For soutborn ports, per Waipara, this dayj 18th inst., at 5 p.m. For United Kingdom, Continents of Europe aad America. West Indie* (via San Francisco) Sandwich Islands, &c, over land to Ohrist.church on Monday, the 20th January, at 7.30. p.m. This mail is due in London on the 3rd March, 1890. Alteration of Mail Service. — On and after the Ist January 18 iO, mails for Ho Ho and Humphrey's will close at the Chief Post Office, Hokitika, every Tuesday and Friday at 2.30 p.m. Mails from those places will be received he same days at 11 a.m. On and after Ist January, 1890, the post office at Big Dam will be closed. Correspond ence will be Bent to Goldaborough. JOHN BULL, Chief Postmaster.
DEATH.
G-iese.— On 29fch December, al Melbourne, Francis, the dearly beloved sou of Henvy and Mary G-iese, of Hokitika, aged 18 years. Deeply regretted by all who knew him.
West Coast Times. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1890.
