MAIL NOTICES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2380, 22 December 1908, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd. For Australia (due in Sydney Dec. 28) Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and Philippine Islands, also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Suez (due in London 31st January), connecting with Orient line at W ellington, per Manuka, 7.30 p.m. For South Africa (due in Capetown about 23rd January) per s.s. Suey.ic, from Melbourne, per Manuka, i .30 P ’WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd For Auckland, per Monowai, 8.30 a.m. . " For Napier, Wellington and South, per Manuka, 7.30 a.m. i L SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26th. For' Auckland, per Wimmera, 0 a.m. . _ . , For Australia (due in Sydney Jan. 2nd), Tasmania, Ceylon, India, Straits Settlements, China, Japan, and Phils ippine Islands, per Wimmera, 9 a.m. SUNDAY,, DECEMBER 27th. For Napier, Wellington and South, per Monowai, 4 p.m. For Auckland via New Plymouth, per Monowai, 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30th. For United States of America, Ca/f, nada, West Indies, Central America, C* West Coast of South America, yia San Francisco (due in London February 7th), also Samoa, Hawaiian Islands and Japan, connecting with s.s. Manapouri at Wellington, per Victoria, 4 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16tli. For Vancouver and other parts of Canada, and United States of America, Hawaiian Islands, and Japan, ■' also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Vancouver (due in London 24th February, per Navua, from Auckland (for specially-address- . ed correspondence only), connecting *V with s.s. Moana at Fiji, per Mo'koia, 9 a.m.

Mails for Chatham Islands, per Ripple, close at Lyttelton on Thursday, 31st inst., at 8 p.m. Steamer sails evening Ist. Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also South Africa, Conp'nent of Europe and United Kingdom, per Marauds*, close at Wellington on Thursday, 24tli mst., at 7 ii.nx. Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of .Europe, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Kaipara, close at "Wellington on Wednesday, 23rd inst., at 10 a.m.

CHRISTMAS AMD NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. 25th and 26th December, 1908, and Ist January, 1909. Postal Branch. —Fridays, the 25th December and Ist January (Christmas Lay and New Year’s Day) will be observed as' close holidays. On Saturday, the 26th inst (Boxing Day), the Post Office will be open m all branches excepting the Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Receivers and posting boxes will be cleared on the' evenings of Thursdays, the 24th and 31st insts. Mails usually despatched on Fridays will be closed on Thursday mights, the 24th and 31st insts, at 7.30 p.m. On Boxing Day, the 26th inst., the usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made, receivers and posting boxes cleared accordingly. On the 26th inst. a complete delivery by letter carrier will be made. On Thursday, the 24th and 31st insts, a delivery of town letters (including registered) will be made between 7 and 8 p.m. at the Post Office wicket. Telegraph Office-—On Friday(Chrdstmas Day) Sunday hours will be observed, viz.. 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and sto 5.30 p.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (New Year’s Day) the office will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m .to 10 p.m. Telephone Exchange.—Special hours will be observed on Christmas Day, viz., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. only. On Boxing Day and New Year’s Day attendance as usual from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. W. H. RENNER, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.