The times., 1897-12-08
PoSToFFIcE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, az changes ma oc-
cur at any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the
ports OF sailing daily ana the schedule
OF their uninterrupted overland transit
FOR the week ending December 4 the
last connecting closes are made at this or
TraEsatlantic Mails.
WEDN ESD SDAY-tcl At 1I1o o. m. for
Netherlands direct, per 5. 5 werkenslaT1.
frUIn New York via amsterdam Ierrtrs
must be directed Per WerEendaTn."
hIDA1 1-tol at 81 p. IA fOr Europe,
per .. 5. CaiHpania from New York, Via
Queenstown, Letters rOF France Swftz-
GRAND, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey,
6sssd Feetst, apa Pa rltisn iEaa' must be dt
p m for France, Switzerland, Italy. Spain.
Portugal, Turkey, Egypt ana British lndia,
per D . La bFetaEne from New York, via
haVIe. Letters FOR otrer Iarts OF Europe
must be directed = L er La Bretagne." (cl AZ
II o p iu- Tor Netherlands Girect, per 5. S.
Spdarndam, from New York, via RCtter-
dam. LetteTsmus bedIrel-t Ell ..PerS paarT1-
DAM tci at / 1.1u p. m. Tor Gen0a, ner
:. 3 AuGuste Victoria, from New YORK.
Joua."
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-Germau
steamers saillng from New York ON Tues
days take printed matter, tte., FOR Ger
Tlany and sp-eiali Y q dtIresse. Frinted matter
etc, for otnsr parts OF Europe
The american and IS mite star steamers
.
German steamers on Thursdays ana ths
tunafd, FFenCn and German Sfca EaeFs on
Saturdays take printed IEattar. etc, for
all Countries YOr which they are advertised
to carry mails.
Mails Tor South and Central Amer
iCa, West Indies, &c
WEDNESDA1-tdl At b:25 a. m, for
Saint Domingo ana IurSs Island, per s. S.
New YORK, from New York
THU At 11;IO D. m, for
Newfoundland, per s. - CoFean, from
Philadelphia &C. At li-IO p m, for Cen
traI America teXcept Costa RiCaj and South
Pacific ports per S. Alliance, from Nsw
YORK, Via Colon. Letters fer GuateInata
must be directed Per Aliianca." (cl as
11:lO p m for Mexico, per s. = Panama,
from New York, via PrOgreSso and Vera
Panama
FRIDAY-(dD At 6:25 a. M. for Porto
Rico direct, per s 5 Arkadia, from New
| York (cl At l11O p m, for Fortuna
/ Island, Jamaica, SayaniiIa and Garth
I gena, per s. s Altai from New York. Let
/ teTs Tor Costa Rloa must BE directed Per
/ Alial- tc) AT itlD =. M, for Haiti. per
s. s Alps, from New York lcJ At lilo
| p m, Tor Campecne, Cha pas, Taba SEQ and
Hucatan, per : s Hufatan- from New York.
I Letters FOR other parts Ol Mexico must be
directed Per 1ucatan: tci At I1:t0
y. III, for New fOundlaud, per $ S POrtia
/ from New York tcl Al If:1o p n for
I Grenada, from New York.
/ SATURDA Y-td1 Atlz.O5 y. m. for New
/ foundland, per steamer from North Sydney.
/ (dl AT 1908 D. N. FOR 81 Pierre 8liGueI0n,
/ per steamer from North sydney.
| Mails for Newfoundland, by raH TO Hall
fax and thence via sIee uers clJse here ia Il =.
] except sunday. at 12.05 p m. antIu on sun
/ days only q II:35 a Ta.td}
/ Mails for MiquelOn, by rail 70 Bes ton and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at
I 800 p. H. lal
/ Mails for Cuba by rail to Port Tampa.
/ Fla. and thence via steamers sailing Mon
i davs and Thursdays 70 Havana, close here
daily at 3 p m te1
| for Campecne, Chiapas TaOdsco and Yu-
/ catau which, after the Wednesday overland
/ closing, viii be forwarded via New York
/ up TO and including the lI-1O p m. close
! Friday close here daily at T-1O a. N. (d4
Transpac Mails
| Mails for Australia lexccpt West Aus
/ trallaj, New Zealand, Hawaii and Fin
| Islands, per $ 5 AOFangi, from Vancouver
close here daily up u $40 p m, December
| std
Malls for China. Japan and Hawaii. per
| $. 5. City OF Pekin, from San Francisco
close here daily up to $40 p. H., December
Mails for China and japan. per S. 8.
Tacoua, close here daily up 10 6-eG p. m-,
/ December 12tdl
s4a.ls ior hawaii, per SIS. ! ustraIia, from
San Francisco clos q EeTe daily 90 10 $40
D. ul., December %. tdl
AaIs .or ne Society islands, ger ship
Trupic BIRD, from San Francisco, close
here daily up TO $40 p IN, December 20.
Nails for China and JsT an, specially adj
| dressed ONLY per 5. s. Empress OF India
from Vancouver, close mere daily up TO
$40 o. M, December - cd
Mails for Australia lexcept those for
| WesJ Australia wuiOn are forwarded via
Europe) New Zealand, HAWAII Fiji and
| Samoan Islands per y. 5. M6aH2, from San
Francisco, close 1sTe daily up TO $40 p. m,
December 81 tO
tai krgistere,I mail closes at 1o a. m.
same day
Cbi Registered mail closes at 1 p. m
same day.
Icl Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
(dI Register ed mail closes at 6 p. m
previous day
(el Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
| Tuesdays and SaturdayS-
| 90 Registered mail closes az p. N.
previous Saturday.
JAMES T WILLETT,
Postmaster.