MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16694, 28 March 1922, Page 6

MAIL NOTICES.

(Supplied by the Postal Department.) Mails close as follows: For Itakaia and Ashburton. Monday. Wed nesday. and Friday, to connect with 7.25 All offices between Christchurch and Inver, cargill, 11.10 a.m., 11.25 a.m.. guard’s van, 12.20 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, all offices to Invercargill. 7.30 a.m., guard's van 8.45 a.m. Packets and news’ papers close half an hour before letter TO-DAY, MARCH 28. For Northern Ports, at 5.45 p.m. ; late fee letters, 6.15 pm.; guard's van, 7.1 S p.m. For Westport at 6 p.m.. late fee letter, 6.15 p.m.; guard's van, 6.55 p.m. train WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. For Northern Ports, at 5.45 p.m.; late fee letters. 6.15 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.18 p.m. train. For Altaroa, at 9 a.m.; late fee letters, 9.15 a.m.; guard’s van, 10 a.m. train. THURSDAY, MARCH 30. For Northern Ports, at 5.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.15 p.m.; guards van, 7.18 p.m. train. For Australian States, South Africa and the East, per Ulimaroa, closing at Wellington on March 31, at 10 a.m.; at 5.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.15 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.18 p.m. train. For Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, pej* Navua, at 5.45 p.m.; late fee letters. 6.15 p.m -, guard’s van, 7.1 S p.m. train. OUTGOING OVERSEA MAILS. Mails for Raratonga and Tahiti per Flora close in Christchurch, April 3, at 5.45 p.m. Mails for Continent of Europe via Panama, per R emu era close in Christchurch April 19, at 5.45 p.m. (Specially addressed correspondence only). Mails which left Wellington on February 7. per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Franciaco, arrived London March 15. Mails for United Kingdom. Continent of Fiurope and America, via San Francisco, per Tahiti, close in Christchurch April 10, at 6.45 p.m INCOMTNG OVERSEA MAILS. fi.R. Waitemata left San Francisco for Auckland on March 8. She carries 279 bags mail, including 183 parcel receptacles for New Zealand. Mail is due In Christchurch on April 7. Ulimaroa left Sydney for Wellington on 25th. She carries 38 bags mail and 13 parcel receptacles for Christchurch, due in Christchurch 30th inst. J. E. BROADFOOT. Chief Postmaster.

A partial eclipse of the sun will bo visible over Brazil, the Atlantic Ocean and Northern Africa to-day. It will commence at Ihr 19mins. Greenwich time and end at 21ns Bniins. The total solar eclipse, which will be paritally visible in New Zealand, about three-quarters of the sun being in shadow, will occur on September* 21.