INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. To ascertain the progress of a call already booked or any other information respecting trunk line calls, or the numbers of country subscribers not included in the Telephone Directory, or to report any difficulty in the trunk line service, ask for or dial in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, B072, Melbourne, M072, Adelaide L02. These calls are free. CALLS BY DEFENCE PERSONNEL. Private trunk line calls made by any member of the Defence Forces from a camp or training establishment or, when in uniform, from any Post Office in Australia, are charged half the usual rates. MESSENGER FEE. The fee is 6d. where the person called to the telephone resides within the usual radius of free delivery of telegrams; beyond that radius the portage fees for the delivery of telegrams shall be charged in addition to the fee of 6d. The appropriate Particular Person fee shall also be charged in each case. CALLS AFTER HOURS. Where calls to and from an Official Exchange which is not open continuously are made after the normal hours for telephone business, an additional fee of 1/6 is charged for each half-hour during which the Exchange is opened. In the case of a Non-official Exchange, a charge not exceeding 1/6 for each half-hour may be made. MONEY ORDERS. (When overseas Stations are available.) Within the Commonwealth.—1/- first £5, 6d. each additional £5. New Zealand, 4d. for each £1 or part. Minimum, 1/- . Plus exchange of 3d. in the 1/-. 5/- in the £1. Papua, Rabaul (New Guinea), New Caledonia, Nauru.—4d. for each £1 or part. Minimum, 1/-. Fiji.—4d. for each £1 or part. Minimum 1/- . Exchange, 1.6 pence for each 1/- or 2/8 for each £1, with sliding scale for portions of £1. 2/8 in the £1. Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Solomon Islands and Tonga.—6d. for each £1 in first £6, and 4d. for each additional £1 or part. Minimum 1/- . United Kingdom, Canada, Ceylon, Egypt, Federal Malay States, Hong Kong, India, Eire, Malta, Mauritius, Norway, North Borneo, Straits Settlements, South Africa, United States of America.—6d. for each £1 in the first £6, and 4d. for each additional £1 or part. Minimum, 1/- . Exchange 3d. for each 1/- or part, excepting Canada, U.S.A. and Malaysia. Other Countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and Islands adjacent to those countries.—6d. for each £1 in the first £6, and 4d. for each additional £1 or part. Minimum 1/- . Exchange, 3d. in 1/-. These are forwarded via London and are subject to an additional charge of 2d. in each £1 or part. Minimum, 4d.; or through another country when the additional charge is deducted from that portion of the value from the Money Order. POSTAL NOTES. Payable throughout the Commonwealth, Papua and New Guinea— 1/-, 1/6, 2/6—2d.; 3/-, 3/6, 4/-, 4/6—3d.; 5/-. 5/6, 6/-, 7/6—4d. 10/-, 11/-, 15/-, 20/-—6d. FIXED AND MOVABLE FEASTS, HOLIDAYS, Etc., 1959. NOTE.—Owing to existing conditions the actual dates upon which recognised Public Holidays will be observed in the various States during 1959 were not available when these Directories were printed. Jan. 1 . . . . . . New Year's Day Jan. 6 . . . . . . 1st Sunday after Epiphany Jan. 11 . . . . . . 2nd Sunday after Epiphany Jan. 25 . . . . . . Septuagesima Sunday Jan. 26 . . . . . . Anniversary Foundation of Aust., 1788 Feb. 1 . . . . . . Sexagesima Sunday Feb. 8 . . . . . . Quinquagesima Sunday Feb. 10 . . . . . . Regatta Day, Hobart Feb. 11 . . . . . . Ash Wednesday (Lent Begins) Feb. 15 . . . . . . 1st Sunday in Lent Feb. 15 . . . . . . Quadragesima Sunday Feb. 22 . . . . . . 2nd Sunday in Lent Mar. 1 . . . . . . 3rd Sunday in Lent Mar. 8 . . . . . . 4th Sunday in Lent Mar. 15 . . . . . . 5th Sunday in Lent Mar. 22 . . . . . . Sunday before Easter Mar. 27 . . . . . . Good Friday Mar. 28 . . . . . . Easter Saturday (Easter Eve) Mar. 29 . . . . . . Easter Sunday (Easter Day) Mar. 30 . . . . . . Easter Monday Mar. 31 . . . . . . Addit. Public Holiday, W.A., Tas. April 5 . . . . . . 1st Sunday after Easter April 12 . . . . . . 2nd Sunday after Easter April 19 . . . . . . 3rd Sunday after Easter April 21 . . . . . . Birth H.M. Queen Elizabeth II., 1926 April 25 . . . . . . Anzac Day April 29 . . . . . . Capt. Cook entered Botany Bay, 1770 May 3 . . . . . . Rogation Sunday May 4 . . . . . . Labour Day, Queensland May 7 . . . . . . Ascension Day, Holy Thursday May 9 . . . . . . German Hostilities ceased in Europe, 1945 May 17 . . . . . . Whit Sunday May 24 . . . . . . Trinity Sunday May 28 . . . . . . Corpus Christi May 31 . . . . . . 1st Sunday after Trinity June 1 . . . . . . Foundation Day, W.A. June — . . . . . . Observed as Queen's Birthday June 7 . . . . . . 2nd Sunday after Trinity June 14 . . . . . . 3rd Sunday after Trinity June 21 . . . . . . 4th Sunday after Trinity June 28 . . . . . . 5th Sunday after Trinity July 5 . . . . . . 6th Sunday after Trinity July 12 . . . . . . 7th Sunday after Trinity July 19 . . . . . . 8th Sunday after Trinity July 26 . . . . . . 9th Sunday after Trinity Aug. 2 . . . . . . 10th Sunday after Trinity Aug. 3 . . . . . . Bank Holiday, N.S.W. Aug. 9 . . . . . . 11th Sunday after Trinity Aug. 15 . . . . . . Hostilities in Pacific Area ceased, 1945 Aug. 16 . . . . . . 12th Sunday after Trinity Aug. 21 . . . . . . Birth H.R.H. Princess Margaret Rose, 1930 Aug. 23 . . . . . . 13th Sunday after Trinity Aug. 30 . . . . . . 14th Sunday after Trinity Sept. 6 . . . . . . 15th Sunday after Trinity Sept. 13 . . . . . . 16th Sunday after Trinity Sept. 20 . . . . . . 17th Sunday after Trinity Sept. 27 . . . . . . 18th Sunday after Trinity Oct. 4 . . . . . . 19th Sunday after Trinity Oct. 5 . . . . . . Labour Day, Sydney Oct. 11 . . . . . . 20th Sunday after Trinity Oct. 12 . . . . . . Labour Day, S.A. Oct. 18 . . . . . . 21st Sunday after Trinity Oct. 25 . . . . . . 22nd Sunday after Trinity Nov. 1 . . . . . . 23rd Sunday after Trinity Nov. 3 . . . . . . Melbourne Cup Day Nov. 11 . . . . . . Armistice Day, 1918 Nov. 14 . . . . . . Birth H.R.H. Prince Charles, 1948 Nov. 29 . . . . . . Advent Sunday Dec. 6 . . . . . . . 2nd Sunday in Advent Dec. 13 . . . . . . 3rd Sunday in Advent Dec. 20 . . . . . . 4th Sunday in Advent Dec. 25 . . . . . . Christmas Day Dec. 26 . . . . . . Boxing Day Dec. 28 . . . . . . Proclamation Day, S.A. Golden No. III. 1960. April 15 . . . . . . Good Friday April 16 . . . . . . Easter Saturday April 18 . . . . . . Easter Monday Bank Rate of Exchange on Interstate Cheques per £100. From— To Bris. To Syd. To Melb. To Hob. To Adel. To Perth Brisbane . . . . . . . 2/6 5/- 7/6 7/6 10/ Sydney . . . . . . . . 2/8 2/6 5/- 5/- 7/6 Melbourne . . . . . . 5/- 2/6 5/- 2/6 7/6 Adelaide . . . . . . . 7/6 5/- 2/6 5/- 2/6 Perth . . . . . . . . . 10/- 5/- 7/6 2/6 2/6 Within the State.—Queensland—General rates for country cheques drawn within the State and paid in at the capital of that State range from 2/– to 7/6 per cent., with a minimum of 6d. N.S.W.—General rate 2/– per cent. (with a few exceptions). Minimum, 6d. Victoria.—6d. for each £50 or part of £50. Minimum, 6d. Tasmania.—3d. for each £25 up to £1,000, then 3d. for each £50 or part. £50 or part. South Australia.—3d. up to £5; 6d. up to £50; and 6d. for each additional £50 or part. Western Australia.—1/- per cent., ranging up to 7/6 per cent. Minimum, 6d. Local rates are subject to fluctuations, particulars being obtainable at any Branch Bank throughout the Commonwealth. Standard Time at the principal places in the world when it is 12 noon at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart. Subtract 30 minutes for South Australia, and 2 hours for West Australia. H. M. . . . . . . H. M. Adelaide . . . . . . 11.30 a.m. New York . . . . . . 9.0 p.m. Athens . . . . . . . 4.0 a.m. Oslo . . . . . . . . 3.0 a.m. Bombay . . . . . . . 7.30 a.m. Ottawa . . . . . . . 9.0 p.m. Brisbane . . . . . . 12 noon Panama . . . . . . . 9.0 p.m. Buenos Ayres . . . *10.0 p.m. Paris . . . . . . . . 2.0 a.m. Cairo . . . . . . . 4.0 a.m. Peking . . . . . . . 10.0 a.m. Cape Town . . . . . 7.30 a.m. Perth, W.A. . . . 10.0 a.m. Chicago . . . . . . *8.0 p.m. Quebec . . . . . . . 9.0 p.m. Constantinople . . 4.0 a.m. Rangoon . . . . . . 8.30 a.m. Copenhagen . . . . 3.0 a.m. Rio de Janerio . . *11.0 p.m. Leningrad . . . . . 4.0 a.m. Rome . . . . . . . . 2.20 a.m. Lisbon . . . . . . . 2.0 a.m. Rotterdam . . . . *10.29 p.m. London . . . . . . . 2.0 a.m. St. John's, N.F. . *6.0 p.m. Madras . . . . . . . 7.30 a.m. San Francisco . . *6.0 p.m. Madrid . . . . . . . 2.0 a.m. Singapore . . . . . 9.0 a.m. Malta . . . . . . . . 3.0 a.m. Stockholm . . . . 3.0 a.m. Mauritius . . . . . 6.0 a.m. Suez . . . . . . . . 4.0 a.m. Melbourne . . . . . 12 noon Tokio . . . . . . . 11.0 a.m. Montreal . . . . . . *9.0 p.m. Vancouver . . . . *6.0 a.m. Moscow . . . . . . . 4.0 a.m. Vienna . . . . . . . *9.6 p.m. New Orleans . . . *8.0 p.m. Washington, D.C. . 3.0 a.m. New York . . . . . . 9.0 p.m. Wellington, N.Z. . 1.30 p.m. Winnipeg . . . . . . *8.0 p.m. Yokohama . . . . . 11.0 a.m. * Denotes previous day.