MAIL NOTICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2703, 24 February 1916, Page 8

MAIL NOTICES

Subject to nccessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Office, as under:—

THIS DAY (THURSDAY), FEBRUARY 24. Wanganul, Now Plymouth, also Manaffate, Itangitikel, and Taranaki districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station). 7.50 a.m. Wanganui, also Manawatu and Rangitl. kel districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 3.15 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train CUambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's Bay district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station) 820 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. Auckland and district, also New Ply. mouth, Wanganui, and Napier, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 12.20 pm PalmcrsUm North, Napier, Wanganui' Auckland, and Auckland district, per second Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station) 8 p.m. (except Saturdays). Napier and Gisborne, per Viotoria, 3.20 p.m. I'arcel mail for Australian States and Che East, per Manuka, 2.J0 p.m. States (due Sydney Fcbruorv 28), (Expeditionary Forces, Egypt), per iißiiukft, 3.50 p.m. 'Ceylon,. India, China, Japan, Btraita Bet. tlemonts, Egypt, and South Africa, per Manuka, 3.30 p.m. Money-orders must bo obtained one hour before the advertised time of closing t.ho mails. Greymoutli,-Hokitika, and Reefton, ver i Kegulus, 4.20 p.m. I Nelson, French I>mb. Havelock, Iteefton and Westport, per Nikau, 4.20 p.m. bouthern offices of New Zealand, also Groymouth and Hokitika, per Mararoa, 615 P.m. j Blenheim, Havelock, and Picton, via Blen. neim, per Opawa, 7.45 p.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. Picton, Blenheim, Havelock, French Paes Nelson, Reefton, and Westport, per Pateena, 11.60 a.m. Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealaad, per Tarawcra, 4.20 p.m. Nelson, R-eefton, and Westport, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. Southern offlces of New Zealand, also Weßtport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Reef, ton, per Maori, 6.15 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26. Nelson, French Pass, Havelock, Blenheim and Westport. per Nikau, 1.20 p.m. ' Southern offices of New Zealand, also Greymoutlr and Hokitika, per Mararoa 7.45 p.m. ' SUNDAT, FEBRUARY 27. Australian States and South Africa (to eonnect with Westralia at Auckland), per Main Trunk train, 8 p.m. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28. South i America, articles by parcel-post also newspapers for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe. REMINDERS. Mails for Australian States and flouth Africa close at Auckland, pet- We<itrnlin on Monday, February. 28. at 4.15 p.m' Aa correspondence lor all neutral countries to subject to censorship u urged Si order to avoid delays, that such co'rrea. Pondence be posted In ample time for thn mall the day previous to its dl3Potch if possible. u Parcels for dispatch by steamers and trains, with the exception of the usual ferry steamers for southern offices, close at the Chief Post Office, Wcllineton T™ IwwbjJiOTe the advertised times of closing A. P. LItTDEJT, n .. . phief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, February 24, 1916.

An officer on board the steamer Baron Ogilvy, which recently arrived at Duned"!, stated that tho feeling' amongst the better classes in America was strongly on the side of the Allies hilt —and tho ■ inevitable qualification followed—there was a very large German element and a great amouut of German capital that had to he considered. The speaker remarked that American neutrality is probably more valuable to the Allies than her actual intervention would he. As o. concrete illustration in support of this opinion, lie stated that ill one period of six months last year at least one vessel left New Orleans every day, conveying about 1000 mules to some port of the Allied countries.