MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 215, 20 December 1910, Page 3

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. Mails will close (subject to alteration) at bhe Cfaief Post Office, New Plymouth, as follows: For Wellington and South, also for Auckland and North, daily, per Mail Train, at 6.15 a.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20. For United Kingdom, Europe, United States, Canada and West Indies, via [ Suva, Hawaii and Vancom r er (due London January 24), at 6.15 a.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER/ 21. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, I at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. For South Africa, Australian States, Ceylpn, India, China, Straits Settlements, Continent of Europe and United Kingdom (due London January 28), at 6.15 a.m. For Auckland and North, per Rosamond, at Hi a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. For "Australian States (due Sydney December 30), at 6.15 a.m. For Wellington and South, per Rosamond, at 11 a.m. Note.—The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom clpees here on Tuesday, 2Wh inst., at 5-p.m. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR"'CREETINGS. In ocder to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings?, special printed forms may be obtained at the telegraph office for use on and between the 20th and 24th, arid the 27th and 31st December. Such telegrams will be delivered vat the principal telegraph offices on cards bearing views of New Zealand scenery, etc. At other offices the telegrams will be written on ordinary forms. A uniform charge of sixpence for each sueh telegram will be made, provided the address and signature do riot contain more than eleven words. If, however, the text as printed is varied in any way, or other words added thereto, the. telegram will be treated as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POSTAL BRANCH. On Monday, the 26th inst. (for Christmas Day) and on Monday, the 2nd prox. (for New Year's Day), the Post Office observes a close holiday, and all mails usually despatched on those days will be closed at 6.15 a.m. On Tuesday, the 27th inst. (for Boxing Day), the Post Office will open in all branches, except Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m. The usual despatch of mails on this day will be made up to 8 a.m. The travelling post office will run as usual. Sunday hours (0.30 a.m. till !) p.m.) will be observed in the private box lobby on 26th inst. and 2nd prox. Ordinary hours on 27th inst. On Saturday, 24th and 31st just, a delivery of town letters will be made over the P.O. counter from 8 p.m. till !) p.m. TELEGRAPH BRANCH. On Monday, the 26th inst. (for Christmas Day) the hours of attendance will be from 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Tuesday, 27th inst. (for Boxing Diiy,o, and Monday, 2nd prox. (for New Yeafr's Day) the hours of attendance will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. , j' TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. ' oLsfondav, the 26th inst. (for Christmaif Day), the hours' of will