The times., 1897-12-22

should be read caHy, as Changes may
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded TO
the ports Of sailing daily, and tie sthedue
or closings Is arranged on the presumption
of their uninterrupted overland transit.
Far the week enuinE December % the last
connecting closes viii be made at this
sffice follows:
Transatlantic Mails
WEDNESDAY-tcl At 11:i0 p. m. for
Cape Colony and Natal, per $ s. Srrathord,
from New York. Letters must be directed
Per Sirathord-
FRIDAY.-tb) At 40 p. n. fol. Europe,
per S. S. Lucania, from New York, via
queenstown. letters for France, Swltzer-
Egypt and British India must be directed
Per Lucar,ia.'' tbl At 9:20 p. M for
France, switzerland, Italy, Spain. Por-
tugal, Egypt and British India, per $.
La Normandie, from New York. via Hayre.
Letters for other parts or Europe must be
directed Per La Normandie." tcl AT
ROTTERDAM, from New York, via RCtter-
dam. Letters must be directed Per
Rotterdain.'' tcD AZ 1910 p. IN. for Norway
direct, per 5. s. Island, from New York.
fi5 u MaTTfR alFfstfG
steamers "a ling from New York on Tues
ia VS., take printed matter, etc, Tor Ger
many, and Specially addressed printed
matter, etc, for other parts of Europe.
The American and White Star stea mers
sailing from New York on Wednesda VS.,
the German stea mers on Thursdays and
the Cunard, French and German stea mers
ON Saturda IS take printed matter etc,
for all countries for which they are ad-
yertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer.
ioa, West Indies, &c.
WEDN NEsDA Y-tc) At 11:1o p. m. for
Venezuela and Curacao, per s. s. Philadel-
bia must lie directed Per Philadelphia"
THURSDAY Y-tdl AT 6:25 a. III. Tor La
Plata countries on glrScts per s 5; GeoTgian
M. Tor New Fouldland, per 5. s. Siberian
Prince, from Philadelphia. (cl AT 11:1U
d. IN. for Campeche, Cuiapas, TabascU and
Yucatan, per S. s. Orizaba, from New York.
Letters FOR other parts OF Mexico must
DE directed Per OriZaba-' tcl At 11:1o
D. m. for Barbados direct and North Brazil,
via Para and Manaos, per S. $. Hubert, from
FKIbaY-tO AT 6:25 a. H., fer For
tune Island Jana lea .Siashnn .sashnil Ia ,l, and
GarthaYgenra' PER as 6a5 ihahy' y my y IaqI on
per PEI" $. 5. s. Andes. from New York
sATURpAY-tdj At 1905 p M, for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Psareim Pltsre: II iqueion. Ger steamer .iIcm North
Mans for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax aud thence via steamer, close Eere
daily, except Sunday, at l 2:o5 p. m. and
OH Sundays only at 1:35 a. IN. Id
Mails f0r aliqueion, by rail to Boston
and thence via steamer, close Lere uaIly
Malls. iorlCuba, by rail to Port. Tampa
Fla, and thence via steamer sailing Mon
days aud Thursdays to Havana, dose
Mails iOf MeNico, overIanu teXcept those
for Canpeche, Chiapas, Ia basco and
Yucatan,s Which. after the Tuesday over
land dispatGh, VIII i;e forwarded via New
York, up To and including the 11:10 p. III
closing thursday, close here daily at
7:1o a. 'm.0d3
Trnnspacific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan, and Hawaii, per
s. s. -Doric, from San Francisco, close here
daily up to $40 p m., December 22. td)
Mails for Hawaii, per $. $. Australia from,
San Francisco, close here daily up to $40
D. M, December %. Id
TrOpic Bird, from San Francisco, close
here daily up to $40 p m., December
Mails fos, China and Japan, specially ad.
from Vancouver. close here daily up t.
6: 40 p. IN. d Deeember 27. .td)
Mails fol- Australia Except those for
Europe) NV Zeaiant, iawaii, Fiji a nc
Samoan islands, per $. s. Moana, from
San Francisco, close close here g ,daly daily up to
Mails for China AM Japan, per SIS Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily up K
8: 40 p. m- January z, tO
Islands, per s. S. Miowera, from Van
couyer, close here daily after December
81, up to 6:40 p. M, January 3-td)
Same day
ibl Registered mail closes at 1 p. IN.
(c) Heyistcre ed mail closes at p. m.
same day.
Cd Registered mail closes at p. M
previous day.
(e3 Registered mail closes at 1 d. m
TUESDAYS and atur da ys.
JAMES. P. WILLETT,
Postmaster.