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UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION. MARCH 20, 1934. 2839 marins et psssagers embarques sur un m~me navire, soit A des personnes prenant part en com- mun A un voyage, peuvent ~tre trsites egalement d'apres les dis- positions des §§ 1 A 4. Dans ce css, les enveloppes collectrices doivent ~tre rev~tues de l'adresse du navire, de l'agence de naviga- tion ou de voyage, etc., a qui elles doivent ~tre remises. ARTICLE 147 Envois tombes en rebut. 1.- Avant de renvoyer a l'Ad- ministration d'ori~ne les corres- pondances non dlstribuees pour un motif quelconque, Ie bureau de destination doit indiquer d'une maniere claire et concise, en langue fran~aise, au verso de ces objets, la cause de la non-remise sous la forme suivante: inconnu, refuse, en voyage, parti, non reclame, decede, etc. En ce (lUi concerne les cartes postales et es imprimes sous forme de cartes, Ia cause de la non-remiseest indiquee sur Ia moitie droite du recto. Cette indicntion est fournie par I'application d'un timbre ou I'ap- position d'une etiquette. Chaque Administration a la faculte d'a- jouter la traduction, dans sa propre langue, de Ia cause de la non-remise et les autres indica- tions qui lui conviennent. Le bureau de destination doit biffer les indications de lieu qui Ie concernent et porter au recto de I'objet la mention "Retour" A cote de l'indication du bureau d'origine. Il doit, en outre, ap- pliquer son timbre A date au verso des lettres et au recto des cartes postaies. 2.-Le renvoi des correspon- dances tombees en rebut se fait, soit isolement, soit en une liasse speciale etiquetee "Rebuts". Les correspondances reCOffi- mandees tombees en rebut sont renvoyees au bureau d'echange du pays d'origine comme s'iI s'agissait de correspondances re- commandces adiriger sur ce pays. ors and passengers on board one and the same shi{>, or to persons taking part in a jomt voyage, may likeWIse be treated in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1 to 4. In that case, the collective envelopes shall be marked with the address of the ship, navigation or travel agencYl. etc., to which they are to be delivered. ARTICLE 147 Undeliverable articles 1. Before returning correspond- Undeliverable are hih1 b dI· dtlc\es. enceW c lasnot een eIvere for any reason to the Administra- tion of origin, the office of desti- nation shall indicate in a clear and concise manner, in the French language, on the back of such arti- cles, the cause of the non-delivery, Cause of nondelivery in the following form: Inconnu to he indicated. (unknown), Refus~ (refused), En voyage (traveling), Parti (re- moved), Nonrklam~ (unclaimed), Dked~ (deceased), etc. In the case of post cards and prints in the form of cards, the reason for the non-delivery is indicated on the right half of the front. That indication is furnished by Optional method. applying_ a stamp or affixing a label. Each Administration has the option of adding a translation in its own language of the cause of non-delivery, and any other indications which may be con- venient for it. The office of destination shall strike out the indications of place which concern it and place on the front of the articie the note Retour (return), beside the indication of the office of origin. It shall also apply its date stamp to the back of letters and the front of post cards. 2. Undelivered articles are re- Return. turned either singly or in a special bundle labeled Rebuts (dead mail matter). Re~stered articles which are undeliverable are returned to the exchange office of the country of ori~n as if it were a question of registered correspondence ad- dressed to that country.