THE MAILS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8841, 30 January 1907, Page 2

THE MAILS.

« 1 Letter mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations: — Hails per Express to Dunedin and South oloso duly at 7 a.m. and 11.10 a.m.; lat* fee (i.e., letters bearing Id additional stamp), 11.25 a.m.; also mail van up to 8 a.m. and 11.55 a.m. Books and newspapers, 7 a.m. and 10.10 a.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31. San Francisco Mail. For Samoa, Honolulu, Japan, United States, Canada, West Indies, etc.. ako Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via, Sao Francisco (due London March 4). per Mararoa, at 4.15 p.m. ; late fee letters, 4.30 p.m. ; guard's van, 5.25 p.m. train. Money orders, 3 p.m. Book packets, newspapers, parcels for United States, and registered articles 3.15 p.m. For Northern Ports and Weatport, per Mararoa, at 4.15 p.m. ; late fee letters, 4.30 p.m. ; guard's van, 5.25 p.m. train. For Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Monte Video, per Waiwera (due London March 24), at 6.25 p.m. ; late fee letters, 6.40 p.m.; guard's van, 7.45 p.m. train. For Northern Ports and Westport, per Pateena, at 7.20 p.m.; late fee letters^ 7.85 p.m. ; guard's van. 11 p.m. train. , FRfIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. For Australian. States, etc. (due ' Sydney, February 6), and South Africa, per RiT*rina, at 4.15 p.m.; late fee letters, 4.80 p.m.; guard's van, 5.25 p.m. train. For Northern Ports and Westport, also supplementary mails for United States, United Kingdom, etc., via San Francisco, per Rotomahana, at 4.15 p.m.; lata fe» letters, 4.30 p.m.; guarS's van, 5.25 p.m. train. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. For Australian States, etc. (due Melbourne February 9), India, China., Ceylon, Hong Kong, Straits Settlement, South Africa, etc., also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Brindisi (due London March 17), per express, to connect -with Moeraki, »t 11.10 a.m. ; late fee letters, 11.25 a.m. ; guard's van, 11.55 a.m. train. For Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, per Maraxoa, to connect with Hauroto, at 6.26 p.m.; lat» fee letters, 6.40 p.m. ; guard's van, 7.45 p.m. train. \ ■ -, For Chatham Islands, per Ripple, at, 6.25 p.m.,; late fee letters, 6.40 p.m.; guard's van, 7.45 p.m. train.

The next mail from the United Kingdom is due in ■Christchuroh on February 5, via Brindisi. ' '■ Mails for the United Kingdom, etc., despatched from Christchuroh on December 18, via San Francisco, arrived in London on January 22, seven days late. J. F. ft'BETH, Chief Postmaster.