The evening times., 1897-12-14
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to
the ports OF sailing daily, and tue schedule
OF closings is arranged on the presumption
Of their uninterrupted overland transit.
| For the week ending December tie last
connecting closes will be made at this
Affice IS follows:
Transatlantic Nails
TUESDAS-,b) At 9 20 D. M. for Europe.
per S. 8. st. LOUIS. from New ork, Via
| be dIree.sd Per st. LOUIS tcJ At
l1:1O p M, for Europe, per :. {. Teuronic..
from New York, IA Queenstown. tcI At
| Il1O,p p m, 1or Belgium oiIeot, Fer 5. s.
Noordlanu, IRON New \ ork, ia antwerp.
Letters must be directed Per Noord-
FRIDAY-tb) At SEQ p. m tor France.
Switzerland. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
key, Egypt and british India, per S. s. La
Gascoghe'. from New York, via Havre.
Letters for other parts of Europe must be
directed Per La Gascogne." tc) AT lilo
p m for Genoa, per s. :. Ems. from New
York. Letters must be directed = Per
Ems" tc) AT 11:10 p. In. for Europe, per
S. $. Umbria. from New York, via Queens
town. tc) At 11:lo p. m for Scotland
direct, per S. s. Ethiopia, from New York,
via Glasgow. Letters must be directed
Per Ethiopia
'PR INTED MATTER, ETC.-German
steamers sailing from New York on Tues
days take printed matter, etc, for Ger
many, and specially addressed printed
matter, etc, for otner parts oil Europe.
sailing rroIa New York on Wednesday Us, the
German steamers on Thursdays, and tue
Cunard, French and German steamers on
saturdays take printed matter ETC., for
all countries for which they are advertised
to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amers
ica, West Indies. &C.
foundland, per steamer from Mort n yuney.
ta) At 800 y. m, for Jamaica, per steamer
from Boston. tcI AT 1905 o; m. for Costa
II:10 p. H.. for Jamaica Fer 5. 5. Phila-
delpnia. tcJ At 11:lO p. m, for North
trazu, per \. :. Cearense, IIotu New iorS.
via Para, Maranham M and Ceara.
wEDNESDAY-icl At 1I:lO p. m. :. for
Bermuda, psr s. s.. Trinidad, from New
York. tci At II:1O p. m, for Nassau, N. p.
and Santa 60 de Cuba per S. s. Niagara
Thomas, St. croix, Leewahfd h and an Wind
New s' YORK. st &c, AZ ii:1o p. o M for Fortune %
Island, Janalca. Savaniila and Grey
town, per s. $. Adirondack, from New
directed per Adirondack ,c) At 11:IO
p. M. for Haiti and Santa Martha, per 5. $.
Boistein, from New York tcl At 11:iO
fucatan. per $. $. Seneca, from New York
Letters Ior other parts oi Mexico must lie
directed "Per Seneca"
SATURDAY-tdl At 1905 p. m: for
Newfoundland, per steamer frum North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hal
Ajax and thence VIA steamer, close Lere
daily, except Sunday, at 2:O5 p. m..
and uu Sundays only at l 1:35 a. IN. tdJ
Mails for Miquelon, by rail to Boston
and thence via steamer, close here daily
MANS for Cuba texcept those for San
tiagO de Cuba. winch will be forwarded via
New York up to and including the lilo
o. m, close Wednesday,, close here daily
at 500 p. m. for for waruing via steamers
SAILING Mondays ana HlIInn IhgTsdays ta from Port
Mails for Mexico, overland ,except those
for Campeche, Chiapas T aoa SEQ, and fuca-
tan, which; after m sa the Meaaeaa x,a & overana yang
up to and including the lilo p. m, clos
ing Friday, close here daily at 7:1O
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan and Hawaii, per
s. 8. City of Pekin, from San Francisco,
close here daily up to 6;40 p. m. Decem-
Mails for China p and Jspan, n, per 8: 3:
up to $40 p. m. December 12. td)
MsIs sa for es5 e6se here asy 1p
to $40 p. IN. December g. (d)
Mails for the Society Islands, per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Tancisco, close here
Mails for China and japan, specially ad-
dressed only, per 9: s. Empress or India,
from vancoq%yer. % close mere daily up to
Mails for Australia texcept those for
West Australia}, New Zealand, Hawaii.
Fiji and Samoan Islands, per y 5. AOana,
from, San Francisco. close here daily up
10 $40 p. m. December 81 tdD
Mails Tor Australia (e kept those for West
ustralia) New Zealand, Hawaii and Fill
Islands par .. g. Miowera. from Vancouver.
close here daily after Decepbea 81 up
(ORegistered mails close at-1O:oO a. m.
same day.
Same day.
same day.
(DRegistered malls close at eco .. m.
ofevious day.
IelRegistered mails close at 100 p. III
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