MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 154, 28 December 1911, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. Mails will close (subject to alteration) at the Chief Post Office, New Plymouth, as follows: 'i'Hl HSDAY. DECEMBER 28. For Australian States and South Africa, also Ceylon, India, China, Eastern adn Mediterranean ports, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 6.15 a.m. Mail due London February 2. Parcel mail for United Kingdom, at 5 p.m. j FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. : For Tasmania, via Bluff, at 0.15 ajn. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. ! For Australian States, via Auckland, 'at 6.16 a.m. ! MONDAY, JANUARY 1. For Fiji, Friendly Islands and Samoa, [.per Atua, from Auckland, at 6.15 a.m. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. ' POSTAL BRANCH. Mondays, the 25th December and Ist January (Ohrist- | mas and New Year's Day) are to be observed as close holidays. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. The Telegraph Office will open on Monday, 25th inst. (Christmas Day) from 9.30 to'lo 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 ajn. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.—The Tele-, phone Exchange ..will.. remain open continuously PRIVATE' SOX LQBIjY. Sunday hours will' be' observed on' December 25 and January 1; usiial hours on December '26. ' MAILS. —The usual despatch of all mails will be made up to 8 a'.m. on each of the holidays,'and receivers' arid posting boxes will be cleared 'accordingly. TRAVELLING POST OFFICE will run as usual. COUNTER DELIVERIES of town letters (ordinary and registered) will be made on Saturday evenings, 23rd and 30th inst., from 8 to 9 p.m. SPECIAL FORM OF TELEGRAPH " " MESSAGE. in prder to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings, special print-; ed 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 26th 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 tele* gram will be treated as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly.: A. P. DRYDEN, Chief Postmaster.