The evening times., 1897-12-07
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes ma y &C.
cur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the
ports OF sailing daily, and the schedule
OF their uninterrupted overland transit
For the week ending December II the
last oonnecting closes are made at this Of
fic. as follows:
Transatlantic Nails.
IT,, mGEsDA s1,1, I-tbl At $40 p. M. for Bel
York, via Antwerp. Letters must lie
directed Per Southwark" tbJ AT 800
7: III. for Europe, per :. s. st. Paul. FROM
New York, via southampton tcJAt lI:IO
2; IA. Ior turope. per = y Gernnaiiic.. from
New York, via Queenstown. tcJ At II:IU
7; IA. FOR cape Colony and Natal, per $. $.
| directed Per Eileric.''
" EnNhsDAY Y-tc, At 11:1O p. II. fol
Netheriands direct, per s. 5. Wersendaui
must be directed Per WerScp,iain'
FRIDAY-tbl At $40 p. m 1or Europe,
per s. s Cainparia from New York, Via
eriand, Italy, Spain, Portugal, turkey,
rected Per Campania. ,bl At s:ao
p. "a. ioT France, swit zeri anu, Italy, Spain.
Portugal, Turkey, Egypt ana BRUSH lnui;l,
per :. s. La bretaEne, from New York, via
iiavre Letters for other parts OF Europe
mus be directed La breta gne.' &c, At
1910 p. III. ior Netherlands direct, per S. 5.
Spdarndaui, from New York, via RGtter-
dam. Lettersmust bedirect ed Per paarn-
dana. tcl At ITO p. N. for Genoa, per
$. $ aususte Victoria, from New York.
Letters must be directed Per Aug. Vic.
torla.'
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.
Steamers saIiing from New York ON Ines
days take printed matter, ,tc., for Ger
many and specially addressed lrinted matter
etc, for otner parts OF Europe.
The American and " nite star stea mers
sailing Irom New York ON " ednes,ia Us. tine
GeIIIan steamers on Thursdays anu the
Cunard, French and German steamers op
Saturdays take printed matter etc for
al. COUNT ries FOR which they are advertised
to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
iCa, West Indies, &c.
TUESDAY-tdJ At 1905 p. III. for New
foundland, per steamer from North sydney,
tal AT so p. m. for Jamaica, per steamer
Rica, per steamer from New Orleans. tcJ
At ll:10 0 p. n. FOR amaica Per st Gamer fron
P9Iladslphia Pa.
Newfoundland, per s. s. Corean. from
Philadelphia. tcl At 11:iO p m, for Cen
trail America teNcept Costa Rica and South
Pacific ports per S. s Alliance, from New
York, via Colon. Letters for Guatemala
mast be directed Per Allianca." tc) At
l1:10 j. m. for Mexico, per S. S. Panama,
from New York, via Progresso and. Vera
Cruz. Letters must he directed Per
FRIDAY-tO At 6:e5 a. m, for Porto
Sic3 S, dir eGt' Per 5: :, Arkadia, from New
Island, Jamaica, SavaniIla and Garth
gena, per s. S. Altai from New York. Let
ters for Costa Rica must be directed Per
s. 5. lps. from New York. K ' &c, T At ii!i6 pf5
D. m., for Campeche, Chiapas, Tahasc and
Yuoatan, per s. s. Yuca tan, from New York.
directed Per Yucatan. (c5 At Tito
D. M, for New foundland. per s. s. Portia,
from New York. tc) AT 11:lO p. m, for
Grsnada' rinidaa frn Aaw an9 Io'aso' per s.
SATURDAY-td) At l2:O5 p. m. for New
foundland, per steamer from North sydney.
tdl AT LOO y. m: FOR st. Pierre Miquelon,
per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer, Close here dai V,
except Sunday, at 1905 p. M, and on Sun
day only 1T 1875 a. m.tdl
Mails for Miquelon, by rail to Bos ton and
thence via steamer, close here daily at
800 p. m. la)
Fla, and thence via steamers sailing Mon
DAYS and Thursdays to Havana, close here
daily at p: m. (e)
Mails for Mexico, overland Except those
for Campeche, Chiapas Tabasco and Yu-
catau which after the Wednesday V overland
closing will be forwarded VIA New York
up to and including the 11:l0 p. m. close
Transpa cific Mails.
Mails for Australia teXcept West Aus
Islands, per S. S. Aorangi, from Vancouver,
close here daily up to GAO p. nI., December
CID
Mails for China, Japan and Hawaii per
$. S. City of Pekin, from San Francisco,
close here daily up to GAO p. H., December
12.(O
Mails for China and Japan, per s. s.
Tacoma, close here daily up to Gao p. ni.,
December 12.t0
Mails for Hawaii, per SIS. A ustralia, from
San Francisco, close here daily up to GAO
o. M, December %. cd
Mails for the Society Islands, per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close
here daily up to $40 p. m., December 20.
Mails for China and japan, specially adj
dressed only, per S. s. EmIress of India,
| from Vancouver, close here daily up to
$40 D.. m., December 81. I'D
| Mails for Australia texcept those for
West Australia, which are forwarded v ia
Europe), New Zealand. Hawaii, Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per s. 8. Moana, from San
Francisco. close here daily up TO GAO p. m,
December 81. I'D
laj Registered mail closes at 10 a. m
(bl Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
tc) Registered mail closes at 8 p. M
(dj Registered mail closes at 9 p. M
previous day.
lei Registered mail closes at p. m
| Tuesdays ami Satur rda ys.
(r Registered mail closes at 6 p. m
| previous Saturday.
! ''-s..,s1 {, JAMES. p. WILLETT,