THE MAILS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 85, 14 April 1904, Page 1

THE MAILS.

Malls will closo at the Chief Post Office, Devon Street, as follov-i For Wellington and South,- \aily per Express, at 6.30 a.m. I- j fee (mail van) at 7.25 a.m, THURSDAY, APRIL 14. For Wellington and South, per RoItoiti at 10.30 a.m. For Auckland and North, per Takapuna at 7. p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 15. For South African ports (due Durban May 16) at 6.30 a.m. For Australian ports (due Sydney April 20) at 6.30 a.m. ' For Auckland and .North, per Rarawa at 7 p.m. For Australian States, Ceylon India, China, Japan, and Strait Settlements, also South Africa Continent of Europe and United Kimrdo.xn (lor specially addressed correspondence only) per Alooraki from close here at 6.30 a m k'ATUKDAY, APRIL 16. Foe Al and North, per Tak&punaat ? P- m - For Auatr.States and Eastern Porta (due { Vjhiuy April l'2) ut 7 p.m. For Fiji and «OTdwich islands, .United States uf Awerita ami t 1 11:ed Kingdom awl of Eu»Pe (specially uddrc VSfcO. via v«nf*uver) due London iljiy 25, close bere Tuesday, April i; 7 p.m.

NOTICE. Berne notifies tlmt p.-v«ite teleSFBJns originating in Ja;,vu r i, Formosa, .lap.mi'se station)? i.'l Fusao, Seoul u'nU Cliemulpho jjiuki be .written in cluar language in cit»ber Japanese, English or French. .Private telegrams from Korean stations for Japanese officers in Korea, and for other countries, which pass over Japanese lines, arc accepted when written in plain language Aa Japanese. English, or French. Private telegrams in secret language, emanating from Tokio, Yokohama, and , \ are admitted on production f com P , ? m 'ed by an ex,?lanary note, written in Japivnese, French or English. All telegrams !™ S r °v T Japanese lincs 'n Japan or Korea are accepted at the sender's risk.

SPECIAL NOTE. On and from Alarm 1, 1904 th Postage on newspapers to and fro .the united Kingdom will be reduce to one penny per paper, irrespectiv of weight, subject to these condi tions All newspapers exceeding 8 ozs in weight prepaid one pennv ar to be forwarded by direct steame only. Newspapers not exceeding Sox prepaid at the penny rate may be forwarded by the San Francisco or | Federal mail service, or direct, etc I Newspapers exceeding Soz, if prepaid I at existing rates, i.e., a penny forj the first four ounces and ill for each; succeeding 2 ounces, may be sent by the San Francisco and Federal mail lines. Wholly unpaid papers are t 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 affixed in stamps, •otherwise the parcel will be surcharged at printed paper rates and sent on by direct steamer. F. D. HOLDSWORTH, Chief Postmaster.