The evening times., 1897-12-21
PosroFFIcE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
| Of closings is arranged on the presumptI0n
q tneir uninterrupted overland trnnsit.
Connecting closes Will be mude At t6is
| sffice as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
UESDAY-,bj At 500 n. I'M for Euroo..
per :. s. New York. FROM New York, Via
ssoaattaa,n,pton:, ssatas,a &c, AZ 11:l0 p. M. for
| New York. via Amsterdam Letters must
be directed Per Edam-" tcJ At lilo D.
Y; YoiSi ISf ris EisrSps per Essnais iro%Se
for Belgium uirect, per =. 8. Friesland, froIn
hs New s,,,ecssd r1s6: VIA VIA p AntWeIp Letters must
| p III. for Netherlands direct, per T. s. Am
sterdain, from New York. via Rotterdam
Letters must lie directed Per AInster-
HEDNEsDAY-tc) At 111O p. m., for
Cape Colony and Natal, per S. >. strathord.
from from New svs, York Letters must be directed
FRIDAY-sb, A. $40 p. m. for Europe.
YueSenstii'Mn i'sp Letters rpS France. sw,tzer-
Egypt and British India must lie directed
per Lucania." tbl At s:20 p. m. for
tusai ksyps sna s.n Ynisp sipan Pe; ros
La Nornaniiie,' frum n w York VIA Havre.
Letters for otneT parts Of Europe must be
al
lI:1O p. IL. FOR Netherlands direct per 8. g..
Rotterdam, from New York, via ketter-
dam. Letters must bs directed Per
di1eot, PER s. 5. Island. from New YSiK.
L:isss HHs5 X aTTis Eff l.aaa
steamers calling from New Nork on Tues
days, take printed matter, ETC., FOR Ger
many, and specially addressed printed
Ths el and .e q ss9
sailing from New York on Wednesda Us,
tn. German stea mers on Thursdays and
the Cunard, French and German stea Iners
on Saturda IS take printed matter, etc.,
for all countries for which they are ad-
yertised to carry mails.
Malls for South and Central Amer.
lea. West indies. &c.
TUESDAY-td At 6:25 q. IN. for ia
maica. per S. =. Ardandbu, from New
York. cd At l2:Ob. p. M for Newfound-
Ia At $40 p. IN. for ia maica, per steamer
maica, per steamer from. fhiladeiphia.
Cherokee, from New York.
WEDNEsDAI-tc)A At 11:l0 p. m. for
Venezuela and Curacao, per s. s: PhiladeI-
pilia, from New York. Letters for Coiom-
bIa must lie directed Per Philadelphia"
THURsDAY-tdl At 6:25 a.. N. ior La
Plata countries direct, per &. 8. Georgian
Prince, from New York. tcJ At 1:1U p.
M. FOR New Foundland, per s. g. Siberian
Prlnce, 1TOtn fUuauefpLla. tCl AT LILO
p. ~ Tor Campeche, Cniapas, Tabasco and
Iuc;itan, per =. S. Orizaba, from New York.
Letters for other parts OF Mexico must
be directed Per orizaba.' ic) At 11:1O
d. m for Barbados direct, and Nortn Brazil,
via Para aud Manaos, per ss Hubert, from
New YORK
tune Island. Jamaica, sa.anilla and
Carthagena, per s. s: Allegheny from
sATURDkY-,d At 1908 o. m, for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
sydney; I'D At l2:o6 2: m; for 81.
MANS for Newfoundland, by rail to Hail.
fax and thence via steamer, close Lere
daily, except Sunday, at 2:ob p. III. and
on Sundays only at 1885 a. M. tdb
Mails FOR Miquelon, by rail to Eostcn
and thence via steamer, close Lere uaily
Mails ior Cuba, by rail to Port Tampa,
Fla, and thence via steamer sailing Mon
DAYS and Thursdays to Havana, clus-
here daily at 500 p. m. tel
MaiIs tui Mexico, OVERLAND ,eNcept thcae
for Campeche, chiapas, Tabasco and
Yucatan, which, after the TUESDAY over
land dispatch, viii he forwarded via New
York, up 10 and including the I1:10 p. III.
closing Thursday, close here daily at
7:10 a. MIDI t
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan, ana avail, per
&. s. Doric. from San Francisco, close here
daily up to $40 p. m, December %. (dD
Malls for Hawaii, per s. s.. A ust ralia from
San FRANCISCO. close here daily up to $40
d. M. December %. I'D
Mails tor the Society ISLANDS, per ship
Tropic bird. from San Francisco, Close
here daily up 10 $40 p. m, December
25 tdi
Malls for China and Japan, specially adj
dressed only. per =. ~ Impress or India
from Vancouver. close here daily up q,
6 40 D. NJ. December 81. (d)
Malls for Australia Except those for
West Australia, which are forwarded via
Enrupei, New Zealand. Hawaii. FIJI and
Samoan Islands, per s. f. Moana, from
San Francisco, close here daily up to
8. 40 D. H.. December 81 td)
Mails for China and Japan, per SIS Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily up 10
&: 40 D. m., January 2, td)
Mails for Australia teNcept West Aus
tralnj, New Zealand, Hawaii and Fiji
Islands, per e. s. Miowera. from Van
couver, Close tere daily after Decembcr
81, up to $40 p. M, January std
(al Registered mail closes at 10 a. IN.
same day.
Dbl Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
same day.
(cl Registered mail closes at p. IN.
same day
previous day.
tej stered mail closes at l p. m.
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