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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1911.

packets in course of conveyance or an officer of the Post Office, or any article or thing whatsoever which is likely to injure either other postal packets in course of conveyance of an officer of the Post Office; or (b.) encloses any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph, litho- graph, engraving, book or card or any indecent or obscene article whe- ther similar to the above or not; or (.) has on the packet, or on the cover thereof any words, marks or designs of an indecent, obscene or offensive character.

(2.) If any person acts in contravention of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(3.) The detention in the Post Office of any postal packet on the ground of its being in contravention of this section shall not ex- empt the sender thereof from any proceed- ings which might have been taken if the packet had been delivered in due course of post.

336—(1) A person shall not without due Prohibition

of imitation of post office

forms and marks

authority-

(6.) make, issue, or send by post or stamps.

otherwise any envelope, wrapper, envelopes, form, or paper in imitation of one issued by or under the authority of the Postmaster General, or of any British or foreign postal authority, or having thereon any words, letters, or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the recipient to believe that à postal packet bear- ing them is sent on His Majesty's service; or

(b) make on any envelope, wrapper, card, form, or paper for the purpose of being issued or sent by post or otherwise, or otherwise used, any mark in imitation of or similar fo or purporting to be any stamp or mark of any post office under the Postmaster General, or under any British or foreign postal authority, or any words, letters, or marks which signify or imply, Of max reasonably lead the recipient thereof to believe, that a postal packet bear- ing them is sent on His Majesty's service; or

(e) issue or send by post or otherwise any envelope. wrapper, card, forin, or paper so marked,

(2.) any person acts in contravention of this section he shall be liable on summary con- viction to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.

336—(1.) A person shall not place or attempt to Prohibition

place in or against any post office letter of placing

injurious box any fire, any match, any light, any substances explosive substance, any dangerous sub- in or against stance, any filth, any noxious or deleterious post office substance or any fluid, and shall not com- mit a nuisance in or against any post office letter box and shall not do or attempt to do anything likely to injure the box, appurtenance or contents.

letter boxes

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