THE MAILS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 304, 19 December 1908, Page 6

THE MAILS.

.' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. Wellington and South, per Takal|paj» f 10.13 a.ni. I Bp For Auckland and North, per Rotoiti, mi £»• Australian States (due Sydney KO'" MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. &-;, fot Auckland and North, per Rarawa, |. , Tuesday, December 22. If For Fanning Island, per Takapuna, 7 ':•. pJBJ. b For Wellington and South, per Rot.v v iti, 10.15 a.m. \- For Auckland and North, per Taka- - puna, 7 pm. ■For United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (via Vancouver), 7 p.m., due London January 27th. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23.

For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, DECEMBER 24. For Auckland and North, per Taka- , puna, 7 p.m. For Australian States (due Sydney December 29th), 6.15 a.m. For United Kingdom. Continent of Europe, Ceylon, India, China, and Medi- . terranean ports, also South Africa (due London January 31st), 6.15 a.m. Fo r Wellington and South (per express on 25th), 8.30 p.m. • . For Auckland and North (per Rarawa on 25th), 8.30 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. r For Wellington and South, per Takapuna, 10 ajn. For Auckland and North, per Rotoiti, 10 a.m. For Australian States (.due Sydney January Ift) 10 ajn. POST AND TELEGRAPH HOLIDAYS.

Christmas Day and New Year's Day ~ Being post and telegraph holidays, the following hours will be observed:— iPostal Branch.— December 25th an! January Ist will be close holidays. On Saturday, December 26th (Boxing Day), (Post Office will be open in all its branches except Money Order and Savings Bank department, which will be open \ from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and will then close for the day. The letter-carriers will make one complete delivery, commencing at 7.80 ajn. All receivers will be cleared at 8 p.m. on the evenings of the 24th and 31st. AU mails usually made up on Fridays will be closed at 8.30 pjn. on Thursdays 24th and 31st. A special delivery of correspondence ■will be made over the public counter on the evenings of the 24ih and 31st between the hours of 8.30 and 9.30 pan. The private box lobby will be open from |- 8.30 ajn. to 9 p.m. on December 25th and January Ist, and will be open as ■usual on December 26th. The railway travelling post office wiU run as usual on all the holidays. Telegraph Branch.—The telegraph office will be open from 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Christmas Day, and from 9 a.m. to i pjp. and 7 p.m. to midnight on Boxing •v Day and New Year's Day. \i < Telephone Exchange.— The telephone f. exchange will be open from 9 a.m. to j- JQ ajn. on Christmas Day, and will be open as usual on Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

. NO T lOE. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GBEETKG TELEGRAMS. In order to afford facilities for the transmission of Christmas and New Year's greetings, printed telegraph forms may be obtained at the New Plymouth Telegraph Office for use on. and between the 18th and 24th and the 27th and 31st December. Such telegrains will be delivered at the principal telegraph offices on cards bearing view* of New Zealand scenery, etc. At other offices the telegrams will be written on ordinary forms. A uniform charge of sixpence for each such telegram will be made, provided the address and signature together do not contain more than eleven words. If, however, the text as printed be i varied in any way, or other words added thereto, the telegram will be treated as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly. NOTE.—The next mail for United States and Canada (via Vancouver) closes here December 22nd, at 7 p.m. . W. 3. CHANEY, Chief Postmaster.