Mail Notices.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 67, 23 March 1904, Page 4

Mail Notices.

Mails will closo at the Chief Post ! Oilice, 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. WEDNESDAY, MAUCII 28. j For Auckland and North per Ra- J rawa at 7 p.nn Mails for South Africa per Commonwealth close at Melbourne on April 8, due Durban about May 1. Parcel mail for Continent of Eu- i rope and United Kingdom closes at ! Wellington on March Ul, per Mimiro, ' due London May 1-1. Mails for Lord llowe, Norfolk, New Hebrides and Ranks islands close at Sydney on April 1. NOTE. —Letters for United States of America should be prepaid 24d per half ounce. THURSDAY, MARCH 21. For Wellington and South per Rotoiti at 10..'K) a.m. For Auckland and North per Takapuna at 7 p.m. For Australian States, etc., at G.MO a.m., due Sydney March 21). .For Ceylon, India, China, .Japan, Straits Settlements, Continent of Europe and "United Kingdom via Suez (for correspondence specially addressed only) at G.IIO a.m. due London May 0. FRIDAY, MARCH 25.'. For Auckland and North per Rarawa at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 20. For Auckland and North per Tukapuna at 7 p.m. For Australian States, etc., at 7 p.m., due Sydney April 2. For Ceylon, India, China, Juputi, Straits Settlements, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom via Suez (for correspondence specially addressed only) at 7 p.m., due London May 8. For the United Kingdom and Continent oi* Europe, via Rio de Janeiro and TonerilTe, at Wellington on Mist March at 10 a.m. Correspondence must be specially addressed. SPECIAL j*OTE. . On and from Maim 1, 1901, the postage on newspapers to and from the United Kingdom will be reduced to one penny per paper, irrespective of weight, subject to these conditions : —All newspapers exceeding 8 ozs in weight prepaid one penny are to be forwarded by direct steamer only. Newspapers not exceeding Soz prepaid at the penny rate may be forwarded by the San Francisco or Federal mail service, or direct, etc. Newspapers exceeding Boz, if prep.iid at existing rates, i.e., a penny for the iir.sl four ounces and }d for each succeeding 2 ounces, may be seat by the San Francisco and Federal mail lines. Wholly unpaid papers are to be detained and advertised as in the case of printed papers. When more than one newspaper is enclosed in the same bundle the postage on each newspaper must be ailixed in stumps, otherwise the parcel will be surcharged at printed paper rates and Bent on by direct steamer.

NOTICE. Derate notifies t.ival private telegrams originating in Japan, Formosa, Japanese stations in Fusan, Seoul unil Cliemulph must be writ' ten in clear language in either Japanese, English or Kronch. I'rivate telegrams from Korean stations for Jaipane.se oflicers in Korea, and for other countries, which pass over ■Japanese lines, 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 l)y an explanatory note, written in Japanese, French or English. All telegrams passing over Japanese lines in Japan or Korea are accepted at the sender's risk.

The public are no I i fieri that newspapers over Hoz, which it, is desired may be sent by Kan Francisco or Federal routes must be specially superscribed and prepaid at the rale of Id for the first four ounces and Jd for each succeeding 2oz or fraction F. 1). TIOLDSWORT! 1, Chief l'ostmaster.