No. 5162,-JANUARY-24, -1880.]
3rd. The full title and date of publication POSTAL RATES.
must be printed at the top of the first page, Bubjoined we give the postal rates and the whole or part of the title and the data of publication at the top of every Win force for transmission of corre subsequent page; and this regulation applies ndence to all parts of the world. to Tables of Contents and Indicon
4th. A supplement must consist wholly tailed rules affecting the transmisor in great part of matter like that of a of packets, parcels, do, will be newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of and annexed, together with a number paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographs Illustra miscellaneous and useful notices.]
tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the ongkong Rates of Postage. title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it (Revived April 4th, 1879.)
consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.
A packet 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 efther by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
THE CHINA MAIL.
French Packet.
of flowers, cullings of plants, spurs, kuivos, Mails for the United Kingdom, fc. by scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery. sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, suples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en graving plates, and confectionery of all kindr.
Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi nery, metal tubing, pieces of met 1 or oro, provided that they be packed and guarded in se secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post Ofice, while at the same time they may be easily examined, may be sent as samples. Indigo cannot be sent to any place.
Miscellaneous Kotices.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before a p.m. on any wook day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the Mails.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Jorrespondence,
January 29, 1880.
To provide means of romitting small Buma ef money to or from this Colony and Under instructions from the London between the Ports of China sud Japan, the Post Office, the Mails for the United King-Postmasters and Agents of this Office will dem which have hitherto been forwarded in future bo allowed (but not required) to vid Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from
foreign residents,
Atack, Mypan Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or via Naples, us it is understood that a gain of twelve hours results from the adoption Rongkong and Yokohama. however, in Ayoon of this route.
either direction, Money-Orders must be Baring, A.
used.
Aa it would be extremely inconvenient to
The Stamps tendered for sale must not divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspond snce intended for the United Kingdom by exceed 860 in value, must be perfectly least two, as no separato Stamps will be French Packet will be sent via Naples, even clean, in good condition, and in strips of at though macked via Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that purchased. They must bo prescated per- The fcrininster or Agent may postpone correspondence for the Mediterranean sta-Bonally or accompanied by a note. tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Lorant, Turkey, &o., can be forwarded only by purchasing if his public funds in hand are British Facket. It can be forwarded also not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase by French Packet, and if so forwarded in any case which appoara doubtful er He is allowed to ebarge a generally arrives a work earlier than if it Buapicious.
Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased. had been detained for the British Mail.
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The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconveniencs which may or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet be ro- gistored), nor is the Post Oflice responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission.
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Lets, Tap.
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Beanfre, Arthur 1 card
Nicholson,
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1 zegd. Michol, Madame 1-
David Miller,
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Capt. A. B. man. J. Brown, Bryant. Mr Cadwallder, W.G. 1 Curaro, Sig. E. 1 card Ching Vang Hup 1 Coale, George Corles, W. R. Courtenay, Craig, Henry Cruise, Wm.
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Eysty newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not delivery should be retarded by the Contract artao from the non-delivery, mis-sendig, | Indemnity to be paid in certain cases otel. Chas. 1 be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in- spected.
in the following Statements and Tables Rates are given in cents, and aro, for tera, per half ounce, for Books and tterns, per too ounces. Newspapors over four ounces in weight charged as double, treble, do, as the e may be, but such papers or packets or bara may be sent at Book Rate. Two wapapers must not be folded together as nor mustanything whatever be inserted cept bona de Supplementa. Printed tter may, however, be enclosed, if the ole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our t may be paid either as Newspapers or oks. Dommercial Papers signify such papers though Written by Hand, do not bear obaracter of an acinal or personal corre udence, such as invoices, deeds, copied
A newspaper or packet of newspapers aio, do. Any of them in a Book Packet which contains any enclosure except suplare, poke it to the higher obarges stated be-plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the The sender of any Registered Article book rate of postage, and the entire packet y accompany it with a Return Receipt be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in
which case it is allowed to pass. paying an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com- roial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter,
on Fatterns for such offices are limited written in it or upon its cover, is charged
as an unpaid or insufliciently paid letter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in
8 ounces, and must not exceed these 2ensions: 8 inchos by 4 inches by 2 bes.
N.R. means No Registration.
Countries of the Portal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise rope, most foreign possensions in Asia, pan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all America, Mexico, Salvador, Úbili, all, Peru, The Argentine Republle, maies, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras, rmuda, Labuan, with all Danish, anch, Netherlands, l'ortuguese and janish Colonies.
Countries NOT in the Union-The chief aptries not in the Ualon are the Aue Jasian Group,
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route-
8 conta porok, tters,
at Cards,
glatration, жарарога,
B cents each.
8 cents.
2 cents each.
oks and Patterna, 2 cents per 2 oz. mmercial Papers, 6 cents per 4 oz. Exceptional rates, to the United King- mand Union Countries served through
United Kingdom via Brindisi only: tters,
12 cents per oz.
st Cards,
gistration,
thewspapers,
conts each.
8 cents,
4 cents each.
ok and Patterns, & cents per 2 oz. mmercial Papers, 8 cents per 4 oz There is no charge on redirected corre ondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Sepinwall (N.R.), Babatas, Guatemala 3.), Hayti (F.B.), New Granada (7.3.), nams (N.B.)
Via San Fla S'hampion Vis
2. Invitations, o, can generally to 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 avariably delivered at the nearest place of Business. (See Fostul Guide, par. 103.)
8. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China and Japan, may deliver them to the Post Each charged to the souder's account. Office unstamped, the postage being then batch must consist of at least ten.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Løtter
The following Regulations as to the the las ofegistered correspondence have been made by Ilis Excellency the Governor The Post Office is not legally responsible ander Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section XII. 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 Past, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided:
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
2. That the letter was securely enclosed that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction in the mail bag; and
3. That application was made to the its transmission to be transferred by means
Postmaster General of Hongkong im that, whenever the bag bus in the course of in a reasonably strong envelope. of the railway apparatus, the risk of injurymediately the loss was discovered, the is much increased.
That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration require:
Easton, Jamos Emery, 11. G. Ettridgo, Frank 1 V. de 1 Faris, T. Firmin, Miss A. 1.
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Fonsing, Lonia Francis, Francis 1
Ed. Francisco, Yg. Gralium, Mrs. Fuchs,
L. E. Groon, Mrs M.E.I. Hair, John ilardoastle, E. L. 2
Hemandes, Haworth, J. Augustin Henderson, John Houndson, John 1 Besian, Mra
Hora, Samael
J. K. Imburti, Baltiela 2
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 length, one foot in width, nor one in depth. General, as he may consider necessary, and Information of a private character allowed Postal administration in China, that it was Jager & Co.
approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packsta
Local Parcel Post.
1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post between any of the British Post Lffices in China or Japan, as well as to Macao; Pak- hoi, Singapore, Fenaug, and Malacca. They must not exceed the following dimen- sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, nor wei. b more than sibs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will include Registration. The parcels may be wholly closed if they bear this special endorse- wont, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Postmaster General.
A hook-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographie (when not on glass or in cases containing glass or any ilke substance), drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity of paper, or any other substance in ordinary uae for writing or printing upon; and the books or other publications, prints, maps, &., may be either printed, writton, eu- graved, lithographed, or plain, or any mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, bet,ur of a portion thereof, is allowed, whether such binding, do, be loose, or attached; as also rollers in the case of
2. The following cannot be transmitted: priata or maps, markers (whether of paper Parcels insufficiently packed or protected, or otherwise) in the case of books pens or or liable to be crushed (as baudboxes, pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c,&e.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substanere, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, safe transmission of such articles, or usually Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to bo-
come offensive or injurious in transit. &a must not be sent as a separate packet.
Circulari,i.c., lettera which are intend- ad for transmission in identical terms to eoveral 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-pachet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a letter whether separato or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly priated; nor any enclosure sealed or in any wag closed against inspection. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.
A book-packet may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, Franciaco, or Marasite. Brindu! water, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at 30
both ends, so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination
letter. For the otherwise it is treated as greater security of the contents, however, Bolivia, Costa Rica (N.B.), Ecuador it may be tied at the ends with string
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ettors, egistration,
12 None.
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wspapers, boks & Patterns, 6
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tters,
20
30
34
опарарога,
4
6
boks & Patterns, 12
6
8
gistration,
None.
Hawailan Kingdom :---
etters,
12
12
egistration,
wspapers,
None.
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6
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boks & Patterns, 8*
Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so 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, unless it be sent to or from one of the None, Government offices.
16
8
W. ladies (except as above), Paraguay,
ruguay :-
tters,
awspapers, boki & Patterns,
egistration,
30
4
6
8
34
8
British & Union] est Indies only, Í Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, stal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension. Letters, by Contract Packet 24; by Pri- te Ship 12, Registration, 8; Newspapers,
Books and Patterás, 4.`·.
* A smali extra charge is made on delivery,
DUAL AND TOWN POSTAGE.
Within any Town or Settle-1
ent, or between Hongkong, Antoo, and Macao, in either
Letters
Kegistraton.
Менарарел.
Bla. & Ptina.
Per 2 oz.
282 2 Between any other two of following places, (through Britlah Office) viz :----Hong-{ ng, Macao, Ports of China
d Japan, Bangkok, Cochin
ina, Toaquin, and the Phi.
„pines, by „Private Ship,..............| 4|8|2| a
Between the above by Qơn-
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Any publication fulfilling the conditions reafter named can pass as a newspaper, The conditions are as follows :---
When, owing to a great and causual influx of letters, books, etc., the transmis slon or delivery of the lettere would be
delayed if the whole mall were dealt with
without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the nezt despatch or delivery,
PATTEENS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rute excludes all articles of a galeable nature,
and indeel whatever may have a value 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 Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona 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- dual to another, which are not actual pat- terns-or samples, are not admissible.
3. Parcola will an a general rule be for warded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Facket. The Post Office reserves the right of selecting the opportunity for trans- mission, and of delaying delivery in case the number of parcels is such as to rotard other correspondence. No responsibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, but the system of Registration will secure the condere aguinat any but a very remote pro bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con. found these facilities with a Parcel Pest 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 Office, and that all paid cor- respondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there..
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that "Neither the senders nor the addresSEES
letters and other postal packets shall be called upon to pay, either in that of In the Country of Origin, Destination, any tax or duty other than" the recognised rates levied (in the osse of paid correspondene) by the despatching Office. It is hoped that any extra chargo, 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 way to loose lettere sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrival in Bong- kong and probably the Manila Office will
adopt the same courte,
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., bad been sent loose.
Any Foreign stamps on loose_corro- spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence. Unpaid Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packeta
The Pre-payment of correspondenco for the Straits, india, Ceylon, and Aden is compulsory by whatever opportunity it is
forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok,
No information can be given respecting letters which pats through & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official to be made public. A Postmaster may however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so,
Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or Bender, 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 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, but they may do so if their daty be not thereby impeded.
The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with was (except each as is specially prepared), is attorded with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so scaled but to the other letters in the mail, frem the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The publis are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondens i. the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.
envelope being invariably forwarded with 4. That the Postmaster General is satis- auch application unless it also is lost.
the British pondence was in the custody fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres-
not caused by any fault on the part of the sender, by destruction by fito, or shipwreck, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person nct in the employment of the Hongkong Poet Office,
6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits, which reach their destination, "ühough in watoles, handsomely bound books, &c, a broken or deteriorated condition,
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Kalser, Mrs Lianio, Monet. Į Lania, G. W. (Chinaman) Lie Tay Ho Lilly, Capt. Litly, Miss Fanny2 Lupenk, Josepha 1
Marmont, B. Marshall, Mrs i Mackin, J.
Robert
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Winters, Miss G.1
Wor Shang
1 Wright, C.
Young, Henry,
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Xavier Felix
Simão
Detained for Postage.
Ramos,. Annibal
Sor. D, Chile
Money Order Regulations. 1-Money Orders are exchanged with the Cnited Kingdom, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia and Port Darwin, the Straits Settlements, Western Australia, and (except at Shang- also issuce orders on Shanghai, and vice Afghan, 6.6. hai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong
Aikshant
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Albion
2.mall sums may be remitted between Alexa the other Forts by means of Postage Alien Stamps, subject to a charge of one por cont, for cashing them.
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1 lotter 20 cents to pay.
For Merchant Ships.
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Annie Weston
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Hopewall Hydra
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Ballochmyll
Auguste Reimers 2
B.Y.
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3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster st the nearest issuing offes The application must be accompanied with the full amount Belted Will (including commission) in cheque, postage Benjarain Agzaan1 stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a Brunette little margin should be left for variationa Bua Cano of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Callao order, sends it on in the envelope, and
Candace
Leis. Pay
Italia, 8.8.
Jane Gibson
Jules Dufauro
Kalis Flickenger 1
Kim Yong Tye 1 Kinrosa
Kirk
Lancashire Witch 17 2
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1 Lena Borbon
Lily
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Lota
Lotor
Lucia
Mad Cap
Modorn
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Monte Rosa
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Nautilna
Charity
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Nettie Merryman
Choluisford
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Norman
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Norman Court 1
Chuluo
Palestine Pampora
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Colwyn Consolation, 8.8. 1 Corea
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Pendragon
Peru
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B Clan Alpine, 8.8.14
The registration of a packet makes is transmission much more secure, inamuh as, under ordinary einumstances, a regretorns the change, if any, by first oppor tered packet can be traced through its whole tunity, with a receipt for the latter, if it cousse; and thus the loan of a registered wore to be registered, as it always should a
Nevertheba. Care should be taken to send thess packet is a very rare occurrence. less large sutus of money or other articles applications in time, as the Money Order Clara of great value should not be sent through Offices close Bowe hours before the depar- Clurn
tures of the waile. the post, even if the packet be registered; on the machinery of the Department is not arranged with a view to ench tranemission. By law, the Post Office is not re ponsible for the safe delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict Sent in unregistered letters, valu- account. able articles are exposed to risk, and offers temptation which ought not to be created; and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets.
All in.sad or colonial letters,
therefore, which ountain coin, and ail jewellery, even though they be posted inland letters which contain watches or without registration, are treated as register. ed, aud charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to which cannot be registered time to be the ordinary poetege; and any such letters 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 Correspondence baving joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
duties,
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4-No order must exceed £10, or $50, or include any fraction of a penny, nor will more than two such orders be issued to the same person, in favour of the same payee, At the current rate of the day and paid at by the same mail. Orders will be drawn the rate of the day when the advice arrived.
The commission is as follows :-
Ordern on the United Kingdom.
18 cents. Up to £2.......
£0. ......... 36 £7............ 64 £10........72 Local and Interoolonial Orders. Up to $25 or £5......25 cents,
,850 or £10....60 5.Lists of loney Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong an 1 Shanghat.
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6.-Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not
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Pegmans, 8.5.
Petral, s.8,
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Scindia, B.,
Sir Lancelot
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be given if the order be crossed (as cheques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.
-No order can be paid till the Payee Albatross
An Growler has signed it in the proper place. order can be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission in case of loss of an order, neo ssity for stopping payment, or the like, application, should be made to the nearest Money Order Office for instructions.
8-If the order do not presented within Decoraçeosche Courrant. six months an additional commission will Deatsche Kandachan.
When the English Independent. order is once paid no further claim can be Epoca. the money will be forfeited.
entertained.
Herald, 9.No order can be paid until the advice relative to it has been received.
Books, etc, without Covers.
British Messenger. Biriningham Weekly Post, Christian, Continent.
Patterns or samples, whom practicable. for Slam bas been good enough to make of Patterns of dutisblo articles, unless the be charged; if not within twelve months, Dülberg F. W. O, (Cards).
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 anch like, articles, which cannot be sent in covers 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 &c., iu bage entirely. closed, provided such closed bags are trans parent, 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 the person for whom it is intended, the ad- dress of the sender, a trade mark or num ber, and the price of the articles.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to Injure the contents of the Mail Bage or
Ber Britannic Majesty's Consul General arrangements by means of which correspon- dence can be Registered to Bangkok, at the nenal charge of 8 cents,
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Soldiers and Sailors' Letters. Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas- ters (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vla Bouthampton by British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence, Hongkong stamps will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial
Stamps.
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 2. This Regulation prohibits the sending quantity sent be so small as to make the 3. The limits of weight allowed are an sample of no value.
'follows:-
Books and Papers-to British Offic, 5 lbs. to the Continent, &c., 4 lbs. Patterns--to British Offices. 6 lbs. If with- out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &c, 8 oz
PARCELE-The public is reminded that, there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &e. Much trouble and disap pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Post. Fana, Curios, Articles of Dress Soldiers' and Sailors' letters are, however, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con- charged as ordinary letters if they do not tinually being refused, the sendera having conform to the following regulations (----
often spent more in Postage than would 1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No have paid the freight by steamer. No double letters are allowed,
refund can be made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the
2. If from a Soldier or fallor, his class or description must be stated in full on
1st, The publication must consist wholly Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the the letter, and the commanding Officer nature of the contents was discovered.
Ingress part of political or other news,
rrent toples, with or without advertise
exte
Post Office is, of course, applicable to the trust sign his name, with name of Regis of articles relating thereto, or to other Pattern Post; and a packet containing any ment, or Ship, do, in full.
thing of the kind will be stopped, and not. 8. If to a Soldier or Ballor, his class or sent to its destination. Articles such as description must be stated in full, with 2nd. It must be published in naraber at the following have been occasionally posted name of Regiment, or Ship, &o., in full, forvald of not more than 81 day, and as Patterna, and have been detained an ust be printed on a sheet or sky is un-anfit for the Fest, vir: Metal boxes, pores. But not Warrant Officers, vis., Assistant toked.
lain and Chins, Ernit, vegetables, bunches Engineer, Gunnery Bosiawain, or Carpenter.
in obtaining a general understanding of PATTERNS.--Some difficulty is experienced 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 pozsible quantity compatible with ahewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value,
* Mada out on a printed form which is supplied
gratis.
+ Local Orders on Shanghai aro drawn at 2 per
cent. premium in all cases. "A fixed dol- lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghai.
HONG LISTS,
Circular, large sheet.. THE AMENDED HONG LIST in English and Chinese, con taining the Names of all the most
and Mercantile Houses in the important Companies, Institutions
Qolony.
Price, 25 dents each; or $2.10
per dozen
At the "Okina Mal Of
Fam Blatter.
azzetta &c.
Geomalo Per Tatti.
Glasgow Herald, Hamburgischer Correspondent. Hobre.
1llustrated London News. Jersey Weekly Press. Journal de St. Petersbourg. Journal des Consulate.. Langelands Avis.
Lo Levantin.
Lennox Herald. London & China Express. Lucknow Times. Mail.
Middelfort Avis. Moniteur des Intérőis Matérsals.
National Zeitung.
Plans (from C. Heckmann) Berlin, Pooley's Weighing Apparatus Tariff. Proceedings of U. S. Naval Institutes.
Quiver. Provincia di Procuda.
Punch.
Saturday Review, ko. Times. Datorhallange Blatt, Warehousemen & Daspam, Weakly Bulletin. Weekly Irish Times,
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