MAIL NOTICE

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9885, 6 March 1901, Page 2

MAIL NOTICE

For Auckland to-morrow at 6.30 a.m CPO 8,80 p.m OPO und 7 p.m OPJ For paeroa and la Arena auiiy at 8.30 ajn and &.S0 p.m c and Mondaj, Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m For Komata daily at !>,30 a.m, For Waitekauti duMy at 8,30 a.m and Monday, Wednesday and /riday at 7 p,m £or K.arang«6ii«3, Wnikino, Waihi, eta, daily at b.SOa.m'and Monday Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m For Kopu, IMriri, Ouuhu and Hikutaiß dully at b 30 a.m For Aoagatete, Attenroe, and Katiknti cb Monday, Wednc ;acy and Friday at 7 p«ni tor iloinnsfilia, Rotorua, Uamiiton, and Waikato olßceß daily at 8.30 a.m. Fox Tanranga and ttay of Plenty offices on Monday, Wedneaday and Friday at 7 p.n> For NethertoD on Monday and Friday ut 8.30 a.m For Wbip'nbnkafau on Tmesday and S»twrdfty at 9,i6 a.m For Tapii k Waiomo Tuesday, TkuiEdays »»d Saturdays at 9.15 am Fox Maraboto Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8.30 For Taranaki, Kelson, Picton, Wellington, and Sonthera Forts, Sam: day at 7 p.m ClO For Gisborae, Napier, Wellington, etc. Friday at 3.30 p m CPO For Australian Colonies (per Mararoa) Saturday at 7 p.m CIO For Ueylun, Inaia, China, Japan Stiaita Settlements, Aden, buec, Mediterranean poita and Continent of Europe, Saturday at 7 p.m CPO JPor Cape Colony, Natal and other South African States, Saturday at 7 p.m CPO For ftew Calodonia Saturday at 7 p.m CPO J. X Coney, Chief Postmaster.

Tenders are required for the Broken Hill G.M. Co. at Waiomo for 200 feet of driving. Particulars in. another column, and tenders to be addressed to Mr McDonald Scott in Auckland.

The Rev. F. W. Walker, vicar of Ellerslie, has written to the school committee asking permission to impart religious instruction to the schollars, and for the use of one of the rooms for that' pm-pose. His request was granted. When shall we have the pleasure of announcing that a Thames clergyman has made a similar request to that of the Rev. Mr Walker.

Old age pensions have been paid as follows on the Ist inst: Auckland £647, Wellington 235, Christchurch 540, Dunedin £497.

The Wellington Ratepayers Association has drawn up a platform which includes the municipalisation of Slectric light and gas works.

The attendance of the public at the hearing of the assault cases in the police court this morning was much larger than usual. A number of witnesses arrived from Auckland this morning; by the s.s. Tanawha. A lad was charged at the court this morning with riding on the footpath in Tararu. The Bench discharged him with a caution as it was his first offence. • " , A peculiar feature of the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup is that while Wakeful annexed the former Dreamland was victorious in the latter. The experiences of the New Zealand horses engaged is somewhat suggestive of a nightmare to the unfortunate backers of the candidates from the colony! We have been requested to state that a sweeping reduction sale for fourteen days has now been commenced by W.. S. Wylie. Before opening out now goods and large shipment^ for which room must be made and cash raised. Enormous concessions will be given to cash buyers. Orders from the cot-iistry will be promptliy attended to. —Advt. A Tapu correspondent writes: "A sorrowful procession left the residence, of Mr Walter Plummer at Tapu, the occasion being the conveying to the cemetery the remains of EdAvard Francis Holt, infant son of Mr David Holt, of this place. The funeral was largely attended, showing the sympathy of the residents with the bereaved parents. The obsequies was performed (in the absence of a clergyman) by Capt. Newby, J.P., who read the beautiful service for the dead in an impressive manner. The ceremony concluded by singing the hymn "Safe in the arms of Jesus," by the school children,. The coffin was conveyed to its last resting place by two relays of young girls.