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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
Ointments, &c.
67.-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, &c.), which itself must be placed in a second box of wood, metal, or strong and thick leather.
68.-Articles of glass must be securely packed (boxes of metal, wood, leather, or card- board) in a way to prevent all danger to the correspondence and postal officers.
Dry Powders.
69.-Dry powders, whether dyes or not, must be placed in cardboard boxes, which themselves are enclosed in a bag of linen or parchment.
Patterns and Samples.
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70.-Packets of patterns and samples must be so packed as to admit of easy inspection; any such found to be insecurely packed will be stopped.
71. Such packets for places in the Postal Union must not exceed 12 inches in length, 8 inches in width and 4 inches in depth.
72.-The maximum weight for packets of patterns or samples of merchandise posted in Hongkong or its agencies for places in the Postal Union is 12 ounces (350 grammes). To British Offices the limit is 5 lbs.
PRICES CURRENT AND CIRCULARS.
73.—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.
74.-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.
75.-Prices Current or Circulars in closed envelopes with the corners cut off, or with notched ends, will not be forwarded, as they are not really open to inspection. 76.--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, OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE,
77.-Official Post Cards impressed with a 1 cent stamp and official Reply Post Cards impressed with a 1 cent stamp on each portion of them can be bought at every Post Office.
78.-Nothing whatever may be attached, except adhesive stamps in payment of additional postage or stamp duty and a gummed label (not to exceed 2 inches long and inch wide) bearing the address at which the card is to be delivered; the card may not be folded nor may it be cut or altered in such a way as to reduce the size below 3 by 24 inches. The postage stamp also must be left intact. If any of these rules be infringed the card is treated as a letter liable on delivery to the usual charges. The front or stamped side of the post card shall have nothing but the address written upon it.
79.-Private Cards prepaid 1 cent each (the value being aflixed thereto by means of the "Paid" chop) can also be used as post cards. They must be composed of ordinary cardboard not thicker than the material used for the official post card. The maximum size must correspond as nearly as may be to the size of the Inland Official card, and the minimum size must not be less than 3 by 2 inches. They must have the words "Post Card" printed on the address side. The rules in the preceding paragraph also apply to Private Cards. A Private Card posted unpaid is chargeable on delivery with double postage.
80.-Nothing may be written, printed or engraved on the address side of any Private or Official Post Card which tends in any way to embarrass the officers of the Department in the easy and prompt dealing with it. Any such will be liable to be withheld from delivery.
81.--It is forbidden to forward by post any Post Card having thereon any words, marks or designs of an indecent, obscene or grossly offensive character. Any such shall be stopped and dealt with by the Postmaster-General as the circumstances of the case may require.
LOCAL PARCEL POST. Directions as to Posting.
82.-In order that a packet may be sent by Parcel Post it must be presented at the counter of a Post Office for transmission as a parcel and must bear the words "Parcel Post" written conspicuously on the upper left-hand corner.
It must also bear the name and address of the sender on the bottom left-hand corner of the face of the cover. The
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