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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TM FEBRUARY, 1880. 171

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following Revised Regulations for the amber of letters to or from Privates or Non-commissioned Officers in Her Majesty's Forces y called Soldiers' and Sailors' letters) under Section XII of The Post Office Ordinance, 1876.

By Command,

bad Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th February, 1880.

REGULATIONS AS TO

SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Privates in II. M. Army or Navy, Non-commissioned Officers,* Army School-masters (not

or First Class) or School-mistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom via Marseilles at the rate of four cents (twopence) each, which may be prepaid either der in Hongkong Stamps.

7 bo same privileges apply to letters addressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Off-

alsave,

All such letters prepaid at the former rate of two cents (one penny) will be forwarded to

United Kingdom by private steamer and not by the mail packets.

brane steamers leave Hongkong for London about every ten days, and are from six to

o the voyage.

frers must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be rent,

mis open.

Soldier or Salior, his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the nais; le signed by the Coanmanding Officer, with name of reginent, ship, &c., in fill.

Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., most lo

Mices and Sullors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can those ba it Imperial Stamps.

* But not Warrant Officers, viz.-Asdatent Engineer. Gunner, Boutswein, or Carpenter.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

FIPIDER PAPERS RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, &c. IN HONGKONG.

in Blowing has been laid before the Legislative Council, by order of His Excellency the

By Command,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Bernstary.

Alclad Souretary's Cice, Hongkong, 18th February, 1889.

Plus ExmoveE GIVES BEFORE THE CONTAGIOUS Diseases CoMMISSION, BI THE

Registrar GENERAL AS PRINTED BY The Coantissioners, PAGE 1.

1- ÜRG). CLEMENT Smeru, Regions Goacral and Colonial

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der of the Registrar General's O'Beo in October, 1861. I was seting thes, lat 4 in the cuce la dhe following May.