The times., 1897-05-27

Should be read daily, as changes may
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May 2s. o97, close promptly at this office
as Iollows:
transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY -tbl At 7:2o p IN, for France,
key, Egypt and British India, per s. s
La Gascogne,- from New York. via Hayre-
tol A 1;2O p ~, Tor Germany. denmark
sia, per s. s. Spree. from New York, via
Bremen. Letters for other parts OF Eu-
rope, via Cherbourg, must be directed
lands direct, pers S. Werkendam, from New
York, via Rotterdam Letters must be di-
recbNd Per Werkendam:' lc) At 1888
p. III Tor GenOa, per 5. 5. r Fulda, from New
iOrk Letters must be directed Per
tulda.' tc) At l0:55 p. ~, for Europe,
per ). S. UmbEia,- from New York. via
Printed matter, etc, German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take
printed matter, etc, for Germ1ny' and
for other parts or Europe
The a meTican and White Star steamers
sailing on Wednesdays, the German steam
ers on Thursdays, and the Cunard, French
and German steamers on Saturdays take
printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mall
Mails for South ane Central Amer
lea, west Indies, sc.
FRIDAY-(cl At 1923 p. m, for st.
Thomas. st. Croix, Leewardan and Windward
Islands per $ S. Mad1ana. from New York.
(cl AT 1885 D. m. 1oT Fortune Island, Ja-
maica, Savanllla and GTeytown, per s. $.
Altal, from New York Letters for Costa
Rica must be directed Per AItai.' tcl
At iO:o5 d. m, for CAPE Hdltl, GonaIyeS,
Petit Goave, Cartha genaandSanta Martha
per s s. Holstein, from New York. icl At
1O:55 D. m, for Campeche, Ch1apas, Ia
basco and \ ucaJan, per $ s OTlzaba, fIom
New York. Letters for other parts OF
Mexico must be directed Per OIizaba.
(0 at 1885 p. m. for Porto Rico direct,
per s. s. Arkadia, from New YORK
SATURDAI-tOl AT 1z.1o p IN. for st.
Sydney. to) at 7.2U p. IN. for Santiago
de Cuba, per s. 8 Habanaifrom New York
Letters for Venezuela and Colombia must
be directed per Habana.
Mails for newfoundland by rail to Hali-
fax and thence via steamer, close here
daily, except sunday, at l2:O5 p m, and
on Sunday only at Il:S5 a. IN
Mails Tor MiQueIon, by ran Co Boston
anu thence via steamer, close here daily
at 3:2U p. m.ta
Nalis for Cuba( except those for Santiago
de Cuba, which Will be forwarded via New
York, after 800 u. m, Wednesday up to
7:2O D. N. Saturday, close at this office
daily at 800 y. m, tor forwarding via
steamers sailing Mondays, and Thursdays
from + ort Tampa, Fla.le)
Mails for Mexico, overland teXcept those
for Campeche, Chiapas, TabaSco, and Yuca-
tan, witch Will be forwarded via New
York, after the Wednesday overland close,
up to the 1925 p. m closing Friday
close at this office daily at no a m. I'D
ranspac1Iic Malls.
Mails for Australia texcept West Aus
traIia which are rorw waTded via EurOpe},
Hawaii and FIJI Islands Especially adj
dressed only, per S. $: Aorangi, from Van
couver. close here daily after May 20, I'D
to $50 p. M, June l. td)
Mails fol China, Japan and Hawaii per
S Peru from San Francisco, close here
daily I'D to $3.50 p. m, June =. (CD
Mails for China and Japan, per $. s Pa
than, from Tacoma, close here daily up 70
$50 D. m, June D. (dl
Mails for Hawaii, per s. s. Australia,
from san Francisco, close here daily up to
$50 ID. m, June .. td)
Malls for Australia fexccpt those for
West Austraiia), New Zeala nd, Hawaii, Fiji
and Samoan Islands, per s. s. MaripOsa
from San Francisco, close here daily up to
$50 D. m, June l9. (dI
IkaSSf ACIfIS MA IT'S are forwarded
10 the port OF sailing daily and the
schedule OF closings is arranged on the
presumption of their uninterrupted over
land transit.
(a) Registered mail closes at 10 a m
same day.
OBJ Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
&C, Registered mail closes at p. m
same day.
(dl Registered mail closes at D. m.
previous day.
(eJ Registered mail closes at I p. m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES r. WILLETT. Postmaster