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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

There is also a Letter Box fixed in the Charge Room at Tsim Sha-tsui Police Station. Letters containing any article of value should not be posted in these boxes, but should be registered at the General Post Office.

Persons posting in these boxes may cancel their stamps by writing the date across

them.

POSTAGE STAMPS.

7. Hongkong Postage Stamps of the following values can be purchased and are available at any British Post Office or Agency in Hongkong or China:-

""

2 cents.

5

10

20

30

"

"1

50 cents.

1 dollar.

2 dollars.

3

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5

"

Post Cards-

1 cent.

2 cents (relpy paid)

3 cents.

6 cents (with reply paid.)

8.-Boxholders are at liberty to mark their Postage Stamps on the back or face or by perforation, so as to prevent their being stolen. If the mark be on the face, it must be such as not to interfere with the clean appearance of the stamp.

9. Correspondence will not be stamped at the Post Office and charged to a boxholder's account, except as provided by paragraph 11.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

10.-Rates of Postage in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in China :-

RETURN

UNION COUNTRIES

except :-

United Kingdom

Macao

Cochin-China

Japan

ΤΟ

North Borneo.

Philippine Islands

Siam

Straits Settlements

Tonquin

NON-UNION COUNTRIES :-

Abyssinia..

SINGLE REPLY

LETTERA PER | OZ.

POHT CARDH

BACH.

POST CARDS RACH.

BOOKS 'T8 F'a C'T &C. PER 2 oz.

NEWS-

PAPERS

PER 4 OZ.

REGIS- RECEIPT FOR TRATION. REGISTERED

ARTICLE

cents.

centa.

cents.

cents. cents.

conte.

cente.

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2

2

10

5

7

3

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2

5

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Africa (West Coast Native Possessions). Arabia

Ascension.

Bechuanaland

Bechuanaland Protectorate, Including-

Kanye, Lake Ngami, Macloutaie, Masho- naland, Matabeleland, Molepolole, Pala- chwe (Khamas Town), Shoshong, Tati River, and Zambesi

Cape Colony

China and Corea, (or from China to Hongkong) Friendly Islands (Tonga Islands).. Madagascar (except French Establishments, viz., Ambositra, Andevovaute, Fenerive, Fiaranantson, Foulpointe, Ivondro, Mae- vatanana, Mahambo, Mahanoro, Mahela, Maintirano, Majunga, Mananjary, Moran- dava, Morotsangana, Noosi-Vé, St. Mary, Tamatave, Tananarive, Vatomandry, and Vohemar)

Morocco (except Casablanca, Fez, Laraiche, Mazıgan, Mogador, Rabat, Saffi, Tangier and Tetuan, at each of which places the Gibraltar Post Office maintains an agency under the Postal Union regulations)

10

5

10 (c) 20 (ca)

10 (c)

20

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5 (c) 10

13

920

10 (ca)

10 °c)

Navigators Islands (Samoa)

10

Oil Rivers Protectorate, viz :-

Benin, Bonny, Brass, Calabar, Opobo, and Warree or Forcados

20

Orange Free State

20

St. Helena

20

Sarawak

Society Islands

BETWEEN HONGKONG AND CANTON, AND FOR LO-

CAL DELIVERY

10 (c)

2

(a.) An additional charge is made on delivery.

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(b.) Registration in China extends to Hoihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai and Hankow only. (c.) Prepayment is compulsory.

(in.) Registration is in complete, not extending beyond Port of Arrival,