HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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73. The usual time for closing a mail is one hour before the steamer is advertised to sail. Letters prepaid with 10 cents in addition to the postage will, if handed over the counter, be received after the advertised time of closing the mail until the mail has actually left the office.
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74. Registered mails are closed a quarter of an hour before the ordinary mails, except in the case of mails for Europe and America, when the period is three-quarters of an hour.
75.-Letter mails for Europe are forwarded via Suez or via Canada. Parcel mails as forwarded via Suez only.
76.-Correspondence marked for transmission by a certain route will be kept for the route indicated, even though this may involve considerable delay.
77.-Correspondence specially directed for any particular steamer is sent by her (failing any request to the contrary), however many times her departure may be postponed. If it is postponed sine die the correspondence is sent on by the next opportunity.
Prohibited articles
78.-The following articles cannot be sent through the post :-
(a) Articles which, from their nature, may expose the postal officials to danger,
or soil or damage the correspondence.
(b) Explosive, inflammable, or dangerous substances.
(c) Animals or insects, living or dead (except live bees).
(d) Any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph, lithograph, engrav- ing, book, or card, or any other indecent or obscene article, or any letter, newspaper, or publication, packet or card, having thereon any words, marks, or designs of an indecent, obscene, libellous or grossly offensive character.
79.-It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or registered correspondence consigned to the post:-
(a) Current coin.
(b) Articles liable to Customs duty.
(c) Gold or silver bullion, precious stones, jewellery and other precious articles to places where their transmission is forbidden (see paragraph 80). (d) Any articles the importation of which is prohibited in the country of
destination.
80.-The following restrictions and requirements apply to the undermentioned countries of the Postal Union, viz. :-
(a) In Luxemburg the registration of such packets is compulsory, and every-
thing of value, except coin or bullion, is liable to duty.
(b) In the undermentioned Colonies, viz.: Falkland Islands, Gambia,
Gibraltar, Hongkong, Labuan, Lagos, Malta, Montserrat, Newfoundland, St. Vincent, Sierra Leone, and Straits Settlements, articles of value are transmissible, and, with the exception of jewellery addressed to Newfoundland and St. Vincent, are exempted from Customs duty. Their transmission is also permitted in Bermuda and Cyprus, but they are liable to Customs duty, with the exception of bullion, coin and diamonds in Bermuda; gold, bullion and specie in Cyprus; gold, silver and diamonds in Grenada.
(c) In France engravings, prints, drawings and chromo-lithographs are liable to Customs Duty, and cannot be sent by post to that country in quanti- ties sufficiently large to have a saleable value, but small quantities can be sent as bona fide specimens.
(d) In the Dutch East Indies articles of value are admissible, except wrought
gold and silver, but the packets containing them must be registered. (e) Special prohibitions in Bulgaria, the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch East Indies, Italy, Norway, Queensland, Servia, Transvaal and United States of America-anything relating to foreign lotteries, and in Roumania bound books. In Belgium-Bronze, and nickel coin. In Bermuda- Jewellery, being dutiable.
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