TELEX, FAX AND E-MAIL　电传、传真及电子邮件

TELEX 1, FAX AND E-MAIL

     电传、传真及电子邮件

Ⅰ. Telex

     电传

     Introduction

     Telex is a teletypewriter exchange service. It is conducted between two parties that have access to a teletypewriter. Telex service is now still used in some foreign economic and trade departments and corporations in China as well as in other countries and areas in the world as a mode of communication though it is not as advantageous 2 as Fax (facsimile). It has the following long points:

     (1) It is much faster than a letter.

     (2) It is cheaper than an international telephone call and can provide a written record of the message and the reply.

     (3) It is a 24-hour service and the messages can be received unattended.

1. The Layout

     电传格式

     04/30 13:45 (date and time of sending)

     43407 ALFIT HX (receiver's telex number)

     23224 MAIEC CN (sender's telex number)

     L/C 3324 AMOUNT SHORT US $174 PLS

     AMEND 3 BY FAX ASAP ENABLING CATCH

     SS DONGFENG SAILING MAY 8TH. RGS.

     Machinery 4 & Equipment I/E Corp. /Xi'an

     (sender's name)

     43407 ALFIT HX

     23224 MAIEC CN

2. Composing Telex Messages

     电传文稿的拟写

     Teletypewriters print in capital letters only. Telex calls are charged on a time basis. To minimize the cost of telex transmission, one should learn to make the message as brief or concise 5 as possible, using short words that require less time in transmitting.

     The following are generally accepted telex abbreviations:

     ABT ABOUT

     ABV ABOVE

     ACC (ACCR) ACCORDING

     ACCT (AC, A/C) ACCOUNT

     ACPT ACCEPT

     ADD ADDITION

     ADDS (ADS, ADRS) ADDRESS

     AIR AIRMAIL

     AMD AMEND

     AMDMT AMENDMENT

     AMT AMOUNT

     ANS (ANSR) ANSWER

     A/O AT ONCE

     A/S AT SIGHT

     ASA AS SOON AS

     ASAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

     ATTN ATTENTION

     B/D BANK DRAFT

     BIZ (BZ) BUSINESS

     B/L (BL) BILL OF LADING

     CANB CAN BE

     CANT CANNOT

     C/M CASE MARK

     CN CHINA

     CNL CANCEL

     CO COMPANY

     C/O CARE OF

     COD CASH ON DELIVERY

     C/OFA COUNTER OFFER

     COOP COOPERATION

     CORP CORPORATION

     D/A (DA) DOCUMENTS AGAINST ACCEPTANCE

     DCMTS (DOS) DOCUMENTS

     D/D DEMAND DRAFT

     D/P (DP) DOCUMENTS AGAINST PAYMENT

     DZ (DOZ) DOZEN

     ETA ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

     ETD ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE

     ETS ESTIMATED TIME OF SAILING

     EX EXAMPLE

     EXP EXPORT

     FOB FREE ON BOARD

     FYF FOR YOUR FILE

     FYI FOR YOUR INFORMATION

     FYC FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

     FYR FOR YOUR REFERENCE, FOR YOUR RECORDS

     GDS GOODS

     GW GROSS WEIGHT

     IMP IMPORT

     IVO IN VIEW OF

     IYF IN YOUR FAVOUR

     KG(S) KILOGRAM(S)

     LB POUND

     L/C LETTER OF CREDIT

     L/G LETTER OF GUARANTEE

     LTD LIMITED

     LTR LETTER

     MAX MAXIMUM

     MIN MINIMUM

     N AND

     NT/WT (NW) NET WEIGHT

     OZ OUNCE

     PC PIECE

     PCS PIECES

     PCT(%) PERCENT

     PLS PLEASE

     QLY QUALITY

     QT QUART

     QTN QUOTATION

     QTY QUANTITY

     QUTN (QTN) QUOTATION

     R ARE

     RCPT RECEIPT

     RCV RECEIVE

     RCVD RECEIVED

     S/C SALES CONFIRMATION (or: SALES CONTRACT)

     SHP SHIP

     SHPD SHIPPED

     SHPG SHIPPING

     SHPMT (SHPT) SHIPMENT

     TKS THANKS

     TKU THANK YOU

     TLX TELEX

     TT TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER

     U YOU

     UNRCVD UNRECEIVED

     UOS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

     UR YOUR

     USC UNDER SEPARATE COVER

     V WE

     WL WILL

     W/O WITHOUT

     WZ WAS, WITH

     YL YOUR LETTER

     YM YOUR MESSAGE

     YR (UR) YOUR

     YT YOUR TELEX