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No. 5008-JULY 26, 1879.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, correspondence exactly the same as Imperial Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of

Stamps.

Soldiers and Sailora' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations:-

1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.

3rd. The full title and date of publication | of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, 1 by British Packet, for one penny; or via POSTAL RATES.

must be printed at the top of the first page, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, [Subjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the sharp pointed instruments, eamples of date of publication at the top of every metals, samples of ore, samples fa glass how in force for transmission of corre subsequent page; and this regalation applies bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, entry combs, copper and steel en- pondence 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 kinds.

Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, ion of packets, parcels, do, 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 illustraore, provided that they be packed and of miscellaneous and useful notices.]

Live of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in so secure a manner as to afford supplement must in every case be published complete protection to the contents of the with the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Hongkong Rates of Postage title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravinge, 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 bettus, per half-oney 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

Printed

papers may be sent at Book Rato. Two Newspapers must not be folded-together as one, nor must anything whatsver be inserted except bonâ âde Supplements. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our- rent may be paid either as Newspapera or Booka.

Commercial Papers signify auch papers as, though Written by Hand, do not bear the character of an actual or personal corre spondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied muale, &o. Any of them in a Book Packet expose it to the higher charges stated be

low.

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 i 4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not exceed these dimensions: 8 inches by inches by 2

inches.

N.E. 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, Brasil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, all Danish, Bermuda, Labuan, with Franob, Netherlands, Portuguero and Spanish Colonies.

Countries 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,

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 pocket containing two or more newa papers is not chargeable with a higher rate for posting Correspondence for Europe, of postage than would be chargeable one, 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 and through Australia-from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 am. Each letter must bear a 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 alther without a cover (in which case-it-roust not be fastoned, whether by means of gum, water, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in 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 só folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.

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 cents,

Miscellaneous Notices. Local Delivery.

A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup

1. All correspondence posted before 5 plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at them, on any week day for addresses in book rate of postage, and the entire packet Victoria will be delivered the same day, delivery should be retarded by the Contract be suficiently prepaid as a book packet, in and generally within two hours, unless tho which case it is allowed to pass,

Mails.

A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, in charged No packet of newspapers may be above as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter. 6 lbs. In weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one to 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 any like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary use for writing or printing apon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, de-, may be either printed, written, en raved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, &o, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, do, 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, &, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, Books and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz.

&c. must not be sent as a separate packet. Commercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.

Circulars,—i.e., letters which are intend. Exceptional rates, to the United King-ed for traummission in identical terms to dom and Unton Countries served through several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, the United Kingdom via Brindisi only:---

or lithographed, may also be sent by 12 cents per oz.

book post. 6 cents each, Post Cards,

8 cants. Registration,

4 cents each. Newspapers, Books and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Paporn, 8 cents per 4 oz. There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union,

Post Cards,

Registration, Newspapers,

Letters,

8 cents each.

8 conta.

2 cents each.

But a book-packet may not contain aby letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly corre-printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed; the entire packet is charged as a letter.

Postage to Non-Union Countrica, Aspinall (N.R), Bahamas, Guatemals (N.), Hayt (.) New Granada (..) Panama (..), and Venezuela (M.E.)

Letters, Registration, Newspapers,

Via San Via S.Hampion Via

Francisco, or Marsellice. Brindisi

30 12

None. 4

Books & Patterns, 6

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 waz, 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 greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Coats Rics (N.B.), Ecuador It may be tied at the ends with string

Postmasters being authorised to cut the (s.n.), Nicaragua (K:B.):—

string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of "the Government offices.

Letters;

Newspapers, Books & Patterns, 12

Registration,

Hawaiian Kingdom :- -

Letters,

Begistration, Newspapers,

བྷཨཝ –

None

14 None. 4*

None.

Books & Patterns, 6*

None,

16 None.-

When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis alon or delivery of the letters would be W. Indios (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", Registration

to British & Union)

840

West Indies only,

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

PATTERNS.

They must not be of latrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its more use as a pattern and the quantity of any material sent that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.

2. Invitations, &c., can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addresscos rather than ad places of business, if a wish to that effect correspondence is invariably delivered at be expressed by the sander, otherwise all the nearest place of business. (See Fostal Guide, par. 108.)

2. It 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

8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in fall, with -name of Regiment, or Ship, da., in full.

Mails for the United Kingdom, &c. by French Packet,

Under instructions from the London Post Lffice, the Mails for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded vil Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vui 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 Lnited Kingdow by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even. though marked viá Marseilles."

An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta- tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, dzo, 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 lanot, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arlae from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other gistered), por is the Post Office responsible postal packet (even if the packet be re- for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.

To guard against such injury all postal 8. Hoxholders who desire to send Circu- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, packets which are likely to suffer from &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in stamping or from great pressure should be Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China placed in strong covers; and even with this through the Post. It should be remembered and Japan, may do cr the more of pizza precaution no fragile article should be sent Office unetamped, the postage being then

that every packet has to be handled several times; that it in exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and charged to the tenders account.

that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.

batch must consist of at least ten.

Each

4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En- velopes containing Patterns may be wholly aloud if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by him,

Printed Circulars may

be inserted auch Pattern Packets,

Local Parcel Pest.

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Cffices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapores Panang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen Bions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, Dor weigh more than 5lbs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they boar this special endorse. meut, 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, &o.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuff, loe, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegotables, or whatever is dangerous to the Maila, or likely to be come offensive or injurions in transit.

8.. 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 trans- misslon, 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 sonders against any but a very remote pro- bability of Joes,

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

No information can be given respecting Jetters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in po other way is official information of a private character allowed A Postmaster may, to be made public however, give an address if he has no reason 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 even though a request to such effect be it to its destination according to the address,

written thereon,

Postmasters are not bound to givechange, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when morey is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right am unt, 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, bat they may do so it their duty be not thereby impeded,

PAROELS. The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post pointment is caused by persistent attempts to Europe, &c. Minch trouble and dieap- to send small valuable trifles through the Fane, Cazioa, Articles of Dress Post. Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- tinually being refused, the zenders having No often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by s'eamer. 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 Bgeneral understanding of what is a Faltern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goode which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value."

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Corrèspondence,

July 24, 1879,

Ahong, Mr Amicable Ing.

Office

Leta. Fap.

Lets. PAP Johnston, & Co. 1 Joo Ho Long Khoo Bee Chong 1

1 card Klovekorn, 1

Appelstedt, Atkins, J. R. Battles, W. W. 3 Baranelica, F. Bellanolva, A. Benitez, Julio L, 3 Beveridge, A.

D.1 Blyth, Messrs Bolton, Miss Alliel Barton, Mrs T. 1 Bossert, Albert Boyle, E, R. Braga, Joaquim Bredzncider, T. 1 Brimlow, John British Empire, Proprietor of

Souza da

1 card Knsepter, Monsr. 1 Leonard, Claroncol Lilley, Capt. T.8.1 Lotholm, N. 1 Lone, 3.

Lamley, J... Mangeot, M. Marques, Pedro 1 Massey, Mr McCaries, Dr. 1 bk. McDonald, D. N.B -Morton &s Co...-l-

Messrs Pallatsek, Adolphl Palmeira, Dolores 1 Pitcher, Chas, A. 1

Quong Awing

Renouf, C. E.

Bulkley, Goo. E. 1 Caberland, 1 card

-Richmond......

To provide moang 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 residente.

Between Hongkong and Shanghal, Carmo, Genorera 1

B.C.S. Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in Coates, J. E. either direction, Money-Orders must be Comiel, Robt., I used.

Condey, Charles 1 Cristoforis, De I Cane, J. M. Daniels, Thes.

The Stamps tendered for sale must not exceed $850 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purobased. They must be presented per sonally or accompanied by a note.

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 appeara donbuul or Be is allowed to charge a auspicious. Commission-of-one per cont on all Stamps purchased.

Chias,

Davis, Quintin 1 Deering, Wm. H.1 Downey, Thos.G. 1 Drewes, T. W. 1 Enues, John Fabris & Co.,

MassTS Frescoen, M. N. 1

George, Gardner & Co. 1

Wicchollteike1 Graham,

Graham, D.

seaman

Graziano, Conte 1 Greening, 8.G. Į

Grinter, Walter 1 Hackorf,

Bernardo Hartman, J. Hi Chnon

The following Regulations as to the Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondence have

The Post Office is not legally responsible been made by flis Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII. pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- Hine, Rev. for the safe delivery of Registered corres 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."

3. That application was made to the Foatmaster General of Hongkong im. mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with Bach application unless it also is lost.

4. That the Postmaster General is satis- fed 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. gender, by deatruation by fire, or shipwreck, person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office. nor by the disho esty or negligence of any

6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, watches, handsomely bound booke, dro which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.

Robertson, Henry? Rocheater, W. H.

Ross, Thos, Roza,

Filomena

regd.

Rushton, E. H, 1 Santos, Marcelinol Scott, F. J.

5 (1 rg.) Shung Abyan Silva, Jose F'oe, 1 Smith & Co., B. I Stevenson, D, Sommers, Harry 1 Sun Fat Tou Pak Chon 1 Taylor, Wm. Kerr Tay-fook, Mrs

Trannack, Rev. Van Bronit, E.B.1 Vaughan, J.

Walker & Co.,

Masers

Weths, Coffa

D. Sca Wheeler, H. R." 1 Wing Chong

Photographer

Wintter, Mrs

A. Rosalia

Woodlief, Miss

Lilla

Worllerge, Lt,

J. F.

Yazı Kow

Detained for Postage.

Koo Kum, shop

G. Y. M. G. A. · 1 letter 24 cents to pay.

Honolulu

Sandwich Islands

For Merchant Ships.

Abbey Cowpez Adn

Leti, Pap..

Adelaide Norris 1 A. M. Simpson 6 Agnes Mur Albion 2byn's Itlo

Alexa

Alexander Yeats 3 Allice Amethyst Antioch

Aurora

B. F. Wetson

Bani Lee

Bathlor

Beandthe

Benclaths

Benjamin Aymani Bertia Biglow Black Watch Cpudaco

Canton Cainipo

Let'. Pap

Hawthorn Hazol Holme Hazelhurst

ទ.

Helena

Hilbornia

Irigo

3 Maid of Judah 8(1rg.) 2

Maitha Days

Helbrek

Memnon

Miako

4 Hopefal

7 1

4 Hylton Castic

H. Upmann

James Shepherd 1

Jeust

Jessie Jamieson 1

Jessie McDonald 1

1 Kaisow

Karo, 8.9.

Kim Yong Tye

Kvk

Large

Loter

Mados

1 Nardoo

1 Nobemish Gibson4

Nettió Meyman 2

-Noi hern Star

Orinoco

City

of Sp't-

Pega808, 5.5.

Penrith

Clara

Philip Fitzpatrick 2

Pilgrim

Pym

Queen of Englandi

Quickstep

Rover of the Sers 5

Sagt

1 Snonalen -

Sourabaya Packet!

Spartan

1 Star of the South 1

Staut

Money Order Regulations. L-Money Orders on the United King- dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on

Cary Wyman Hongkong and vice versa.

2-Small soms may be remitted between Celestial, s..

Ceylon the other Ports by means of Postage Celtic Monarch 1 Stamps.

3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Charmer residents at the smaller Porte in this way. Chocola

tiago, 8.6.

The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and the letters no realed but to the other letters An application for an order* is filled up, frequently with serious injury, not only to in the mail, from the melting of the wax and and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,

The application Gluta adhesion of the letters to each other. The and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Clara Babuyan 1

Coldingham pablio are therefore recommended, in all the nearest issuing office. atcs cases, to use either wafers or gum, and must be accompanied with the full amount to advise their correspondents in the coun- (including commission) in cheque, postage Colo

stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and tries referred to, to do the same.

little margin should be left for variations Cooslader, s.s. of exchange, The Postmaster issues the Corea order, sends it on in the envelope, and Coronilla returna the obange, if any, by first oppor- Courier tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Cros feld Care should be taken to send these Drausleg were to be registered, as it always should Crossb applications in time, as the Money Order Edith ba

tures of the maila. Offices close some hours before the depar-4 X 1

should be delivered free there.

Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the Addressess of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or duty other than the recognized rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatching or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony,

The above does not apply in any to locus packets, lettera tent outside the rails. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila (fice will adopt the same course.

Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pr. catensibly as a pattern must not be so great Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, able articles are exposed to risk, and cffer si

vate Ship 12, Registration, 3; Newspapers, 2; Books and Fatterns, 4...

A small extra charge is made on delivery.

LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE

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

Registrut

Newspapers.

Bks, &

& Pitus

Per 2.02.

282 2

Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin China, Tonquin, and the Phi- Uppines, by Private Ship,..... 482 2

Between the above by Con tract Mail,

8822

Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper

The conditions are as follows

let. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other purrent topics, with or without advertise.

∙∙∙manta,

2nd. It must be published in numbers at Intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un

Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is rostriated to bond fide trade patterns or samples 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- dusl 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 nisnner as to be easy of examination: Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only, -may be posted emolosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of meda &c., in bage entirely alused, provided such closed bags are trans- parebt, so as to enable the Officers of the Post 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

Como

E. M. Young

Elisabeth

Nicholson

4.-No order must exceed £10, or in- clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Endymion be drawn at the current rate of the day? Esmeralda

Fabius and paid at the rate of the day when the Excelsior advice arrived.

The commission is as follows:-

Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2.18 dents.

£5.....

Stonewall Jackson1

1 Stratamoro

Sunbézra Sydenham

Taur on Thingvalle, *.. 3

I Thomas Fletcher 2

Three Brothers 8 Tigre

Toowoomba

Falcon

Twight

Ferntower, 5.8.

2 Undine

1 Trg. 1

Fiery Cross

Vele of Doon

Forward

Vanguard

Frank Morrison

Freeman.

Gartwin

Gitanilla

• Jed (trg) 1

Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.

The registration of a packet makes its The Philippine Islands being now admit transmission much more secure, inasmuch ted into the General. Fostal Union, it falas, under ordinary circumstances, a regis. lows that all paid correspondence received tered packet can be traced through its whole free by this office, and that all paid cor- packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe from Manila in the mails will be delivered course; and thus the loss of a registered of great value should not be sent through respondenco sent to Manila in the mails less large sums of money or other articles the post, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to suck transmission. By law, the Post Office is not reponsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict account. Bent in unregistered letters, valu- temptation which ought not to be created i undertake the safe conveyance' of, such and the Department cannot in any way All in and or colonial letters, therefore, which ontain colo, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register."

5. Lists of Money Order Offices in the ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of sightpence in addition to United Kingdom may be consulted at 6-Names must be given in full (except the ordinary postage; and any such lettera Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama, forwarded by the Mail for which they are when there is more than one Christian which cannot be registered in time to be posted are detained for the next despatch.name) but the name of the Parce need not Even if the letter do not contain any article be given if the order be crossed (as cheques Lapwing of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very

are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be important, be registered,

specially crossed to any Bank.

Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges on correspondence exchanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it would be found in all cases that the letters, dc., had been sent loose.

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

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

The Pre-payment of correspondence for the Straits, india, Ceylon, and Aden is com- pulsory by whatever opportunity It is forwarded.

Registration to Bangkok. Fier Britannic Majesty's Coneul General the person for whom it is intended, the ad- fox Siam has been good enough to make dress of the sender, a trade mark or un-arrangements by means of which correspon ber, and the price of the articles,

dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cents,

Most countries to which Hongkong for wards Correspondence haring joined the General Fostal Union or boing probably following rules be strictly observed. about to do so, it is necessary that the 1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or u registered, can be received Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precicus articles, or anything that, a general rule, is liable to Customs duties

-2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutisble articles, unless the quantity sent be to small sn to make the

for

Soldiers and Sailors' Letters, Privates in H. M., Army or Navy, Non-sample of no valtie. commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tera (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vid Southampton

The zale which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to lojure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sens to its destination.. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted

But not-Warrant Officers, riz., Anslitnai as Patterns, and have been detained as unit for the Poat vir: Metal Boxes, porce Iain and Oblas, fruit, vegetables, bunahos | Engineer, Gunner, Boxíawain, ox Carpenter,

8. The limits of weight allowed are as Books and Papere to British Office, follow

Blbe to the Continent, dobu. Pattern to British Offices 5lbs if with out intrinsic value; to the Continent,

>> £7...

410.

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Local Money Orders (including Straits Glory Settlements),

Up to $20........15 cents.

50............30

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Golwa Hakon Adel. stein, 8.8. Hamewood Hawkesbury

Vesuvius

Watuerer, B.5. Were

Whale

W. E. Q.

1 regd. Gladstone

Yuen Lon

Zephyx

Zcave

For H. M. Ships, &c.

Lets. Pap.

1 Midge

Books, etc. without Covers. 7-No order can be paid till the Payes have signed it in the proper place. An Australasian Trade Review, order on be transferred to another ofice Bankiite. In case of loss of an order, naozasity for Chopin, Etudes.

Christian. on payment of an additional commission. Bullionist. stopping payment, or the like, spplication Courier and Bremner Nachrichten (in a bundle). should be made to the nearest Money Dagblade Order Offre for instructions.

Dr. F. von Hoyden's Salicylla Anid Works, 8-If the order be not presented within Glasgow. Herald. six months an additional commission will Glasgow Weekly Herald. be charged; If not within twelve months, Inverness Courier. the money will be forfelted. When the Iron, A order in once paid no further claim can be Law Magazine and Review, entertained.

No order can be paid notil the relative to it has been received.

L'Etudiant Catholique. advice Lord's Register of Br. and For, Shipping

Liverpool Weekly Mercury. Nya Dagliet Allehanda. Norddeutsabe Allgemeine Zeitung. Narth British Agriculturist. -Overland Mall,

Made out on a printed form which is supplied

grafie

Local Orders on Shanghal are drawn at 2 per cant, premium in all cases. A fixed dol. lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghai.

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