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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE

DRAWN THROUGH LONDON OR GERMANY

(Foreign Countries)

France (including Algeria) Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Peru

Portugal (including Ma-

deira and Azores)

Roumania

.Congo Free State (Banana, Italy (including Agencies at Russia

Assab, Massowah,and Tripoli) Salvador

Denmark (incldg. Faroe Islands) Mexico (and through Japan) Switzerland

Servia

Sweden

Dutch East Indies

Netherlands

Finland

Norway

Tunis Uruguay

(Foreign Cities and Towns)

Constantinople (British Postal Agency)

Panama (British Postal Agency)

Smyrna

Tangier (

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Salonica

Beyrout (

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(Austrian Agencies)

Ineboli

Prevesa

Jaffa

Retimo

Janina

Rhodes

Jerusalem

Rodosto

Samsoun

Adrianople

. Candia

Canea (Khania, La Canée)

Cesme (Tchesme)

Chios (Khios)

Dardanelles

Dédé-Agatch (Dédé-Aghadj)

Durazzo

.Galippoli

Basutoland

Bermuda

Kaifa (Caiffa)

Kavala (Cavalla)

Kerassonde (Kéressoun) Lagos (Turkey) Mitylene

Santi Quaranta (Serandoz) Trebizond (Trapezunt)

Valona

Vathy-Samos

(British Colonies, Possessions and Protectorates)

British Cen'l African

Protectora

British Guia..

British Hond as

Cayman Islands

Cook Islands

Falkland Islands

Gambia

Gibraltar

Gold Coast Colony Lagos

Malta

Newfoundland

Niger Coast Protectorate Northern and Southern Nigeria Protectorate St. Helena

Sierra Leone

Local Postal Orders

Somaliland (British Protectorate) Uganda Protectorate West Indies Antigua, Bahamas, Barbadoes, Dom- inica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vin- cent, Tobago, Trinidad, Turk's Island Zululand

220.- Local Postal Orders are issued as follows at the General Post Office and at the British Agencies in China, payable within six months at those offices and also at Macao:-

Commission.

1 cent

Amount.

25 cents

50

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Amount.

$3.00

4.00

5.00

10.00

Commission.

3 cents 4

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$1.00

2.00

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22i. In addition to the above commission on Postal Orders issued at the General Post Office, Hongkong, Hoihow. Canton, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow payable at Shanghai, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu Kung Tau, Chefoo and Tientsin a further charge at current rates is made to cover the difference between chopped and clean dollars.

222.-Broken amounts may be made up by the use of Hongkong postage stamps notex- ceeding 24 cents in value affixed to the face of any one Postal Order. Such stamps should : be left clean and not defaced. Perforated or marked stamps cannot be accepted for this purpose. 223. The office issuing any Postal Order shall fill in the name of the port where it is payable. The purchaser may, before parting with the order, fill in the name of the Payee. 224.--Every person to whom a Postal Order is issued should retain the counter- foil bearing the number, date and name of office of issue, to facilitate enquiry if the Order should be lost, and should register the letter in which it is forwarded.

= & Co., payment will only be made through a Banker, and, if the name of a Banker is added, payment will only be made through that Banker.

225.-If a Postal Order be crossed =