nor are they authorized 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.-
Fostmasters 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 tealing 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 mach inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all
4. The public are cautioned not to consuch cares, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their corresponden's in the coun- found these facilities with a Parcel Post to
tries referred to, to do the same. Europe, &c., which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islando being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that ail paid correspondence received from Manila is the mails will be delivered free by this Ufice, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails
should be delivered free there.
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis. tered packet can be traced through its whole course; and thus the loss of a registered packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe- less large sums of money or other articles of great value should not be sent through. Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne the post, even if the packet be registered; as provides that "Neither the senders nor the the machinery of the Department is not addressees of letters and other postal arranged with a view to such traxemission. packets shall be called upon to pay, either By law, the Post Office is not responsible in the Country of Origin, or in that of for the safe delivery of registered packets Destination, any tax or duty other than" though any officer who may neglect his the recognised rates levied (in the case of duty on this point will be called to strict paid correspondence) by the despatching account. Sent in unregistered letters, vala-
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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 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 cortain cases on the loss of Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor
The Post Office is not legally responsible der Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section Xi.~- for the safe delivery of Registered corres- pondence, but henceforth it will be pre pared to make good the contents of such correspondence loat while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Reglatration requiro,
2. That the letter was accurely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the mediately the loss was discovered, the Postmaster General of Hongkong in-
Buch application unless it also is lost. envelope being invariably forwarded with
4. at the Postmaster General is satis. fled that the loss occurred whilst the corres pondeuce 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,. or by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for more damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound books, which reach their destination, although in a 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 sams may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.
Bavanelica, F.
Lete. Pap
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Littledale, Lt. 1. H.A.
1. Lone 12.... Lunday, J
Madge, J.- Mangeot, M, Marques, Pedro Mussey, Mr
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Bellanova, A Benitez, Julio L.8 Beveridge, A, Blyth, Mosare D. 1 Bolton, Miss Allia Borton, Mrs T. 1 Bossert, Albert 1 Boarke, Richard 2 Boyle, E. B. Braga, Joaquim
Souza do Bredzneider, T. 1 Brimlow, John 1 British Empire,
Proprietor of " Bulkley, Goo, E. 1 Caberland,
Richmond Campbell, Michaell Garmo, Genovera 1
Clifton, Mrs Clation, W. Coates; J. E. Colver, Mr
ones obt., 1
3.0.S Cook, Henry
1 card
Tate, fap
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McDonald, D. N. 3 MePhoc, D., Moll, Mobat. Morton & Co.,
Messra Maneas, George 1 Marmy, John, Enginoor Pallatsolz; Adolph 1 Penman, H.Jno, Porn Consul, del 2 Potrich, Martin Pitcher, Chas.A,
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1 Quong Awing
Robertson, Henry2
Rochester, W. 1
Ross, Thos.
Santos, Marcelinol
Schneider, Alf. I
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Rushton, E. H,
3 pols.
Scott, F, J,
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Cristoforis, De i Calbertson,
Royd-JN-}- Cune, J. M. Daniels, Thes.
Chas. Davis, Quintin 1 1 Day, P. J. Dearing, Wm. II.1 Downey, Thos. G. 1 Drewes, T, W, Ennes, John Equi, Emilio Fabris & Co.,
Messra George,
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Wiccheteike Graham, D. Graziano, Coute I Greoning, 8.G. Į
SOBRAD Grinter, Walter 1 Hackort,
Bernardo Hartman, J...
Hi Chuen Hino, Rev, Horgan, John F. Hordern, A. Johnston, & Co. I Joo Ho Liong 1 Kitts, Mrs E. 1
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Showo, Chow. A, 1----
Shung Ahyan
Silva, Jose F'co. 1
Smith & Co., H. 1 Stevenson, D. Stout, M.
2 regd.
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Strykenboban, M.1
Summers, Harry 1 Sun Fat
Sutherland, 8.F.1 Swann, Lt. J.0.2 Tan Pak Chun 1 Tay-fook, Mrs -1 Trannack, Bev
Yaughan, J.
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Walker, Mrs A.G.1 Walker & Co.,
Mesata
Wethe,
Coffa
D. Sra Wheeler, HR." 1 1 Wilson, Capt.
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Wing Chong
Photographer
Winter, Mrs
A. Rosalia
* Woodlief, Miss
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Worllerge, Li,
1 J. F.
For Merchant Ships.
Leth. Fap.
Abbey Cowper & Hilbernia Ada.
Hilda
1
Adelaide Norris 1
A. C. Dikerman 2 A. M. Simpson 2 Agnes Mur Altion Albyn's Isla Alexa
Alice- Amethyst
Leta. Pap.
1
Hylton Castle
2
10
H. Upmann
Irigo...
J. Briggs
8 James Shepherd 2
10 7
4 Janet-
Jessie Jamieson 1
AlexanderNewton2
Antioch Aurora
Joesie McDonald 1
1
Kaisow
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Kazo, 1.5;
1
Kvik
1
Kwang Hoi
B. F. Watson
1
1
Young, 6,5,
Ban Lea
1
Large
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1
Loter
1
1
Madeira
1
Maid of Judah 8(1rg.) 2
Martha Davies 1
1
Mølbrek
8 Memuon
Misko
Bathlor Beandtha Bevelutba Benjamin Ayment Bortie Biglow Black Watch Brunstte Candace Canton Cainipo Carry Wyman Celestias, a.. Ceylon Charity Charmer Clara Babuyan Coldhigham Coloma Como
2
Nardoo
Neleminh Gibson4
Nettie Merryman 2
Orange Grove
1 Philip FitzpatrickB
Pilgrim
Queen of Englandi
Quickstep Kileman
Roderick Hey
1 Rover of the Sens 4
1 Siamese Crown
Snonolen
1
1 Orinoco
2
Perith
1
1
Pym
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3-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unscaled envelops 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 little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmaster issues the order, sends it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor-Crossfield tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it wore to be registered, as it always should Drumelog be. Care should be taken to send those Edith applications in time, as the Money Order E. M. Young Offices close some hours before the depar-F. F. Litchfield 1 tures of the maile,
4-No order must exceed £10, or in- elude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt 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 centa. £5........ 38 64 £7.... £10...... 72 Local Money Orders (including Straits Settlements).
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19
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15
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Cooslader, 9.8. Ceren
Coronilla
Crosshill
Elizabeth
Esmeralda Endymion Fabins
Falcon
Saga
Sourabaya Facketl
Spartan
1
Star of the South 1
Btonewall Jacksoni
Strathmore
Syd America
5 1 1
Sydenham ខ 2
1 Taunton
Elizabeth Childs 1
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Nicholson
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Thingvalla, 8.8.1
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Thomas Fletcher 1
1
Three Brothora
Fiery Cross
Tigre
Forward
1
Toowoomba
Frank Morrison 1
Twilight
Freeman
2
Undine
1rg. 1.
Gartwin
1
Vale of Doon
Gitanilla
1
Vesuvius
Glamorgan, s. 1 regd. Wanderar, 9.6. Glamorgan-
_shire, 6.3.
Glory Golwa Hakon Adel. stein, 2.8. Humewood
2 2
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Wandering Minstrel Wero
1 regd.Whale
Up to $25...........15 cents p
50.. ..30 5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hawkesbury Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama, Hazolhurst
6-Names must be given in full (except Helena when there is more than one Christian
Modeste Tyne
W.E. G.
Gladstone 4 (Irg))
1
2 Zephyr 悲
Yuen Alon
Zouave
For H. M. Ships, &o.
Leto, Pap.
1 Flolio
4 1post card
Lata. Pay
Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by P. ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great Office.It is hoped that any extra charge,able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a name) but the name of the Payee need not | that it can fairly be considered as having on or apparently extra charge, will at once be temptation which ought not to be created; be given if the order be crossed (an cheques this ground an intrinsic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and brought to the notice of the proper and the Department cannot in any way are crossed). It can then be paid only undertake the safe conveyance of such through a Bank, and may afterwards be
All inland or colonial letters, specially crossed to any Bank. packets, therefore, which ountain coin, and all7No order can be paid till the Payee inland letters which contain watches or have signed it in the proper place. An jewellery, even though they be posted order can be transferred to another offer without registration, are treated as register on payment of an additional commission, Books, etc. without Covers: ed, and charged on delivery with a double In case of loss of an order, necessity for registration fes of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters stopping payment, or the like, application Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. which cannot be registered in time to be should be made to the nearest Money Australasian Trade Review. 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, it be very important, be registered.
LOBAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Lettera.
Registration.
Newspapera
Bks & Ptina.
Për 2 oz.
Within any Town or Bottle ment, or between Hongkong, Cantor, and Macao, in either "direction,...............nauään 282 2-
Between any other two of the following places (through British Office) vis-Hong, kong, Macao, Ports of Chins and Japan, Bangkok, Coobin China, Tonquin, and the Phi lippines, by Private Ship,......& Between the above by Con fract Mail, musimyname] 8.
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Any publication fuiflling the conditions hereafter named can pain so a newspaper..
The conditions are as follows p 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other treat topics, with or without advertise. 2nd. It must be published in autobest at Intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on abset or shesis or itbekadi
authorities, in either Colony.
The above does not apply in any to loose foreign countries in restricted to bona fide trade patterns or samples of merchandise.letters sent outside the mails. These will Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an always be charged on arrival in Hongkong order (however small the quantity may be), and probably the Manila Cffice will adopt or any articles sent by one private indivi- the same coures, dual to another, which are not actual pat. Complaints are sometimes received of terns or samples, are not admissible.
extra charges on correspondence exchanged Patterns or samples, when practicable, between this Colony and Saigon, but it is must basent in covers open at the ends, believed it would be found in all cases that and in such a manner as to be easy of the lettern, do,, had been sent loose,
Any Foreign stamps on loose corres examination. Samples of seede, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in spondence are obliterated in this Office. covers of this sind,but each articles only, -may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in mich a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds do, in bags entirely closed, provided such closed bags are trans parent, so as to enable the Officer of the Fost Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents,
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 sender, a trade mark or pum• ber, and the price of the articles,
The rule which forbide the transmission through the Post of any article likely to fojure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Fost Office is, of coumey applicable to the Fattern Post) and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination,
Indian Correspondence, Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Aden is com poisory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded,
Registration to Bangkok. Fer Britannic Majesty's Conial General for Slam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 sents.
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...
Argus.
Order Office for instructions.
Banhätte. 8.--If the order be not presented within Bullionist. six months an additional commission will Chopin, Etudes. be charged; If not, within twelve months, Christian.
the money will be forfeited. When the Courier and Bremner Nachrichten (in a bundle). order is once paid no further claim can be Dagbladet. entertained,
9-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been resolved.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to bet registered or registered, can be received for Postageif it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a general rule, is liable to Custome duties.
This Regulation prohíblia the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small na to make the Boldiers and Sailors' Letters: Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non-sample of no value.
8. The limits of Weight-allowed are us commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas ters (not superintending or First Class) or follows:-
Books and Papers to British Offices, Articles atich as Schoolmistresses may send half-otnos letters
5 lbs to the Continent, & lbs. to the United Kingdom vid Southampton
Patterns to British Offices Bibs, if with out intrinsic value į to the Contleent,
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the following have been occasionally posted 46 Patterns, and have been detained as not for the Post, vis Metal bones, porce. lain and China, mesh, onge
buschel
But not Warrant Officer, viz., Assistant Engineer, Ounner, Beglipalo, es Carveniat,
Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratin Local Orders on Shanghai are drawn at 2 per sent, premium in all cases. A fixed dol. lar rate for drawing on the United King. "dom is in force at Shanghai,
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
July 11, 1870.
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Klovekorn, Knaupfer, Moner, 1 Kuper, G.
Ahong, Mir Apicable Ins.
Office
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Leonard, Clarencal Leyser, Y.
Appelstedt, Arias, Aurelio de 2 Aikliu, J. 3. Astentoon, Din 1 reg. Day, Capt. T.S, 1
Daily Telegraph.
Dr. F. von Herden's Salicylic Acid Works, Gazzetta del Villaggio. Glasgow Herald. Glasgow Weekly Herald. Berts and Essex Observer. Hoboe Bpema (Russian). Inverness Courier.
Iron.
Journal de Gand,
Law Magazine and Review. L'Etudiant Catholique.
Idverpool Weekly Mercury.
Lloyd's Register of Br. and For. Silyping. Missioni Cattolicke.
Montage Zeltang.
National Zaltung.
Nia Dagliet Allehanda.
Norddenteshe Allgemeine Zeitung. North British Agriculturisp
Overland Matt.
Perseveranza.
Rules of and List of Steamers entered in the
North of England, 20.
Bole,
Blabdard:
Timest
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