Evening star., 1901-09-28
PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPHs,


Military Lines in the Archipelago
Open to the Public.
From the Manila American, August Is.
One hundred and thirty-six telegraph Of
fees throughout the archipelago are now
open by military order to the general public
and as public business will permit the ser
vice will be extended. The following rules
and regulations governing this service have
been published:
Commercial messages originating at
Manila, Hoilo. Cebu or Bacolod will not
be accepted for transmission between these
points over military lines. Commercial
messages arriving at any of the stations
mentioned in this paragraph over military
lines addressed to places where the East
ern Extension Australasia and China Tele-
graph Company has offices will be trans
ferred to that company if the sender has
complied with the requirements of para
graph 3, in regard to payment.
Payment for all messages not sent on au-
thorized public business over cable lines
other than those of the military telegraph
must be arranged for with the cable COM
pany by the persons sending such mes
sages.
The following tariff (American currency)
will be collected on messages transmitted
over military lines in the Philippines:
On messages transmitted between points
on the same Islands. two cents per word.
On messages transmitted between poirts
on different islands, four cents per word.
Press specials will be charged for at a
rate Of one cent per word between points
on the same island and two cents per word
between points on different islands
Messages to be prepaid and address and
signature to be counted.
The minimum charge on any MESA ge
will be the regular tariff for ten words.
Messages flied for transmission, as OFF,
Ffo hA To- N<r
Australasia and China Telegraph Com
pany's cables must bear proper official ap-
prevail
Messages relating to public business from
the following persons will be sent without
charge, viz:
Officers Of the United States government
connected with the military, naval, postal
and marine hospital service.
The civil governor, the members Of the
United States Philippine commission. ths
secretary of the commission, the auditor,
the general superintendent Of public IN
struction. the collector of internal revenue.
the chief Justice OF the supreme court. the
director general Of posts, the chief Of the
forestry bureau, the chief Of the bureau Of
mines. the captain of the fort of Manila
collectors Of customs at various ports. the
provincial treasurer Of each province. and
all messages countersigned by him relatfur
to provincial business, division superintend.
entS OF schools In communicating with the
general superintendent of public INSTRUCT
ton and the teachers under their charge
these messages, as a rule, not to contain
more than twenty-five words.
The military telegraph of the Philippfne
Islands will, for public business, be used
only for the transmission Of important mes
sages Of urgency which if sent by mail
would probably result in detriment to the
public interest.
kilograms will be concise and so written
that punctuation marks will not be required
to insure understanding. All useless words
will be omitted. The last name Of the
person addressed and of the sender of the
message or the title Of Office win generalIy
be sufficient.
Messages in all cases will bear the name
OF the province in which the Originating
point Is located. also province of station
to which addressed, except in cases OF
leading commercial cities such as Manila
Cavite, Dagupan, Vigan, APART, Batangas.
etc.
Personal messages filed by persons In the
military and naval service Of the United
States and persons officially connected with
the civil government Of the islands viii he
charged for at the rate Of one cent per
word between points on the same island
and two cents per word between points on
different islands.
The proceeds received by the various milf
tary telegraph off1ces Will be turned into
the insular treasury by the oficials re-
sponsible therefor and accounts rendered
monthly.