Mail Notices.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 41, 18 February 1904, Page 4

Mail Notices.

Mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Devon Street, as follows For Wellington and South, daily, per Express, at 6.30 a.m. Late fee (mail van) at 7.25 a.m, Til I'KS lh\Y, Feb. 18. For Wellington and South, per Takapuna at .10.80 a.m. For Auckland and North, per Kotoiti at 7 p.m. FRIDAY, Feb. 19. For Australian States, etc., at 6.30 a.m., due Sydney, Feb. 24. For Auckland and North, per Tarawa at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, Feb. 20. Far Auckland awl North, per Rotoiti at 7 p.m. For Australian States, etc., at 7 p.m., due Sydney Feb. 20. For India, China, Japan, Ceylon, Straits Settlement, also Continent of Europe mid United Kingdom, via Suez (for correspondence specially oddrus&ed only) at 7 p.m., due London April 3. For South Africa, per Sop'h'ocles from Melbourne, due Durban about Ma»*ch 25, at 7 p.m. Mails for Fiji, per llotokino, close at Auckland on Feb. 28. Mails for Fiji close at Auckland, per Taviuni, on Feb. 24. For tiho Uni ted States of America, Canada, West Indies, Central America, West Coast of South America, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, also Samoa ami Hawaiian islands, close at Auckland on I'Vb. 20, due London March 20.

The next best despatch for Continent ol' Eurujx- jtnd United Kingdom will 1)0 via San Francisco, leaving New Plymouth on Thursday, Feb. 25, duo London March lift. Mails for Fiji, Honolulu, CanasUi, U'ni'teJ States ol' America, United Iving.iiwiL and Contini nt of Europe, connecting with Vancouver steamer at Fiji, close at Auckland on 2-lth February at 1 1 a.m. Correspondence must be specially addressed via Vuncouver. KOTE.—Letters for United States of America should be prepaid 24 d per half ounce. XOTICE. Heme notifies that private telegrams originating in Japan, Formosa, .Japanese stations in Fusan, Seoul and Chemulpo must be written in clear language in either Japanese, English or French. Private telegTam.s from Korean stations for Jai jiinese oflicers in Korea, and for oilier countries, which pass over •laj anesc lines, are accepted when written in plain language in Japanese, English, or French. Private telegrams in secret language, enianRti! g from Tokio, Yoko'ha.ma, and Kobe, are admitted on production of code, accouii mried by an explanatory note, written in Japnneso, French or English. All telegrams passing over Japanese lines in Japan or Korea are accepted at the fender's risk. W. J. CIT'ANEY, Acting Chief Postmaster.