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494. Hongkong

Great Northern Telegraph Company.

JAN15

TELEGRAPH TO CHINA AND JAPAN.

The GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY now forward Messages for

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI,

AND

NAGASAKI,

By way of Russia and the Cables of the Great Northern Telegraph China and Japan Extension Company,

AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF

FROM LONDON. FROM PROVINCIAL STATIONS. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4:6:0 4:7:0

Per Message of 20 words. Half this rate for every additional 10 words.

Messages to be marked VIA RUSSIA, for which words no charge is made, ARE RECEIVED AT ALL POSTAL TELEGRAPH STATIONS. Messages for

ALL OTHER PLACES IN CHINA AND JAPAN, Other than Hongkong, Shanghai, and Nagasaki, are forwarded by Post, FREE OF CHARGE FOR POSTAGE, if marked "Post Hongkong," "Post Shanghai," or "Post Nagasaki."

7, Great Winchester Street Buildings,

London, E.C., 1st Jan., 1872.

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494. Hongkong Great Northern Telegraph Company. JAN15 TELEGRAPH TO CHINA AND JAPAN. The GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY now forward Messages for HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND NAGASAKI, By way of Russia and the Cables of the Great Northern Telegraph China and Japan Extension Company, AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF FROM LONDON. FROM PROVINCIAL STATIONS. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4:6:0 4:7:0 Per Message of 20 words. Half this rate for every additional 10 words. Messages to be marked VIA RUSSIA, for which words no charge is made, ARE RECEIVED AT ALL POSTAL TELEGRAPH STATIONS. Messages for ALL OTHER PLACES IN CHINA AND JAPAN, Other than Hongkong, Shanghai, and Nagasaki, are forwarded by Post, FREE OF CHARGE FOR POSTAGE, if marked "Post Hongkong," "Post Shanghai," or "Post Nagasaki." 7, Great Winchester Street Buildings, London, E.C., 1st Jan., 1872.

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494. Houghong Great Northern Telegraph Company. JAN15 TELEGRAPH TO CHINA AND JAPAN. The GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY now forward Messages for HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND NAGASAKI, By way of Russia and the Cables of the Great Northern Telegraph China and Japan Extension Company, AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF FROM LONDON. FROM PROVINCIAL STATIONS. S. £ 4:6: d. £ S. d. 4:7:0 Per Message of 20 words. Half this rate for every additional 10 words. Messages to be marked VIA RUSSIA, for which words no charge is made, ARE RECEIVED AT ALL POSTAL TELEGRAPH STATIONS. Messages for ALL OTHER PLACES IN CHINA AND JAPAN, Other than Hongkong, Shanghai, and Nagasaki, are forwarded by Post, FREE OF CHARGE FOR POSTAGE, if marked "Post Hongkong," "Post Shanghai," or "Post Nagasaki." 7, Great Winchester Street Buildings, London, EC., 1st Jan., 1872.

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494. Houghong

Great Northern Telegraph Company.

JAN15

TELEGRAPH TO CHINA AND JAPAN.

The GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY now forward Messages for

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI,

AND

NAGASAKI,

By way of Russia and the Cables of the Great Northern Telegraph China and Japan Extension Company,

AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF

FROM LONDON. FROM PROVINCIAL STATIONS.

4:6:

4:7:0

Per Message of 20 words. Half this rate for every

additional 10 words.

Messages to be marked VIA RUSSIA, for which words no charge is made, ARE RECEIVED AT ALL POSTAL TELEGRAPH STATIONS. Messages for

ALL OTHER PLACES IN CHINA AND JAPAN, Other than Hongkong, Shanghai, and Nagasaki, are forwarded by Post, FREE OF CHARGE FOR POSTAGE, if marked "Post Hongkong," "Post Shanghai," or "Post Nagasaki."

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