MAIL NOTICES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 7

MAIL NOTICES.

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will done at tho Chief I'orft Ofllce, as under:— THIS I)AY (SATUItDAY), JAXCAJtV 24. Waucauui, Now Plymouth, also Mnnawatii,, liungitila'i, «tnd 'Itiranalii districts, per Manuwutti train (Tlionidon Station), O.JI) a.ui. Wdiicaniii, also Jiaiwwatu and llangitiliei districts, per ilfluanutu train (Thorn<6ll Station). 3.15 p.m. ... Wairarapa'district, per Wairarapa tra,in (Laiiiljtbii Station).. 6-30 a.m. and J.iO p.m. Napier and llawlie'c, i!uy district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon. Station). 8 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. .. . Auckland and district, also iscw I »"• •aidutU and Wang<uiui, per Main Trunk train (Thorndon Station). a.m. Auckland and Auckland district; per Second. Main Trunk.train (Thorndon fatalion),, 7.45 p:m. (excent Saturdays). . Australian State* and South Allien-, to connect with. Maheno at Auckland (due Sydndy. January 30), per Main Irunk train, 10.50 a.m. , Pared mail tor Monto Video. Kio. do Janeiro, United Kingdom, and Continent of .Europe, per Titinui. 10 a.m. Dunedin, per Corinna,-11 a.m. Monte Video, Tenei'ili'e, United kingdom, and Continent of Europe (due March 7), per Turaltina; noon. (Correspondence lor United Kingdom must bo specially addressed.) . . — Hlehhcim and Picton. per Wairau. 5 p.m. Diincdin, IrivcrcarßiH. also Aiti-tralinn States, to 'connest with Willoclira, at the Bliiir. per Itivcrina, 1 p.m. Monto Video, llio do Janeiro, TcnerilTo, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (due Jiondon March 5), per Tainm, noiin. (Corraspondcuec for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed.)- : Ficton, Blenheim. Nelson. Westport. Beef-, ton,- Grcyuioiitli, and llokitika, per Arahnrd, 11.50 a.m. ' ■ f?eli=on, per Nikau.-1.20 p.m. . Kaikourd, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. Southern ofHces of New Zealand, and Oreyinotithj Tlokitika. aud Iteefton, per Maori, 7.45 p.m. SUNDAY, JA.S'UAItY 25. Australian StfttCG and Soiith Africa., tocorincct with Maheno at' Auckl-iud, pev Main Trunk train. 7.45 p.m. (Tins is a close connection at Auckland.) MONDAY. JANUARY 26. '. Nelson, per Kaitoa, 4.20 p.m. New Plymouth, We6tport, lieefton. Grey-mouth,-and llokitika, per Tavitini, 4.20 p.m. Napier and Gisbornc.Jicr Warrimoo, i.2fl Sout-hci'n offices of New Zealand, also Greymouth. Hokitika, and Iteeftoni • per Wahino, 6.15 p.n. •• . Nel6oh and French Pasii, per Patecna. 7.45 p.ni. Picton and Blenheim.' also the nays between Pictoii, Crail Day, and the Portage, via Tore a, to connect with an oil launch dt Picton, per Mapourika, 7.<5 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30. ,Ceyloll, Indian, China, Japan, Straits Self tlcments, South Africa, also Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Naples (due London March 7), per Maunganui, .3.30 p.m. (Correspondence, for United Kingdom mu.lt ho Bpecially addressed.) Money-orders must he-obtained two nouru befnvo the advertised time of closing the mails. ■ Australian States (due Sydney February 3), per Muunganui, 3.30 p.m. (Money-orders must bo obtained - two hours before tho advertised time of closing the mails.) Articles for parcel-post for United States of America, per Moana, 2 p.m. Cook, Tahiti, and. l'cnrhyn Islands, also United States of America, Central America, West Indies, nnd Canada, via S.an Francisco, aleo United Kingdoin and Continent of Europe (due Son Francisco Fobruary 17, nnd London March 2), per Moana, 3 p.m. Correspondence for Continent of Etiropo must be 6pccially addressed. (Money-orders must bo obtained: two hours bofore tile advertised time of.closing the. mails. Mails for Australian States close at the, •Bluff, per Willochra-, on Monday, January' 26, at 4 ; p.m. Mails for Australian , States and' * South Africa, clone at. Auckland 'on Monday,. .January 26, per Maheno, at 4.15 p.m: . Tho next best dispatch for Continent of Europe will bp via, Naples, closing at Wellington, per Maunganlii, on Friday. January 30, at 3.30 p.m. The next beat dispatch- for .Cook. Tahiti, and Pcnrhyn Islands, also. United States of, America, West Indies, Central America Canada, and United Kingdom will be via Sau Francisco, closing, at Wellington, on Friday, January 30, at 3 p.m. Tho parcel post mail, per Main Trunk express, closes at tho 'C.P.O. at 10.30 a.m., ..and for the south per ferry etedmcr, at 6 p.m. • 'As. the last clearance of the Cjty receiverft a.t ;6'.»iM';-'oii'"'SaWr(ta.yß. all 'car-' resppndenco /for-the- Sunday night -Aiick-' laln-il express.must be posted at the Chief Post Office not. later, than • 7.45 p.m. on Sunday ' A. P.' DRJDBNi"': : - - Chief Postmaster. Chief-Post Office.: Wellington,. January 24, 1914.. WIRELESS. Radio Station. Wellington.—The steamers Itivcrina-. Victoria,' Waliine, Maori. Warrimoo. Maunganui, Manuka, and Ma-hcn-o should be within wireless"Tange this evening. The steamern Westralia, Willoclira, Maunganui. and Manuka should be within wireless range to-morrow evening. Tho Tainui should be within range of Chatham Island station this and to-morrow evening. ASTRONOMICAL. . CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE. Hector Observatory. Wcllington-The position of the Hector Observatory i 3 as follows-:— - V. Latitude. 41deg.- 17min. • 3.765ec. South; Longitude, 11 hours 39min; 4.27?ec. East of Grccnmieh. Height,'above 1909 mean, sea level. 418 feet. Chronometer-Rating Notice.—At' 1 p.m. to-day a galvanometer signal for rating chronometers will be sent from the Observatory to tho Public Telegraph Office and to the Dominion Museum. Tho needle will move' at 1 p.m. exactly of Now Zealand standard mean time, when a chronometer set to Greenwich mean tims should show 13 hours 30min. Any difference will bo the error of the chronometer on Greenwich mean time. At ? ;.in. correct time will also bo signalled from tho Observatory by moans o( electric lights. A green light will be switched on at about ?.45 p.m., a red ono at about 8.55 p.m., and a white ono at about 8.59 p.m., and all lights will bo switched off at 9 p.m. exactly of Now Zealand standard mean time. Tho preparatory switching oil of tho lights must bo considered as only approximately correct, and must not be used for rating chronometers. Tho correct time for rating will bo given by switching off the lights simultaneously at 9 p.m. ■0. E. ADAMS, I Government Astronomer. Wellington, January 24. 1914.