MAIL SERVICES
AUSTIiALIAN ARRANGIi.MENTS. (United Press Association—ifv Electric Telegraph—Copyright). <& (Received this day at 9. a.m.) LONDON, January 31. The Orient Company lias come to an arrangement with the Australian Government. whereby a full fortnightly mail service will once more be maintained, instead of as in the past years, gaps occurring in the service during the summer tourist season when the Orient liners withdraw for Norwegian voyages. These voyages will still be made but the Common wealth lias agreed that alternate fortnightly sailings should lie filled by an expedited service. It lias now arranged for the Peninsular branch of the service via Sue/., commencing with the Bnrndine on 12th April. The Balranald, Ballarat, and Bendigo will follow monthly, receiving outward Australian mails from Indian mail steamers at Aden and reversing the process homewards.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1929, Page 5
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132MAIL SERVICES Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1929, Page 5
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