MAIL NOTICES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1633, 27 December 1912, Page 7

MAIL NOTICES.

Subject to necfe'sary alterations, madlowill, close at tho. Chief .Poet Office, as.under:— „„ _ :

TO-DAY, FRIDAY, DECEJIBER 27. Wanganui and New Plymouth, also Manawatu, Rangitikci, and Taranaki districte, per Manawatu train (Thorndoa . Station), 6.30 a.m. ...

Wanganui and Manawdtu, and Rangitikei districts, per Manawatu train': (Thorndon Station),. 3.15 p.m.

Woirarapa district, -per Wairarapa train (Lanibton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawkc's Bay district,, per Mannwatu train (Thorndon Station), 8 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. , . Auckland and district, also New Plymonth and WanKonui, per. Main' Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 10.50. a.m. Auckland and Auckland district,, per second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 7.45 p.m. „ , , „ , Macquarie Islands,, per Eachacl Cohen, 3 p.m. '. Parcel mail for South America, via Monte Vidco,""also Tenoriffe, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, per lonic, .9 a.m. .. , South America, via Monte Video,, and Tencriffe, also United Kingdom ' and. Continent, of Europe (duo London February 8), Scr lonic, 10 a.m. ■ Correspondence for nitcd Kingdom and Continent <Of Europe must bo specially Addressed. ' Ceylon, India, China; Japan, Straits. Settleniente, South Africa, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Brindisi (duo London January 31), per Maunganui, 3.30 p.m. Money-orders must be obtained two hours before tho advertised time of closing the mails. Australian States, (due Sydney December 31), per Maungauui. 3.30 p.m.' Money-orders must be obtained two hours' before the advertised time of closing the mails. Picton, Blenheim, French Pas's, and Kelson, per Patcena, 11.50 a.m.' Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Southern l '"offices of New Zealand, also Australian States .(due Melbourne January 4), per Mocraki, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of, Ne- Zealand and Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, por Maori, 6.15 p.m. ' Nelson, Westport, Eeefton. Greymouth, Hokitika, per Alexander, 4.20 p.m. Blenheim, por Opawa, 7.45 p.m. ; The nert best dispatch for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe will be' via Brindisi, closing at per 8.6. Maunganui, this day, at 3.30 p.m. ' MONDAY, DEOEMBEK 29. Tonga, Samoa,, and Fiji, to connect with fl.s. Atua at Auckland, per Main Trunk train, 10.50 a.m. ; The neit best dispatch for Canada, United .States of America, Central America, and West indios will bo via Earotonga, Tahiti, and Ban Francisco, closing at Wellington, per Aorongi, on Friday, January 3,-at 5 p.m. . On , Wednesday, January 1, (New Year's Day), the Postal Department will be.cloEed In all its branches. On tho above-named days. mails dispatched by steamers will close at 6.30 a,m., also mails by trains for the' Wairarapa, Taranaki, Wanganui, Kangitikei, Monawatu, Hawke's Bay, .and Auckland districts will close at 6.30 a.m. There will not be any clearances of the eity receivers or deliveries by letter-carriers on the above-named day. On Tuesday, December 31, there will bo a delivery by the letter-carriers in the letter-carriers' room, on the first-floor entrance, Featherston Street,. from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m., and the Parcels Department will be open from 8.30 to 9J6 p.m.; also a.delivery over the public counter at the Chief Post Office from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. of correspondence addressed to the Post Office only. On Tuesday, December 31, extra clearances will be made as follow: All city receivers will be cleared at 6 p.m.; Wellington South. Kiibirnie, and Hataltai receivers at 5 p.m., and suburban ones «t 4.30 o.m. All books and samnlc-packets and newspapers for places within the Dominion must bo nosted half an houir before tho ordinary letter-mail closes.

UnleEis otherwise specified, registered let tors and parcels-poet packages must." be handed in acd money-orders obtained one hour before the ordinary mail .closes.

All the principal malls by train and steamer close at To Aro and Oourtenay Place Post Offices at the same hours as at the Chief Post Office, with the exception that thero is no late-fee clearance, and that molls bf the ferry steamers for southern offices, also mails for Auckland and Auokland district by second main jtrunk train close at 6 p.m. ' I). MILLEB, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, . December 27, 1912. WIRELESS. Radio Office, Wellington.—The steamers Maheno (Sydney to Auckland), Maunganui (Wellington to Sydney), Moeraki (Wellington to Lyttolton), lonic (Wellington to London), and Victoria (Wellington to Lyttclton), should be within wireless range this evening. ' - W3fh'\th© westerly winds Mowing, A\n<l the coming chilly change, Wow Ifoere is no knowing If -'twill' throat or lungs derange; And wJkhi you know for certain, ■ Bcang certain is being sure, Then Afltutre lifts her curtain, And, i»is*v'Wwd«' Ptppwmwt Ctuc," x. nga