Mail Notices.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 53, 7 March 1904, Page 4

Mail Notices.

Mails will closo at the Chief Post Office, Devon Street, as follows For Wellington and South, daily, per Express, at 6.30 a.m. fcate fee (mail van) at 7.25 a.ro, MONDAY., MAUGH 7. For Auckland and North, per Esh rawa at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, HMtCH 8, For Wellington ond Woulh, par Ho'toffi at 10.30 )».m. For Auckland and North, par Tukapuna, at 7 p.m. For Tonga, Samoa and Fi>i at 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH ». For Auckland and North per R*rawa at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 10. For Wellington and South per Takupuna ut 10.110 a.m. For Auckland und Nprth pel' K()r toiti at 7 p.m. FRIDAY, MAUCH 11. For Australian States, eto., at 6.30 a.m., due Sydney llareh LIS. For South Africa, per Nineveh,fro* Melbourne* ut (i.WJ a.m., due Durban April 10. For Auckland and North pan Barawa at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 12. For Australian States, etc., at 7 p.m., due Sydney, March 19. Fo* India, China, Japan, Staajts Settlements, Ceylon, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom via Sury_ (for correspondence .specially addressed only) ut 7 p.m., cluu portion April .24. For Auckland and North per Rotoiti at 7 p.m. Mails for United States of America Canada, West Indies, Central America, West Coast of South America, Continent of Europe and the United Kingdom, via San Francisco, also Samoa and Hawaiian Islands close at Auckland on March 18 next, due London April 10. Parcel mail for UniUxl Kingdom and Continent of Europe per lonic closes at Wellington March 31, due London May 15. NOTE.—Eiettcrs for Cnitod States of America should be prepaid lid psr half ounce, NOTICE. Berne notifies that private telegrams originating in Japan,. Formosa, Japanese stations in Fusan, Seoul and Chemulph must be written in clear language in either Japanese, English or French. Private telegrams from Korean stations for

Ja;|i»iiie.so officers in Korea, ami for other countries, which pass over Japanese linefl, are accepted when written in plain language in Japanese, English, or French. Private telegrams in secret language, emanating from Tokio, Yokohama, and Kobe, are admitted on production of code, accompanied by an explanatory note, written in Japanese, French or Htigli&lv. All telegrams passing over Japanese lines 4* Japan or Korea are accepted ut the tender's risk. SPECIAL WoTR On and from Marcn 1, 1904, tho postago on newspapers to and from the United Kingdom will be reduced to one penny per pape», irrespective of weight, subject to these: conditions All newspapers exceeding 8 ozs in weight prepaid one purniy aife to bo forwarded by dlrftit steamer only. not exceeding Boz prepaid at the penny rate may be forwarded by 4ke San Francisco or Fedora! innil Bervict\ or dircqt, *lc. Ifcaripapors t-xaeeding Boz, if prepaid at axistlng rates, i.v., a penny tor tho first four ounces and id for each succeeding 2 ounces, may be sent by tho San Franuisco anf Fedefal mail line*. Wholly unpaid pnpers are to be detained and advertised as iu th* case of printed papers. When mors than onu newspaper is enclosed in the same bundle tho postage on each newspaper must be aflixed in stamps, othcmviiie the pareel wild lie surcharged at printed paper rates and sent «» by dkrbct steamer.

W. J. OHAWEY, Aerting Chief I'osiUiiastei-.