MAIL NOTICES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 313, 28 September 1908, Page 10

MAIL NOTICES.

Subject to necessary alteration, mails close at tho Chief Post Office, Wellington, as follow:—

THIS DAY. New Plymouth and Auckland, per Manawatu train, G. 30 a.m. ilotueka, per Manaroa,' 2.20 p.m. Blenheim, por Opawa, 7.45 p.m. ' Blenheim, per AVaihi, 7.15 p.m. Blenheim, per Blenheim, 7.45 p.m.Rarotonga, Tahiti, and Penrliyn Islands, to connect with Navua at Auckland, per Manawatu train, 6.30 a.m. Picton, Blenheim, French Pass,' Waikawa -uay, and Nelson,' per Penguin, 11.50 a.m. Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, per Talune 3.20 p.m. -i Southern office's of. New 'Zealand, per Maori, G p.m. . ' . , TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. New Plymouth aud Auckland also Fiji, lanmng Island, Canada, United States, Continent of . Europe, and United Kingdom (due London, November 4), per Mauapourj.i from Auckland, to connect with Aorangi.at Fiji, per Manawatu train, 6.30 a.m. Nelson, Wcstport, Greymouth; and Hokitika. per Mapourika, 4.20 p.m. ■ Southern offices of Now Zealand, per Monowai, 4.20 p.m... Southern' offices of .'New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m. ■ . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. Westport and Greymouth, per.'Kaituna, 11 a.m. Picton, ■ Blenheim, and Nelson,. per Pateena 11.50 a.m. ' Havolock aud Bays, per Manaroa, 2.20 p.m. New Plymouth and Auckland, per Takapuna 4.20 p.m. , •' " . , ' Southern offices of, New Zealand and' Chatham Islands, per Maori; 6 p.m. Kaikoura, per Wakatu,' 3.20 p.m.. ' THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1; Southern-offices.of Now Zealand, also Australian States (due Melbourne October 10)7 por Ulimaroa, 3.20 p.m. ■ Napior, Gisborne, aud Auckland, also. Australian btates (duo Sydney, October 9). per Wimmera, 3.20.p.m. . 1 ■ Southern otiices of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m. Mails for Australian States close at Auckland, per Mokoia, this day, at'4.ls p.m., and at Ulult, por Waikare, at '8 p.m. The next best dispatch for Canada and United States,of America, United Kingdom/and Connnent of Europe, will be'via Vancouver, clos« ing at Wellington, per Manawatu train, tomorrow,- at 6.30. a.m., _ Mails fot -Rarotonga, Tahiti, and -Penrhyu Islands close at Auckland, per Navua, to-mor-row at 10.45 a.m. All books' and 6ample-packets and newspapers for. places within the Dominion must be posted half an hour before the ordinary lettor-Siail closes. " ■ ' Unless 'otherwise specified, registered .letters and parcels-post packages must bo handed iii and' money-orders obtained one hour beforo tho ordinary mail closes. J. A. HUTTON, .. "ni-t t, Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, Septomber 28, 190 S.

Mr. Leo Buokeridge and Miss HardingeMaltby are giving an "Invitation Recital" on October-16 at St. Peter's Hall, the programme being a musical and elocutionary one. Miss Hardinge-Maltby is contributing sevoral items, the chief of. which will be two recitations with musical accompaniment played by Miss-Muriel Pringlo; and Mr. Eric Lyon (pupil of Miss Malt-by), is to recite "a humorous monologue. lii addition t-o tho ballad-singmg of Mr. Leo Buckeridge, Mr Stewart M'Lcan. ('cellist) . will play some solos, and vocal assistanco-will also bo given by tho following: Messrs. R.. G; Blow,'Cvril Blundell, J. Bowman, 11. Marx, Thompson and a new contralto," Miss Nora Natusch. Tho finest walk in the British Isles is probably the walk from Bcauly up Glen Ait'ric, and down to Loch Duich on the west coast, through tho, savago pass, of Glen Lichd, Impending over Glen Afl'rio on the north are tho giants of iniddlo Ross, tho peaks of Mam Soul and Cam Iljigo dominating a long range of 3000 ft. peaks. Northwards and southwards, and still moro to the west, the 3000-footers throng. In the valleys almost the solo inhabitants arei ' the ted deer and the roeon the tops tho eagle and the Killfox are much oft-ener met with than human' creatures.—Dr. iirnest D. Baker, in "Scottish Review."