| Show THE BOYS AT MANILA C 1 I A christensen writing ephraim under date of the ae ta some inquiries regarding the ins na of delicacies and needed artl to the toya boys at Main mailla fla and as the t has ft a more or less general ta in the tee questions and aind answers we are uon L la Is the report of such a move by the quartermasters a fact or not mot 2 if it Is when and to what address must such packages or boxes be directed 3 what is the limit in weight t and bulk allowed for each man 4 must all presents tor for each man bein one parcel or oan can several parties send each their own to him if they choose to do so 6 5 in cases where a number of men are from the same city or settlement would it be of any advantage to the senders of such articles to join together and have the articles sent in one box but marked for the several parties on the articles art leles in the box to save freight on oca the railway ballway rall way 6 Is there any regulation about what la is allowed to t be senst tor for instance books stationary papers sweetmeats sweet meats cand candies ean diles des or the like I 1 it is a fact 2 to whoever they are designed for ving as full directions as possible regarding the command wad and company addressed to manila philippine islands and sent in care of the quartermaster ter master U S A san ban Francl francisco sw with all charges for transportation to that point fully prepaid pre prep paid ald 3 there is no special amount but the less the better after a reasonable bla limit has been reached perhaps ten or fifteen pounds to the man maa would not mot be considered too much 4 they should as nearly as possible be in one parcel or at least together ln in order that the whole amount for one ond person peron may be readily determined 5 several can be sent together and the plan suggested is a good one each should be separately addressed so that nothing like unfairness or favoritism can be practiced 6 there is not elc except ept that articles likely to be injurious are not favored in this class are candies and sweet meats of which but a small amount will be allowed to each person it is quite necessary that haste be an element in the dispatching of the presents for reasons which are obvious there is but smother another week of this month mon th and all the articles should be at ready for shipment when the last day comes the steamer may nat leave for some sionne days later laiter but ot of course the cargo must be in place before the sailing time comes |
