POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 35, 11 February 1870, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS CLOSE. For the United Kingdom, the Continent of Europe, America, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, India, China, &c, the Australian Colonies, and • Greymouth and Hokitika, — per s.s. Rangitoto, on Saturday, 12th inst. o— Provincial Mails. JGor Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wake- . field, and Foxliill— Close at Chief Post Office : daily at 2.30, p.m. ; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. TFor Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka — Close every Tuesday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka per steamer as opportunity offers. .For Collingwood, Motupipi, Takaka, Waitapu, „-and Slateford— By every opportunity, per •• steamer or sailing boat. For Tadmor-— Close every Friday, at 2.30, and arriye every Monday, at 11 a.m. For Wakapuaka — Close every Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30, p.m. ; arrive every Wednes day and Saturday, at 11 a.m. i'or Waimea- west — Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 2.30 p.m. ; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 a.m. ..For Amuri~By every opportunity via Christchurch or Blenheim. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.

An Irish Jurok having applied to the judge to be excused from serving an account of deafness, thejudgesaid, "Could you hear my charge to the jury, sir ?" «' Yes, I heard your honor's charge," said Paddy, " but I couldn't make any sense out of it. " Ho was let off. A young Man generally gives a lock of his hair to his sweetheart before he marries her. After marriage she sometimes helps herself — and don't use scissors. • The Boston Journal complains that, "notwithstanding the bountiful rain that has fallen the past week, milk has risen ©ne cent per quart. When we read the lying epitaphs upon grave-stoves, we are compelled to doubt whether the dead or the liviDg lie the most jbabitually ia churchyards,