MAIL NOTICES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 9

MAIL NOTICES.

'; Bnbject to - alterations, ; malls -win close at:tho Chief Post Officeias under:- ~ •I' ■ \ •■■■ ■ THIS DAY. ;'■' -■;-■ _ ■"■ ;trSn n rS U m tt ° d CW P ly mouth - Ber'.'Hariawata : Auckand, per Main Trunk '.train,- 10.45 ajn. "■ V ;__ Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji (to connect with the' B.s. Atua at Auckland), per Main-Trunk train, 1U.40 a.m. i,- , , -■ " :, ~ 'v :.;. Westport, per Kurow', 2p.m/ Napier, per Melbourne, 1 p.m. «ni C K n r • B!cnhcl S', Prenoh ' Pasß > Waikawa Bay, and Nelsoni por Takapuna, 11.60 a.m. ' ; ' * Picton, Blenheim, Wostport. Greymouth, and Hokitika. per Kini, 1.20 p.m. . wal 3 20' aisborne ' a id Auckland, per Mono-' ■ Motueltn, per Manaroi, 3.20 p.m, : ' Bouthornofflccs.of-New- Zealand,-, per. Maori,.' ( p.m...' !■ '.;; -.;..,.., ■:'.■:,-, ■■■.-■■

:■..:■• ~..-;-.; •■■ TUESDAY, JULY 20; V ;'.. ■'■*.?, r ': <■. ■; Picton, Blonholm,.' Nelson, Wostport, Oroy- ' i mouth,-and Hokitika, per Mapourika, 1160 a^.' Nelson, per Wairatt, 320 pm Southern offices of New Zealand, per Tarawora. 420 p m bouthern offices of New Zealand, per Patecna. op m , Blonhcim, por Waihi, 7« pm ' WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. ' , , Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 320 p m Picton, Blenheim, and Nc'son, per Takamina. 1160 am Havelock and Bays, per Manaroa, 2 20 p m Nelson, por Oonnnn, 12 20 p m Southern ofllccs of Now Zealand, per Maori, 6 ' P m. FBIDAY, JULY 23. Oeylon India, China, Straits Settlements. South ' Africa olbo continent of Luropo, and United, Kingdom, via Naples (duo Loudon August 31). ' per Manuka, 2.30 p m Australian butts (duo Sydney July 27), per Manuka, 330 p m dioncj orders must be obtained two hours before ordinary mail closes) '

: for the Commonwealth,of AustraUa x 6niy; ;: - via Melbourne, close at Grcynlouth, per Kaia-' 1 poi, to-day. at-7pjm. ~.':., ; v. 1 ''...; !■ i ■■■i.-". ■ . Mails for Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji; per Atua-■■■'•: ottsp.-at;'. Auckland.. on. Tuosday.Vat s .6.45: ,a.m. >■ Mails-for the-Commonwealth of Australia; Coy- -'■' lon,-India, China, 1 Japan, Straits. Settlements,-' also: South'- Africa, ...Continent of Europe and ; ■'■'■ United Kingdom ,per- Mokoia; oloso at Auckland, to-day at 4.15 p.m. ..; - V ..-...-. Hails for Australian StatesTcloso at Auckland,' •' per Talune,'to-day at .4J6 p.m„ and at Bluff,..per VV Mocrakl ( at 3 p.m.;, :. ■■•.,:-,-.: ■-..-;-. :,'.'■;:,■■■ ..Mails for Tonga,' Samoa,"'and' Fiji,, per bj.?'■Atua, close at Tuesday;' July 20; at « 8.45 a.m...- .'. . v .''■■■ . ;-.,r". ■ ...)■.■■'...;.)■ ,v : > ; •: The next, dispatch' for 'United' Kingdom ' ' and Continent of Europe will be. vla-.Naples, .' dosing at Wellington, per' s.s. Manuka, Friday, 1 ••"•.-,■ July a, at 2.30 p.m. ; . '--'v,; : :.;-. w' '», ■ The next best dispatch for Canada and ;Unitcd .instates,.. of America,:-will, bo via Vancouver, - L closing- at Wellington,, on Tuesday, 'August' J. ' per Main Trunk train, at 10.45 a.m.'' ..< '' 'On and after Thursday; July 1,1909,' thei Parcel-'• ' post branch'of'the'Ohidf Post Office, Wellington, will bo removed from St. Goorgos ■ Buildings, '■'■ Brandon Street, to,tho building: known ,as tho ; - drill-shed, Maglnnlty Street. . Parcels should bo--' r doposited.at and token;delivery oi at the drill- ; Uhod. ,'.' , '.'.■■'' ! -; . ■■■ ■ ;.-.'■,,-■ '.-;• ! : ■■■-•■';'■'. ..-,.;' ;-.'': All books and' sample-pockets and ■ newspapers ' fpr. places within tho Dominion,most be posted.■".'• half an hour ' before .the ordinary - letter-mail V-' OIOSCS. ....■■■■'■■.'■ ■■;:W/:\. .-:■:-.', >.. : .-■-.•' :S,'' ■•! Unless othorwiss Bpcoincd, registered letters • '"' and;parcels-post, packages must' be handed, in V, and: money-orders obtained ono hour before the a • ordinary mail, closes. .;■ • -.;>. -,'.•'■,: : i Money-orders for abroad must -bo' two ,! ■';' hours before the 'advertised time : of • olosinirV S mails, with the excoption'of those dispatched ''"';>' via Auckland,; when thejjatest- timo!.,; for obtaining money-orders, is 9Js"a,m, "'"Vfr ... ;..-..-.i. ~-.;., .--^/..i-.r,...,,;, :,j, '-'-W''V ~;.| '-';: ■•'■-" .i>',!i...- v.' •; ,Ohiel -Postmastcri .)-. v Chief ■■-. Post-Ofßce,:,;Wolßngton, ~, .. ( -i. ;.•■.;. ••-•-.: Jflly,. 19,,W0J;.:,,'»•;... - : ;-..:'. -: •-~ . -\< . s-^.

I Considei^te'reg^'hasvbeerffelfc;^ Dean of Wcatmirister did, not-eco hk way to'=» . permit the,interment; of' Mr. Goorco' fflMo-V'-.;; aibh's ashes in Westminster It. : therefore camo abontthat tho muoobbafning :; ': the ashes, of_.-i/bo ; great 'novelist Waa ooh- ,-;■ yeyed from his beloved'oottego on . of. Box 'Hill to Dorking Cemetery, where ho ;>■": ■< '; was put to.rest besidejbißijsife, in o grave :'• ' lined with branches ,«f 'white Bean and'Bweet- ' ; briar. The urn, which was; enclosed' in,'' i :', : toTKM»tta sarcophagus of ■ exquisite .design,', {'. '•!' ', similar to wfiich'tho ashes ;of B; F; r ' , . \Vatts, tho great artist,' wore '.interred, bore .'•'/• a Bimple inscription and ' tho ' qnototion,: i "Life is but a little: holding,' lent to do a" . , mighty labour;" from "Vittoria." Mr. Men*,'..'', dith's famous novel. ' Tho - casket .\vas,caff« • nod; to the - grave by- tho novelist's only ,\':- . daughter; Mrs. Sturgis,-/while his son bote'.,'; • His Order of Merit 1 son; a'cushion-shaped \aa';'• t a;heart, and mado.'of ; 'wild-,daisies.- A largV.-H l number of 'beautiful)flowers were sent, and; j'-.v. Several well-known -writers of' to-day,' . in- -:" chiding Mr* ■ Anthony : Hop©;:"Hawkins '. and v-V' Viscount^Morleyjjwete : presonA/ : The me-':;" morial service in AVostminstier Abbey, was;: v.tr'l.'' '■- ;tended by. a; large 'numbcrof famous mea-',, and l Women, representing literature, learn-, ;,V ihg/- the stage,- politics, and the aristocracy. ; ;' , An enormous : number of : Praye'l■-bookg/ , ' ■'...-' BibieSj and religious',' books and painpkiets,* ; ; worth; at least £20,000, Were ''destroyed or , ''. - : . damaged hi a fire which, broke put at.tho';; .• offices and warehouse of tho Societyfor .the" V;'; ;: ; Promotion of ■ Christian Knowledge in Great -A . Scotland. Yard, NorljhiUuiborlaud'-Ayenuo. Thc, v ;■>''.". flames, driginating from a gas-engino iii the j:; s b'asonient, made .their appearance with'.diß- ';■'},':< concorting s.uddonness| and.' spread ,witli:'a. r -. : :: : rapidjty : .which necessitated''a very hurried;.;, ■ cscapo on tho part:of the clerks.,,Tlie Hotel ; ;, ~, Victoria was- seriously threatened,,-'. and-..'iit..-!.'.-. was decided to run tho,iioso-through the;-:. V hotel- and play on- the conflagration from-' i"',.' the bedroom, windows. Olio .of .the' '-'joints y> : r of the hose burst in the hall,' and drenched.;' : : several;. bystanders wind swamped ,tho floor ■ ■'.' two inches dcop in water, i A. district..call v

had been sounded, and- owing to- tliei efforts ,;.'. of the firemen tho fire was got under control >; in about an hour, but not done ,'.■-. •enormous damage to the sodioty's stock and- ' tho building. It was estiniatod'that about; 200,000 gallons of .water were 'used:in -fighting the flames.; : -'" /; .'..'-.'■; ":;\ '':''.•.'• -.-.'■'.■..'. ..'.V The Berlin Burgomasters and.other mem-i ,- r bers'. of. the ' municipality. •; off. the Imperial : ,■ capital'haye,'been accorded a warm welcome ' to: London by the City Corporation .arid ; Lon-',.' 1 ' doners.. in general. -, The programme of .'en- ",■■ gagemerits and, various ,. festivities included, v. visits to • St, v Paul's, the City of .London-v : - Sohoql, the' lioyal Naval- and--Military : , I,Tournament at Olympia, tho Covoiit Garden-'.. Opera, i a banquot uiid 'reception'"atjtho Guild 7 ';: hall,, and, a. banquet at Fishmongers'- Hall. ■; ;',■ Tho , most gratifying feature,., however; .-was, J ; the reception of the. deputation 1 by; the King', i at Buckingham Palace;-Uis.-Majesty, received: >; tho party very cordially, welcoming them in . : German to English and referring to his--'.V . own pleasant visit to: Berlin a whilo ago. , The Chief Burgomaster'replied to : tho : King-:> : in smtablo terms,-' and' the visitors ; wore ' ' afterwards conducted ovor tho palace^

; A Bavarian peasant, who had never.before seon a; telephone, was so terrified by. hearing. ■' his .son's .voice spoakinp; to. him', that ho , died of fright at Munich..; . ; .LV ; For Chronid Chest Complaints, '"'",'''•"■'''.:' Woods' Great Peppermint Care, U. 6d.. 2s. 64'' '