Postal Notices

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6379, 22 July 1916, Page 4

Postal Notices

CABLEGRAMS TO OUR WOUNDED The'following amended instructions have been issued by the Telegraph Department in regard to communicating with members of our Expeditionary Force at the front : (A). Three free telegrams of inquiry about any member of the Expeditionary Forces reported wounded seriously or dangerously wounded or those officially reported to be suffering from disease may l sent if addressed to the Secretary of the I" General Post Office. The inquirymust be briefly worded and must be confined to asking about the condition of the wounded or sick person. Itmust conUin full infor mation for the idenlitioatiou of that p«r-.m, including rank, name, regimental numbei, and name of unit. In the case of the imvy the Christian name and surname of >lie persan, his rank or rating, his official or diyuional number, and the name of the ship 01 establishment. All enquiries concerning persons at the seat of war are made through the High Commissioner. The foregoing does not reter to soldiers report*' ) slightly wounded. (B) Anyone may send a week-end message on the subject of a wounded soldier, addressed—to the soldier himself; or to r private uerso.i. care of the High Commissioner, London. Week-end messages enquiring after the health of wounded suldieis, or conveying sympathetic messages for,them are free from the requirements of a minimum rale. The actual messages sent are charged for by the word as follows; To Kgypt, lljd per word To Malta, 9d per word To Great Britain, 8.1 per word Weekend messages maybe sent on anj day of the week, but they are not sent forward from the cable station nniil the Saturday of each week. No code words or abbrevi itions are allowed in this class of message (C) I'ersons who wish to avoid the delay incidental to the Uansmissiou of a week-end message may of course »cid a message at ordinary rates which are us follows : To Egypt, :i/0 pet word ; to Malta, - per word ; to Gieat Britain, vi/ 8 per j I It is essential, however, that lull iuforma- , ation concerning the Hddressee must be furnished, viz , the rtiik, name, regimental | number and name of unit, as shown in the sheeiß of specimen addresses which arc oh exhibition at every post office. I (D) Messages about slightly wounded soldiers may be sent as week-end messages. They should he addressed to the. soldier. care of the Commissioner for New , Zealand, London, care being taken to add I regimental number to the ad 1 dress

The Letter Box will be denied fur despatch of correspondence from I lie Lawrence Office to the undermentioned ollices as ollows : For Waitaliuna, Milton, Diinedin and south ollices— Luily at 2.45 pin t and 9 45 p \u (Sundays i) |i in) F.vansFlat, Beaumont, Rues Junction, Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Millers Flat, Eltrick, Dninliaiton uia' Roxburgh- Daily at 11.40 a in, Blue Spur and Wetherstones—Daily at 11.40 a in Forsyth—Mondays, Wednesdays, unit Fridays at, 2,45 p in 'J'napeka West, Kongahere, Tuapeka Mouth, Kouoni, Whenuukoa - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays a 1. p in Waipovi— Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 2 p in Letters containing anything of value should be handed iu at the euunter ic- he registered. Letters containing coir., [ posted unregistered, will be comuulsoi.lj egistered and charged double regislraliou W. FISHKK Postiuaatw