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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

(1.)—To the United Kingdom and Places Beyond.-Parcels are forwarded by P. & O. packet only, and arrive in London about eight days later than the letter mail. No further charge is made on delivery except for Customs dues.

(2.)-Any person sending a parcel to either of the places named below (viâ London) may relieve the addressee of the payment of Custonis and either charges :----

The United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Iceland), Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Italy (via Belgium, Ger- many and Switzerland only), Luxemburg, Montenegro, Barbados, Cyprus, Cape Colony, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Grenada, Lagos, Malta, Mauritius, Natal, Seychelles Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Tobago.

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Any person wishing to defray the above charges must endorse the parcel "to be delivered free of all charge. He must sign a declaration that he will pay the amount due on such parcel as soon as it has been ascertained. He may, if necessary, be called upon to pay a deposit in addition to signing the declaration. Such deposit to be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.

In addition to the postage and insurance fee, if any, a fee of 25 cents will be charged on every parcel for which the sender desires these facilities. This fee will be paid by means of postage stamps to be affixed to the declaration.

(3.)-To India.-By Indian Mail packets only. Insured Parcels by Indian Mail packets only.

(4.)-To Bombay.-(Only). By P. & O. Packets via Tuticorin (Insured Parcels by Indian Mails Packets only).

(5.) To the Straits Settlements and Burmah by Indian Mail Packets only. Limit of value allowed for uninsured parcels, $50.

(6.)- Parcels intended for the German packet must be so directed.

(7.)-A parcel for a Foreign Country must be so sealed by the sender that it cannot be opened without breaking the seals or leaving an obvious trace of violation. The seals must bear the impression of a private mark of the sender.

(8.)- In certain countries a small charge is made for Custom House purposes on the delivery of the parcel. Except Customs dues, this is the only charge the addressee will have to pay.

(9.)—To China.-By Private steamers only.

(10.)---Straits Settlements, P. & O. and Indian Mail Services.

(11.)-Parcels for the United Kingdom and other Foreign Countries, may now be forwarded via “ Brindisi” by paying an additional postage of 60 cents to the rates above mentioned.

(12.) Limit of value allowed for Insured Parcels sent via "Brindisi” is $200. (13.) The Non-Postal charges on Parcels for the United States are as follows:-

(a) 60 cents on every Parcel, due to the Amercian Express Company, for Customs

clearance and formalities and

(5) 60 cents in respect of the charges levied by the United States Government under the title of "Sample Office Fee or Storage Fee" on every parcel entering the Country. For further particulars respecting the United States Parcels see Rule No. 205.

(14.)-Parcels addressed to the Philippines will be accepted and forwarded under the same conditions as apply to parcels sent to the United States via San Francisco.

Parcels containing coin, any article of gold or silver, or any article of value, cannot be sent to the United Kingdom or to any foreign country or British possession included in the insurance system, unless they are insured for at least part of their value.

FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.

(Application for Money Orders.)

241.- When applying for Money Orders payable abroad the public should use the special Requisition Forms, which are supplied gratuitously at the General Post Office, Hongkong, and British Postal Agency at Shanghai.

242. The applicant must furnish, in full, the surname and, at least, the initial of one christian name both of the remitter and the payee and the remitter's address. In the case of orders through the United Kingdom the full address of the payee must be given, and if the order be payable to a native in British India the tribe or caste and the father's name should also be furnished.

243.-In any case in which the name of the payee is not known the remitter must make a note to the effect on the front of the Requisition Form, and give such descrip- tion of the payee as will be sufficient to identify him or her to the Paying Officer. The order will then be issued at the remitter's risk.