Anchor.-Funnel-Black.

Flag--White, swallowtail flag, with red anchor.
Night Signals-White lantern, then a red.

Bristol.-Funnel-Black, white band in centre, blue star in centre of white band.

Night Signals-Red-green light.

Cunard.-Funnel-Red, with black rings and black top.
Flag-Red flag, with golden lion in centre.

Night Signals-Blue light and two roman candles, each throwing out six blue balls. French.-Funnel-Red, with black top.

Flag-White flag, red ball in corner, with company's

name.

Night Signals.--Blue light forward, white light amidships, and red light aft.

Hamburg-Amer.-Funnel-Express service, buff; regular, black. Flag--White and blue flag, diagonally quar tered, with a black anchor and yellow shield in centre, bearing the letters H. A. P. A G. Night Signals-Two red-white-blue lights, in quick succession, at stern.

Netherlands-Am.-Funnel-Black, with white band, with green

borders.

Flag-Green, white and green, N. A. S. M. in black letters in the white.

Night Signals-Green light forward and aft, white light amidships at same time.

North Ger. Lloyd.-Funnel-Cream.

Flag-Key and anchor crossed in centre of a laurel wreath, on a blue and white field.

Night Signals-Two blue-red lights, one for-
ward, one aft.

Red Star.-Funnel-Black, white band, black top.
Flag-White swallowtail flag, with red star.

Night Signals-Three red lights, one forward, one aft, and one amidships, simultaneously. Scandinav.-Am.-Funnel-Yellow, with white band and blue star

and black top.

Flag-White, with seven-pointed blue star.

Night Signals-One white-red, followed by one red-white light.

White Star.-Funnel-Cream, with black top.

Flag-Red swallowtail flag, containing white star. Night Signals-Two green lights simultaneously. Wilson.-Funnel-Red, with black top.

Flag-White pennant, with red ball in centre.

Night Signals-Two red lights, about 60 feet apart.

RULES OF ROAD AT SEA.

The main principles are that it is the duty of steamers to give way to sailing vessels; that ships sailing in most favorable circumstances with regard to the wind, have to give way to others less favored; and that if one ship is overtaking another, it is the duty of the former to keep clear of the latter. All vessels in motion have to carry colored lights-a red one on the port, and a green one on the starboard side-of such character as to be visible at a distance of two miles on a dark and clear night. If culpably run down by another ship there is no chance of obtaining compensation unless it can be proved that such victim was carrying the proper lights.

A steamer is distinguished from a sailing ship by the fact of her carrying, in addition to the green and red side lights, a white light at her mast head, the lantern being so constructed that the light is not visible from behind. Steamers engaged in towing other vessels have to give notice of the additional complication thus caused by carrying two white lights at the mast head. The bell is in every ship the fog signal used when at anchor; it is supposed to be rung every five minutes. Steamers in motion in a fog make their presence known by means of a steam whistle; and sailing ships are, under the same circumstances, distinguished by the use of a fog horn, at like intervals. Very often the fog horn is attached to a pair of bellows.

Besides the minute-gun as a signal of distress at sea, rockets or shells of any color or description, fired one at a time at short intervals; and also flames on the ship such as would be produced by a burning tar-barrel can be used. The signals calling for pilots prescribed for the sake of distinction, in order that they may not be mistaken for danger signals, are a blue light every fifteen minutes, and a bright white light flashed at frequent intervals for about a minute at a time. If distress signals are used improperly, the person responsible is liable to pay compensation for any labor, risk or loss caused to any one who responds to the supposed call for assist.

ance.

FOREIGN TELEGRAPH RATES.

Rates per word from New York. Address and signature charged. Limit of words, 15 letters. Additional 15 letters or fraction counted a word.

Rates of postage to all foreign countries and colonies (except Canada and Mexico), are: Letters, per 15 grams (ounce), 5 cents. Postal cards, each 2 cents. Newspapers and other printed matter, per 2 ounces 1 cent. Registration fee on letters or other articles, 8 cents.

Ordinary letters for countries of the Postal Union will be forwarded, whether any postage is prepaid on them or not. All other mailable matter must be prepaid at least partially.

Parcels Post.-Unsealed packages of mailable merchandise may be sent by Parcels Post to Jamaica, Barbadoes, the Bahamas, British Honduras, Mexico, the Hawaiian Islands, the Leeward Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Salvador, British Guiana, Danish West Indies, the Windward Islands, Trinidad, Chile, Newfoundland, Honduras and Germany at the following postage rate: For a parcel not exceeding one pound in weight, 12 cents; for each additional pound or fraction thereof, 12 cents. The maximum weight allowed is 11 pounds-the dimensions allowed not more than 3 feet 6 inches in length,

nor more than 6 feet in length and girth combined. Parcels must be wrapped so as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters. Poisonous, explosive, and inflammable substances are excluded. Parcels may be registered for 8 cents.

Rates and conditions to countries not in the Universal Postal Union are now the same as to countries in it.

General Regulations.-Postage can be prepaid upon articles only by means of the postage stamps of the country in which the articles are mailed. Unpaid letters are chargeable with 10 cents per 15 grams (ounce). Insufficiently prepaid correspondence of all kinds is chargeable with double the amount of the deficient postage. Matter sent at less than letter rates must be so wrapped that it can be readily examined. Newspapers and periodicals should be wrapped singly. United States two-cent postal card should be used, but one-cent postal card with one-cent postage stamp attached may be used. Mail matter of all kinds is required to be forwarded (in Postal Union), at the request of the addressee, from one post office to another, or to any foreign country embraced in Postal Union, without additional charge for postage. All articles prohibited from domestic mails are also excluded in foreign. All printed matter, except newspapers and periodicals, and except printed matter other than books imported in the mails for personal use, is subject to the regular duty of 25 p.c. ad val.

Money Orders.-Between United States and: Switzerland, Great Britain and Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Newfoundland, Jamaica, New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand, Queensland, Cape Colony, Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands, Belgium, Portugal, Tasmania, Hawaii, Sweden, Norway, Japan, Denmark, Netherlands, Dutch East Indies, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, British Guiana, Honduras, Austria, Hungary, Hong Kong, Salvador, Bermuda, Luxembourg, South Australia, Cuba, Porto Rico, Chile, British Honduras, Egypt, Finland, Korea.

Upon receiving an international money order from the issuing postmaster the remitter must send it, at his own