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146 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 same telegram.
Cypher telegrams are those containing groups of figures having a secret
meaning. Telegrams consisting of groups of letters are not accepted, but
groups of letters denoting trade marks are allowed in the midst of plain or
preconcerted language and are then charged for as figures.
The address of the sender is charged for, if transmitted; in any case
it must be written at the foot of the form.
In telegrams written in plain language the length allowed for a word is 15
letters. Additional letters are charged for at the rate of 15 letters 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 covmted 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, county, province, and country of destination in the addresses of
telegrams are each charged for as one word whatever their length.
Every separate letter or figure is charged for as one word. FigVTres in
groups or letters (denoting commercial marks) in groups are counted at the
rate of five to a word, plus one word 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 ordinal numbers are coimted as figiires.
If the sender desires to prepay a reply of 10 words he must insert before th^
address of the receiver "R P," which is charged for as one word ; but if he
desires a reply of more or less than 10 words, he must insert "RP ",
which is also charged for as one word. A less sum than lOd cannot be
accepted in prepayment 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.
s.
d.
s.
d.
Algeria each word
3
♦Montenegro

4
French Guinea... 4
6
Austria

3
Morocco — Tan gier

5
Ivory Coast —
Azores

9
Other places ...

3^
Gr. Bassam ... 5

Belgium ...

2
Norway

3
Other places ... 5
2
*Bosnia— Herzegovina
4
Portugal

3^
Senegal 1
5
^Bulgaria and
Eastern
•Roumania

4
German Possessions—
Roumelia

4i
Russia

5i
Togoland ... 6
6
Canary Islands

9
♦Servia

4
Portuguese Possessions-
-
Cyprus

eh
Spain

3^
Angola— Benguela 9
9
Denmark ...

3h
Sweden

3.^
Loanda 8
6
France

2
Switzerland

3
Mossaraedes ... 10
9
Germany ...

2
^Tripoli (Africa) ...

8i
Capangomhe. Chibia,
Gibraltar ...

3^
Tunis

3
Huilla, Humpatha,
Greece & Greek Islands
6i
*Turkey

H
Lubango, ... 10
10
Holland ...

2
^Turkish Islands...

11
Other places ... 8
7
Hungary ...

3
West Coast of Africa :
—
Bissao, Bolama, 4
6
Italy

3
French Possessions-
-
Principe ... 7

Luxemburg

n
Dahomey
6
3
St Thome ... 6
6
Malta

6
French Congo ...
6
9
♦Private Telegrams in Code or Cypher are not accepted for these places, nor for Dalmatla.