The times., 1897-12-27
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

| iOSiOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may
| occur at any time.
FoREIGN MAILS are forwarded to
tne ports or sailing daily, and the schedule
or closings is arranged ON the presumption n
oi Their uninterrupted u0yeriandtranst. For
tne week ending January | 1898, the la st
conhectinS closes VIII be made at this
Office as follows
Transarlantic Mails.
TCESDA Y-tb) At $50 u. m, for Eu-
rope, per y, $. st. Paul. from New York
via Southampton. Letters for Irela nd
must be directed ,'per st. Paul. tcI At
kensington from New York, via Antwerp.
Letters must be directed per kensiiigton.
Ma lestiG;, ;, fr9In New York Via teucensto wn.
Genoa, per I: $. Kaiser Wilhelm III, from
New YORK Letters must be directed per
Kaiser Wilhelm IL.
FRIDAY Y-tbi AT $50 p m. for France,
Switzcfland, italy, Span. Portugal, Tur-
key, Egypt ana britisn India, per s. &.
La Champagne, from New Y0rx, via
HJvre. Letters Tor other parts or Europe
must be directed per La Champagne y
lcl AT 1:1O p. M for Aetheridnds direct,
wa Is 3 Obnatii, frouI New York, via
hntterdiIn. Letters must be director per
oDdaiIi.' tcj AT 1:lv p. IN. for EUROPE,
per s. s. Etruria, from New YORK, via
Queenstown. tcl At l1:1o p. III. for
Scotland direct per &. <. AnclIoria, from
New YORK via nlasl;ow. Letters must be
directed per Ancoria.'
.PRlNTED MATTER -GeTman steamers
sailing from New YORK on Tuesdays TAX e
printed matter, etc, for Gertuany, and
specially address ed printed matter, etc,
for other parts OF Europe.
American AMI White star ST Gamers sail
ing from New York OH " canesaays, Ger
man steamers on 1 thursdays anu the Cunard,
French and German steamers Oh Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all cuun-
tueS FOR which they are advertised To
carry mails.
Mai1, tor soutIi and Central Amer
ica, West Indies. Etc.
MONDA f-tcjAt 1905 p. H., fOr Belize,
fTom New Orleans. tcJAt l1:l0 p. H.. for
Leewafd and " ind ward Islands. per s.. s.
Pretoria, from New York. Letters for
GIenada, IriDidad and Ionago must be
directed Per Pretoria Goat li:Io
y. m, for La Plata Countries direct, per
s. s. Georgian Prince, from New YORK.
per g. s. NavanOe, from New York.
TUESDAY -tdjAt z. % y. NJ, FOR New
foundland, per steamer from North sydney.
lAt $40 p. H., FOR Jamaica, per steamer
from Ioston. (c)At l0:05 p. IN, for
Costa Kica. per steamer from New Orleans.
(clAt / i o p. fiI., Tor JainaiCa. per steamer
from Philadelphia, Pa. tclAt lilo p.
New York. tcIAt III p. IN, for New
foundland, per S. $. Portia from New York.
WEDNES DA Y-tclAt 11.i0 p III. for
South Pacif iG ports PER s. : Finance, from
New York, via Colon. Letters Tur Gaute-
mala must be directed Per Finance
(clAt I1:IU p. IN. for Santiago tlc Cuba
and Colombia. per s.. S. Panama from New
York. Letters must be directed Per
fanama-" tcjAt IL: 10 p. IN. for jamaica,
ters for Belize, Puerto Cortez and Guate-
inaIa must be directed Per ArCanruse.''
tcjAt IL y p N. for Nassau. ~ P, per = &
Antilia, from New YORK. Letters must be
III. for Nassau, Y. p. and antiag go q Cuba,
per s. S. SantidgO. from New York.
THUksDA Y-tcl Al Il:IO p. m, for
Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Yuca-
tan, per =. s. Concho, from New York.
Letters for other parts of Mexico must
be directed per COncho.''
FRlDA f-tui A D. 20 d. m, for Fortune
Island. Jamaica, savaniila, and Greytown,
per ). S. Alene, from New York. Letters
for Costa Rica must be directed per
Alene." Cd AT 625 a. IN, for Haiti and
York.
sATURDAY-CO At 1905 D. IN, for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax, and thence. via steamer, close here
daily, except Sunday, at 2.o5 p. m, and
on Sundays only, at 11.35 a IN. tdI
Mails for Miquelon, by rail 10 Boston
and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 8 20 p. m.tab
Malls for Cuba except those for Santiago
de Cuba, which Will lie forwarded via
New York, up 10 and including the I1:IO
D. m, close Wednesday,, close here daily
at } p. M, for forwarding via steamers
sailing Mon days and Thursdays, from
Port Tampa, Fla, to Havana.fe)
Mails for Mexico, overland tcxcept those
for Campo che, Chiapas, TabaSco, and
Yucatan, which, after the Tuesday over
land closing, VIII be forwarded via New
York, up to and including the lI.IO pm,
close Thursday, close here daily at 40
q. MIDI
Transpa Mails
Mails for CHIEa siia Japan, specially ad-
dressed only, per :. s. Eiupress of India,
from Vancouver, close here daily up 10
$40 p. nj, December 81. tdl
Mails for china and Japan per 8. s. China,
from San Francisco, close here daily
Mails for Australia ieXcept those for
West Australia. which are forwarded via
Europel, New Zealand, HAWAII, FIJI and
Samoan Islands. per & s. Moana from San
Francisco, close here daily up to GAO
p m. January 2. I'D
Mails for emma and JsCan Per s. S. Vic
toria. from acona close here daily up TO
6 40 D m January 2 tdl
Mails for Australia texccpt West AuStral-
ia J. New Zealand. Hawaii and Fiji Islands.
per $. $. Mlowera. from Vancouver, close
here after January Up TO $50 p IN.
Mails FOR Hawaii ger SIS. Australia, from
San Francisco. close here daily up to $40
d. m. January 10 tdl
Mails FOR tne Society Islands. per ship
city OF Pa petit. from San Fra ncisco. close
here dailyup to 40 p. III. January 20. tdJ
tal Registered mail closes at 10 a. IN.
same day.
Gbi Registered nah closes at ] p. m.
same day.
tcl Registered mail closes at 8 p. IN.
same day.
tdl Registered mail closes at g p. III.
previous day
l h'SO's' QUO JAMES. r. wILLETT,
Postmaster.