MAILS CLOSE TO DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12146, 25 May 1925, Page 2

MAILS CLOSE TO DAY

Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, per Navua at Auckland, per Main Trunk train —11.20 a.m., noon. Picton, Havelock, and Blenheim, via Picton, per Arahura —Noon, 12.15 p.m. Parcel mail for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, also Pitcairn Island and Cristobal (Panama Canal), closes C.P.O. at 3 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe; also Pitcairn Island. Cristobal (Panama Canal), Central America, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela. Republic of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, per Argyllshire—4 p.m., 5 p.m. Mails reach London approximately July 3rd. Correspondence per Argyllshire must be specially addressed. The best dispatch to Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe closes at Wellington on Tuesday, May 26th, per R. Tahiti, via San Francisco, due London June 23i«l Nelson, French Pass, and Havelock (including Upper Pelorus Sound); lettermails for Blenheim, Reefton and Westport and express transit-paid parcels not exceeding 111 b in weight each parcel; also correspondence for the undermentioned bays, "per oil-launcli at Havelock: Bulwer, Crail Bay, Elaine Bay, Hopai, Manaroa, Port Bigar, Te Puru, Wakatahuri, and Waitata Bay; also private bags for Pohuenui, Okoha, Homewood, Anakoha, Clova Bay, Waimaru, Brightlands, Eli Bay, and Titirangi estate, per Nikau— 5 p.m.. 5.15 p.m. Southern Offices of New Zealand, including Kaikoura; also mails and parcels for Greymoutk, Hokitika, and Reefton, and mails'for Westport and express transit-paid parcels not exceeding 111 b in weight each parcel, per Wamne—o p.m , 6.45 p.m. Late-fee box at gates to ferry wharf (at steamer) 7.30 p.m. TUESDAY. Parcel mail for America, Rarotonga and Tahiti, per Tahiti, closes C.P.O. at 11 a.in. Great Britain and Ireland, Continent of Europe; United States of America, Canada, Mexico, West Indies, via San Francisco, per Tahiti—2 p.m., 2.30 p.m. Mail due London about June 23rd. Money-orders must bo obtained by noon. Cook Islands (including Rarotonga, Aitu. taki, Mauke, Atiu, Maniliiki, Penrhyn, Mungaia); also Tahiti, per Tahiti—2 P*“*s 2.30 p.m. Money-orders must be obtained by noon. Note.—-Newspaper rate of jiostage to United States of Id for the first four ounces and id for each succeeding two ounces WEDNESDAY. Parcel mail for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, also Monte Video and Teneriffe, closes C.P.O. at 3 p.m. Great Britain and Ireland and Continent of Europe; also Monte Video and Tenenffe. per Raranga at Lyttelton, per Wahine—4 p.m., 5 p.m. MuiU reach London approximately July sth. Correspondence per Raranga must be specially addressed. The best dispatch to Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, closes at Wellington on Tuesday, May 26th, per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Francisco, due London, June 23rd. FRIDAY. Australian States; Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt and South Africa, per Ulimaroa—lo a.in, 11 am. INCOMING- OVERSEA MAILS. (Arrival dates approximate only.) R-M-S. Niagara left Vancouver for Auckland on May v6tli. She carries mails tor Wellington from America and Great Britain * mail due hero May 26th. S. UlimaToa left Sydney for Wellington, on May 22nd. She carries 90 bags Australian -mail, 214 bags from beyond Australia, and 27 parcel-receo-tacle® for vYcllixigtein; here Mav 2Gth. S.s. Maunganni left Sytlney for Auckl«n« °n May , 22nd. She carries 13 bags Australian mail and 13 parcel-receptacles' for Wellington; mail due May 27th, MAILS CLOSE DAILY, ‘Sundays Excepted.) Southern Offices, per ferry steamer, 6 p m., late fee 730 p.m. (late-fee box at gates to ferry wharf). Wanganui and Rangitikei District 8 a.m (lata fee railway-station 10 a.m.) 11.20 a.ra (late fee C.P.O. noon, railwayC Po n 4 i5 W pm m-) ' a “ d 4 pm - late «e fl «m Y aT ! d Taranaki District. 9 a ; m ;, r ate fee railway station 10 ato ) and 11.20 a.m.. late tee C.P.O aoon rai wny station 12.i0 p.m ' Nnpisr and Dawko's Llay District a am.. 11.20 a.m date fee C.f O 'J railway station 12.40 p.m.), and 4 pm’ (late fee C.P.O 4.1.1 p.m.). PW ' Wangabui and Napier. > p.m Wairarapa District. 3 a m.. 6am a p m. : late foe, 3.1 S p.m? ’ 6 am - a Menawatu Distriot, 7.30 a.m. and 4 P in (late fee C.P O. 4.15 P m ) * i, ‘SLSSSXS&. T 8» a™.; Puke and Palmerston North. 11.20 a.m {i a 55 fee p- ‘F.O noon, railway station 12.40 p.m.), and letter mails only close fee 1 p e o Ce J‘ Saturday, at S p.m. (late imtmn) 0 ' 6 Pm - n ° fate f6e •* railway* g mails for Auckland and district, d- C McCREA, Chief Post Office, Chief Post,aaster ' Wellington, May 35th, 1925.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. lu view of the fact of *o many orders for British vessels going abroud, tiie launch of the Itel Albert from Messrs Swan, Hunter, and Wig-ham Richardsons shipyard at Waiisend recently is of interest. Tho vessel, which is to carry 4660 tons, is tho first of four ordered from this firm by Messrs L. Dens and Co., Antwerp. Tripie-expansion engines will be supplied by the Wnllsend Slipway and Engineering Company. Sir George Hunter, in proposing the toast of the vessel, which was launched by Mr G. Hardy, London, said that while they were lamenting the tact «ii so many British orders* going abroad, it was very gratifying that Belgian owners had placed orders for four ships with British builders. Dutch builders hud keenly competed for the work. The vessels would trade between Antwerp, ttm Tyne and Italy. He thought the owners were wise in adopting steam engines for that cla6s of vessel. Mr G. Hardy, in responding for tie owners, said he was very pleased <l:at the order for the vessels had been placed in England. They hnd serious competition from the Continent, but the chief reason they had placed the order in England ancl Tyneside was that they werj confident they would get first-oUs« vessels and workmanship. The Germans had cut right into British shipbuilding, but they had not heard the last of diat vet.

tons—surpassed only by New York, making it second largest in the United States. Tho cargoes of San Francisco in 1924 were valued at more than (wo billion dollars, being conservatively estimated at 2,240,000,000 dollars. This included all water-borne commerce, both foreign aud domestic. A compilation made by (lie San Francisco Chamber of Commerce shows that in the past five years San Francisco has handled 43 per cent, of the foreign trade of the Pacino Coast. Expressed in figures, it shows that since 1920 of the entire Pacific Coast foreign trado of 3,800,000.000 dollars, San i rnncisco handled 1.00,600,000' dollars* worth.