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POSTAL DIRECTORY.
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Code telegrams are those composed of words, the context of which has
10 intelligible meaning. Proper names are not allowed in the text of code
elegrams, except in their natural sense. Words of more than ten letters are
lot allowed. In Code telegrams only English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Latin, may be employed, but words of any
)r all of these languages will be allowed in the same telegram.
Cypher telegrams are those containing groups of figures having a secret
neaning. Telegrams consisting of groups of letters are not accepted, but
froups of letters denoting trade marks are allowed in the midst of plain or
)reconcerted language and are then charged for as figures.
The address of the sender is charged for, if transmitted ; in any case
t must be written at the foot of the form.
In ordinary European telegrams the length allowed for a word is 15 letters,
h extra-European telegrams 10 letters ; any additional letters being charged
or 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
tames of persons and places, &c., written without break or interruption, are
ounted as single words. If joined by a hyphen, or sej)arated by an apostrophe,
hey are counted as so many separate words.
I Compound numbers written in words and without break are also counted as
ingle words subject to the same limit as to the number of letters. The name of
he oflSce, county, province, and country of destination in the addresses of
elegrams are each charged for as one word whatever their length.
Every separate letter or figure is charged for as one word, and in European
elegrams every group of five figiires or letters is counted as one word, larger
j:oups being counted at the rate of five figures or letters to a word, plus one
irord for any excess. In extra-European telegrams groups are counted at the
ate of three to a word, plus one word for any excess. Bars of division, decimal
loints, and stops used in the formation of numbers are counted as figures,
aetters added to figures to form ordinal numbers are counted as figures.
If the sender desires to prepay a reply of 10 words he must insert before the
ddress of the receiver "R P," which is charged for as one word ; but if he
esires a reply of more or less than 10 words, he must insert "R P ",
rhich are charged for as two. A less sum than lOd cannot be accepted in
repayment of a reply. More than 30 words cannot be prepaid.
TABLE OF CHARGES FOR FOREIGN TELEGRAMS.
European Telegrams. — From any part of the United Kingdom.
s. d.
West Coast of Africa —
Benguela each word 9 10
Bissao and Bolama 4 7
Gaboon 6 9
Grand Bassam ... 5 1
Assinie, Jacqueville,
Lahou 5 3
Konakry 4 7
Loanda (St Paul de) 8 7
Mossaniedes ... 10 9
Porto Novo (Koto-
nou) .. .. 6 3
Principe (Island of) 7 1
San Thomas(Island of) 6 7
Senegal 1 6
Whydah 6 3
^Private Telegrams in Code or Cypher are not accepted for these places, nor for Dalmatia.
s.
d.
s.
d.
Igeria eacli word

3
Luxemburg each woi
d
n
ustria

3
Malta

6
zores

10
♦Montenegro

4
elgium

2
Morocco — Tangier

6
Bosnia— Herzegovina

4
Other places ...

4
Bulgaria and Easter
n
Norway

H
Roumelia

H
Portugal

H
anary Islands ...

10
•Roumania

4
yprus

H
Russia

H
enmark

H
♦Servia

4
ranee

2
Spain

4
ertnany

2
Sweden

4
ibraltar

4i
Switzerland

3
reece & Greek Islands
7
*Tripoli (Africa) ...
1
1
oUand

2
Tunis

3
ungary

3
*Turkey (and Turkish
aiy

3
Islands)

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