Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-30
OFFICIAL.

Postni Convention Betweeu the United
States of America and the Colonial Coz.
srnH~st of Hons-Ksns, China.
ARTICLES OF AsRKEEEST BETWEEN THE Posr
oFyICE DEPARTHENT OF TIE uNIrfD srATys
AND THE GENERAL POST osFICK AT HosG-
KoEp.
For the purpose of establishing and resnl,-
ting the Interchange Of nails between the
United States and Hong Kong, and dependent
Tinted States Mail Packets plyfnp bet xeen San
Francisco and H0Eg> Kong VIA ASohOhama in
Japan, IT Is agreed oeewe n the Post Once De-
partment OF tne NnSed Stats ard the Post Of
ice Department of Hong Kong:
ART. l.
The Post Ones of New York and San Fran
CISCO shah be the United States offices of ex-
change, aBt sse General Post Office at Hong
hong the obee of exchange of the Colony of
Hong-koHs for all mail transmitted under this
arrangerrsnt.
There shall Be an exchange of correspondence
between the United States Of America and the
Stairs Mail Packets plying between SAN Fran
Cisco and Hong-keng z, comprising letters, news
papers, and prices current originating and post
ed In the United States, and addressed TO and
deliverable in Hong Kong, and those Chinese
ports with which the Hong-kong Post Ofice
has postal ~ ations, including the ports of Can
ton, Annoy, Swatow, and Foochow, and vice
versa of correspondence originating and posted
In Hong-Kong and the Chinese ports above de-
signated, and addressed TO and deliverable
the United States.
The postage TO be levied and collected at the
Office Of mailing in the United States upon
lettsrs, newspapers, and prices current des-
uned for Hong Kong and the above designated
Chinese ports with which Hong Kong has
postal connections, shall be 10 cents per single
rate OF half an ounce or under on letters, and
cencs'each on newspapers, and prices current,
and The postage to be levied and collected at
Hoag Kong and dependent Chinese ports on
correspondence originating In those ports and
de<slned to the United Stat 5, shall be cents
per single rate of half an ounce or under on
current No postal accounts shall be kept be-
tween the respective Postal Departments upon
the correspondence exchanged between them
under this arrangement but each Department
shall deliver the correspondence which it re-
ceiyes from the other, free Of all postal charge,
that Is to say, the Hong Kong Post Department
agrees to deliver without charge all letters,
newspapers, and prices current brought by the
United states Mail Packets, addressed to Hong
Kong, and also TO forward without charge all
such letters, newspapers, &c, as are addressed
10 the Chinese Ports above named, south of
Shan ghae, and The United States Postal De.
partmeni, on its side, agrees 10 deliver without
charge all letters, newspapers, &c, originating
in Hong Kong or the Ports mentioned and for.
warded by said packets addressed to and deliv.
erable in the United States. All letters, news
papers, &C. despatched by either ofice TO the
other. under this arrangement, shall be plainly
stamped with the words s-paid all ia red ink on
ne right hand upper corner OF the face OF the ad-
dress, and shall also bear the stamp of the
mailing exchange Office on their face, and
that CT the receiving exchange Office on their
back.
ART. T.
The Postal Departments OF the United States
and of Hong Kong, shall each return to the
other, monthly, or as frequently as their regu-
without claim, which cannot Tor any cause le
delivered.
ART s.
An exchange of mails shall also take place
between the United States Pos.al Agency at
Yokohama, Japan, and the Hong Kong Post
office by means of United States mail packets
Rnrn Siny al
pan and addressed 10 Hong Kong and the Chi
nese Ports above designated, and vice versa
correspondence originating In Hong Kong and
dependent Chinese Ports and addressed 10 ia
pan, subject 10 the same terms and conditions
as those established by Article of this Con-
yentioD, With respect 10 the correspondence ex-
changed between the United States and Hong
Kong and dependent Chinese Ports.
ART. 8.
All letters, newspapers and Prices Current
intended 10 be forwarded from Hong Kong to
the United States by the direct line of United
states Msil Packets running between San
Francisco and Hong KoIg must be specially
addressed 10 be forwarded by that route.
ART Z.
The two Postal Departments may by mutual
consent make such detailed regulations as shall
be found necessary to carry out the objects of
this arraD cement, such regulations TO be term
Unable at any time on a reasonable notice by
either office.
This Convention shall come into operation
the first day of November, 1so7, and shall be
fee of six months
In witness whereof, have hereto set my hand
and the seal Of the Post Office Department. this
twelfth day Of November, 1867.
lLs- ALEX w. RANDALL
Postmaster General.
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and the seal of the Colony of Hong. Kong
al Victoria herein this tenth day of AuRust
fbI. RICHARD GBAvEs MAcDoNNELL
Governor and Comma lander in Chief
hereby approve the foregoing Convention,
and in testimony thereof have caused
Us the seal OF the United States TO be AZ
nxed ANDREW JOHNSON
By the President.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State
WAsHISGToN, Noyember Il, Is61