HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
XXV
as for Books, but no packet of commercial papers, whatever its weight, is charged less than 10 cents. Stamps of any kind, whether obliterated or not, or any papers representing monetary value, such as coupons, drafts, lottery tickets, &c., must be sent at letter rates.
80.-Any one Commercial Paper in a Book Packet exposes the whole packet to the above rule as to minimum charge. With this exception all kinds of Printed matter and Patterns may be enclosed in one packet and forwarded at Book
rates.
81.-Commercial Papers are subjected to all the conditions of Book Post as to the ends of the Packet being open, liability to examination, hours of closing, late fees, &c.
PATTERNS.
82.-Samples of merchandise must possess no saleable value, nor bear any writing or printing on or in the packet except the name of the sender or that of his firm, the address of the addressee, a manufacturer's or trade mark, numbers, prices, and indi- cations relative to weight or size, or to the quantity to be disposed of, or such as are necessary to determine the origin and the nature of the goods.
Liquids.
83.-Liquids, oils, and fatty substances easily liquified must be enclosed in glass bottles hermetically sealed. Each bottle must be placed in a wooden box adequately furnished with sawdust, cotton, or spongy material in sufficient quantity to absorb the liquid in case the bottle be broken. Finally the box itself must be enclosed in a case of metal, of wood with a screw-top, or of strong and thick leather.
Ointments.
84.-Fatty substances which are not easily liquified, such as ointments, soft soap, resin, &c., must be enclosed in an inner cover (box, linen bag, parchment, &rc.), which itself must be placed in a second box of wood, metal, or strong and thick leather.
Dry Powders,
85.-Dry powders, whether dyes or not, must be placed in cardboard boxes which themselves are enclosed in a bag of linen or parchment.
86.-Packets of patterns and samples must be packed so as to admit of easy inspection.
87. Such packets for places in the Postal Union must not exceed 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width and 4 inches in depth.
88. The maximum weight for packets of patterns or samples of merchandise posted in Hongkong or its agencies for the undermentioned places is 12 ounces (350 grammes).
Austria.
Belgium.
Bulgaria.
France. Greece. Guatemala.
Congo Free State.
Hawaii.
Holland.
Hungary.
Costa Rica.
Egypt.
Italy. Liberia. Luxemberg. Mexico. Portugal. Roumania.
Salvador. Servia.
Siam. Switzerland.
Tunis.
United States.
To British Offices the limit is 5 lbs. ; to all other places it is 8 oz.
PRICES CURRENT AND CIRCULARS.
89.--A circular is a communication of which copies are addressed, in identical terms or nearly so, to a number of persons. It may be either written or printed, or partly written and partly printed. A price current or circular may be paid as a newspaper
or as a book.
90.-A bundle of prices current or circulars may be paid as so many newspapers (each one counting) or the whole may be paid at book rate. The Union rate of postage is 2 cents each. For the Cape, 5 cents.
corners
91.-Prices Current or Circulars forwarded in closed envelopes with the cut off, or with notched ends, are charged letter rates, as they are not really open to inspection.
92.--Prices Current and Circulars arriving in such large quantities as to retard the delivery of the mails are allowed to stand over till there is time to deal with them.
POST CARDS
93. The following values are issued :--
For local circulation (see paragraph 10)
To Union Countries generally
**
with reply paid
........1 cent
......4 cents
......8 cents
94.—Nothing must be written or printed on the stamped side of the card but the address and, if desired, the sender's address. Any communication whatever, whether
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