Arizona republican., 1898-10-06
ENGLISH pGRgE. POST.
Thirty Cenfs VII: Send Box of Fiow-
 CTS From Nice 10 London.

At the present time, while our own
 postal arrangements are receiving spe- cial attention, it is interesting to turn to the system in Iorce il. Great Britain
 for the conveyance of packages as
 mail matter, a business that in this country is entirely in the hards of the express companies. The English ''iE- land parcel post has now ben estab- iished for about fifteen years, and is consequently no experiment sstatis- tics fer the last few years show tha.
 at minimum of cost to the public the postcffce is carrying over sixty million 1 packages annually with regularity and dispatch. as well as ait a substantial profit to the department
 The regulations CT the English par eel pest arc simple. The >parcel to be sent must be handed in at the counter Of postolice and not mailed in the
 usual way, although in country dis tTiGts rural pCstmen on eheir rounds arc authorized to receive packages for transmission. Parcels must be packed
 in a reasonably strong and secure way to prevent injury to themselves and also to protect their contents from damaging other parcels in transit They
 must be cOnspicuOusly marked Parcel
 Post" and be plainly and fully address ] ed, and they should also bsar the name
 and address of the sender. They must be prepaid in postage stamps, the rate being Up to Cne pound in weight, 6 cents; two pounds, cents; three pounds, 10 cents; four pounds, 12 cents. and 90 on up to eleven pounds, 24 cents, which is the maximum weight allowed to be carried. To this, however, an ex- caption may he made for bundles Of newspapers whel sent immediately on publication direct from the publishing housa tc neWsdealeTs. The above rates,
 which include ire delivery, will take parcels to any point in the United Kingdom at which there is 9 pos. office. 4 recipt can be obtained, if desired, for each parcel, which can also be regis tsred if the sender wishes, and the post office will pay moderate and reasonable compensation iG case of loss or damage caused by the fault of its employees i Liquids, glass, china, erockery, eggs, 1 fruit, fish, meat, butter, vegetables and ali sorts Of similar ar ticles which may
 not ha sent by latter post may be for -Warded by .he parcel post, if properly packed and marked conEpicucusiy witli ; some such warning for the ear3isr as:
 Fragile-wi-h care" Eggs or Per
 ishable." The average time tafcen in
 tf:e transrrissioa and delivery of par
 cals is only a little long.r than that Of
 the ordinary letter mail service.
 The operations Of the inland parcel
 post proved so successful that TWO
 years after it's inception the English authorities in 1885 inaugurated the
 foreign and colonial parcel post, D
 which now carries small packages ct cheap rates to nearly all parts Of the
 world except this country, with which it h9s nc rsctpsecal relation.
 { People iN-aE iG the couHt~y find the
 ls.. Ess.s3I. FfF ligaI,TaI.F 'fis5r F f- most. conE 2-l-I il.la4s for caEryilg 5
 small parcels, and at country houses in
 many eases supplies Of these baskets ! are kept, having metal plates, with the name and address of the owner en-
 graved O. them. They may be pad
 locked ss wtll, duplicate keys being
 kept al either end Of the journey Tn
 this way books are obtained from the