| Apr 23 (43,7): The Postmaster-General announces that from April 23 1923 ordinary. and registered correspondence for Beyrout only may be despatched by way of Qantara-Haifa and thence by Motor Service to Beyrout.
Correspondence despatched by this rapid postal service, posted in Alexandria before 3.30pm and Cairo before 5.30pm, will arrive in Haifa the following day at 12.45pm and will be immediately reforwarded thence by car, arriving at Beyrout by 6pm on the same day. The rates for despatch by this special route are:- (1) The usual postage; (2) A special charge of 5 milliemes per unit of 20 grammes or fraction of 20 grammes. The words "By Special Service" must be indicated in red ink upon the address-side of every letter intendad for inclusion in the special mail; correspondence not fully prepaid as above will be forwarded by sea. The Transport Company accepts responsibility within the customary postal limits for loss of registered correspondence except in the case of loss from brigandage. The service for Haifa to Beyrout is daily, Sundays excepted. Apr 26 (44,7): The Postmaster General announces with reference to the recent notice published in the Press concerning the special service for the rapid despatch of registered and ordinary letters to Beyrout via Qantara-Haifa that the itinerary has been altered as follows:- Correspondence posted in Alexandria before 3.30pm and in Cairo before 5.30pm will arrive in Haifa the following day at 9.30am and the time of arrival at Beyrout will be 3pm May 3 (48,7): The Postmaster-General announces that registered and unregistered correspondence for the whole of Syria and the Lebanon will be accepted for despatch to destination by the special motor service between Kantara and Haifa particulars of which have already been published in these columns. Oct 23 (102,5): The Postmaster-General announces that with effect from the 24th instant only ordinary and registered correspondence for Iraq will be accepted for transmission via Haifa-Baghdad by the weekly special motor car service. Correspondence intended for despatch by that route must bear in red ink in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope or address label the words "By Overland Mail Haifa-Baghdad". The rates of postage are as follows: (1) The usual postage chargeable for the class of mail despatched; (2) A special fee of 15 milliemes per unit of 20 grammes or fraction of 20 grammes, irrespective of the class of postal matter carried. Insufficiently prepaid correspondence will be despatched by sea from Port Said. The departure and arrival of such correspondence will be as follows: Departure: From Alexandria every Wednesday at 4pm; Cairo Wednesdays at 6.15pm; Port Said Wednesdays at 6pm. Arrival: at Baghdad on Saturday at lOpm; from Baghdad every Thursday at 3pm, arriving at Qantara on Sundays at 8pm. Responsibility for registered correspondence is accepted within the usual limits applicable to loss thereof during transit. Nov 1 (105,8) : Above repeated with (unannounced time changes).: depart Alexandria 3.30pm Wednesday, Cairo 5.40pm, Port Said 5pm. |
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