MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17347, 12 May 1924, Page 7

MAIL NOTICES.

For Arthur’s Pass, Otira, Greyaouth, Westport, Hokitika and other West Coast offices. Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday. 7.80 a.m.; guard's van, 8.5 a.m. train. express. Goods train. 8 p.m. For Rakaia, Ashburton, Tim am. Oarnaru, Dunedin, Invercargill and intermediate offices, per express, Togadaya Thursdays and Saturdays, at 11.10 a.m.; lato fee letters, 11.25 a.m.; guard’s van, 19.20 p.m. train. Mondays. Wednesdays acd Fridays. 11.10 a.m.; late fee letters, 11.25 a.m.; guard’s van, 12.90 p.m. train. For Ashburton. Hinds, Geraldine. Term: ka and Timaru. per goods train, daily, at 8 p.m. For Rakaia and Ashburton. 7.25 am and 4.30 p.m. train, daily, at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.; guard’s van. 7.25 a.m. and 4.20 p.m. train. For Wellington and North daily, at 5.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.15 p.m.» guard's van. 7.18 p.m. train. TUESDAY, MAY 18. Northern ports, 5.46, 6.16, 7-lt p.m.; parcels, 4 p.m. Chatham Islands, 9 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 10.5 TO-DAY, MAT 12. For Northern Ports, at 6.45 p.m.; lata fee letters, 6.15 p..m; guard’s van, 7.18 p.m. train; parcels, 4 p.m. For Australian States. South Africa and the East, 5.45, 6.15, 7.18 p.m.; parcels, noon. Kaikoura, per Cygnet, 8, 8.15, 4.15 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), also Pitcairn Island, Cristobal (Panama Canal), Central America, ’iritish. French and Dutch Guiana, Venexue'a, Republic of Columbia. Peru and Euador. Parcels at noon. Due London about June 17, per Ruahine, 5.45, 6.15, 7.18 p.m. INCOMING OVERSEA MAILS. The Maunganui left San Francisco April 28 for Wellington. Mails due i. Christchurch on May 13. Niagara left Sydney for Auckland on May S. She carries 406 bags of mail for Christchurch, including 873 bags from United Kingdom aud America. Letters duo Christchurch on Wednesday. Mara-ma left Sydney for "Welling* >n on May 9. she carries 28 bags mail for '“"’--istchurch. Due Christchurch Wedness day. OUTGOING OVERSEA MAILS. Mails for Australian States, South Africa and the East, per Marama, at Wellington, close at Christchurch on 15th Inst, at 5.45 p.m. Mails for Tonga, Fiji and Samoa close at Christchurch on 3 6th inst at 5.45 p.m. I. E. BROADFOOT. Chief Postmaster Mi Justice Adams to-day excused Janies Porteous Barr from serving on common juries this session on the ground that he lives ten miles from Christchurch, milks thirty-six cows, nnd has a great deal of work to do in feeding his cattle and attending to other matters on his dairy farm. ! Francis H. Anderson, who milks thirty cows at Sumner, also was excused. His Honor said that he could not excuse John Henry Shaw, butcher, who has two employees, but he excused Robert S. Halhgan, who has a coal and firewooa business at Belfast, because he has no assistance, and would have to close his business while he was away. Edward Mackenzie Wilkes was excused for to-day because his father-in-law is seriously ill. but was ordered to attend to-morrow. After some consideration his Honor said that he would giv# the same consideration to Justin Francis Deal, who said that he was in charge of work on the Bridge of Remembrance, that nine men were en--2.a£e<l there, and that the work would stop in his absence.