MAIL NOTICES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1915, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES.

NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. For Australian States, South Africa and Straits Settlements, via Auckland, at 0.15 a.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Parcel mail for Expeditionary Forces, Egypt, at 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22. For Australian States, SouTTi Africa, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, East Indies, Aden, Egypt, Eastern and Mediterranean ports, also specially addressed correspondence, "via Suez," for United, Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 12.20 p.m. 'Due London February 2. (Money orders close U a.m.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23. For Tasmania, via Wellington, at 6.13 a.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. For United Kingdom, Continent 1 of Europe, West Indies, Central America, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, U.S. Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, United States of America and Canada, via. Vancouver; also Honolulu, Japan and Fiji, at 0.15 a.m. Due London January 27. (Money-orders close 4 p.m. Friday for U.S.A. and Canada).

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.

Postal (Branch.—Saturday, December 25 (Christmas Day) and January 1 (New Year's Day) will be observed as close holidays. On Monday, December 27 (for Boxing Day), the Post Office will be open in all branches, except Money-order and Savings Bank, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Telephone Exchange.—The Telephone Exchange will remain open continuously. Private Box Lobby.—Sunday hours will be observed on December 23 and January 1; usual hours on December 27.

Mails.—-Mnils usually despatched on Saturday will be closed on Friday nights, December 24 and 31, at 8 o'clock. On December 27 (for Boxing Day) the usual despatch of mails up to 8 a.m. will be made; the receivers and posting boxes will be cleared accordingly. R.T.°.0.-The Travelling Post Office will run as usual.

Counter Delivery.—Deliveries of town letters (ordinary and registered) will be made on Friday nights, December 24 and 31, from 8 to' 9 p.m.

Letter-carriers' Deliveries.—One complete delivery by letter-carriers will be made on December 27. commencing at 7.30 a.m. There will be no delivery on either Christmas or New Year's 'Dav. C. H. BURTON, Chief Postmaster.