2.—Only ordinary letters will be accepted at these post offices. Registered or insured letters cannot be accepted, nor can newspapers or parcels.
3.—The letters should in all cases have affixed to them the same stamps, or be franked in the same manner, as if they were going through the post in the ordinary way. The Railway Postmaster will therefore accept letters stamped with the stamps of any nationality with post offices now in Northern China, and the stamp will indicate the nationality of the post office to which the letter will have to be handed over for delivery, or further transit, at the end of the railway portion of the journey. Unpaid, underpaid, and unfranked letters will be accepted, but they will he liable to all penalties now existing, and unpaid and unfranked stamps will also run the risk of misdelivery.
4.—The letters must be handed, together with a fee of five cents for each letter, to the Railway Postmaster at any of the stations above named. This five cents is a late letter fee and is in addition to the ordinary postage.
5.—The Railway Postmaster will then affix the Railway stamp, and will retain the letter for posting in the train. The Railway stamp will not be issued to the public to affix themselves, nor will the Railway Postmaster accept any letters with the Railway stamp already affixed.
6.—This service can be used for letters to Europe or any country over sea.
The trains carrying mails leave the stations as detailed below:
| Peking to Tientsin | 8.28 |
| Tientsin to Peking | 12.00 |
| Tientsin to Tongku | 7.20 |
| Tongku to Tientsin | 9.10 |
| Tongku to Tongshan | 9.50 |
| Tongshan to Tongku | 8.30 |
| Tongshan to Shanhaikwan | 7.30 |
| Shanhaikwan to Tongshan | 8.47 |
J. R. L. MACDONALD.
