No. 5065.- OcTOBER 4, 1879.]
3rd. 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 corro-subsequent pago; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
FOSTAL RATES. Babjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of spondence to all parts of the world, Detailed rules affecting the transmis sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be found annexed, together with a number of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
(Revised April 4th, 1879.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are; for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Pattorus, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the zase may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together an one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Cur- ent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books,
4th. A supplement must consist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra- tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it donaists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packat containing two or more news- papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight,
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, scaling wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter,
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily tu spected.
Commercial Papers signify such papera though Written by Hand, do not bear he character of an actual or personal corre- pondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied
A newspaper or packet of newspapers music, do. Any of them in a Book Packet which contains any enclosure except sup- sposait to the higher charges stated be-plemente is charged as a letter, unless the ênclosure be such an zoight be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which caso it is allowed to pass.
ow.
The sender of any Registered Article hay accompany it with a Return Receipt u paying an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com. mercial Papera to Foreign Post Offices is lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited 8 ounces, and must not exceed these imensions: 8 inches by 4 Inches by 2 robes.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, mest foreign possessions in Asia, apan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all 7. America, Mexico, Salvador, Óhili, Brazil, Peru, The Argentine Republic, amaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, with 'all Danish, Bermuda, Labuan, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and
pantah Colonies,
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief ountries not in the Union are the Aus
alasian Group.
Portage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route: Letters,
fost Cards,
egistration,
jewspapers,
8 cents per + oz.
8 cents each,
8.cents.
2 cents each.
looks and Patterns, 2 cents per 2 oz. ommercial Papera, 6 cents per 4 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- om and Union Countries served through he United Kingdom via Brindisi only:--
19 cents per oz.
ettere,
5 cents each,
8 cents.
4 cents each.
ost Cards, egistration, ewspapers, ooks and Patterns, 4 cents per 2 oz. ommercial Papers, 8 conte por 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corre
bondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (..), Bahamas, Guatemala .B.), Hapti (..), New Granada (N.R), anama (N.n.), and Vanazuela (x.k.) :—–
Via San Via §,Hampton Via Franciscs, or Varacilies. Brindis,
12
30
etters, egistration,
31
None.
8
8
4
4
6.
6
8
swspapers, coks & Patterns, 6
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged BB an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.
No packet of newspapere may be above 5 lbs in weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth,
A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in osses 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 upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &c., 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, dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether anch binding, do be loose or attached; as alao rollers in the case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens ör 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 blading, rollers, de must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulars,ie., letters which are intend ed for transmission in identical terms to several persons, and the whole or the greater part of which is printed, engraved, or lithographed,-may also be sent by book post.
But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in sny 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 caso 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 (8.3.), Ecuador may be tied at the enda with string; B.), Nicaragua (N.B.):—"
Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again the pp, 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, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.
etters,
20
8)
34
ewspapers,
4
4
6
ooks & Pattern*, 12
6
8
egistration,
8
None.
Hawaiian Kingdom:-
etters,
12
egistration,
открарель,
Noné.
4*
12 None:
6
16 None.
6
ooks & Patterns, 6*
8
When, owing to a great and unusual Influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis sion or delivery of the letters would be W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
ruguay :—
otters,
ewspaper,
ooks & Patterns,
egistration,
British & Union).
est Indies only, i
30
34
4
В
6
8
8
B
PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, and indeed whatever may have s value of atal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Fri-and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be no great te Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers, that it can fairly be considered as having on
Books and Patterns, 4.
this ground an intrinsic value.
* A small ́extra charge is made on delivery,
OCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Sattle- ant, or between Hongkong, inton, and Macao, in either rection Between any other two of following places (through British Office) viz. –Hong- ng, Micao, Forts of China
4 Japan, Bangkok, Cochin
Lettere.
Registration. Newspapers.
· Bks, & Ptins.
282 2
Per 2 oz.
ina, Tonquin, and the Phi- pines, by Private Ship, 4822 Between the above by Con-
ot Mail..
8823
Any publication fulfilling the conditions reafter named can pass as a newspaper, The conditions are as follows :-
THE CHINA MAIL.
of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, by British Packet, for one penny; or vlå PARCELS-The public is reminded that, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, there is no such thing as Parcel Post sharp pointed instrumenta, samples of Hongkong stamps will propay this class of to Europe, do. Much trouble and dieap- metals, samples of ore, samples In glass correspondence exactly the same as Imperialpointment is caused by persistent attempts bottles, ploces of glass, acids of various Stamps.
to send small valuable trifles through the kinds, curry combs, copper and steel eu
Post, Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress graving plates, and confectionery of all
Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- kinda.
tinually being refused, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. No refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents was discovered.
Such artioles as scissors, knives, razoru, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, motal tubing, pieces of motel or oro, provided that they be packed and guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail bags and to the Officers of the Fost 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 for posting Correspondence for Europe, do, up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrange ments have been made for receiving at the Post Office late letters except those to and through Australia-from 11.10 a. to 11.30.M. Each letter must bear a late fee
of 18 cents extra postage.
A similar supplementary Mall is made up for. Shanghai by the English and French Contract Steamers, the late letters being received from 10 minutes after, up to balf an hour after the time of closing.
The late fee is also 18 cents.
Miscellaneous Notices,
Local Delveery.
1. All correspondence posted before 6 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Mails.
2. Invitations, de, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the private houses of the addressees rather than at places of business, if a wish to that effect be expressed by the sender, otherwise all correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business. (Beo Postal Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Cirou- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &c., 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. Each
batch must consist of at least ten..
4. Boxholders may also send Patterna to the same places in the same way. En velopes containing Patterns may be wholly closed if the nature of the contenta be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, an be way 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 Poat between any of the British Post Offices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak- hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen. sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than 51ba. The postage will be 20 conta per Ib., 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,
2. The following cannot be transmitted: Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquida, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Ment, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be come offensive or injurious in transit.
Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not conform to the following regulations:-
1. Not to exceed balf an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
2. If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated. In full on the latter, and the commanding Ofheer must sign his name, with name of Regi- ment, or Ship, de., in full.
8. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &o, in full.
Mails for the United Kingdom, de. by French Packet.
Under instructions from the London Post Uffice, the Mails for the United King: dom which have hitherto been forwarded vià Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded vidi Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption
of this route.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond. ence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked via Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean sta tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, do, can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail,
The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be re- gistered), nor is the Post Office responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers; and even with this precaution no fraglie article should be seat through the Post. It should be remembered that every packet bas to be handled several times; that it. ia 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.
No information can be given respecting lettore 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 ia 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.
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.
8. Parcels will as a general rule be for-
The practice of sealing letters passing to warded by Private Ship, not by Contract and from the East and West Indies, and Mail Pauket. The Post Office reserves the other countries with hot climates, with wax right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case (except such as la specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and the number of parcels is such as to retard frequently with serious injury, not only to other correspondence. No responsibility the letters go sealed but to the other letters is accepted with regard to any parcel, but in the tosil, from the melting of the was find the systom of Registration will secure the
adhesion of the letters to each other. The sondere against any but a very remote pro-public are therefore recommended, in all bability of loss.
Auch cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the cons tries referred to, to do the same.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel Pest to Europe, do, which does not exist.
Mails exchanged with Manila and Saigon.
The Philippine Islands being now admit- ted into the General Postal Union, it fol- lows that all paid correspondence received from Manile in the mails will be delivered free by this Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there.
Article 1X of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addressees of letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or daty other than the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondens.) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Colony.
PATTERNS,--Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value,
sums of money to or from this Colony and To provide means of remitting small 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 Shanghat, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
exceed $50 in value, must be perfectly The Stamps tendered for sale must not clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented per Bonally 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 cass which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter,
The following Regulations as to the Indemnity to be paid in certain cases on the loss of Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but henceforth It will be pre- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, în 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 Postmaster General of Hongkong im- mediately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such application unless it also is lost.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis- fied that, the loss occurred whilst the corres- pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in China, that it was not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Post Office.
5. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraita, watches, handsomely bound books, &c., 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.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Unclaimed Correspondence,
October 2, 1879.
Lots, Pap. Anderm, H. M. 1 Azavedo, João (1
R. de Baller, Mrs Barker, G. Benton, J. Bercklehurst, Soptimas
Leti. Pap.
McDonald, D. N. & Moran, B.. 1
Morton & Co.,L
Mesars
8
1.
2
Murphy, P. Nicolas, Sor Diego 1 O'Brien, Timothy 1
1
Palmoira, Dolores 1
1
Percy, Wm. Jas. 'I Fetussi, C. N.
1 1
1
Peus, Mongr.
1 Phillips, R. M. 1
Botta, Moner. Bourbon, Chas. I card Boyle, E. R. Braithwaite, Capt. Brimlow, John 1 Bratsberg, Olaf C.2
Brown, J. J. Brown, John
1
J. 1
Butler, S. E. Bryant, 0. J. Ching (Seaman) Colby, Mra Condoy, Charles 1 Cook, Capt. A. B. 5
Franzisca
1
I
I
Ernos, John Gardner & Co. Geyer, May Gi Goum Gradinger,
Habel, Fean Grossberger & Co.2 Haas, Alexander
Hanes, A.(seminan) Hi Chuen Joo Ho Liong
Khoo Bee Chong
Plantero, Sr.Juan 1
Quon-Yoo-Goo Quang Wong
Gaon: Raonst; Monsr: 3.1 Rizzo, Sigr. G. ' Roza, Filomena Sam Yik
1.regd.
1 regd,
Santos, Marcelinol Scott, B. C. Geo, I
Shang Wan Chongl regd.
Shorwood, Me
Sing Get
Sohelkely, T.
Sonenblick, J. M.I^^-- Sorab, J.
1
regd.Stanford, B. R. 2 bks.
Stout, Dr.
1
1
19 Tan Beng Tek 6
1 Taylor, Wm. Kare
1
f.. 1
Telowitz, T.
1
Thorso, M. M. 1 Van Brexit, F. B. 1
Vernon, H.,
(Opera Co.)
Weight, J.
2 Warren, J. J.
Kong Woh Sing 1 regd. Коірого, T, H. 1 Leke, W. Leonard, Clarence? Latholm, N. Lone, J. Macleod, A. E. Marques, Augustol Massey, Mr MoCartee, Dr.
1
4
1
Williams, G.A.P. 1
1
1
Woodlief, Misa (1
Lilla
{1parool
Worthington, L." 1
Yam Kow
1 bk. Zaire, Moner.
Detained for Postage.
Koo Kum, shop
G. Y. M. GA. Honolula Sandwich Islands
1
1 loiter 24 cents to pay.
For Merchant Ships.
Leta. Pap.
Abbey Cowper 7 Ada Adam M. Simpson Albyn's Islo
Alexa
Alexander
Hibernia Hopeful
Lets. Pap
1
1
1 Jane Avery
1
7
4 Janet
1
Jessie Jamieson
Jezaio McDonald
2
Newton
Jnies Dufaure
Julia A. Brown 1
1
Kaisow
1
Karo, 5.8.
1
Kim Yong Tye.
1
Lancashire Witch1
1
Largs
8
1
Lily (yacht)
1
1
Loter
Marquis Arguile
Alico
Anno
Annie Weston Auguste Aurora Ban Lee Bath Bathlor Beandtha Belle of Oregon 6
Belloner Belted Will Benjamin Ayman1 Bertie Biglow Black Watch Bus Caso
Callao
Canton
Ceyiou Charity
Choloc Clan Alpine
the other Ports by means of Postage Clara Babuyan
2. Small sums may be remitted between Clara
Stamps.
4.No order must exceed £10, or in- clude 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.
Bartha Davis Melbrek
Meranon
1
1
19-Nurdoo
1
Miriam
Moses B. Tower 1
Nehemiah Gibson Nettie Merryman 2 N. Boynton
Orinoco
1 Pegasus, 9.8.
Pendragon
Penrith
Pilgrita
Pompero
Prima Donna
1 røgd,
Candace
1
N. Pendelton
Carry Wyman
2
Celestial, 8.8.
Centaur
1
2
-10
Petrel, 8.8.
Charmer Chinaman
I
1
14
8 Primus
8
Prosperity
1
Pym
3
1
Queen of Englandl
Queen Pria
R. M. Hayward 2
1
Bifioman
1
Rover of the Sesa 5
Scindia
1
2.
1 Sir Lancelot
2
a
Southern Cross 1
1 Sunbeam, 5,
Spartan
Star of the South 1
1rg. 4
Staut
1
Stonewall Jackson
Steveiot
5
3
1
Ferntower, 8.8. Fiery Cross Forward
1
7
-'
Frank Morrison I Freeman Gartwin Gauntlet Gitanilla Glory
Golwan Golwyn
Strathmore
Sydenham
Syria, 8.6.
2 Taunton
Thingvalla, 8.5. 2
Thomas Fletcher
Three Brothers 5
8
Tigre
I
Undaunted
1
Undine
f
Vanguard
1
Vesuvius
1
Hakenadelsten, 6.9.1
Harrington
1 Victory Wero
Woollahra
Yorktown
Young Siam
Clenroasd 3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Clara residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Collingham An application for an order* is filled up,
Colwyn and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Com
Coorluder, 8.5. and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster at Corea
The application Coronilla the nearest issuing office. must be accompanied with the full amount
Crossfield (including commission) in cheque, postage Crossbill stamps, or other equivalent of sab, and a Drumolog little margin should be left for variations Edith of exchange. The Postmaster issues the E. M. Young The registration of a packet makes its order, sends it on in the envelope, and Elizabeth transmission much more secure, inasmuch returns the change, if any, by firat oppor- Nicholson as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis.tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Esmeralda tored packet can be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should Falcon course; and thus the loss of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order less large sums of money or other articles Offices close some hours before the depar of great value should not be sent through tures of the mails. the post, 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 responsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be cailed to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, valu- able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation which ought not to be created; undertake the safe conveyance of such and the Department cannot in any way packets.
All Inland or colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and ali inland letters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register- Complaints are sometimes received of ed, and charged on delivery with a double
5.-Lists of Money Order Offices in the Shenchi extra charges on correspondence exchanged registration fee of oightpence in addition to
United Kingdom may be consulted at between this Colony and Saigon, but it is the ordinary postage; and any such letters believed it would be found in all cases that which cannot be registered in time to be Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama.
forwarded by the Mail for which they are 6. Names must be given in full (except the letters, do., had been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose corre on if the latter do not contain any article name) but the name of the Payee need not posted are detained for the next despatch. when there is more than one Christian spondence are obliterated in this Office,
of intrinsic value, it should, if it be very be given if the order be crossed (as chequos
are crossed).
It can then be paid only important, be registered.
Bahatte, through a Bank, and may afterwards be
Bullionist. specially crossed to any Bank,
Cassel'e Family Magazine. 7-No order can be paid till the Payee Chamber's Journal, have signed it in the proper place. An Christian Week. order ein be transferred to another office Colburn's U. B. Magazine, on payment of an additional commission. Courier In case of loss of an order, nessssity for Dagbladet. stopping payment, or the like, application Durant & Co.'s Public Sale.
Ekkehard. should be made to the nearest Money Evans Sone & Co.'s Pries Current. Order Office for instructions.
The above does not apply in any to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Hongkong and probably the Manila Office will adopt the same course,
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bonâ fide trade patterns or simples of merchandise, Goods seat 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,
Patteras 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 peeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in oovers of this kind,but such articles only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds do, 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 pulsery by whatever opportunity it is Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as forwarded. to the nature of the contents.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
Registration to Bangkok,
There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of Her Britannic Majesty's Copaul Goneral the person for whom it is intended, the ad- for Slam has been good enough to make dress of the sender, a trade mark or num-arrangements by means of which correspon ber, and the price of the articles.
dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8 cente
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to fojure the contents of the Mail Baga or 1st. The publication must consist wholly Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. in great part of political or other news, Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- of articles relating thereto, or to other Pattern Post; and a packet containing any commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas wat toples, with or without advertise-thing of the kind will be stopped, and not tera (not superintending or First Class) or sent to its destination, Articles such as Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters, nd. It must be published in numbers at the following have been ocassionally posted to the United Kingdom via Southampton
wala of not more than 81 days, and as Patterns, and have been detained as A
n be painted on a sheet or shoots un- | unfit for the Post, vis; Metal boxer, porce- But not Warrant Officers, vis. Assistant
Iain and Obbra, fruit, vegetables, bunches Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter,
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.
1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be reveived 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 datiable 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
Books and Papers-to British Offe
5 lbg to the Continent, &o,d lbs - Patterns to British Offices, 5 lbs it with
out intrinsic value; to the Continent)
The commission is as follows :—
Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2......................... 18 cents,
£5..
36 £7............ 54 £10...... 72 Local Money Orders (including Straita Settlements).
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13
**
39
""
Up to $25...........15 cents.
60............30
01
21
six months an additional commission will 8.-If the order be not presented within be charged; if not within twelve months, the money will be forfeited. When the order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.
9.-No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
* Made out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis,
Local Orders on Shanghat are drawn at 9 par côdi, premium to all cases. A fixed doj.
Heitie E. Tapley 6
Baze
2
Yneu Alon
Hazel Holma Hazelhurst Halena
7
Zephyr
Zouave
For HL M. Ships, &c.
Lets." Pap.
1rg, 1 Thela
Leti. Pap
Books, etc. without Govers.
Army and Navy Gazette, Amsterdammer. Australasian Trade Review.
Familien Register. Field... Gacetta de Madrid. Freja. Herman Aarons (Cards). Inverness Courier.
Iron:
Law Magazine and Review. Liverpool Weekly Mercury. Marine Verordnings Blatt. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. North British Agriculturist. Overland Mail
Register der Abbeldungen. Russian Fashion Paper,
lar rate for drawing on the United King. | Times (Weekly), dom le in force at Shanghai,
Weekly Dispatch
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