The times., 1897-05-16
PosroFFIcE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, as changes may
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
| May ~, S97, close promptly at this oIilce
as follows:
| transatlantic Mails.
| MONDAY-(b)A At $40 p. m, for Europe,
| fiymouth ana Bremen Letters for Ireland
must be directed per Saaie.
~ L-S DA ~ Al 80 y. In, Tor Europe,
| per s s. ParIs,' from New York, VIA South
| amptOn. Letters FOR Ireland must be az
! rected per Paiis.' lcJ At 1O;oo p NJ,
| York, via queenstown. tcl AT 1U:o5 p. NJ ,
| for Belgium direct, per 5. s. trlesland,
| from New York, via Antwerp. Letters
| must be directed Per ErieslaBd =
tRIDA Y-tbl AT T-2O p. ~, Tor France
| Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
| Key, gypt, aud British India, per s. s. La
| ChamDagne', from New YORK, wa Hayfe
| Letters Tor other parts or Europe must pc
| directed per La Champagne. ID AT
| 7:20 p. m, FOR Europe, per $ $ Carnpanla
| from New York, via Queenstown letters
| for France, switzerland. italy, SPAN, for-
| tugai, Turkey, Egypt, and British lntua
| must be directed Per Campania.' tcl AT
| 1888 p. m. tor Netherlands direcS, per s =
MaaSdam, from New York, via Rotterdam.
Letters must be directed Per MaasdaIn-
| (c1 At 1898 p. III. for Genoa, per s. 8.
| Werra, from New YORK Letters must De
| directed Per Vera" (cD AT 1O.55 p M
! Tor Scotland direct, per s 3. Ethiopia,
| from New York via Glasgow. Letters must
be directed Per Ethiopia" tcD At 1O:50
| p. III. FOR Norway direct, per g :. Hekla,
from New York. Letters must be directed
Per Hekia-"
-Pruted matter, etc, German steamers
sailing from New YORK on Tuesdays take
printed matter, etc, FOR Germany anu
specially addressed printed matter, etc,
for other ports or Europe
Ihe American and " nlte Star steamers
sailing on Wednesdays, the German steam
ers sailing on Thursdays. ana The Cunard,
| French and German steamers sailing on
Saturdays, take printed matter, etc, Tor
| ali countries for which they are advertised
| To carry mail
Mails for South ana Central Amer
lea, west Indies, etc.
MONDAY-th At 6:25 d. m, for La
Plata countries direct, per s. s. Merida,
from New York. (aJ AT $40 p. m for
Jamaica, per steamer from Boston. tcl AT
1905 p. III. for Belize, ruerto CoTtez and
Guatemala, per steamer from New Orleans.
(Cj At 10;55 p. III. Tor ST. DOndngo and
Turks island, per s. S Cherokee, from
New York.
IUksDAY-tdl At 6:25 a m, for Bar
bagos direct and north Brazil, via Para
and Manaos, per s. 8 tluminence. from
Rica, per steamer from New Orleans. tcl
At 1888 p. m, Tor Nassau, y. r, per s s.
Antilia, ffOm New YORK. Letters must
be directed per Anuia."
WEDNESDAY-tc)A AT I0.55 p. m. for
Fort Antonio, per steamer from Philadel-
phia- tc) AT 1896 p. m, for Bermuda,
D. m, for Brazil and La Plata countries,
per s. S. Coleridge, from New York, via
PernambucO, Bahia and RiO Janeiro. Let
ters for North Brazil must be directed
Per CoIcridge.' tcJ At iO:55 p. m, for
ProgreSSo, per s. s Sant0 DUmiDgo, from
New York. Letters for other parts OF Mex
leo must ne directed Per SanJo Domingo. y
tc) AT 1895 p. M, for Central America
teXcept Costa Rica and South Pacific
ports }, per $. S. Advance, from New York,
via Colon Letters for Guatemala must be
directed .'PpF Advance I0-66
p. M. for Mass au, N. r, and Santiago de
Cund. per $ : NaIenC1a. from New YORK
THURSDAY-(c) At 10:55 p. m. for
ortune Island, Port Au Prince, Jamaica,
savanilla and Carthagena, per :. s. Alene,
from New York. Letters Tor Costa Rica
mnst be directed Per Alene."
FRIDAY-(cl At 1855 p. m. for st.
Thomas, st. CrOix, Leeward and Wind
Windward Islands, per S. 3. Madlana, from
New ork. Letters for Grenada, Trinidad,
and Tobago must be directed Per Madi-
ana (c) At 1O:55 p. IN. for Fortune
Island. Jereme, Jacmel and AuX-Cayes,
per S. s. Alps, from New York (c) At
1888 p. m. for Campeche, Chlapas. Ia
basco and Yucatan, per S. s. Seguranca,
from New York. Letters for other parts
OF Mexico must be directed Per Segu-
ranca.' tc) AT 1o:55 p. IN. for Brazil,
per s. s. DaleCarla from New York, via
Pernambuco and Santos. Letters for North
Brazil must be directed Per Dalecarlia."
SATURDAY-(dl At 1905 p. n. for St
Pierre Miquelon, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail TO Hal
max anu thence via steamer. close here
daily except sunday at l2:O5 p. m. and on
Sunday only at 1855 a. IN. td)
Mails for Miquelon. by rail- To Bos ton and
thence VIA steamer, close here daily at
$50 p. m. ta)
de Cuba, which will be forwarded via New
York up to and including the 1880 p. M,
clUse Wednesday,, close here daily at
p. m for forwarding via steamer sailing
Monday and Thursday from Port Tampa,
tla.(e)
Mdils for Mexico, overland Except these
for Campeche, Chiapas. Tia basco and
Yucatan, which will be orwarded via New
York after the Wednesday overland, close
up TO and including the 1888 p. m, close
rriday), close here daily at 1:10 a. N. (dl
Iranspacfric Mails.
Mails for Australia except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Eu-
ropei, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and
samoan Islands, per S. s. Alameda, from
$50 p. M, May 22.(d)
Mails for China, Japan and Hawaii, per
s, s. Beiglc from San Francisco; s.; close
here daily ,;u up 1p to $50 p M, May 2sldJ
dressed only, per s. S. Empress of Japan,
from Vancouver close here daily up TO
$50 p. IN, May 24.td)
Mails for the Society Islands, per ship
Galilee, from san Francisco, close here
daily UP TO $50 p. M, May 25.(d)
Malls for Australia Except West Aus
addressed oniy), per s. 3. Aorangi from
Vancouver, close here daily after May 22,
up TO $50 p. m. June 1.td)
Mails for China and Japan, per s. S.
Pathan, from Tacoma. close here daily up
to Z: 80 u. m, June SD
Ma Mails for Hawaii per SIS australia
$3.50 p. M, June S.(d)
Ii.4-.,,ol aO,I ~ n.a Is are forwarded
to the port or sailing daily and the
schedule OF closing is arranged on the
DreSIfllDtlOn of their erFHDrPn
land transit.
(al Registered mail closes at 10 q. m.
same day.
(b, Registered mail closes at 1 p. NJ
same day.
(cj Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
Cd Registered mail closes at 6 D. m.
pre- viouS day.
(e) Registered mail closes at L D. m.
Tuesdays and Saturda vs..
(hl Registered mail closes at p. m.
pre- yious Saturday.
JAMES T. WILLETT, Postmaster