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Show KILOS, METRES, & LITRES I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TO 20 .SO 40 50 60 70 80 90 lOO 200 3OO 4OO 500 Kilo cwt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I I I I 3 5 7 9 grammes into- qrs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 3 5 3 3 3 lbs. 2 4 6 8 IT 13 1-5 ]7 19 22 16 IO 4 26 20 J4 8 2 24 20 17 13 10 oz. 3i 6i 4 13 °1 3i 7 ioi «M of I* 2i 3 3§ 4f 5i 6 H 7 IS 6 14 5 Metres into-yards 1.094 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 32 43 54 65 76 87 .98 109 .218 328 437 540 187 281 374 468 562 655 749 843 936 873 809 745 682 618 554 491 427 363 727 090 453 816 Litres into- gals. a 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 8 11 J3 15 *7 *9 22 44 66 88 quarts 0.880 ' i 2. 3 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 0 a 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 761 6t| 521 402 282 163 043 923 804 608 412 215 019 823 627 431 32s 039 077 116 155 *93 POSTAL INFORMATION CHINESE POST OFFICE o = cent gm = gramme k = kiIogramme NOTE. Japan rates for Korea, and leased territory of Kwantung. Hongkong rates for Port Edward, Macao, and Tsingtau. LETTERS. Local 1 c, domestic 3 c, per 20 gm. Foreign, 10 c for first 20 gm, then 6 c per 20 gin; Japan 3 c, Hongkong 4 c, per 15 gm. POSTCARDS. Local, domestic, and Hongkong, 1 c. Foreign, 4 c; Japan, ij.c. Double for double cardr NEWSPAPERS, (max 2 k). Local i c per 100 gm; domestic i c per 50 gm; foreign and Hongkong 2c per 50 gm; Japan, i c per 75 gm. BOOKS, PRINTED MATTER, COMMERCIAL PAPERS. 100 gm, i c local, 1 c domestic; 250 gm, 1 c local, 2j c domestic; 500 gm, 2 c local, 5 c domestic; 40 1600 gm, 4 c local, 7^ c domestic; 2 k (max), 7-i c local, 15 c domestic. Foreign and Hongkong, 2 c per 50 gm (7/iin for com. papers, 10 c). Japan, 2 c per 112 gm. SAMPLES. 100 gm, local 1 c, dom 2 c ; 250 gm, local 2 c, dom 5 c ; 350 gm max, local 4 c, dom 10 c. Foreign and Hongkong, 2 c per 50 gm (mint, c) ; Japan, 2 c per 112 gm. REGISTRATION. Local and domestic, 5 c simple, 10 c with return receipt. Foreign and Hongkong, 10 c and 20 c ; Japan, 7 c and 10 c. EXPRESS LETTERS. Local and domestic, 10 c for first 30 gm, then 5 c per 30 gm. PARCELS. Local, 10 c for 2 k (4 lb), 20 c for 5 k (11 lb), 30 c for 10 k (22 lb). Domestic, 15 c for i k (1 lb), 20 c for 1 k (2 lb), 30 c for 2 k (4 lb), 40 c for 3 k (6 lb), 50 c for fk (IT lb), 80 c for 7 k (15 lb), 100 c for 10 k (22 lb). Hongkong and Macao, 3 lb for 25 c, 7 lb for 50 c, 11 lb for 75 c. Tsingtau, 30 c for 1 k, 40 c for 5 k, 80 c for 10 ]<:. Foreign, ask at Post Office. C. 0 . D. or trade charge parcels are accepted for transmission between money order offices on payment of a 2% fee on the amount to be collected. Taxed mail matter has in all cases postage due stamps affixed, to the exact value of the tax claimed. MONEY ORDERS. Local and domestic, 2 c per dollar. Exceptions:- SINKIANG (Turkestan). Mail matter via Kansu, double domestic rate ; via Siberia, foreign rate. MONGOLIA (Urga and Kiakhta). Letters and postcards, double domestic rate. SHENSI, Kansu, Kweichow, Szechwan, places north of Kwanchengtze or Kirin, non-steam-served places in Yunnan. Parcels pay double domestic rates. Via HONGKONG. Domestic parcels pay extra 2 c per i k. . Between HONGKONG and CANTON (Fatshan, Chan-chuen, and Whampoa). Letter rate, 2 c per ioz. Postal guides containing full information on all postal subjects are sold at all post offices, price 25 cts. 4i |