THE MAILS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 305, 21 December 1908, Page 4

THE MAILS.

jgw .''pyrtlßnAY. DECEMBER 19. and South, per Taka-ffiwijilO-lown. and North, per Rotoiti, §|S&f3ii«tr»li»n states (due Sydney DBGEMBER 21. Auckland and North, per Raraw-i, fllpWisDAY, DECEMBER 22. f Inland, per Takapuna, 7 Wellington and South, per Roto'#lo.ls a.m. , ifWor Auckland and North, per Taka--jjmia, 7 pjn. <*For" United States ol America, Can>Sla,' United Kingdom, and Continent of Porope (via Vancouver), 7 p.m., due January 27th. .WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. It For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, £7- p.®. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. For Auckland and North, per Taka<puna, 7 p.m. £* For Australian States (due Sydney rSwwnber 23th), 6.15 a.m. I > ' For United Kingdom, Continent of rfiurope, C-evlon, India, China, and M«li- ' terrauean ports, also South Africa (due January 31st), 6.15 a.m. I. For Wellington and South (per ex£"riesa on 25th), 8.80 p.m. - - For Auckland and Nortli (per Rarawa 35th), 8.30' p.m. h=- ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. -J-For Wellington and South, per Taka-

.--mna, 16 a-nv _ , ... jfor Auckland and North, per RotoiJ, J " "tffiT'Anstralian States (due Sydney t-EOST AND TELEGRAPH HOLIDAYS.

a"* Cbristmaa Day and New Year's Day y-forfng post and telegraph holidays, the ? / following hours will be observed:— ft'J" postal .Branch.—December 25th aiu lit will be dose holidays. On piatnldVi December 20th (Boxing Day), S:f!Post Office will be open in all its branchip;« (except Money Order and Savings from. 9 a.m. to 10 ajn., and will K thea ior the day. The letter-carriesr W&e one complete delivery, commendng at 750 a.m. All receivers will Y, he cleared at 8 p.m. on the evenings of i' Uie 84th and 41st. All mails usually K>*iado up. on Fridays will be dosed a* 11 p.m. pn Thursdays 24th ana 3is». special delivery 0 I .correspondence --jrill be made over the public counter on - the evenings of the 21th and 31st be- |» v tweßit tho hours of 8.30 and 9.30 p.m>- The r"'private box lobby will- be open from F . jjso ajn. to 9 pan. on December 25th fc and January Ist, and will he open as 'usual on December 26th. The railway | 1 travelling post office wUI run as usual P V f oii aU tiw holidays. . |"j T«l«r»ph Branch.—The telegraph will be open from 9.30 ajn. to fe. 10 a.m: and from 5 pjn. to 5.30 p.m. on p> on. Christmas Day. On Boxing Day the S~ offife will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ik" and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.j and on New year's Day it will l)e open from 9 ajn. ?t; to 4 p.m. and 7 'P-in. to midnight. fc ; , -Telephone Exchange.—The telephone Is '/'exchange will be open from 9 a.m. to fej-10 a.m. on Christmas Day, and will be ifeppen as ÜBual on Boxing Day and New Day.

|| T ' . NOTICE. f v CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR & • GREETING TELEGRAMS. p- £ In order to afford facilities for the grT transmission of .Christinas and New g?-' Year's greetings, printed telegraph pv forms may be obtained at* the New %r. Plymouth Telegraph Office for use on and between the 18th and 24th and the 27th anil 31st December. Such tele"rains will be delivered at the principal V ~ telegraph offices on cards bearing views Et'af New Zealand scenery, etc. At other offices tire telegrams will be written on ordinary forms. , SE A uniform charge of sixpence for each guch telegram will be made, provided the address and signature together do not contain more than eleven words. - If, however, the text as printed be varied in any way, or other words added thereto, the telegram will be treated as •' ' an ordinary one and charged for tc- ;• cordingly. NOTE.—The next mail for United States Z and Canada (via Vancouver) closes here December 22nd, at 7 p.m. W. J. CHANEY, f '; Chief Postmaster.