The times., 1897-12-31
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to
the ports Of sailing daily, a. nd the schedule
OF Closings rs arranged on the presumption
oftheir uninterrupted doyeriandtIanslt- For
the week ending January / 1898, the las
connecting closes viii be made at this
office az follows
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-tbI At $50 p. IN. for France,
s switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur
key, Egypt and British india. per S. S.
La Chaiupasne,r from New York, via
Hayre. Letters for other parts OF Europe
must be directed per La Champagne
per s. s. Etruria, from New York, via
Queenstown, tcl At i1:Io p. m: 10. Tor
New New ' York via Glasgow. las Letters N must be
directed per AnchOria.
PRINTED MATTER German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take
specially addresse ed printed matter, etc,
for other parts OF Europe.
American and White Star st Gamers sail
ing from New York on Wedn esdays, Ger
man steamers on Thursdays and tteCunaTd.
French and German st Gamers ON Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, Tor all coun-
tres for which they are advertised to
carry mails
Mails for south and Central Amer
ica, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDA9-tui = I go 4. u., for Fortune
Island, Jamaica, Sayanilla, a nd Greytown,
for Costa Rica must be directed per
Alene'' td) At 6:25 u. M, for Haiti and
Santa Martha, per s. S. Kitty, from New
sATURDAY-(O At 1905 p M, for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
sydney
fax, and thence, via steamer, close here
daily, except Sunday, at EOS Z. m, and
on undays only, at 1875 a. m. (dJ
Mails for MiquelOn, by rail TO Boston
StPlInpT daily
at 8: 20 p. m.ta)
Mails for Cuba Except those for Santiago
de Cuba, which win be forwarded via
D. M, close Wednesday,, close here daily
sailing Mon days and Thursdays, from
Port Tampa, Fla, to Havana.te)
Mails for Mexico, overland Except those
for Campo che, Chiapas, TabascO, and
Yucatau, which, after the Tuesday over
York, up to and including the 11:10 pm,
close Thursday, close here daily at 7:10
q. MIDI
Transpa acific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and Japan, specially ad-
from Vancouver, close here oaily up to
GAO d. m, December 81. td(
Mails for China and Japan per S. s. China.
from san Francisco; h-.tl close here daily
Mails for Australia texcept those for
West Australia, which are forwarded via
Europe), New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per y. S. Moana, from San
Francisco. close here daily up to $40
D. m., January2. tdJ
Mails for emma and Japan, per $: $. Vic
toria from Tacoma. close here daily up to
6:4O o m. January 2. tdf
Mails for Australia texcept West Austral-
ia New Zealand, Hawaii a nd Fiji Islands
per S. s. Miowera. from Vancouver, close
here after January up TO $50 p. m
January 8. tdl
Malls for Hawaii. per SIS. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily up to $40
D. IN. January 19 I'D
Mails for tne Society Islands, per ship
City OF Papeiti, from San Francisco, close
here daily up to $40 p. NJ. January 25. tdI
(a1 Registered mail closes at 10 a. IN.
same day.
CD Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
same day.
lc) Registered mail closes at p. M
same day. 2id ~
td) Registered mail closes at p m
previous day.
(e) Registered mail closes at 1 D. IN
Tuesdays and S aturda VS..
JAMES. z. WILLETT,