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No, 3089.—Auguer 28, 1870.1

POSTAL RATES. (Subjoined wo give the postal rates w in force for transmission of corre ondence to all parts of the world, etailed rules affecting the transais. on of packets, parcals, &c., will be und annexed, together with a number

miscellaneous and useful noticos]

ongkong Rates of Postage.

(Revised April 4th, 1879.)

In the following Statements and Tables e Rates are given in cents, and aro, for etters, per half sunce, for Books and

tterns, per two ounces, Newspapers over four ounces in weight e charged as double, treble, &o,, as the so may be, bat such papers or packets of pers may be sent at Book Rate. Two ewspapers must not be folded together as e, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed cept bona fide Supplements. atter may, however, be enclosed, if the hole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our- nt may be paid either as Newspapers or boks.

Srd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and thirregulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.

THE CHINA MAIL.

of flowers, outtings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery. sharp pointed Instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry comba, copper and steel on- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds.

4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed

Such articles as scissors, knives, razote, on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- engravings, prints, or lithographs Illustra-ory, metal tubing, pleces of motil or tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in ao secare a manner as to afford ore, provided that they be packed and supplement must in every case bo published complete 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 publicationof the newspaper Office, while at the same time they may be printed at the top of every page; or, if it easily examined, may be sent as samples, consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, Indige cannot be sent to any place. at the top of every sheet or side.

A packet containing two or more newe- papera la not chargeable with a higher rate for posting Correspondence for Europe, To provide the greatest possible facilities of postage than would be chargeable on a., up to the latest moment before the book packet of the same weight.

departure of the French Packets, arrange- ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late lettors-cept those to and through Australia from 11.10 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Each letter must bear a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.

The postage muat 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 is 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.

to admit of the title being readily in- Every newspaper must be so folded, as

Commercial Papers signify such papers though Written by Hand, do not bear e character of an actual or personal correspected. ondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied nsio, &o. Any of them in a Book Packet poselit to the higher charges stated be-

A newspaper or packet of newspapera which contains any enclosure except sap- 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,

Tho sender of any. Registered Article ay accompany it with a Return Receipt

paying an extra fee of 4 cents.

A newspaper which has any letter, or any The limit of weight for Books and Com- ercial Papera to Foreign Post Offices is communication of the nature of a letter, Ibs. Patterns for such offices aroglimited written in it or upon its cover, is charged 8 ounces, and must not exered thees & an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.

No packet of newspapers may be above mensions: 8 laches by 4 inches by 25 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth. N.R. means No Registration,

ches.

Countries of the Postal Union, The Union may be taken to comprise urope, most foreign possessions in Asia, span, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all America, Mexico, Salvador, Chilli, razil, Pero, The Argentine Republic, amaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, armada, Labuan, with all Danish, rench, Netherlands, Portuguese and bantah Colonies.

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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 cases containing glass or may like substance), drawings, prints, or maps, 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, c., may be either printed, written, en- raved, lithographed, or plain, or any Countries NOT in the Union.The chief mixture of these. Further, all legitimate untries not in the Union are the Aus-binding, mounting, or covering of a book, alasian Group,

ko, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, &c. 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 poncila 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, ommercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz. &c. must not be sent as a separate packet.

Exceptional rates, to the United King- Circularse, letters which are intend- om and Uulon Countries served throughed for transmission in identical terms to e United Kingdom via Brindisi only:- several persons, and the whole or the etters,

12 cents per oz.

greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,may also be sent by book post.

Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route-

etters,

ost Cards,

egistration,

субрарега,

ooks and Patterna,

bat Cards,

egistration, ewspapers,

8 cents per oz.

8 cents each.

8 centa.

2.cents each.

2 cents per 2 oz.

5 cents escli,

8 centa,

4 cents each.

poke and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. ommercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz.

There is no charge on redirected corre- ondence within the Postal Union.

Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.8.), Bahamas, Guatemala (8), Hayt! (8.5), New Granada (NB),. abama (x.R.), and Venezuela (N,R.) ;—

Via San Vía 8.Hampton

Pla

Francisco, or Marseilles. Brindisi

etters, egistration,

12 None.

34.

ewspapers,

ooks & Patterns, 6

A similar supplementary Mail is made p for Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the lato letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to balf an hour after the time of closing. Tho late fee is also 18 cents.

Miscellaneous Notices.

Local Delivery.

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

2. Invitations, de, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressces rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect correspondence is invariably delivered at be expressed by the sender, otherwise all

the nearest place of business. (See Postal Gulde, par. 103.)

8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou.

Lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Carde, &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. 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 closed 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 in such Pattern Packets.

Local Parcel Post.

1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hot, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen sious, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 5ibs. 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 parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.

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

A book-packat may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing waz, pestage 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 (v.), Ecuador it may be tied at the ends with string; .E), Nicaragua (5.B.):-

Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such caser, although if they do no they must again tie up the packet,

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. None, in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth,

stters,

ewspapers,

ooks & Patter3, 12

egistration,

None,

Hawaiian Kingdom:

ettera,

egistration,

етерареть,

None.

12 None.

4 B

ooks & Patterns, 6*

16 *None.

unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.

When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis slon or delivery of the letters would be Windies (except as above), Paraguay, delayed if the whols mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.

Fugusy :--

etters,

ewspapers,

ooks & Patterns,

egistration,

British & Union est Indies only, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, atal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension."

Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri. ate Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers,

Books and Patterns, 4.

A small extra charge is made on delivery,

COCLL AND TOWN POSTICE.

Within any Town or Settle- ent, or between Hongkong, anton, and Macao, in either rection.

Between any other two of e following places (through British Office) viz-Hong- ong Macao, Ports of China id Japan, Bangkok, Cochin hina, Tonquin, and the Phi- ppines, by Private Ship,........ Between the above by. Con ast Mail,

Lotters.

Registration.

Newspapers.

282

Bks, & Fitne

Fer 2 oz.

8:22

82.2

PATTEENS.

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

Pattern and Sample Port to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide trade patterns or simples of merchandise. Goode sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be, or any articles sent by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual pat-. terns or samples, are not admissible.

Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. Samples of seeds, drugs, and such like art eles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind,but such articles only, may be posted enclosed in bezes, or bage of linen or other material, fastened in such

2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as: bandboxes,

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 Packet. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mfaslon, 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 aenders against any but a very remote pro- bability of lose.

4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Purcel Post to Europe, &c., 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 Uffie, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there.

Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berns 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 recognised rates levied (in the case of Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, 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 loose letters sont outside the malls. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt the same course.

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

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

Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mall Packeta.

a manner that they masy be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds &c., in bags entirely

The Pre-payment of correspondence for closed, provided such closed bags 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 Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as forwarded." 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 num-

Any publication fulfilling the conditions her, and the price of the artistes.

reafter named can pass as a newspaper. The conditions are as follows. J lat. The publication must consist wholly in great part of political or other news, of articles relating thereto, or to other rrent topice, with or without advertise

The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article Hikely to injure 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 sent to its destination. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted

Registration to Bangkok.

Her Britannio Majesty's Consul General for Siam has been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspon dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the neual charge of 8 conta.

Boldiers' and Sailors' Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commisioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tere (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-cunce letters

and. It must be published in nombers at as Patterns, and have been detained as to the United Kingdom vis Southampton tervals of not more than 31 days, and unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce

* But not Warrant Officers, Tie Aszisikut

ist be printed on a sheet or sheets un- Iain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.

chods

Stampa

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

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

by British Packet, for one penny; or vi| PAROELA.The public is reminded that, Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, there is no such thing as Parcel Post Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of to Europe, do. Much trouble and disap- correspondence exactly the same as Imperial pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress Fancy Work, and similar presents aro con. tinually being refused, the sendera baving | often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by a camer. 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 what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample in obtaining a general understanding of of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods 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."

2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the loiter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name" of Regi- ment, or Ship, da, in full.

B. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, de,, in full,

Mails for the United Kingdom, dc, by

French Packet.

Under instructions from the London Post Office, the Mails for the United King dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Marsailles, will henceforth be forwarded vi 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 Facket will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.

An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean ata tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &c., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it

had been detained for the British Mail

The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenienes which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet he re. gistered), uor 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 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.

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 Shangbal, 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 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 noto.

purchasing if his public funds in hand are The Postmaster or Agent may postpone

not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase In any case which appears doubtful or auspicious. He is allowed to chargo a Commission of one per cent on all Stampe purchased.

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter. Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on The following Regulations as to the the loss of Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor undor Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Unclaimed. Correspondence,

August 21, 1879.

Leta. Pap.

MacCarthy, Dr. O. E.

Lets. Pap

Mangect, M. 1

Монвеу, Мг

MeCartee, Dr. 1 bk.

McDonald, D. N.3. McGregor, Miss I

"Millar, W.

1.1

Morton & Co., 1

O'Brien, Timothy 1-

Palmeira, Dolores 1

Phillips, R. M. 1

Pitcher, Chas. A.I

Plantero, Sr.Juan 1

Quong Wong 1 regd.

Bainbridge, Rev. 1 Bavinclica, F. 1 Bellanoiva, A. 1 Benland, B, 1 Bossert, Albert I Boyle, E. R. Bredzueider, T. 1 Brimilow, John 1 British Empire, Proprietor of Buchanan, W.

Engineer Bulkley, Goo. E. 1 Cabelder & Co.,

Mesars Coates, J. E. Comish, Robi., 1 Condoy, Charles 1 Cook. Arther B. 1 Cristoforis, De 1 Cune, J. M. Deniels, Thos.

B.C.S.

Chas. Dare, Mrs J. W. 1 Deering, Wm. H.1 Downey, Thoa.G. 1 Drewes, T. W. Ennes, Joba Falkoner, Hy.. French, E. I. 1 Tonsing, Louis

Gardner & Co. 1 Frescoan, M. N. 1 George, Hyrapiel 1

Grinter, Walter 1

Mossra

Guon

Ravost, Monsr. J.1 Renoat, C. E. 1 Rizzo, Sigr. G. 1

Rochester, W. H.1 Ross, Thos. Roza. Filomena 1 Rushbrook, A, Rushton, E. HI Santos, Marcelinol Sherwood, Mr

Shung Abyan

3 regd.

Siddins, Mise 13

Saidle

Silva, Jose Fco. 1 Smith, Thos. F. 2

Schalkely, T. Sorab, J.

Statford, B. R. 2 bka.

Sammers, Harry 1

19 Tan Beng Tek &

Haas, Alexander 1 Habel, Fean Heckort,

Bernardo Heurock, W. Hartmann, J. Hi Chuen Hirlemann, Med. 1 Howell, L. K. 1

Johnston, & Co. 1

Tau Pak Chua 1

Taylor Wa. Kerr: 1

Tay-fook, Mrs '1

Trannack, Rev. Vau Brenit, F. B. 1 Vaughan, J.

Word, W. Warren, J. J. Wheeler, H. R. 1 Williams, P.

Photographer

Winter, Mra

A: Rosalia

Woodlief, MIBE

Yam Kow

Zaire, Monsr,

Jos Ho Liong 1. Khoo Bee Chong 1 Klovekorn, 1 card Wing Chong Kinepfer, Monsr.1 Knipers, T. H. Larback, J. W. 1 Legg. John Che. 8 Lofholm, N. Lone, J. Lowe, S. S.

The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correa- pondence, but henceforth it will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such Lumier, J. 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 Reglatration require,

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

No information can be given respecting

3. That application was made to the letters which pass through a Post Office except to the persons to whom they are Postmaster Leneral of Hongkong im addressed; and in no other way is official mediately the loss was discovered, the information of a private character allowed envelope being invariably forwarded with to be made public. A Postmaster may, auch application unless it also is lost. however, give an address if he has no reasoned that the loss occurred whilst the corres- 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 authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight

can be entertained after it has been removed

from the counter.

Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded.

4. That the Postmaster General is satia-

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 nor by the dishó eaty or negligence of any sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck,

person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.

damage to fragile articles such as portraits, 5. No compensation can be paid for mere Watches, handsomely bound books, &c., which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition.

Money Order Begulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King dom and the Straits Settlements are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama Sbangbat and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vive versa.

2 Small sume may be remitted between the other Ports by means of Postage Stamps.

Lillä

Detained for Postage.

Koo Kum, shop

G. Y. M. G. A. Honolulu

Sandwich Islands

Ada

Alexa

Battlor

1 letter 24 oents to pay,

For Merchant Ships.

G Helona

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

3.Many Money Orders are supplied to attended with much inconvenience, and residents at the smaller Ports in this way. frequently with serious injury, not only to An application for an order* is filled up, City

of Santi- Bro, H., in the mail, from the melting of the wax and and is enclosed with a stamped, directed,

Clara public are therefore recommended, in all must be accompanied with the full amount Clara

Clara Babuyan I adhesion of the letters to each other. The and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster st

the nearest issuing office. The application Claverhaase, 8.8.1 auch cases, to use either wafera or gum, and (including commission) in cheque, postage Coldingham to advise their correspondents in the coun-stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Coma tries referred to, to do the same..

the letters so sealed but to the other letters

The registration of a packet makes ita transmission much more secure, inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis- tered packet can be traced through its whole soures; 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 the poet, even if the packet be registered; as the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to such transmission. By law, the Post Office is not re possible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a account. Sent in unregistered letters, vala. temptation which ought not to be created ; and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of auch packets. All Intand er colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and all inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register ed, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage; and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be: forwarded by the Mail 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, be registered,

Most countries to which Hongkong for- wards Correspondenes haring 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 or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that as a general rule, is liable to Customs duties,

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

3. The limits of weight allowed are as

follows

Hopeful

Jane Avery

Loter

Lets, Pap.

Lets. Pap

Abbey Cowper

Hermine

Advance

Hilbernia

Albyn's Isle

4 Homewood

Alexander

James A. Boriaudi

Newton Alexander Yeats B Alice

Janet

Jessie Jamieson

Amethyal

Jesais McDonald 5

Annie Weston Aurora

John O. Munro 1 1

Keisow

Ban Lea

KATO, 8.5.

Kim Yong Tye 1

Berndtka

Kvik

Belloner

Lancashire Witch1

Benjamin Aymanl

Larga

Bertie Biglow Black Watch Baa Cano Callao Candace Canton Cainipo Carry Wyman Celestial, s.8.- Ceylon Charity Charmor

3 Mad Cap

Madeira

Martha Davis

Melbrek

Memnon

Mirism

Nardoo

1 Nohemiah Gibson4

Nettie Merryman 2

N. Boynton

1.regd.

N. Pondelton

Orinoco

Pegasus, 8.6.

Pendragon

Penrith

Potrei, 5.8.

Pilgrim

Prima Donna

1 Pyra

Queen of Englandl

1 Queen Pumia” ****

Sir Lancelot

1 Snonolen

Southern Cross 1 Spartan

Star of the South I

Stant

2 Sydenham

Syria, 2.8.

Nightingale

Thingvalla, 8.5. 2.

Forward

Thomas Fletcher Z

Frank Morrison 1

Three Brothers' 3

Freeman

Tigre

Garlwin

Toowoomba

Gegatlet

Tritan

Gitanilla

Twilight

irg.

Glory

Vale of Doon

Golwan Golwyn Guy Man-

1 Vanguard

little margin should be left for variations Copaluder, 8.8. of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Coren order, sends it on in the envelope, and Coronilla

Crossfield returns the change, if any, by first oppor

Crosshill,

tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Drumclog were to be registered, as it always should Ebenezer be. Care should be taken to send these Edits applications in time, as the Money Order E. M. Young Offices close some hours before the depar Elizabeth tures of the maile,

Nicholson

4.-No order must exceed £10, or in- Esmeralda clude any fraction of a penny. Orders will Excelsior be drawn at the current rate of the dayt Fabius and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived,

The commission is as follows:-

Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2..... 18 cents.

£7............64 £10..... 72

Falcon

Pompero

Próspority

Rover of the Seas 5

Irg. 41 Sourabaya PacketÏTM

Ferntower, 8.6. Fiery Croes Florence

Local Money Orders (including Straits Glamorganshire 5 Bettlements).

Up to $25.........15 conta.

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

5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the noring, s..

Hawkesbury

Hazelhurst

Bazė

StonowJackson1 Stavelot

Strathmoze

Taunton

Undina

Vesuvius

Victory

Were

Yuan Alon

2 Zephyr

3 3".

Zouave

United Kingdom may be consulted at Hattie E. Tapley 5 Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama,

6.-Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian aame) but the name of the Payee need not are crossed). It can then be paid only be given if the order be crossed (an cheques

through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.

For H. M. Ships, &o.

7.No order can be paid till the Payee Egeria have algned it in the proper place. An Lapwing order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission. In case of loss of an order, necessity for should be made to the nearest Money stopping payment, or the like, application Amsterdammer. Order Office for instructions.

six months an additional commission will 8.-If the order be not presented within be charged if not within twelve mouths, order is once paid no further claim can be the money will be forfeited. When the

Leia. Pap.

Teti. Pap 11 Vistor Emanuel 1 3 I

Books, etc, without Covers.

Army and Navy Gazette. Australasian Trade Review. Chamber's Journal. Cassel's Family Magazine. Chopin, Etudes. Christian Week. Dagbladet.

Dr. F. von Heydor's Salicylio Acid Works,

Familien Register.

entertained.

9.-No order can be paid until the advice Field. relative to it has been received. *⠀

Gracetts de Madrid. Herman Aurora (Cards),

* Made out on a printed form which is supplied Inverness Courier. Books and Papers to British fica, gratis.

Law Magazine and Beview. Ibe,; to the Continent, do, 4 lbs. + Local Ordera un ·Shanghai are drawn at 2 per Lloyd's Register of Br. and For, Shipping.

Liverpool Weekly Mercury, cant. premium in all cases. A fixed dol- Marine Verordnungs Blatt, lar rate for drawing on the United King- dom is in force at Shanghai,

Patterns to British Offices 5lts if with- out intrinsic value ; to the Continent, ds, 8 OL

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