MAIL NOTICES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 59, 10 March 1911, Page 4

MAIL NOTICES.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

Wellington, Northern and Southern Offices: Per Pateena, at 10 a.m. Nelson, Westpprt. Greymouth, and Hokitika: Per Arahura, at 3.30 p.m. Vancouver and other1 parts of Canada, and United States of America, Hawaiian Islands, Philippine Islands, and Japan; also, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Vancouver (due in London, April 18th), per s.s. MakuLpa, from Suva: Per Pattena, at 10 a.m. Wellington, Northern and' Southern Offices. Per Opawa, at noon. MONDAY, MARCH 13. Nelson, West-port* > Greymouth, and Hokitika Offices: Per Pateena, at 7.15 P'm TUESDAY, MARCH 14. Wellington, Northern and Southern Offices: Per Pateena, at 3.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. Wellington, Northern and Southern Offices: Per Arahura, at 3.30 p.m. Nelson ; Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika .Offices: Per Pateena,. at 7.15 p.m.

An extraordinary mishap j occurred at Barry Docks, near Cardiff, re- • cently The huge sliding [ caisson in the passage between Nos. 1 and 2 • docks suddenly collapsed and sank to the bottom of the lock In consequence of the accident a. dozen vessels were iirprisoned in No. 2 dock. The . caisson was constructed fifteen years ago, and an ■enormous and intricate mass of machinery is involved in the mishap, the caisson having served as lock gate 3 between the two docks mentioned. At the time of the occurrencej the caisson, which weighs about 1000 tons, Was in process of removal to <a neighboring dry dock, and1 had been taken out of its chamber in the side of the lock wall. The structure had hardly been started on its. journey when it heeled over, and sank. Thei;e is only one other such caisson in Great Britain.

An Aberdeen taxi-driver has succeeded in growing a carrot which bears so complete a resemblance to the human foot that it has a corn on the big toe.

An agricultural curiosity in th< shape of a three-legged lamb ha) been born at Send, Surrey. The offspring is in perfect health, experiencing no apparent difficulty in getting about. During the Russian Christmas holidays, 3000 arrests for drunkenness were, made in St. Petersburg.