MAIL NOTICES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18604, 1 February 1926, Page 14

MAIL NOTICES.

(Supplied by the I'cstal Department.) Mails closa as ander;— To-day (Monday), February Ist. For Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Usited States of America. Canada, also South America, .Mexico, and "West Indies, via San Francisco, per Makura, closing at Wellington February 2nd at 2 p.m., at 5.10 p.m.; lato fee letters, 5.-15 p.m.; guard's van, 6.50 p.m. train. Due London about' March For Cool; Islands (includfus Earotongn, Aitutaki, Mauke, Atiu, Manahikl, Mangaia, and I'enrhyti), also Tahiti, per Makura. closing at Wellington February 2nd, _nt 2 ]>. m.; at 5.15 p.m.; lato fee letters, 5.-15 p.m.; guard's van. 0.50 p.m. train.^ For northern ports at 5.13 p.m.; late fee letters 5.45 p.m.; guard's van, G.SU p.m. train. Parcels 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 2nd , For northern ports, at 5.15 p.m., late fee letters, 5.45 p.m.; guard's van (i.50 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. For Kaikoura, per Cygnet, at 3 p.m.; late fee letters, 3.15 p.m.; guard's van, 4.5 p.m. train. Incoming Overseas Mails. Makura left Sydney for Wellington on January 2Sth. She has thirty-three bags of mail for Christchurch. Duo Christehurch February 2nd. Fifteen bags of English letters, ex Aorangi. from Vancouver, will arrivo in Christchurch on February 2nd; news portion due in Christchurch about February 4tb. Manuka left Melbourne for Bluff on January 27th. Sho carries IS.'! bags of mail, and four parcel receptacles for Christchurch, including 157 bags from beyond. Mail due in Christchurch about February 2nd. Outgoing Overseas Mails. Mails for Chatham Islands, per Tees at. Timaru, close at Christchurch on the -Ith ins', at 7..10 a.m.; guard's van, 5.50 a.m. Mails which left Wellington on December Bth, per Makura. via San Francisco, arrived in London on January Bth. Mails which left Auckland on December 22nd, per Aorangi, via Vancouver, arrived in London on January 23rd. Mails for Australian States, South. Africa, and the East, per. Marama, at Wellington, closo at Christchurch on February 4th, at 5.15 p.m. H. P. DONALD. Chief Postmaster.

A NEW MOTOR-SHIP. THE NORDVARD. A somewhat unexpected arrival at Lyltelton yesterday was the new Swedish motorship Nordvard, -from Galveston, Port Arthur, and New Orleans, with case oil and.general cargo. Now on her second voyage, tho Nordvard represents the very latest in motor cargocarriers. She was built at Malmo, Sweden, last year, and is a fine, roomy ship of 4111 tons. Her dimensions are: Length 375 ft, beam 43.9 ft, depth 27ft, and sho is propelled by n four-cyclo Diesel engine o£ 2700 h.p. -On her present voyage sho has averaged 11 knots per hour. Her accommodation for both officers and crew is excellent. There is a small refrigerating plant for the ship's stores, and tho quarters aro heated by steam radiators. The winches and steering gear and all auxiliary machinery aro driven by electricity. The Nordvard is commanded by Captain S. Ncdlend. She loft New Orleajis on December 29th, cleared tho Canal on January"" 6th, and had an uneventful voyage to Lyttelton. A westerly gale was experienced on Saturday, which delayed the vessel fo/ a few hours. The vessel has cargo for discharge here, and at Brisbane, Sydnoy, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle. Sho has case oil, sulphur in bulk and bag, and general cargo. A peculiar position in regard to her call at Lyttelton is that sho has only 51J tons of general cargo to discharge here. When she sailed sho had aboard a large quantity of case oil for both Lyttelton and Timaru, but-this cargo has, during the past few days, been diverted to Australian ports. . It is surmised that _ the sudden activity by tho oil companies in the distribution of benzine in bulk has resulted in the Nordvard's cargo not being required here.