MAIL NOTICES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22336, 25 February 1938, Page 17

MAIL NOTICES

(Supplied by the' Postal Department.) Mails will close, at the Chief Post Office, Christchurch, as under:— Arthur’s Pass, Otira, Greymouth. Westport. Hokitika, and other offices, dally, 9 a.m..; guard’s van, 10 a.m.; daily, 1 a.m.; also Nelson (letters only). Express goods train daily (except Saturday and Sunday), 4.45 p.m.; late fee, guard’s van, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 5.25 p.m.; late fee. guard’s van. 7.25 p.m. Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Clarence Bridge. Kekerangu, and Seddon (via Parnassus), daily G a.m.; guard’s van, 7.55 a.m.

Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru, Waimatc, Oamaru. and Dunedin, express goods daily, 7 p.m,; late fee letters, 7.45 p.m.

Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and intermediate offices (expresses), Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7.30 a.m.; mail van, 8.35 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 11.10 a.m.: late fee letters, 11.45 a.m.; guard’s van, 12.25 p.m. Best dispatch for Great Britain. Port Wyndham, Saturday, February 26, 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. To-day (Friday), February 25 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m. Saturday, February 26 For North Island, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 5 p.m. Mails for Victoria, South and West Australia, and Tasmania, via Melbourne, per Maunganui from Bluff, close at 8 p.m. Letters only, Sunday, 7.30 p.m., guard's van, 11.2 p.m. Mails for Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, per Matua from Auckland, close per steamer express at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.85 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Per inland air mail, 9 a.m. Monday. February 28. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, via Cape Horn, per Port Wyndham from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.66 p.m.; late fee, guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Per Inland air mall Monday, February 28, 9 a.m. Due London April I. Outgoing Overseas Mails Mails for Australian States, Egypt China. Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Italy, India, and South Africa, per Awatea from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; Hate fee letters, 5.56 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train Monday, February 2a. Parcels, 4 p.m. By Inland air mail, Tuesday, March 1, 9 a.m. Connects with Auslralia-Slnga-pore-England air-mail services. Due London March 17. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland,' and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspimdence only), also Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, also Jamaica and Pitcairn Island, per Akaroa from Wellington, close at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.50 p.m.; guard's van, 7.10 p.m. train, Monday, February 28. By Inland air mall. Tuesday, March 1, 9 a.m. Due London April 4.

Mails for Chatham Islands, per Tees, from Lyttelton, close 1 p.m,: guard's van, 2.10 p.m. train Monday, February 28. ' Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, per Walwera from Lyttelton, close at noon; guard’s van, 1.15 P.m. train, Wednesday, March 2. Due London April 1.

Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, West Indies, Mexico, via San Pedro, also Fiji, Hawaii, Apia, Pago Pago. Falkland Islands, and Japan, per .Mariposa from Auckland, close per steamer express, 5'25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train, Saturday, March 5. By inland air mail, Monday, March 7. 9 a.m. Due London April 1. Correspondence will also be accepted for dispatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Incoming Overseas Malls Australian mall, ex Wanganella from Sydney, via Auckland, due March 1. Australian mall, ex Awatea "iron# Sydney, due March 2. English mall, cx Mahana from London, due 'March 3. English and American mail, ex Aorangl from Vancouver, via Auckland, due March 8. Air-Mall Services Air mall correspondence for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Egypt. South Africa, and Intermediate countries served by Auslralla-Slngaborc-England airmail: Next dispatch, per Awatea from Wellington closes at 5.23 p.m,; late fee letters, 5.65 p.m.i guard’s van, 7,i0 p.m. train Motii F ®kruary 28. By inland alf mall, March 1, 0 a.m. Due London March 17. F. W. FURBY. 1 Chief Postmaster. INDIA TO MALAYA lid AIR MAIL (cxtiZD pftESS association—coptataat.) LONDON, February 23. Inaugurating the lid air mair'lTom India to Malaya, the Imperial Airways flying-bopt Centurion left Southampton with five tons of mail. It is intended that there shall be four malls weekly from England, two continuing to Singapore, pending the opening of the Tlngland-Australia service.