Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-20

The Manner In Which the British Gov
eminent Performs the Service.
The following brief sketch OF the
English postal telegraph system will in
dictate the difference between that sys-
tenn and our own:
The charge for kilograms TO all parts
Of the United Kingdom is 10 cents for
the first IL words, including the ad-
dress, and one cent for every additional
word. Postage stamps, such as are
used on letters, are used in payment,
and the sender must aflix them TO the
message.
When the address lies beyond the free
delivery, porterage is charged at the
rate of 10 cents per mile, or part of
mile, provided the distance does not ex-
coed three miles; but il the address is
more than three miles from the terminal
office, porterage is charged at "a cents
per mile for mounted messenger, except
in Ireland, where the rate usually is
only IA cents.
A telegram can be forwarded by post
or by train from the terminal Office by
writing the words "by post" or "hy
train" al the end of the address; or it
can be posted to a place abroad by writ
| ing "post - -" at the end of the
address.
kilograms may be repeated at half
the original cost.
The cost of reply, not exceeding 4S
words, may be prepaid, and a "reply
form" is then delivered to the addressed,
who will be at liberty to send his reply,
from any telegraph Office, at any time
within two months.
| Copies of telegram directed to more
than one person in the same free de-
| livery are delivered at charge of four
cents per copy, in addition to two cents
for each word in the address of the
copy.
Persons not wishing to send to tele-
graph office may post telegram in an
envelope addressed Telegram, immedi-
ate" in letter box or at receiving Of
flee or at sub-post office. kilograms 80
| posted are sent on at the time of the
next collection. kilograms not en-
closed in envelopes may also be posted.
kilograms may be handed to rural
postmen on their way to telegraph Of
fees.
kilograms in any of the European
languages or in Latin may be sent; but
all words used, not forming part of any
European language or of Latin, are
charged for at the rate of five letters to
a word.
Figures are counted at the rate Of five
figures to word. The Western Union
counts each figure as word.
BY writing the necessary instructions
after the address of the receiver the
sender may have any instructions, such
as private" confidential" ''to be
opened at once" or the like written on
the outside of the envelope of the mes
sage. Such words are charged for as
part of the message.
Amy person may register an abbre-
Waited or arbitrary address on payment
of a registration fee Of one guinea a
year.
Great as are these benefits to the pub.
lie the newspapers and news agencies
enjoy still greater benefit, which, IL
indirectly, also comes TO the public
The rate for news messages from any
part Of the Kingdom to any other part
of the kingdom is "a cents for every
100 words transmitted between 6 p m
and q. m. and "a cents for every 7s
words between q. m. and 8 p M to 8
single address, with an additional charge
Of four cents for every 100 words or X
words, as the case may be, of the same
Geographic communication so transmit
ted to every additional address.
A correspondent in London, with 30(
papers on his list, for Instance, pays fol
sending out piece of news after up. m
"a cents a hundred words TO the frs
paper, but only four cents hundred
, words for sending the same matter t.
! each of his other papers. In this way
the vast bulk of the news telegraphinl
is done at an average rate of Fraction
over four cents per 100 words.