No. 5108-JANUARY 31, 1880.]
POSTAL RATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates w in force for transmission of corro- ondence to all parts of the world. etailed rules affecting the transmis in of packets, parcels, &o, will be und annexed, together with a number
miscellaneous and useful notices.]
ongkong Rates of Postage,
· {Revised April 4, 1879.) In the following Statements and Tables Le Rates are given in cents, and are, for otters, per half ounce, for Books and atterns, per two ounces.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight e charged as double, treble, &c., as the so may be, but-such papers or packets or apers may be sent at. Book Rate. Two ewspapers must not be folded together as le, nor must anything whatever be inserted kcopt bona fide Supplements. Printed attor may, however, be enclosed, if the holo be paid at Book Rate: Prices Our ent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books,
Commercial Papers signify such papers though Written by Hand, do not bear he character of an actual or personal corre- bondence, such as invoices, deods, copied usic, do. Any of them in a Book Packet pose it to the higher ebarges stated be-
7.
The sender of any Registored Article ay accompany it with a Return Receipt n paying an extra fee of 4 cents.
The limit of weight for Books and Com- hercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices la lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited Imensions: 8 inches by 4 luches by 2 aches.
N.R. means No Registration.
THE CHINA MAIL.
French Packet,"
Under instructions from the London Post Office, the Mails for the United King.
of Blowers, outtings of plante, spurs, kuivos, | Mails for the United Kingdom, do, by scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acide of various klods, curry combi, copper and stoel en- graving plates, and confectionery of all kinds."."
3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.
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, razors, on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- paper, unstitched; or wholly or in part of
nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or engravings, prints, or lithographs illustra ore, provided that they be packed and tive of articles in the newspaper. The guarded in so secure a manner as to afford supplement must in every case be published complete protection to the contents of the with the newspaper, and must have the mail bags and to the Officers of the Post title and date of publication of 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, Indigo cannot be sent to any place.. at the top of ovory sheet of side.
A packet containing two or more news- papers is not chargoable 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 adhesivo 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 fastouod, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise) or in cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed the newspaper is treated as a letter.
Every newspaper must be no folded, as to admit of the title being readily In- spected.
Miscellaneous Notices.
Local Delivery.
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 bo retarded by the Contract Mails,
2. Invitations, die, can generally be delivered within Victoria at the privato 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. (See Postal Guide, par. 103.)
3. Boxholders who desire to send Circu- A newspaper or packet of newspapera lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitatione, Cards, which contains any enclosure except supe, all of the same weight, to addresses in plementa is elarged as a letter, unless the Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China enclosure be such as might be sent at the and Japan, may deliver them to the Post book rate of postage, and the entire packet Office unstamped, the postage being then bo suficiently prepaid as a book packet, in charged to the sender's account. Each which case it is allowed to pass.
batch must consist of at least ten.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns to the same places in the same way. En-
dom which have hitherto been forwarded via Marseilles, will henceforth be forwarded mit Naples, as it is understood that a gain of twelve hours reanits from the adoption of this rapto.
To provido means of romitting amall sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts 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. Hongkong and Yokohama, howover, in Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or either direction, Monoy-Orders must be
used,
POST OFFICE NOTICE..
Unclaimed Oorrespondence, January 30, 1880.
Lets. Pay.
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1
2.
Letz. Fap
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1
1
Alick, Mr
1 McFarlane, Wm. 1 Beaufre, Arthur 1 card Michel, Madamo 2 Campbell, Jas. 1 rege. Moonshe, 8. D. 1 Cadwalldor, W.G.1
Miller, David
As it would be extremely inconvenient lo
Cararo, Sig. E. 1 card Mereue, Capt.
8 60 divide the mail, and no practical advantage
Cargil: Capt. 1 0. C. would result from doing so, all correspond-
The Stamps tendered for sale must not
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Neid. Mathow. 1 ence intended for the United Kingdom by exceed 860 in value, must be perfectly Ching Vang Hup 1 Ng Ah On
clean, in good condition, and in strips of at Clarke, W. E.
Nicholson, French Packet will be sent viu Naples, aven
least two, as no separate Stamps will be Olegg E. A.
Alex.(saman) though asked via Marseilles.
Noston Ed.2 (LL. D.)
F.A. An impression appears to prevail that purebaned. They must be presented per
Corles, W. R..
Tago. correspondence for the Mediterranean ata-sonally or accompanied by a note.
Courtoney, Mire 1 Urnig,
Hoary Dawe, Wra. Dahlgren, G. F. 1
R. Donnelly, E. M. 1 Donglass, G. Drews, Wm. Duhamel, Chas. 1 Edwards, F. H. I Easton,
Jamos 2
tions, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Lovant, Turkey, &c., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded alo by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives & week earlier than if it bad 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,
as
mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other Postal packet (even if the pachet be re gistered), nor is the Post Office traponsible for any injury which a packet my sustain during its transmission.
To guard against auch 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 uo 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 ils transmission to be transferred by reana
The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not auflicient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appears doubtful or He is allowed to charge a suspicious. Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Letter
Regulations as to the
indemnity to be paid in certain cases on Registered correspondence have been made by His Excellency the Governor under Ordinance 10 of 1876, Section X1I.
The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres pondence, but henceforth It will be pro- pared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in cortain 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 onvolupe.
3. That application was made to the mediately the loss was discovered, the Postmaster General of Hongkong Im envelope being invariably forwarded with
8 ounces, and must not exceed these written in it or upon its cover, Is charged velopes containing Patterns may be wholly lettera which pass through a Post Offico such application unless it also is lost,
A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, as an unpaid or insufficiently paid lotter.
No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor abore two feet in length, one foot in width, uorone in depth,
Countries of the Postal Union.
A book-packet may contain any number The Unton may be taken to comprise of separate books or other publications Gazopo, most foroiga possessions in Asia, (including printed or lithographed letters), apan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all photographs (when not on glass or in cases America, Mexico, Salvador, Chill, containing glass or any like substance), Frazil, Poru, The Argentine Republic, drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana, Honduras,
of paper, or any other substance in ordinary Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish,
use for writing or printing spon; and the French, Netherlands, Portuguese and
books or other publications, prints, maps, Spanish Colonies.
Countries Not in the Union.-The chief, may be either printed, written, en-
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
of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.
No information can be givón respecting except to the persons to whom they are addroseed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster may, however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
Postmasters are not allowed to return any Jetter or other packet to the writer or sender,
China or Japan, as well as to Macao, Pak or to any one else, or to delay forwarding hoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.it to its destination according to the address, They must not exceed the following dimon even though a request to such effect be sions, 2 feet long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, written thereon. nor weigh more than Gibs. The postage will be 20 cents per lb., which will includo
closed if they bear this special endorse- ment, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, any parcel may be opened by direction of
countries nos in the Union are the Aos i «raved, lithographed, or plain, or any Registration. The parcels may be wholly and when money is paid at a Post Office,
ralasiao Group.
Postage to Union Countries, General Rates, by any route Setters,
Post Cards,
8 conta por A oz. 3 couts each.
.8 couts.
Registration, Newspapers,
2 cents each. Books and Patterns, 2 cents por 2 oz. Commercial Papers, G conta per 4 oz.
Exceptional rates, to the United King- lom and Union Countries served through the United Kingdom ria Brindisi quly:- Lattera,
Post Oarda, Registration, Nowapapers,
12 cents per oz.
6 conts each.
B cents.
4 cunts each. Book and Pattorus, 4 cents per 2 oz. Commercial Papers, 8 cents por 4 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corra. spondence within the Postal Union.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. Aspinwall (N.R.), Bahamas, Guatemala x.R.), Hagti (N.R.), New Granada (N..), Panama (N,R):-
Via San Vía S'hampion Fit Francisco. or Marseilles. Brindisi
30 32
i 34
Lettora,
Registration,
None.
8
&
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Booke & Patterns, 6
G
8
mixture of these. Further, all legitimate binding, mounting, or covering of a book, dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, whelber auch binding, c, be loose or attached; as also rollers in the case of prints or mapa, markers (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or pencils in the case of pocket-books, &c., aud, in short, whatever is necessary for the safe transmission of such articles, or usually appertains thereto; but the blading, rollers,
&c. must not be sout as a soparale packet.
Circulars,-ic., lettors which are intend- od for transmission in identical terma to Boveral 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 sy not, contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a lotter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-lotter or be wholly printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection. If this ruis be infringed, the entre packet is charged as a letto"."
A book pasket may be posted either without a vovor (in which case it must not ba faaloned, 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 the contents
otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, It may be tied at the ends with string Postmasters being authorised to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so Nono. they must again tie up the packet.
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the Postmaster Genaral.
but
2. The following cannot be transmitted : Parcels insuficiently packed or protected, or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, &c.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive substances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Moat, Fish, Gamo, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or likely to be- come offensive or injurious in transit.
8. Parcele 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 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 senders against any but a very remote pro- bability of loss.
4. The public are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Parcel 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 Office, and that all paid cor-
should be delivered free there.
Postmasters are not bound to give change; nor are they authorised to demand chaDeo whether as change or otherwise, no qu ation as to its night am unt, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
Postmastors are not bound to weigh any letters or other packeta for the public, bat they may do so if their duty 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 wax (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed but to the other letters in the mail, from the melting of the wax and whesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases, to use either wafera or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- trles referred to, to do the same.
4. That the Postmaster General is satis fied that the loss occurred whilst the corros- pendeuce 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 disbo eaty or negligence of any person not in the employment of the Hongkong Peat Ofica.
damage to fragile articles such as portraits, 5. No compensation can be paid for mere
watches, handsomely bound books, da, which reach their destination, although in a broken or deteriorated condition,
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Bridge, Frank Firmin, Miss A. 1 Fonsing, Lonis 1- Franciao, Yg. Francis, Francia 1
Fako, John Fuller, Miss
Gerirado A. Graham, Mrs.
Parlance, James 1 Feet & Co.,
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1 Rodrigues, J. P. 1
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Rollings, John 1
Koussel, Moner. 1 Salgado, Sor. Jose 2 Saunders, T. Schweinsborg,
G. A. 5. Sell, G.P.
Sherwood, O. S.
Shin Lim
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Sillitant, E.
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Smith, &.
1
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Smith, Geo.
Smith, W. Farra &
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Souza, A. M. P.
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L. E. Green, Mrs M.E.1 Grenfell, C. P. 1 Grey, Capt. Hy. I
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Hair, John
1
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1
Hardcastle, E. L. 2 Haworth, J. Hardie, James
Augustini
Hemandes,
Spenco, Donaldy
W.
Stone, F. Stout, Dr.
Sutton, W
Tanse, Mise N. S.1
Taylor, Wm. Kerr 1
Voen & Co.
1 Waliter, Ed. R. 1
Walker, Thos.
Ward, Mra
2 Waters, C. A.
1 White, Mrs F.W.5
Winters. Miss G. 1
Wor Shang
Wright, 0.
Yew Hing Choongi regd.
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1 regd, Yon Chin
B
Domingo
Henderson, John Healan, Mrs Heandeon, John 1 Interll, Battista 2 J. K. Jenkins, John Lanta, G. W. Lio Tay Ho Lilly, Capt. Lilly, Misa Farny2 Lapenk, Joseph 1
fashion, B. Mackie, J. Maury, Moner. MoDaer, Mra
1 1
2
1 Young, Henry,
21st Royal
Fusilier Xavier Foll Simão
Detained for Postage.
Rámos,. Anuibal Sor. D. Chils
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1 lotter 20 cents to pay.
For Merchant Ships.
Honey Order Begulations. L-Money Orders are exchanged with the United Kingdom, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queenaland, South Australia and Port Darwin, the Straita Sottlements, Afghan, 6.4. Western Australia, and (except at Shang. Aishant hai) with the Japanese Empire. Hongkong Albion also issues orders on Shanghai, and vice Alexa
versa.
2.-Small sums may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Stamps, subject to a charge of one por cent. for casting them.
Alico
America
Allon, B.H. Amy Turner Aana Sieben Anna Sophis Auno
Leta. Pap.
2
Aunie Weston Anguste Reimers 2 Ballochmyll B.v. Middleburg 1 B Belted Will Benjamin Ayman1
3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to rosidents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order* is filled up, atid is enclosed with a stamped, directed, and unsealed envelope to the Postmastor at the nearest issuing office. The application must be accompanied with the full amount (including commission) in cheque, postage Bas Cano stamps, or other equivalent of cash, and a
Callao little margin ahould be left for yaristions Candace The registration of a packet makes its of exchange. The Postmaster issues the Charity transmission much more secure, inasmuch order, sends it on in the envelope, and Olili ae, under ordinary circumstances, a regis-returns the change, if any, by first oppor tered packet can be traced through its whole tunity, with a receipt for the lotter, if it course; and thus the loss of a registered were to be registered, as it always should packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe be. Care should be taken to send those less large sums of money or other articles applications in time, as the Money Order of great value should not be sent through Offices close some hours before the depar the post, even if the packet be registered; astures of the mails. the machinery of the Department is not
Bolivia, Costa Rioa (..), Ecuador boing easily withdrawn for examination; respondence sent to Manila in the mails arranged with a view-to auch transmission.
(N..), Nioaragua (N.E.);—
8
Lotters,
20
40
34
Newspapers,
4
4
6
Booki & Pattorns, 12
G
Registration,
None,
Hawaiian Klugdom
Letters,
12
12
Метарарега,
.4*
Books & Pattorns, 6*
Registration, Nono, None.
16 None.
$
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No-book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or froin one of the Government offices.
When, owing to a great and apusual
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berne provides that" Neither the acnders 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 duty other than tho recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) 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
By law, the Post Office is not reponsible for the sale delivery of registered packets; though any officer who may neglect his duty on this point will be called to strict account. Sent in unregistered letters, vals able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a temptation-which-ought not to-be-created; and the Department cannot in any way undertake the safe conveyance of such packets. All in and or colonial letters, therefore, which contain coin, and all inland lotters which contain watches or jewellery, even though they be posted The above does not apply in any way to without registration, are treated as register.. loose letters sent outside the maile. These ed, and charged on delivery with a double will always be charged on arrival in Bong-registration fee of eightpence in addition to kong 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, de, had been sent loone.
W. Indies (except as above), Paraguay, influx of letters, books, ots, the transmis. authorities, in either Colony.
Uruguay :-
Letters,
Books & Patterns,
Newspapore,
Registration,
30
34
4
8
0
A
8
8
to British & Union) Weat Indies only,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, via Torres Straits, Latters, 12 Re gistration, 8; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4 via Galle, Letters, 24; Re gistration, 8; Newspapera, 2; Books and Patterna, 4.
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen- sion, via Adon, Letters, 24; Registration, 8; Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 4.
A small extra charge is made on delivery.
LOCAL AND TOWN POSTAGE,
Within any Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,..................
Letters.
Registration.
Newspapers.
“Bks, & Pitna.
Fer 2 oz
282 2
Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz, :—Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Cochin) China, Tonquin, and the Phi- lippines, by Private Ship,..... 48 2 3
Between the above by Con trast Mail,..
88 2 2
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper,
The conditions aro as follows : 1st. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise. manta,
2nd. It must be published in nambers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a sheet or sheets un- stitched.
aton or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
PATTERNS.
They must not bo of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed whatever may baye a value of its own, apart from its mereuse sa a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern nuit not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
Pattern and Sample Post to colories and foreign countries is restricted to bond fide trade patterns or simples of merchandise.
Goods seat for sale, or in execution of su order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sunt by one private indivi dual to another, which are not actual pat- terus or samples, are not admissible.
must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of
Any Foreign stamps on looss_corre spondence are obliterated in this Office.
Indian Correspondence, Unpaid. Letters are not received for the Indian Mail Packets.
the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Adon is compulsory by whatever opportunity, it is
The Fre-payment of correspondence for
forwarded.
Registration to Bangkok.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
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.
Chob Sablo Choloc Chop Sai
Chun Wan
Letr. PAD
1 Henry A. Paul Hopewell Hydra Iris
Italia, 8.8.
Jane Gibson. Jules Datauro Katie Flickenger 1 Kim Yong Tyo 1 Kinross
Kirk
1'. 1
Lancashire Witeb 03 4
Lena Borbon 2
1 Lily
Loter
Lucia
1
7
5
Lacey
Mad Gop
1
2
Medora
Monte Rosa
Morning Star
10
Nautilus
Nettie Merryman 2
1
Norman
1 regd.
1
. Norman Court
1
1
N.
Palestine
Boynton
1 regd.
3 Pampero
1
8
1
3
Chain Alpino, 5.6.14 Clarc
Clar Colwyn
4. No order must exceed £10, or $50, Consolation, s.s. 1 or include any fraction of a penny, nor will Corea
more than two such orders be issued to the Davina
same terson, in favour of the same payee, by the same mail. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the day 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.
36
£5.
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£7....
25
$10
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54
72
13
Local and Interculonist Orders.
Up to $25 or $5......25 coats.
550 or £10....50
6.-Lists of stoney Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong ani Shanghal
Da
Dora Ann
Day of t
Earl Zetlund 1 Ebenezer
2
· Edith- --- - ----Arg. á Edward Barrow 2 Electra
Ella Beatrice krama Endymion 1
2
Forutowor, 8.8.
Fiery Cross Frolich
7
2
Florence Night-
ingale
Parnas
Pegasus, 5.5. Pendragon
Pera
Petrel, 5.8. Prima Donna
Frimus
Prosperity
Rifleman
Rover of the Sers 9 1 Scindis, 8.8.
Sir Lancelot
1
98
1 Southern Cross 1
Staffordshire
Star of China Staut
Stonewall Jackson 2 Sunbeam, 8.8.
S. Stang
Three Brothers
Tang Ting, 8.8.
Twilight
Undronted
Vanguard
Ventriloquist
G. O. Fruland Gauntlet Glamorganshire Golwin
1 Wero Golwin. Hattie E. Tapley 5 Woollahra
Albatross
6.-Names must be given in full (except when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payes need not be given if the order be crossed (as chequen are crossed). It can then be paid only Most countries to which Hongkong for-through a Bank, and may afterwards be warda Correspondence baring joined the specially crossed to any Bank. General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, it is necessary that tho following rules be strictly obs rved. registered or a registered, can be received 1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a gonoral rule, is liable to Customs dution.
2. This Regulation prohibits the gending
7.-No order can be paid till the Payes Growler has signed it in the proper place. AD order c-n be transferred to another office
1
Wing-Joey-Shing2
For Man-of-War, &o.
Lets. Fap.
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23
2
Lets, Pap
34 Shannon
1
1
V. Emanuel
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In case of loss of an order, nec saity for Biriningham Weekly Post. on payment of an additional commission Books, etc. without Covers. stopping payment, the like, application | British Messenger." should be made to the nearest Money Christian. Order Ofe for instructions.
8.-If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will
When the
Patterns or samples, when practicable. for Siam has been good enough to make of Patterns of dutiable articles, uulees the be charged; if not within twelve months,
arrangements by means of which correspon- quantity sent bo so small as to make the the money will be forfeited.
order is once paid no further claim can be denco can be Registered to Bangkok, at the sample of no value.
9. The limits of weight allowed aro as entertained.. usual charge of 8 cents.
follows:-
Books and Papers-to British Oics, 5 lbs. to the Continent, &s, 4 lbs. Patterns to British Offices. Blba if with- 'out latrinsic value; to the Continent,
tc., 8 oz.
oxamination. Samples of nods, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in covers of this kind, but such articles only, -may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bage of linen or other material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds do, in baga 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 conteals,
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 Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Oficer 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. Articlos such as the following have been oossaionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unft for the Post, viz: Metal bozes, porce- lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches
Soldiers and Sailors' Letters, Privates in H. M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Army Schoolmas tors (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmistresses may sond half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom via Southampton oy British Packet, for one penny; or via Brindisi by British Packet for three-pence. Hongkong atampa will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same as Imperial
Stamps
2. If from a Soldier or Sallor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign his name, with name of Regi-
FARCELS.The public is reminded that,
there is no such thing as Parcel Post to Europe, &o. Much trouble and disap- pointment is caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the
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 Shanghai are drawn at 2 per
Contiuent.
DecoraçRosche Courrant. Deutsche Randschan. Dülberg F. W. C. (Carda). English Independent. Epoca, Family Herald. Fliegende Blatter. Gazzetta del Popolo &o. Geornale Per Tutti. Glasgow Herald. Hamlargischer Correspondent.
Hobor.
† Illustrated London Nowa.
cent. premiaza in all caseN. A fixed del-Jersey Weekly Press, lar rate for drawing on the United King dom is in force at Shanghai,
HONG LISTS.
Circular, large sheet,
THE AMENDED HONG LIST.
taining the Names of all the most in English and Ohinese, con-
-Post-Fans, Curios, Articles of Dreas Soldiers' and Sailors' lotters are, however, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con charged as ordinary letters if they do not tinually being refused, the senders having conform to the following regulations ----
1. Not to exceed half an ounce. No have paid the freight by steamer.
often spent more in Postage than would No double letters are allowed.
value of Stamps obliterated before the refund can be made on such parcels of the nature of the contents was discovered. in obtaining a general understanding of and Mercantile Houser in the PATTERNS.-Some difficulty is experienced important Companies, Institutions
what is a Pattern... It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sander 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,”
ment, or Ship, &c., in fall
8. It to a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, da, in full.
* But not Warrant Officer, viz., Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, or Carpenter.
Colony,
Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 per dozen.
At the "Chisa Meil Ofice,
Journal do St. Petersbourg. Jourriel des Consulats.
Langelands Avis.
Le Levantin.
Lennox Herald.
London & China Express.
Lucknow Times. Mail.
Middelfort Avis.
Moniteur des Intérêts Matéress. National Zeitang.
Proceedings of U. 3. Naval Institutes, Plans (from C. Heckmann) Berlin. Pooley's Weighing Apparatus Tariff. Provincia di Prescis.
quive
Punch.
Times.
Saturday Review, &c. Unterhaltungs Blett,
Warehousemen & Drepers.
Weekly Bulletin. ---------
Weekly Irish Timas,
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