Postal Notices

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 6389, 30 August 1916, Page 4

Postal Notices

OABbEOBAMS TO OUR WOUNDED

The following amended instructions have .been limed by the Telegraph Department integard tooomroiuiloating with members oroflr Expeditionary Force at the front (A).' Three free telegrams of inquiry about any member of tne Expeditionary Forcee reported wounded seriously or dan« gerously wounded or those officially reported to be suffering from disease may v * sent if addressed to the Secretary of the General Post Office. The inqnirymnst be briefly worded and must be confined to asking about the condition of the wounded or sick person. It must contain full information for the identification of that person, inoluding rank, name, regimental number, and name of unit In the case of the navy the Christian name and surname of the perssn, his rank or rating, his official or divisional number, and the name of the ship oi establishment. All enquiries concerning pereons at the seat of war are made l through the High Commissioner. The I foregoing does not reter to soldiers reported | slightly wounded. 1 (B) Anyone may send a week-end message on the subject of a wounded soldier, addressed—to the soldier himself,'; or to r private person, care of the high Commissioner, London, Week-end messages enquiring after the health of wounded soldieis, or conveying sympathetic messages for them are free from the requirements of a minimum rate. The actual messages sent are charged for by the word as blows t To Egypt, UJd J»r word To Malta, 9d per word | To Great Britain, 8.1 per word Week-rnd messages may be sent on any day of the week, out they are not sent f >rward from the cable station until the Saturday oi each week, No code words ( r abbreviations are allowed in this class A message (C) Persons who wish to avoid the delay incidental to the transmission oi a week-end message may of course send a message at prdinary rates which are as follows To Egypt, 3/9 per word ; to Malta, • per word ; to Great Britain, 2/8 per wordj It is essential, however, that full informaation concerning the addressee mast be furnished, viz , iherauk, name,-regimental number and name of unit, as shown in the sheets of specimen addresses which >tre on exhibition at every post office. (D) Messages about slightly wounded soldiers may be sent as week-end messages. They should be addressed to the soldier, care of the ljigh Commissioner for New Zealand, London, care being taken to add regimental number particular to the address The Letter Box will be cleared for despatch of correspondence from the Lawrence Office to the uniler-mentioaed offices a» ollows : For Wuitahuna, Milton, Duuedin and south offices— Daily at '2.45 p m and 9 45 p m (Sundays 9 p m) Evans Flat, Beaumont, Kaes Junction, Island Block, Horseshoe Bend, Millers Flat, Eltrick, Dumbarton anc Roxburgh- Daily at 11.40 a m. Blue Spur and VVetlierstonea—Daily at 11.40 a m Forsyth—Mondays Wednesdays,Jand Fridays at 2.45 p m Tuapeka West, Kongahere, Tnapcka Mouth, Kononi, Whenuakoa —Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays a .1. p m Waipori—Moudays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 2 p m Letters containing anything of value should be handed in at the counter to be registered. Letters containing coir., if posted unregistered, will be comoulsouly egistered and charged double registration 5 e6 ' W. FISHER l'»>stmaHn'