The times., 1897-12-29
POSTOEFICE NOTICE

Should be read daily, as changes may
| occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwar rded to
the ports or sailing daily, ana the schedule
or CU5ings is arranged on the presumption
oItheIr uninterrupted overland Transit For
the week ending January 1888, the la Sc
connecting closes viii De made at this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDSESDAY Y-tcJ AT 1910 u. m, for
Genoa; per :; S Kaiser Wilhelm II, from
New York. Letters must be directed per
FRIDAY-tbi At 9:2o p. m. for France,
Switzerland, italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
Key, Egypt and british india, per s. :.
La Champagne, from New YORK, via
hdvre Letters for other, parts OF Enropee
must be directed per La Champagne
tci AT 11:fUp. III. for Netherlands direct,
via s. 5. Obdam, from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
@DdaIn" e, At l1;1o p. m; ~ for y.s Europe.
Queenstown. tcJ At 11:1O p. M. for
Scotland direct, per s. $. Anctoria, from
New ok, via Glasgow Letters must be
PRINTED MATTER German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take
printed matter, etc, for Germany, and
specially addressed printed mater, etc,
for other parts OF Europe.
American and White tar st Gamers sail
ing from New York on " edn es1ays, Ger
mdu steamers ON 1 nursdays ana thetunard,
French aHd UerHuan steamers on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all cuun-
tries FOR wnGh they are advertised 10
carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
icn, West Indies. Etc.
WEDA EsDA Y-tctAt 11:IO p. m, for
Central a igerica except Costa Kical and
South Pacific ports per - Finance, from
New York, via Colon. Letters for Gaute-
maIa must br directed Per Finance"
tcJAt 1l:lO p. m. for Santiago lie Cuba
York. Letters must be directed Per
Panama tcjAt 1910 p: m. for Jamaica,
per $ 5. Ardanrose rom New York. Let
ters for Belize. Puerto Cortez and Guate-
Iuala must be- s,lirected Per Ardanrose."
(c)AG l1:I0 u p. IN. for Nassau y. T., per $
4Pt 4aeea rq Fer NeM max Ae 5teFi iPG qs be BE-
II. for Nassau. y. r, and Santa go d. Cuba
per 5. ;. Santiago. from New York.
THURS SDA f-tci AT l1:1U p. m, for
Campeche, Chiapas- TabasO, and Iuca-
Letters Tor other parts of Mexico must
bt erected .teT sS-wuranafa. lcI Ar II.Iu
per : Pre,ona, from New YORK. Letters
ros trti.a,ta. : rinidad aud. TUhago must
FRIDAY-(dI At 8 625 a. m, for Fortune
Island, jana lea, Savanilla, and GTeytOwn,
per 5. Alene. from New York. Letters
Tor Costa Rica must be directed per
Alene.'' Id At 6:25 a. Ia, for Haiti and
Santa Martha, per $ S. Kitty, from new
York.
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 m. (dD
Mails for MiqueloD, by rail TO Boston
and thence via steamer, Close here daily
at 8: 20 p. m.ta}
Mails FOR Cuba Except those for Santiago
de Cuba, which will be forwarded via
New York up TO and including the lilo
d. m, close Wednesday,, close here daily
at 3 D. m, for forwarding via steamers
sailing Mondays and Thursdays, from
Port Tampa, Fla, to Hayana.te)
Mails for Mexico, overland texCept those
for Campo che, CHAP as, TabaSco, and
Yucatau. which, after the Tuesday over
land closing, will be forwarded via New
York, up to and including the 11:IO pm,
close Thursday, close here daily at 7:10
TraHspa cific Nails
Mails for emma ana Japan, specially adj
dressed only. per S. Empress OF India.
from Vancouver close here daily up to
6: 40 p. M. December p. td)
Mails for China ana Japan per S. s. China.
from San Francisco, close here daily
up to 6:4e p. M. December 81. td)
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
West Australia. which are forwarded via I
EuropeI, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per $. $. NOana from San
Francisco, close here daily up to GAO
Maits Ior CnIna and japan, Fer S. Vic
toria, frotu Tacoma, close here daily up to
$40 N. January I'd, ~
ia J. Eew Zealand, Hawaii nd FIJI ISLANDS.
Der $ g Miowera from Vancouver close
here after January up to $50 p. III.
January 3. tdf
Mails for Hawaii, per SIS. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily up to $40
D. m. January 10. I'D
Mails for TIE Society Islands, per ship
Guy OF Papeiti from San Fra nCisCo, close
here daily up to 6 40 p. m. January 25 I'd /
tal Registered mail closes at 10 a. m
same day.
Gbj Registered mail closes at 1 D. IN.
same day.
(cl Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
Cd Re-fst er ed mail closes 1T p. NJ
previous day.
tey Registered mail closes at 1 %. IN
Tuesdays and Saturda vs.
JAMES. p WILLETT