MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7890, 21 December 1903, Page 1

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places aa fender, eubject to the necessary alterationa : — , Mails per' expresa to Dunedin and South close daily at 10.30 a.m.; late fee, i.e., letters ' bearing Id additional stamp, 10.40 a.m.; also en mail van, up to 11 a.in. ; books and newspaper*. 10 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 91. Tor Northern Porta and Weetport, per Koto»ahana, at 7.20 p.m.; late fee letters, 7.35 p.m.; guard's van, 6.35 p.m. train. TUESDAY, DtECEMBER 22. San Fxancisoo Mail. For Samoa, Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, tTnited States, Canada, eto., also Continent of {Europe and United Kingdom (due London January 23), via S«jn Francisoo, pea: Mararoa, »t 7.90 p.m.; late fee letter*, 7.36 p.m.; guard's van, 8.45 p.m.' train. Money orders, A p.m.; xcgistered articles and parcels for "United States, 5 p.m. ; books and newspapers, Ito Kaikoura and Port Robinson, per Kennedy), at 4.-20 part.; late fee letters, 4.30 n>.m. ; guard's van, 5.80 p.m. trowi. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28. For northern Ports, per Talune, at 3 p.m. ; late fee letters, 3.15 p.m. ; guard's van, 4 p.m. train. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. For Australian States .(due Sydney Decem=ber 30)„ India, China, Ceylon. Hong Kong, Straits Settlement, Soullh Africa, etc., also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom <due I/ondon February 7), via Brindisi, alao b«rtlhem Ports and Westport, per "Wurrimoo, «t 8 p.m.; late f ee fettera, 8.15 .p.m.; guatrd 6 van, 4 p.m. train. Mails for Raratonga and Tahiti, per RotoHno, close at Auckland on January 96, at 4 p.m. Mails for South Africa olose at Melbourne on December 20. The noxt mail from tha United Kingdom is due in Christchurch on December 29, via _Brin(Hsi. The mails for Greymouth, Hokitika and the "West Coast, usually despatched over land on Friday, -trill close at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 24. POST OFFICE HOLIDAYS— CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. On Friday. December 25, and January 1, post offices will be closed in all branches; On Saturday, December 26, post offices will be open between 9 and 10 a.m. in all branohes except the Money Order and Savings Bank Department Mails usually despatched on Friday will be closed al 8 p.m. bn Thursdays, December PA and 31. Counter deliveries of all correspondence will be made at the General Post Office, Christchurch, on Thursdays, December "24 and 31, between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Only one delivery by letter, carriers will be made on December 96. J. F. McBETH, Chief Postmaster.