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26 Police.
BERLIN.
Practical
the above-named post-offices. The Central Office, that at Goethe-
Str. 3 (Charlottenburg), and the offices at the six chief railway sta¬
tions (see above) are open day and night; the offices at the General
Post Office, Exchange, and a few others from 7 or 8 a.m. till
10 p.m.; the remainder, from 7 or 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Telegrams within
Berlin cost 3 pf. per word (minimum 30 pf.), to other parts of Ger¬
many 5 pf. (minimum 50 pf.). Telegrams to Great Britain 15 pf.
(minimum 80 pf.), to the United States and Canada from 1 Jl 5 pf.
to 1 Jl 75 pf., to British India 2 Jl 60 pf. per word, etc.
Telephone Offices (open 7 a.m. till 10 p.m.) at Franzbsische-
Str. 33 b and c (head-office) and the above-named post-offices, where
lists of subscribers to the 'Telephonic Exchange' are provided. Fee
for 3 min. conversation within the city, 10 pf.; environs, 20 pf.; for
longer distances, 25 pf. - 4 Jl.
1. Parcel Delivery Co. Commissionaires.
The Berlin Parcel Delivery Company (Starke & Co.; office:
Berlin S., Ritter-Str. 98-99) delivers parcels in the town and suburbs
at a moderate charge. The numerous offices are recognizable by
their red signs. For luggage to be conveyed to the station see p. 2.
Commissionaires (Dienstmdnner): for parcels up to 11 lbs.
(5 kg.) and for letters and messages taking not more than 20 min.,
30 pf., and 10 pf. for every additional 10 min.; for parcels of 11-55
lbs. (5 - 25 kg.), up to 20 min. 60 pf., and 15 pf. for every further
10 min. Commissionaires with bicycles: for 1 M. (1,6 km.), 30 pf.,
with a parcel, 40 pf. and 10 or 15 pf. for every further 72 M. (800 m.).
— The charge should be arranged beforehand when possible; and it
is safer always to demand the porter's number. "
The Berlin Messenger Boy Company undertakes messages
of every kind. Stations: Bayreuther-Str. 38 (head office), Unter den
Linden 23 (Passage, shop No. 1), Konig-Str. 1 (Kurfursten-Briicke),
Leipziger-Str. 46-49 (Tietz), etc. Telephone Central Office: Amt VI,
9783. Fee: up to 2 kilometres 50 pf., one hour 60 pf.
m. Police.
The address of the nearest police-station is given on each advertising-
pillar.
Head Police Office (Polizei-Prasidium), Alexander-Platz 5-6
(PL R, 29; p. 153). The Passport Office is at Eingang IV, beside
the Stadtbahn (office hours 8-3). On the third floor at the same ad¬
dress is the Einwohner-Meldeamt, where the address of any re¬
sident in Berlin may be obtained for a fee of 25 pf. The Office for
Public Conveyances ('Verkehrs-Commissariat') is at Eingang II
in the Alexander-Str. (complaints are received daily 8-4 in room 80).
— All strangers arriving in Berlin must be reported at the police-