MAIL NOTICES
(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails close as under:— Arthur’s Pass, Otira, Greymouth, Westport, Hokitika, and other offices, Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, » a.m,; guard’s van, 10 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 2.30 a.m. Express goods tram daily (except Saturday and Sunday), 4.» p.m.; late fee, guard’s van, 6 p.m., Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late fee. guards van, 7.25 р. also Nelson (letters only). Picton and Nelson (letters only), Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge. Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Parnassus), daily, 3 a.m.; guard’s van, 7.55 a.m. Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimate, Oamaru, Dunedin, express goodsr train daily. 7 p.m.; late fee, 7.45 p.m. Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedlh, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (expresses). Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 a.m.; late fee, 11.45 a.m.; guard’s van, 12.25 p.m. To-day (Friday), April 17 For North Island and Nelson district at 1.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard s /an, 7.10 p.m. train. Mails for Great Britain. Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Pitcairn Island, Central America, and South American Western States, via Panama, per Port flunter from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; ate fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van 7.10 n.m. train. Parcels at noon. Due London May 28. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also all States of South America, via Montevideo, per Malnoa at Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's Van, 7.10 D.m. train. Parcels noon. Due London iune 2. Saturday, April 18 For North Island and Nelson district, it 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.: guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 j.m. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Apia, Pago Pago, and Niue Isand, per Maui Pomare from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 с. guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, \pril 20. Mails for Tonga, per Port Whangarel 'rom Auckland, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee etters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.rn. rain Wednesday, April 22. Mails for Australian States, Egypt, -hina. Straits Settlements, Ceylon, India, :taly, Norfolk Island, South Africa, per Wanganella from Auckland, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Wednesday, April 22. Per Inland air-mail. 12.20 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Connects with Australla-Singapore-England airmail service. Due London May 11. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of \merlca, Canada, West Indies, and Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Falkland Islands, via Vancouver, also Fiji, longa, and Hawaii, per Aorangi from Auckland, per steamer express, close at i p.m., Friday, April 24; per inland air mail, Monday, April 27, at 12.20 p.m. Due London May 25. Correspondence will dso be accepted for dispatch by airmail services In Canada and United States >f America. Incoming Overseas Mails English and American mail, ex Mariposa :rom San Pedro, via Auckland, due April 19. , Australian mail, ex Wanganella from Sydney, via Auckland, due April 24. English mail, ex Tamaroa from London, /la Auckland, due April 25. English and American mall, ex .Makura irom San Francisco, due April 28. Air-Mall Services Air-mail correspondence for Great 3ritain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt, South \frlca, and Intermediate countries served jy Australla-Singapore-England air mail, Next dispatch, per Wanganella, April 23, it 12.20 p.m. Due London May 11. Air Malls Within New Zealand Air mails within New Zealand close at Post Office, Christchurch; Southjoiind, 10.10 a.m.; northbound, 12.20 p.m. F. W. FURBY, Chief Postmaster. MAIL REACHES LONDON The Chief Postmaster has received advice that mails which left Wellington on March 17, via San Francisco, arrived in London on April 15. RAILWAY TIMETABLE Express Trains Leave Christchurch For Invercargill—B.3s a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 11.2 p.m. Sunday (connects with Invercargill train at Dunedin). * For Dunedin—B.3s a.m. dally (except Sunday): 12.25 p.m. Wednesday and Friday: 11.2 p.m. Sunday. For Greymouth—lo a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday. ■ For Parnassus—7.ss a.m. daily (except Sunday). , „ For Culverden—B.4s a.m. dally (except Sunday). m For Waiau—B.4s a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Express Trains Reach Christchurch From Invercargill—7.lß a.m. Monday: 7.26 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. . From Dunedin—7.lß a.m. Monday; 5.10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 7.26 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. ~ , From Greymouth~s p.m. Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday. From Parnassus—s.sl p.m. daily (except S, From*Culverden— s.sl p.m. daily (except Sunday). _ , From Waiau—s.sl p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Passenger train connecting with steamer express service leaves Christchurch for Lyttelton 7.10 p.m. Additional express and night express trains will run during the Easter holiday period. . , For further information apply to any
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21760, 17 April 1936, Page 21
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