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POSTAL DIRECTORY— RATES.
Telegraph offices are, as a rale, open from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sundays.
There are. however, offices in several of the larger
towns which are open longer ; and at various offices
in London and in the country the attendance is con-
tinuous. G.P.O., Edinburgh, always open.
FOREIGN TELEGEAMS.
Foreign telegrams are divided into three classes
— ordinary, code, and cypher. Ordinary telegrams
are those composed of a series of words, or of
words, figures, and letters conveying an intelli-
gible meaning.
Code telegrams are those composed of words,
the context of which has no intelligible meaning.
Proper names are not allowed in the text of code
telegrams, except in their natural sense (the Direct
U. S. Cable Co. accept proper names used not in
their natural sense).
In European code telegrams, any of the lan-
guages in use in Europe or Latin may be em-
ployed; but no telegram may contain words of
more than one language.
In extra-European code telegrams, only English,
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
Dutch, and Latin may be employed; but words
of any or all of these languages will be allowed in
one and the same telegram.
The Direct United States Cable Company accept
any language, provided roman characters be
used.
Cypher telegrams are those containing series or
groups of figures or letters having a secret mean-
ing; or words not to be found, in a standard
dictionary of the language. The portion in cypher
must be composed exclusively of figures or ex-
clusively of letters.
Cypher telegrams written in letters are not
accepted for extra -European places, except for
North America; and such as are sent by the
Direct United States Cable Company are charged
a rate and a half.
The address of the receiver must be paid for,
and must not consist of less than two words, a
name and town. Example : Hercules, Bombay.
The address of the sender is charged for, if
transmitted; if not to be transmitted, it must be
written at the foot of the form.
In European telegrams, the maximum length
allowed for a single word is 15 letters, in extra-
European telegrams 10 letters ; any additional
letters being counted and charged for as extra
words at the rate of 15 or 10 letters respectively
to the word.
In North American telegrams sent by the Direct
United States Cable Company, the maximum
length allowed is 7 syllables.
A telegram addressed to several persons in the
same town, or to the same firm at different
localities in the same towu, is charged for as a
single telegram, and a sum of 5d. must be prepaid
for every extra copy to be delivered, if the number
of chargeable words does not exceed 100 ; an
additional sum of 5d. being charged for every
additional 100 words or part of 100 words.
In calculating the charge, all the names and
addresses are included.
The North American Telegraph Companies do
not accept telegrams having multiple addresses.
Particulars as to rates for foreign telegrams can
be obtained at any postal telegraph office.