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116 V POSTAL DIRECTORY.
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. Words of more than ten letters are
not allowed. In 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 the telegram.
Cypher telegrams are those containing series or groups of figtires or letters
having a secret meaning ; or words not to be found in a standard dictionary of
the language. The portion in cypher must be comj)osed exclusively of fi.gu.res
or exclusively of letters.
Cypher telegrams written in letters are only accepted for places in Europe
or North America.
The address of the receiver must be paid for, and must not consist of less
than two words, a name and a town. Example : Hercules, Bombay.
The address of the sender is charged for, if transmitted; in any case
it must be written at the foot of the form.
In ordinary European telegrams the length allowed for a word is 15 letters,
in extra-European telegrams 10 letters ; any additional letters being charged
for at the rate of 15 or 10 letters respectively to the word.
Subject to the limit as to number of letters, ordinary compound words and
names of persons and places, &c., written without break or interruption, are
counted as single words. If joined by a hyphen, or separated by an apostrophe,
they are counted as so many separate words.
Compound numbers written in words and without break are also counted as
single words subject to the same limit as to the number of letters. The name
of the office and of the country of destination in the addresses of telegrams
are charged for as one word each when so written by the sender, whatever
their length.
"Words incorrectly spelled, so as to reduce the number of letters below the
maximiim, or words incorrectly joined together, contrary to the usage of the
language, are treated as cypher.
Every separate letter or figure is charged for as one word, and in European
telegrams every group of five figures or letters is counted as one word, larger
groups being counted at the rate of five figures or letters to a word, plus one
word for any excess. In extra-European telegrams groups of figures (or
letters when used as trade marks) are coimted at the rate of three to a word,
plus one Avord for any excess. Bars of division, decimal points, and stops used
in the formation of numbers are counted as figures. Letters added to figures
to form ordmal nvimbers are counted as figures.
TABLE OF CHARGES FOR FOREIGN TELEGRAMS.
European Telegrams. — From ant part of the United Kingdom.
Algeria each word
''Austria
Belgium
Bissao and Bolama 6
'Bosnia— Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canarj' Islands
Cyprus
Denmark ...
France
Gaboon
Germany ...
Gibraltar ...
Grand Bassam
s. d.
Greece &GreekIs.ea.wd.O 7^
Heligoland ... 4^
Holland 2
Hungary 4.3
Italy 4A
Konakry 6 S
Loanda, St Paul de 9 2
Luxemburg ... 3
Malta 7
♦Montenegro ... 5
Morocco — Tangier 7
Norway 4
Porto Novo (Kotoonou) 6 9
Portugal 5^
Principe (Is. of) ea. wd. 7s Sd
•Koumania ... 5
Russia (Caucasus)
Russia in Europe...
San Thomas (Island of) 7
Senegal
*Servia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
*Tripoli (Africa) ...
Tunisia
*Turkey in Europe
Turkey in Asia ...
*Turkish Islands...
Telegrams in Code or Cypher are not accepted for these places, nor for Dalmatia and Annam