MAIL NOTICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18936, 5 December 1929, Page 9

MAIL NOTICES.

by the Postal Department.) Mails close as under:— TO-DAY, DECEMBER 5. For Northern Ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late /ee letters, 5.55 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Australian States, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Japan, China, Straits Settlements and South Africa, also Fanning Island (per Marama from Wellington), at 5.25 p.m. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe (correspondence to be specially addressed via Australia) (per Marama at Wellington), at 5.25 p.m. Due London January 12. The best dispatch to Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (per Rangitiki, via Panama) closes Friday, at 5.25 p.m. Due London January 8. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. For Northern Ports, at 5.25 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.65 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.10 p.m. train. Parcels, 4 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Central America, British, French and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia, via Cristobal (per Rangitiki from Wellington), at 5.25 p.m. Due London January 8. OUTGOING OVERSEAS MAILS. Mails for Norfolk Island (per Maui Pomare from Auckland), close on Saturday, December 7, at 5.25 p.m. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, West Indies, Mexico, \-ia Vancouver, also Fiji and Honolulu (per Niagara at Auckland), close Saturday, December 14, at 5.25 p.m. Due London January 16. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. December 6—R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Auckland; 297 bags English and American news. December 6—S.S. Ruahine,'from London; English parcel mail. December 11—S.S. Ulimaroa, from Sydney; Australian mail. December 17—R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco; English and American mail. F. J. SHANKS, Chief Postmaster. ■*»c a meeting of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Swimming Association a motion was carried that the council should be written to and urged to make an endeavour for Roy Calder, New Zealand champion diver, to visit Australia this season to compete against the Australian diving champions. It was also decided to suggest to the council that Miss Kathleen Miller should be incited to accompany the Australian lady swimmers on their New Zealand tour (says a Press Association message).