The evening times., 1897-12-22
POSToFFIcE NOTICE.

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FOREIGS MAILS are forwarded to
the ports of sailing daily, and the schedule
Of their uninterrupted overland tTensit.
Fer the week ending Dectfnbcr 20 the last
Connecting closes will be made at this
sffice as follows:
Transatlantic Nails.
WEDNESDAY-tc) At l1:iO p. m, for
Cape Colony and Natal, pc. s. . tratbOrd,
from New York. Letters must be directed
Per StrathOrd.' tcj At 11;1O u. H. for
Netherlands direct. per S. s. Edani, from
New York, via Amsterdam. Letters must
be dir ected Per Edam.'
FRIDAY-tbt AT 10 p. III. for Europe.
per 5. s. Lucania.' from New York, Via
Queenstown. Letters Tor France. Switzer-
land, Italy, spain, Portugal. Turkey
Egypt and British India must he directed
France, switzerland. italy, Spain. Por-
tugai, Egypt and British India per s. .
La Nornlandle. from New York, via iiayre.
directed per La Normandie." tcl At
l1:1O p. IL. for Netherlands direct, per s. g.
Rotterdam. from New York, VIA kettef-
Rotterdam &c, Asl1:I0 p. m fur Norway
direct, per S. S. Island, from New York.
Le5,s1s I4I gs1 b s aTsetet EsI islanI"
steamers sailing IryIn New iork ON Tues
days take printed matter, ETC., for Ger
many, and specially addressed printed
The and White % sta
sailing From New York ON We,inesia vs.,
tn" German stea mers on Thursdays ana
the CuDard, French and German stea mers
un Satlr,ia IS take printed matter, ETC.,
for all countries for which they are ad-
vertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer.
ica. West indies, &c.
wEDNEsDAY-tc)At At lilo p. m. for
venezueia and Curacao, per 8. IS; Philadel-
bia must lie directed Per Philadelphia"
THUkSDA At 11:10 p. M,
foT New Foundland. per $. S. Siberian
p. N. for Campechc, Ciiapas. Tabaseo and
Yuc;ttan, per s. y Onzaba, fruiI New York
Letters for other parts OF Mexico must
d. m. for Earbados direct, and North Brazil,
via Para "a md MaRaos, per S. $. Hubert, from
New York.
tune. Island. Jamaica, ,satsnilia and
Carthasena, per - s.; Alfeghany, from
per ba9ss d50I a Ssy fCS aorp e M
sydney. I'd At 1905 o. M, for St.
Pierre.Miquelon, lor steamer ,iIcm North
Mails for Newfoundland. by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer, close here
daily, except Sunday, at l2:o5 p. IN. and
On sundays only at 1856 a; IN. td1
and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 3:2U p. III. Ia
Mails icr Cuba, by rail to Port Tampa,
Fla, and thence via steamer sailing Mtnf-
days and Thursdays tn Havana, close
here daIy at 800 p. IN. tel
Mails rnf Mexico, overland LeNcept those
for Campeche, Chiapas, Til basco and
Yucatan. which, after the Tuesday over
land dispatch. W Dl bc forwarded via New
York, up To and including tie Il:iO p. III
closing Thursday, close here daily at
7:1O a. m.td)
Transpa aeific Malls.
Mails for China, Japan, and Hawaii, per
daily up to $40 p. M, December %. I'd
Mails for Hawaii. per SIS ustralia, from
San Francisco, close here daily up to $40
u. m., December 22. I'D
Mails for the Society Islands. per ship
Tropic Bird. from San Francisco, close
here daily up to $40 p. m, December
Mails for China and Japan, specially adj
dressed only. Ecr $; <. tmpre,s OF India.
s: 40 p. NJ. December 81. td)
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
West Australia, which are forwarded via
Europe). New Zealan,i.- Haw-ii. Fiji anti
Samoan Islands, per $. s. Moana, from
8: 40 d. IN, December 81, (d)
Mails for China and japan, per s. 8. Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily up to
$40 p m, Jam9ariy 1i,a S;,sal ,.xlosnt wos, AM.
traIa), New Zealand. Hawaii and FIJI
Islands, per s. s. Miowera, from Van.
couver, close here daily after December
81, up to $40 p. m, January 3.td)
(al Registered mai closes at 10 a. m.
same day.
Gbi Registered mail closes at 1 p. M
same day. .,I.iysl
(cl Registered mail closes At p. m.
same day.
(d) Register ed mail closes at 6 y. m.
previous day. 49,
teI Registered mail closes at p. m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES. +. WILLETT,