MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 151, 22 December 1911, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. For Tasmania, via Bluff, at 6.15 ajn. Due Hobart December 28. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. For Australian States, via Auckland, at 6.16 a.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Surop«, per Corinthic, at CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Mondays, the 25th December and Ist January (Christmas and New Year's Day) are to be observed as close holidays. On Tuesday, the 26th December (Boxing Day) the Post Office will open in all branches, except the Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 to 10 a.m. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. The Telegraph Office will open on Monday, 26th inst. (Christmas Day) from 9.30 to 10 a.m. and from 5 to 5.30 p.m. On Tuesday (Boxing Day) and Monday (New Year's Day) the hours will be from 9 axa. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. | TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.-The Telephone Exchange will remain open continuously. PRIVATE BOX LOBBY. Sunday hours will be observed on December 25 and January 1; usual hours on December 2«. MAILS.—The usual despatch of all mails will be made up to 8 a.m. on each of the holidays, and receivers and posting boxes will be cleared accordingly. [ TRAVELLING POST OFFICE will run as usual. COUNTER DELIVERIES of town let- | ters (ordinary and registered) will be made on Saturday evenings, 23rd and | 30th inst., from B*to 9 p.m. j CARRIERS DELIVERIES. One full delivery by letter-carriers will be made on 2Cth inst., commencing at 7.30 a.m. 1 • ' SPECIAL FORM OF TELEGRAPH MESSAGE. Owing to the very heavy traffic inevitable on Saturday, the 24th inst., the public are requested to lodge as many "Christmas greetings" telegrams as pos•ible on Friday. Tho public are also notified that all telegraph office* close at 8 p.m. on Saturday next. in order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings, special printed forms containing the message, "Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year," may be obtained at the Telegraph Office for use on and between the 19th and 23rd, and the 20th and 30th December.

A uniform charge of Sixpence for each such telegram will be made, provided the Address and Signature do not 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.