| 单词 | postal order |
| 例句 | Did Ronnie, a 14-year-old cadet, steal a postal order for five shillings, forge a signature and deserve expulsion from naval college? The Winslow Boy – review 2013-03-24T00:06:01Z And along the way we got such esoterica as postal orders, Routemasters, wet weekends in Rhyl, those splendid old green and cream buses, and the gloriously named "Spanish practices". Rewind TV: Endeavour; The Ice Cream Girls; The Secret Life of Rockpools – review 2013-04-20T21:45:01Z A BBC correspondent said people in Spain were in shock, as security was tightened in public buildings and stricter checks on postal orders were ordered. Spain letter bombs: Spanish PM targeted amid spate of explosive packages 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The postal order would mean I had no bus fare, that I would have to walk to and from school for a week, but I didn’t care. “Found Wanting” 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z People bought postal orders and stamps to send the coupons in, and the profits were taxed. Did the football pools almost destroy society? 2013-05-14T01:05:38Z Include a £3 cheque or postal order to British Chess Problem Society. Enter the Winton Capital British Solving Championship 2012-06-29T14:42:45Z Once he received an unexpected windfall in the shape of a postal order from a relative for two or three shillings. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Remit by postal order or draft to order of Munn & Co, 37 Park Row, New York. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Would you like to have a dry shampoo, or fight a duel, or buy a postal order, or what? A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Perhaps because salmon flies are such fleeting creatures of a day that you must send many postal orders to St. Johns for more. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z In fact, quite probable,” said the doctor, showing him the postal order, and then related his interview with Bela. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z She stood all day long at the counter, serving out postal orders, selling stamps, weighing letters, and receiving telegrams. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Even postal orders, and drafts were transmitted in this way and duly honored. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z "Only five shillings," commented Uncle Joseph, referring to the postal order. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Thomas Wacey ultimately forwarded the postal orders contained in the letter to Charles Wacey, who cashed them and kept the proceeds. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The second month, I sent old Storman a postal order for twenty dollars and told him I took the harness and was sorry. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z To keep gold in the banks for the service of the Government, paper money was introduced, and postal orders passed from hand to hand instead of coin. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z One of the most fantastic persons in the world is the public official who, before he can write a postal order or a tax receipt, has to make preliminary curls of penmanship in the air. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z So I enclose what is called a postal order. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Another great improvement would be the possibility of buying their postal orders on board the transports, as is done on the ships of the navy. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z However, cheques and postal orders will also be accepted for paper applications. How to get an Olympic seat 2011-01-08T00:01:08Z I opened it with some vague notions of an eccentric millionaire and a fifty pound note, but all I found was a postal order for four and sixpence. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Under the system inaugurated in 1880 the postal orders issued and paid at the Bristol public office counter number nearly half a million in the year. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Master Thomas Smith gravely signed the postal order which Uncle Joseph had pushed over to him, remarking that it was a good thing Miss Roper had not filled up the name of the post-office. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z There are, of course, the telegraphs and telephones, the money order, postal order, and Savings Bank business, which have for many years been an integral part of the business of the Post Office. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Anybody'd think getting engaged was like buying a railway ticket or sending a postal order. Command If I had her name I could forward a postal order from Bristol.” Cynthia's Chauffeur The sub-postmaster of the village of High Littleton lost an arm some fifty years ago, but notwithstanding that affliction he manages with adroitness to sell postage stamps and issue postal orders to the public. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone They were not all read right through, but the name and address of the sender were always entered in the book and the postal orders were carefully extracted and filed. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z This is the money order and postal order business. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Afterwards they pulled out the boxes that were ranged against the wall, and looked behind them, but no postal orders were found. The Adventure League "Does he take me for a Schnorrer?" he said, almost angrily, as he returned the postal order. Dreamers of the Ghetto Since using your invaluable detector in my collecting work I understand that there has been quite a run on the banks and post-offices in this neighbourhood for postal orders and the new notes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 Here he deposited a bundle of cheques and crossed postal orders. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z No one is allowed to send a check or postal order; no tax gatherer calls at the home or the office. Italy, the Magic Land Every week he laid by five dollars out of his salary, which he sent in the form of a postal order to Mrs. Gerhardt. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel And then she went to a post-office and got the necessary postal orders, and put them into the letter, and registered it and sent it off. The Time of Roses You were treasurer, and cannot produce the funds; 283 you were seen buying a postal order, and you received a handsome fountain pen by post.” The Madcap of the School The safe contained postal orders stamps, postcards, and cash of the total value of £315. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time I am a patriot, so, without her knowledge, I slipped a postal order for ten shillings into the envelope. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 Beth sent him a postal order for that amount. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius There were no bank notes under the value of 20l.: there were no postal orders or any conveniences of that kind. The History of London “But she has admitted to me that she bought the postal order.” The Madcap of the School Every week a postal order went to this relief-fund or to that. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 I've come to the conclusion," he goes on, "that I'm not acting fairly towards the world in concentrating my abilities on the serving out of stamps and the issuing of postal orders. Love at Paddington Then he saw that it was Ralph Bently who stood behind him, flipping a postal order in his fingers, impatient to have it cashed. Flip's "Islands of Providence" When the remittance came from Liverpool it was a postal order for seven-and-sixpence. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 A man placed a bank paper bag containing £63 10s. on the counter at the chief post-office in Swansea, one day last week, while he changed a postal order. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 The postal order was for the shillings alone—not for the beef or the apron. Eliza Subscriptions should be sent, not in money, but by postal order, to the editor, Dr. J. R. Buchanan, 6 James Street, Boston. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 Within were two plain sheets of notepaper and a postal order. The Grell Mystery Her grandmother and Aunt Violet generally sent postal orders for presents, telling the girls to buy what they liked; it was these welcome gifts that constituted most of her contributions to her savings box. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story Of late years a postal order scheme has been perfected, and for convenience and simplicity it could hardly be improved. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City There was also an enclosure in postal orders quite beyond anything I had expected, and she expressed a hope that they might enable us "to defray some of the expenses incidental to the season." Eliza But as he counted the postal orders, a faint flush covered his face; and he said in a somewhat breathless tone: "Thirty pounds—well!" The Terrible Twins You get the postal orders at the nearest postoffice, and inclose them in a letter. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Would any of the letters contain the longed-for postal orders? The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story They were rather cross about it, and one day, with the assistance of a child in arms, they defeated me in an attempt I made to get a postal order. A Little Swiss Sojourn But it was very possible that she would send it back again, in which case the pence spent on the postal orders would be wasted, and I am not a man that wastes pennies. Eliza The Terror put the postal orders back into the envelope, and put the envelope into the breast pocket of his coat. The Terrible Twins I'd better buy it myself, or you might not get the right kind, so you might send the money in a postal order by return. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke It actually won a prize, and the magazine sent me a postal order for ten and sixpence. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story The sale of stamps in this hut amounts to fifteen hundred dollars a month, and of postal orders for the remittance of money home to more than four thousand dollars. With Our Soldiers in France That night a five-franc postal order was given to every man as part of his pay. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" There he changed three more postal orders; and then the Twins took their way to the bicycle shop, with hearts that beat high. The Terrible Twins The postal orders had not come, because the last lady, the lady with the title, had not paid her. The Helpmate Gwen's one sheet anchor of hope, to which she clung in a kind of desperation, was the thought of the postal orders that Grannie and Aunt Violet almost invariably sent at Christmas. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story When money is sent him by postal order, the letter-carrier puts the cash in his hands. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum "Oh, there'll be nothing very pretty inside, darling; it is probably a postal order for our quarter's money." The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls Don't you sometimes amuse yourself by sending postal orders to people whose addresses look pathetic in the telephone book, or by forgetting to take away the parcels you have bought in poor little shops? Living Alone He never went until December, when Maggie's postal orders left off coming. The Helpmate She now sent them the postal order, with a note saying that she hoped very soon to settle the remainder of the account, and begging them to wait a little longer. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story One morning Gus was much astonished to receive a letter containing a blank sheet of notepaper enfolding a postal order for £1. Acton's Feud A Public School Story It's just as I said, Daisy," she remarked, "only, no—it's not a postal order, it's a cheque. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls Even a diamond necklace or a few oranges or a five-shilling postal order would be something. Second Plays At last, suddenly, the postal orders and the letters ceased; for three weeks, four, five weeks. The Helpmate I sent him a postal order and an apology. The Belfry Communications containing cheques, postal orders, and stamps, have poured in upon me in one unceasing torrent. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 14, 1891 An invisible but observant little cherub notes this fact; and long afterwards a postal order for tenpence flutters down upon you from Olympus, marked "light allowance." The First Hundred Thousand I've been here over a week," said she, "and you've given me a pound and a postal order for ten shillings, which I had to ask for. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) She loved the curt little notes in which Majendie acknowledged the receipt of each postal order. The Helpmate I had his address, but the next day—the day after the match—was Sunday, so I couldn't get the postal order I had meant to send him. The Belfry SIRS,—Kindly despatch at once to the address given below a seasonable wedding gift, costing no more than the amount of the enclosed postal order. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 14, 1914 It was ordered by letter, and a postal order was enclosed. The Mysterious Affair at Styles So we got a two-shilling postal order and a stamp, and what was left of the money it was agreed we would spend in ginger-beer to drink success to trade. The Story of the Treasure Seekers I opened it with some vague notions of an eccentric millionaire and a fifty-pound note, but all I found was a postal order for four and sixpence. Round the Red Lamp What would he know of railway companies, of social movements, of telephone and telegraph wires, of the Parcels Delivery Company, and postal orders and the like? The Time Machine I wouldn’t even let him have the money to tip the hunt servants with, but sent it by postal order. Beasts and Super-Beasts It is quite certain that he invented a portable pillar-box, which he put up at corners in quiet suburbs on the chance of strangers dropping postal orders into it. The Innocence of Father Brown I have sent off the postal order to Laurie; he will be saved now. Wild Kitty Slap-up offices; thousands of letters a day full of postal orders; shutters up suddenly—and bunco! An Amiable Charlatan He enclosed postal orders for two pounds, the fee for one week's performance. The Foolish Lovers Mr. C. F. Spencer begs to present his compliments to Mrs. Shearne, and returns the postal order, because he doesn't see why he should have it. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Bob’s postal order, which had arrived that evening, was reposing in the breast-pocket of his coat. Mike You just go straight in, and I'll go on to the post office and send off the postal order to the dear old boy. Wild Kitty And having got to Gilhampton at last, he changed his five-pound note, bought four pound postal orders, and repeated his manoeuvre with nineteen pounds. The History of Mr. Polly A postwoman charged at Old Street Police Court admitted that she had swallowed a postal order and a pound Treasury note. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 They therefore beg to return the postal order, together with another for a like sum, and trust that this will meet with Mr. Spencer's approval. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Two minutes later the night was being made hideous by Jellicoe’s almost tearful protestations of gratitude, and the postal order had moved from one side of the dormitory to the other. Mike Bob's postal order which had arrived that evening, was reposing in the breast pocket of his coat. Mike and Psmith Mr. Martin looked up from his desk when they appeared, and requested his daughter to check a bundle of postal orders. The Postmaster's Daughter I spent about two pounds on sixpenny postal orders when the Limerick craze was on, and didn't win a thing. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories It was just here that Spencer regretted that he had sent back that five-shilling postal order. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories I might send it in postal order, not always certain. Business Hints for Men and Women Two minutes later the night was being made hideous by Jellicoe's almost tearful protestations of gratitude, and the postal order had moved from one side of the dormitory to the other. Mike and Psmith Thus he had told Dolores to back the draft, get it changed, and send the amount by a postal order to Germany, if the books and account should come, which he thought very doubtful. The Two Sides of the Shield You might return it to me in a postal order, for I want it badly. A Sweet Girl Graduate The enclosed was yet another postal order for five shillings. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Any sum may be sent by postal order, from one cent to one hundred dollars. Business Hints for Men and Women The day when he purchased the postal order was the proudest in his life. The Fortunate Youth "She has also sent me a postal order for your fare," continued Annie. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl But on the morrow there arrived for Polly a letter addressed in his handwriting—an envelope rather—which contained two postal orders, each for one pound, but not a word on the paper enfolding them. The Town Traveller His letters home were so cheerful at this point that a second postal order relieved the dwindling fortune of Spencer. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories On lines provided for the purpose and properly indicated, as in a postal order form, write the name and address of the person to receive the money, with the amount. Business Hints for Men and Women Send her a postal order two shillings, half a crown. Ulysses He did send Madame Riennes some money, partly out of pity—ten pounds in a postal order without any covering letter, a folly that did not tend to a cessation of her epistolatory efforts. Love Eternal Still the brother sent a postal order, and it became part of the system. Howards End You must either send back that postal order, or go and see the chap. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories Unaccounted for drafts, checks, postal orders, books, jewelry, medicine, everything, indeed, that the mails will agree to carry, may be found piled in that cemetery of lost communications, the Dead Letter Office. Business Hints for Men and Women Still, the brother sent a postal order, and it became part of the system.� Howards End I received this morning your postal order; your heart henceforth for me will be placed beyond all praise. The Island Pharisees Stephen changed the sovereign into a postal order, and sent it off to the people at Cadford. The Longest Journey At the end of each month he sent half the money he had received from Carter, simply enclosing postal orders in an envelope addressed to his wife. New Grub Street And then the egg-cup of ink would come off the dresser and the letter would be written, and Ma would buy a postal order on her way to work next morning. The Garden Party and Other Stories I knew the poverty of that underground room; and was made acquainted with the intense disappointment of both husband and wife when letters were received that did not contain the much-desired postal orders. London's Underworld |
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