CROSS-COUNTRY AFFAIR.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1170, 4 July 1911, Page 7

CROSS-COUNTRY AFFAIR.

DUKEDKs AGAIN' AFOOT. (By Telegraph—Prcs3 Association.) Auckland, .Tulv 3. Th« secretary of the Auckiaud Certtre cross-country championships received a request from JUunedin asking for tha withdrawal of the letter resigning the championship, as an effort was being mode in Dunediu to finance the team. The request has been agreed to,

LAWN TENNIS. THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. By TelecraDh—Press Association—Copyright London, July 2. In the second round of the All-England Plato at Wimbledon, Dunlop beat Jarves, Ci —3, G--1. In the doubles' second round Pockley and Doust beat Dawson and Siiuond, B—fi, 6—l, G—l. In the singles Thomas defeated Marsh, 9-7, 1-6, 5—7, 6—l, G—3. MOTOR RACING. A MILE IN THIRTY-ONE SECONDS. By 'ieleeraph—Press Association—Oopyrisht London, July 2. wgnor Bording, an Italian, covered a mile in 31scc. in an automobile at Salt-burn-by.£ea. BILLIARDS. Mr. J. W. Read, the New Zealand chamP'°n cueist, is at present in the Hawke's Lay district. At the Hastings Club last week he concedod 400 in ToO to the club's best player, and won easilv. His best breaks were 149, 117, SS, and 82. ' At the Napier Club he again conceded 400 in '50, and won by about 200. He was on that. occasion in good form, running to _game" in the hour and ten minutes. Best breaks: 169, 98, Bi>, 86, and several over 50.

MAIL NOTICHS. Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office as under:— THIS DAY, TUESDAY, JULY 4. . Wanganui, Now Plymouth, also Manawatu, Rangitikei, and Tara.naki iistricts, per Majiawatu train (Thorndon 'Station, 6.30 a.m. Wanganui, also Manawatu and Uaacitikei districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 3 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa train (Lambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. Napier and _ Hawke's Bay district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Auckland and district, alEo New PlyF lO - .Jl™ Wanganui. per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station), 11.15 a.m. Nelson,. Westport, Reefton, Greymouth, and Hokitika, per Kennedy, 4.20 p.m. Nelson, per Nikau, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, per Monowai, 4.20 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m. Fiji. Fanning. Island, Honolulu, alpo Canada. United States of America, and West Indies, via. Vancouver, also Continent, of Europe and United Kingdom (due London August 8),. per Navua., from, Auckland, to connect with Zealandia at' Fiji, per Main Trunk train, 11,15 a.m. Nelson, Westport. Reefton, Greymouth, ana Hokitika, per Mapourika, 3.20 p.m. ; WEDNESDAY, JULY 5. Kaikoura.' per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Picton. Blenheim, and Nelson, per To 11«53 B.e7Tle Nelson, per Corinna, 5 p.m. Havelock a.nd Bays, per Manama. 6 p.m. Southern offices 'of New 7ealand. and Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, per Maori, 6 p.m. THUKSDAY, JULY 6. Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, also Australian States (due Sydney July 14), per v> lminera., 0.20 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 7. china ' Straits EcttWments,. South Africa, also Contineut of Eu'oPj e d kingdom, Canada, and Eastern States of United States of America, via Naples (due London August 14), per Mocraki, 3.30 p.m. (Correspondence for ijnited Kingdom must be specially addressAustralian States (duo' Sydney July 11), per Moeraki, 3i«o p.m. (Money-orders must bo obtained two hours before the adver* tiSrod timo of closing , the niailc.) '• Mails for Rarotonga and Tahiti close at Auckland, per Talune, to-dav at 4.45 p m • The next best dispatch for Canada. United States of America, West Indies,-United Kmgdom, and Continent of Europe, will be via Fiji, Fanning Island." Honolulu, and Vancouver, closing at Wellington. porMain Trunk tram, to-day, at 11.15 a.M. "J " .Mails 'for Fiji, Fanning Island, Caiiada, States of America, West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europo closo,at Auckland, per. Navua,. on Wednesday, July 5, at 11.45 a.m. . All i tho "principal mails by train and. steamer close at To Aro and'Courtenay at tlle samc hours as at ,? os t Office, with the exception that thero is no lato-feo clearance. All books and sample-packets and newspapers for places within the Dominion must be posted half an hour before the ordinary letter-mail closes.

Unless otherwise specified, registered letters and parcels-post packages must be handed iu and money-orders obtained one hour before the ordinary .'mail o.lo=es.

' I>, MILLEE, , Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office. Wellington, July 4, 1911.