Enclosure 2
THE
Canton Hongkong Telegraph Co.
315
NOTICE.
The Canton Hongkong Telegraph Line having now been finished as far as Kow-Wa Village on the Mainland. The company is prepared to accept for transmission telegrams from the Public on and after the
day of
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The tariff of rates will be 5 cents per word to which however will have to be added an extra charge of one cent for transmission by steamlaunch between Hongkong and the present terminus of the Line. This extra charge will be abolished as soon as the company has received permission from the Colonial Government to connect the end of the landline with Hongkong by cable. All messages for Canton to be handed in at the Company's station, No. 89, Praya Central, Hongkong, as no messages will be received at the temporary station on the mainland. Messages from Canton to be handed in at the Company's temporary Station at the East Street Sun-Tow-Lan in the City of Canton.
For messages beyond Hongkong the rates of the different other Telegraph Administrations will have to be added to the Company's rates.
For acceptance and transmission of the telegrams, counting of words etc., the Company will be bound by the rules of the International Telegraph Convention as followed by the other Telegraph Administrations here, Chinese messages will be transmitted and charged according to the code books and regulations of the Great Northern Telegraph Administration, These code books may be had on application at the Company's Offices by the payment of 30 cents each.
Senders of messages may open a deposit account with the Company and pass-book may be had at the Company office on application.
It is further notified that all messages sent from the Government between Canton and Hongkong will be free of charges.
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Time of departure of the steamlaunch will be as follows :-
From Hongkong, 8. a.m. to the day inclusive July, 1883.
From Hongkong, 8. a.m. 10. a.m. 12. noon. 2. p.m. 4. p.m. 6. p.m. From Kow-Wa Village, 9. a.m. 11. a.m. 1. p.m. 3. p.m. 5. p.m. 7. p.m.HO-KWAN-SHAN,
Manager.
Enclosure 2
THE
Canton Hongkong Tela Hop Telegraph Co.
315
NOTICE.
The Canton Hongkong Telegraph Line having now been finished as far as Kow-Wa Village on the Mainland. The company is prepared to accept for transmission telegrams from
day of
9
The tariff of rates will be 5 cents
the Public on and after the
word to which however will have to be added an extra charge of one cent for transmission by per steamlaunch between Hongkong and the present terminus of the Line. This extra charge will be abolished as soon as the company has received permission from the Colonial Government to connect the end of the landline with Hongkong by cable. All messages for Canton to be handed in at the Company's station, No. 89, Praya Central, Hongkong, as no messages will be received
at the temporary station on the mainland. Messages from Canton to be handed in at the Company's temporary Station at the East Street Sun-Tow-Lan in the City of Canton,
For messages beyond Hongkong the rates of the different other Telegraph Admiuis- trations will have to be added to the Company's rates.
For acceptance and transmission of the telegrams, counting of words etc., the Company will be bound by the rules of the International Telegraph Convention as followed by the other Telegraph Administrations here, Chinese messages will be transmitted and charged according to the code books and regulations of the Great Northern Telegraph Administration, These code books may be had on application at the Company's Offices by the payment of 30 cents each,
Senders of messages may open a deposit account with the Company and pass-book may had at the Company office on application.
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It is further notified that all messages sent from the between Canton and Hongkong will be free of charges.
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Time of departure of the steamlaunch will be as follows :-
From Hongkong, 8. a.m.
he
day to the day inelosive
Hongkong,
ble
July, 1883.
10. a..
12. noon.
2. p..
4. p.m.
6. p..
From Kow-Wa Village,
9. a.m.
11. a.m.
1. p.m.
3. p.m.
5. p.ni.
7. p.nl.
HO-KWAN-SHAN,
Manager.
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