290 



CHINESE POST OFFICE. 



TARIFF OF POSTAGE. 



Domestic Places: Letters, per 20 gm. 3 cents. (Hoji^^kong, Weihaivvei, Macao, 4 cents; 



Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and leased territory of Kwantung, per 20 gm. 3 cents.) 



Mongolia and Sinkiang, 20 gm. 6 cents. Post Cards, 1^ cent ; double, 3 cents. 



Mongolia and Sinkiang, 3 cts. 

 Registration, 5 cents ; with return receipt, 10 cents. 

 Express Letters, 10 cents per article in addition to ordinary postage. 

 Neivspapers, per 50 grammes, i cent (limit, 2 kilogm.). Mongolia, cts. 

 Books, Printed Matter, a7id Conimercial Papers, 100 gm., 1 cent; 100 to 250 gm., 2^ 



cents ; 250 to 500 gm., 5 cents ; 500 to 1,000 gm., 7^ cents ; 1,000 gm» to 2 kilos, (limit), 



15 cents. To Mongolia, per 250 gm. 30 cts. 

 Samples, up to 100 gm., 2 cents ; 100 to 250 gm., 5 cents; 250 to 350 gm., (limit), 10 cents. 

 Parcels (limited to 10 kilos, and 3J^ feet by 3^ by 3J^): 1 kilo, 20 cents ; each added kilo, 



up to ten, at 10 cts. (Non-steam-served places take various rates, too numerous to 



quote on this page.) 



Union Countries : Letters, per 20 grammes, 10 cents ; each added 20 grammes, 5 cents. 

 Registration with return receipt, 20 cents ; registration, 10 cents. Post Cards, 6 

 cents ; reply cards, 12 cents. 

 Express Letters, 20 cts. in addition to postage. 



Newspapers, Books, Circulars, etc, 2 cents for each 50 grammes. . 

 Commercial papers, 2 cents per 50 gm. (minimum charge, 10 cents). 

 Samples, 2 cents per 50 gm. (minimum charge, 4 cents). 



Parcels (see special Table of Union Postage on Parcels at your local Post Office). 

 Parcels : Parcels may be insured up to .^500. 00 at and for a limited number of offices against 

 a domestic insurance fee of J per cent of the amount with a minimum fee of 5 cents ; 

 the fee for Szechwan is, however, 2 % and the limit $50.00 with a minimum fee of 10 

 cents on each parcel, except for down river parcels posted at Chungking or Wanhsien, 

 for which the limit is |500. Domestic parcels are charged at single, double, treble, 

 quintuple or sextuple rates, according to the routes followed. A return receipt may 

 be obtained on payment of an additional fee of 5 cents in the case oi domestic parcels. 



Parcels taxed with trade charges— limited to $500— are accepted for transmission 

 between Parcel Insurance Offices on payment of a 2 per cent fee of the amount to be 

 collected. 



Money Orders, variable, may be ascertained at the issuing Office. Minimum charge, 5 

 cents per order. Limit of one Order, $200 between Money Order Offices i\a., and $100 

 between offices A, or A and Aa ; $50 between Oflices B, or "b, and A, or Aa. For list of 

 places to which Orders are issuable, see Postal Guide, Part II. 



Currency (for the purchase of Stamps).— Full value dollars purchase 100 cents in stamps; 

 inferior dollars and fractional coins only accepted at current discount. Copper cash 

 accepted at average dollar exchange rates periodically fixed by the Postal Commissioner. 



Mail Matter to Weihaiwei, Hongkong, and Tsingtau. 



Letters 20 grammes , ^0.04 



♦Cards, single 0.015 



double . 0.03 



Printed Matter per 50 grammes . . 0.02 

 Samples per 50 grammes ..... 0.02 



Minimum charge, 4 cts. per packet . 

 Commercial papers, per 50 grammes . $0.02 



Minimum charge, 10 cts. per packet 



Registration O.lO 

 Return receipt ......... 0.20 



Parcels, for Hongkong and Weihaiwei, * 

 10 cents per parcel in addition to 

 domestic postage. Limit 11 lbs. 

 Parcels for Macao : up to 3 lbs. 30 cts., 

 up to 7 lbs. 58 cts., up to 11 lbs. 85 

 cts., in addition to domestic postage 



OHUROH CALENDAR 



291 



1924 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Apr. 



MORMING 



1 



6 

 13 



20 

 25 

 27 



Circumcision. 



Epiphany 



1st S. aft. Epip. 



2nd S. aft. Epip. 

 Conv. of St. Paul 

 3rd S. aft. Epip. 



Mar. 



2 



3 



10 

 17 



24 



o 

 9 

 16 



23 

 25 

 30 



Genesis 17. 9 

 Isaiah 60 

 „ 51 



„ 55 

 „ 49.1-12 

 „ 62 



Purifi. of B.V.M. 

 4th S. aft. Epip. 

 5th S. aft. Epip. 

 Septuagesima. 



Exodus 13. 1-16 

 Job 27 

 Prov. 1 



Gen. 1 & 2. 1-4 



Sexagesima and 3 

 St. Matthias 1 Sara. 2.27-35 



Quinquagesima 

 Ash Wednesday 

 Isfc S. in Lent 

 2iid S. in Lent 



3rd S. in Lent 

 Ann. of B. V. M. 

 4th S. in Lent 



6 



13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



21 



25 

 27 



Genesis 9. 1-19 

 Isaiah 58. 1-13 

 Gen. 19. 12-30 

 ,, 27. 1-41 



„ 37 

 ,, 3. 1-15 

 , 42 



5th S. in Lent 

 6th S. in Lent 

 Mnn. bef. Easter 

 Tues. „ 

 Wed. „ 

 Thurs.,, 

 Good Friday 

 Easter Even 

 Easter Day 



Monday in 



Easter week 

 Tuesday in 



Easter w^eek 

 St. Mark 

 1st S. aft. East^er 



Exod. 3 



„ 9 



Lam. 1. 1-14 

 „ 3. 1-33 

 „ 4. 1-20 



Hosea 13. 1-15 



Gen. 22. 1-20 



Zech. 9 



Exod. 12. 1-28 



Romans 2. 17 

 Luke 3. 15-22 

 Matt. 8. 1-18 



„ 12. 1-22 

 Gal. 1. 11 

 Matt. 15. 21 



Matt. 18. 21-19. 2 

 „ 19. 3-27 

 22.41-23.13 

 Rev. 21. 1-9 



Mark 1. 21 

 1 21 



Mark 5. 21 



2. 13-23 

 9. 2-30 

 „ 12.35-13.14 



Luke 1. 1-26 

 „ 1.46 



„ 4. 16 



Luke S. 1-26 

 „ 11.1-29 

 John 14. 1-14 

 15. 1-13 

 „ 16. 1-15 

 „ 17 

 M 18 

 Luke 23. 50 

 Rev. 1. 10-18 



„ 15. 1-21 



2 Kings 13. 14-23 

 Isaiah 62. 6 

 Num. 16. 1-35 



EVENING 



Deut. 10. 12 

 Isaiah 49. 15-23 

 , 52. 13 & 53 

 or 54 

 57 or 61 

 Jerem. 1. 1-10 

 Isaiah 65 or 66 



Col. 2. 8-17 

 John 2. 1-11 

 Acts 8. 5-26 



, 12 



, 26. 1-20 

 , 16.1-10 



Luke 24. 1-12 



John 21. 1-14 

 Luke 18.31-19.10 

 1 Cor, 15. 1-29 



Haggai 2. 1-9 

 Job 28 - r 29 

 Prov. 3 or 8 

 Gen. 2.4 or 



Job 38 

 Gen. 6 or 8 

 Isaiah 22. 15 



Gen. 12 or 13 

 Jonah 3 

 Gen. 22. 20 or 23 



„ 28 or 32 



„ 39 or 40 

 Isaiah 52. 7-12 

 Gen. 43 or 4') 



Exod. 5 or 6 



,, 10 or 11 

 Lam. 2. 13 

 „ 3.34 

 Daniel 9. 20 

 Hosea 14 

 Isa. 52. 13 & 53 

 Hosea 5. 8-6. 3 

 Exod. 12. 29 or 

 Exod. 14. 



Cant. 2. 10 

 Ezekiel 37. 1-14 



„ 1. 1-14 

 Num. 16. 36 or 



17. 1-11 



Acts 20. 1-16 

 „ 20. 17 



„ 25 

 Rev. 21. 9-22 



Rom. 8. 1-18 

 , 8. 1-18 



Rom. 11. 25 

 Heb. 12. 3-18 



1 Cor. 1. 26 & 2 



8 



14. 1-20 

 „ 15. 1-34 



2 Cor. 2. 14 & 3 



2 Cor. 10 

 Gal. 4. 1-21 . 

 John 14. 15 



„ 15.14 



„ 16. 16 



„ 13. 1-35 

 1 Peter 2 

 Rom. 6. 1-13 

 John 20.11-18 or 



Rev. 5 



Matt. 28. 1-9 

 John 21. 15 

 Phil. 2 



John 20, 24-29 



