Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-24
EVENING STAR.
OPTIC IAI.
ClNNENIInN


Bet'-oen a. GsEeral Post OSor o. ~ Uri1s
sdtss fNSrstd e-d a. Gca--ai Pcs' oTcs y
Lond.
The general post once Of the Uuited S,S,es
OF Arnerics snd the general ,,oSt offioe ~ TIE
onlisd hiEgdom OF Great Britain ami Ireland.
oeihg oesirous OF establishing and muatsinaug
an exchange OF mails b~svesn the Iruit.t
States on one side snd the Straits Settlements
aud the Brush Est Indie on the other. by
means eopjoinuy OF the line Of United S,at-,
msiI packet plyirg b,tween Hong Kong ana
SINGAPORE, Calcutta Madrss, Bombay, ana
Alden, tie undersigned, duly authoriz,d fo
hat purpo,e E, have ssreed upon the lollOgisS
articles:
ARTiCLEI
There hall Be a direct eN5hal-e Of mails
between the Offices OF New York snd San
FTancIsSo on he ore part. ard the olfi,es OF
Sincaporr, Calcutta. Msdrss, BOmh.y ara
ACeu on The oiher, comprising irttrr-, news
papers, III ces current, book packet, and y Ak
Vts Of p.,isrUS or samples originating Ia The
Uui'ed Sta'es and addressed rc~ncc .Iyely 30
re rats Settlements, or 10 the Br ivh -
lrdiss.C- CIgins'ing in the Brush Esst Indies
or the - : Settlements, r. pectiyely, aui
sctres, al 70 the United StS'es.
These mails shall he conveyed by United
States mail plcl,,'s between Ssn Francisco and
Hong hopg VIA lakoh. ma. and ~ BRITISH
uall pSCke.s between Hong Kong ari Singa-
pore OF the Irdi1n ports.
ARTICLE II.
The roefa-R 70 L. collected in the United
s'c.ts. upon paid core pc degc- e dressed q
Tue Stralts ST lsmen s OF he Brush East
lr dIes, shgil lie ten Gems pr single letter not
exc ding half an ounce weight. hes Niar
letters being charged In proportion, two ceu's
on each newspapers OF prIc"E CurreUt, and
eight cents per tour ounces Oh book packets or
packets Of patterns or ssnnl-~- and tue past.g,.
10 be- colleC. IN the Straits SsJtlem. qts 90 ths,
British last Indies. upou pad oorrc poaieree
addressed 70 tho TINTED State. shall Do ten
-. 10 -.
ounce in weight. heavier letters bang charged
IN proportion, and four peace per four ounces
for newspaper, prizes current. book packets or
packets OF patterns or nipples.
The correspondence thus pad shall ~ deliv-
cred al the place OF deTtinsrion, whether In the
United Si1'vs or IN the British p HessiOnS, Tree
iTom all charge what oever.
Letters 10 IN eIther country unpaid or
insufiiciently paid shall, nevertheless, BE- for
wardCd, aud shall he charged At the place OF
destination with a rate of post1se % the me
amount that would n chsrgc able on a letter of
like weight, posted tor dispatch in the oppo-ite
direction, together with a fine Of SIX p~ncr IN
the Straits Settlement or tue Brit East ln-
de, or OF twelve cents In the Unit. q States.
AHTICLE Ill.
The exchange Of the correspondents referred
10 in article III, preceding, shall not give 20
any accounts between the British and ne ITn'-
tea States post Officers. Each Office shalI L ep
the postage which II collects.
ARTICLE ".
Every letter, newspaper, price curren'' book
\
pa'chod from one Office TO the oihe- snail n
plainly stamped in rcd ink with n 81 mp bear
ing the words s.paid all" on ths right- hand
upper corner OF the addrr~s, and shan also
BEAR the dated stamp Of the office AT which a.
was posted
ArTTCLR '.
Dead letters, newspapers, &c. winch c1rrot
be delivered from whatever cause shall ne
mutually returned, without charge. monthly.
or as frequently - the regulations OF the re-
speCtIye offices Will permit.
ARTICLE VI.
The two offices may, nv rutual con sent,
make such detailed regulations as shall b-
found necessary 10 carry out the oblects OF this
arrangement. such regulations 20 terminate At
shy time on a reasonable notice by either orfcs.
ARTICLE VII.
This convention shall come into operation
the lst day OF Novem6er lsti-, and shall b. ter
minable at any time on a notice by edher oiiics
Of SIX months.
Done in duplicate and signed in Washing
ton on the 18Th dav OF July, A. ID. I,Gs. AID IN
London on the litn day Of August, lS.S.
GsEAL. ALIEN. W. RANDALL.
Pos master Geae az.
lsKAL. MoNrEOSE.
Postmaster Gener-l Of the United Kingdom
hereby approve the aforego ng conventio >,
! and in testimony thereof L have caused the
.seal Of the United States 10 be affixed.
/ (sEALl ANDREW JOHNSON.
! BY the President:
WM. H. SEwAED, Secretary Of State.
WASHINGTON, July -, l-t-.