MAIL NOTICES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 167, 21 December 1914, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES.

Subject to necessary alterations, mails will close at the chief Post UJiice as under:— j MONDAY, DJSCKMBER 21. For Australian States, South Africa, via Auckland, at 0.15 a.m. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, TenerilVe, and South America, via Monte Video, at 0.15 a.m. (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed.) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. For Australian States, Soutli Africa, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, East Indies,. .Straits Settlements, Eastern and Mediterranean ports, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 12.-20 p.m_ (Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed "via Suez.") Due London January 2!). (Money Orders close 11 a.m.) ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. ' For Australian States, South Africa, China, and Straits (Settlements, via Auckland, at 0.15 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, West indies, Central America, British, French and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, U.S. I Columbia, United -.States of America and Canada, via Vancouver; also Honolulu, Japan, and Fiji, at 0.15 a.m. Due London January 28. For Tonga and .Samoa, via Auckland, at 0.15 am. For Wellington and South, daily, at 0.15 a.m. and 12.20 p.m. For Auckland and North, per steamer, Tuesday anil Wednesday, at 7 p.m., daily, per train, at 0.15 a.m. For Wanganui and intermediate offices, daily, at 0.15 a.m., 12.20 and 3,55 p.m. The times for closing mails for places beyond the Dominion are liable to alteration (earlier or later). Unless otherwise specified, money-or-ders, registered letters, and parcel post parcels, close one hour before the ordinary mail. C. H. BURTON, Chief Postmaster. Cll KISTMAS AND NEW YEAR , HOLIDAYS. I POST AND TEITEORAPII DEPARTMENT. iostal Branch.—Friday, December 25, and January 1 (Christmas Day and New Year's Day), will be observed j as close holidays. On Saturday, ( December 20 (Boxing Day), the Post ' Oltice will bi! open in ail branches, except Money-Order and Savings Bank, from !> a.m. to 10 a.m. Telegraph Ofliee.-The Telegraph Oflie? will be open on Friday, the 25th inst. (Christmas Hay), from 0.30 a.m. lo ill a.m., anil from 5 to 5.30 p.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day and Friday New Year's Day), (lie hours will be from !) a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. lo H p.m. . Telephone Exchange.—The Telephone Exchange will remain open continuously. Private-Box Lobby.—Sunday hours will be observed on December 25th and January Ist; usual hours on December 20. Mails.—Mails usually despatched on Friday will be closed on Thursday nights, the 2-lth and 31st inst., at S p.m. On the 2lith inst (Boxing Day), the usual despatch of mails lip to S a.m., will be made, the receivers and posting boxes will be I cleared accordingly. The Travelling Post (Mice will run a-i usual. Counter Delivery.—Deliveries of town letters (ordinary and registered), will be made on the Thursday nights, i the 2-lth and 31st inst., from 8 to ' !> p.m. Letter-carriers' Deliveries.—One cor- , plete delivery by letter-carriers will lie made on the 20th inst., comj meneing at 7.30 a.m. (There will by none on either Christmas Day or New Year's Day.)