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 PARCELS-POST CONVENTION——HONG KONG. Novnmnnn 21, 1903. 2245 Arrrrcmc XI. 1. If a parcel cannot be delivered as addressed, or is refused, it F“““'°*°‘°“"°*- must be returned without charge, directly to the despatching office of exchange, at the expiration of thirty days from its receipt at the office of destination; and the country of origin may collect from the sender fonfhg return of the parcel, a sum equal to the postage when first mai e ., _ _ 2. When the contents of a parcel which cannot be delivered are b;?E,§‘{Q‘§f§,f’f ’°““““‘ liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed at once, if necessary, or if expedient, sold, without previous notice or judicial formality, for the benefit of the right person; the particulars of each sale being noticed by one post office to the other. _ 3. An order for redirection or reforwarding must be accompanied R°f°"”“““““· by the amount due for postage necessary for the return of the article to the office of origin, at the ordinary parcel rates. _ Amionn XII. The Post-Omce Department of either of the contracting countries R,£f’§{°§P°“°u]*”f°’ will not be responsib e for the loss or damalge of any parcel, and no indemnity can consequently be claimed by the sender or addressee in either country. _ Anrrcrm XIH. · The Postmaster-General of the United States of America, and the F‘“'h°"’°¥°l¤”°¤¤· Postmaster—General of Hong Kong, shall have authority to jointly make such further regulations of order and detail as may be found necessary to carry out the present Convention from time to time; and may, bfy agreement, prescribe conditions for the admission to the mails o any of the articles prohibited by Article II of this Convention. A"'"- P- 22*2- ARTICLE XIV. This Convention shall take eliect and operations thereunder shall ”““"*°“•°°°· begin on the first day of January, 1904, and shall continue in force until terminated by mutual agreement; but may be annulled at the desire of either Department upon six months’ previous notice given to the other. _ Done in duplicate, and signed at Washington, the twenty-first day of November, one thousand nine hundred and three. [SEAL,] HENRY C. PArm:, S‘¥““°“'°*· Postmaster- General of t/w United States of America. [san,.] _ Anrncn S. Ranma, His Brittanéc lllajestyls Charge? d’A_fa2°rex. The foregoing Parcels-Post Convention between the United States of America and Hong Kong has been negotiated and concluded with _ my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the United States to be hereunto atiixed this 23d day of November, 1903. [smm.] Tunooonn Roosmvnm. By the President: Jox1N HAY, Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, .N0vember Q3, 1.903.