The evening times., 1897-12-30
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as Changes may
occur at any time:
the ports OF sailing daily, a nd the schedule
OF olosings is arranged on the presumption
ortheir uninterrupted overiandtransit- For
the week ending January l 1898, the la st
connecting closes Will be made at this
office as follows
Transatlantic Mails
FRIDAY-tbl At s:2up. N. for France,
Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Tur-
key, Egypt and British India. per S. $.
La Champagne, from New YORK, via
must be Gfeesed g.qef Ptcss sarSp
per s 5. EtruTia,- from New York. Via
ssDand direct ep per 1 P M rom dGa
New York, via Glasgow. Letters must be
directed per Anchoria-.
PRINTED MATTER-German steamers
SAILING rIoln New York on Tuesdays TAX
printed matter, etc, for Germany, and
specially addressed printed matter, etc,
foF other parts OF Europe.
American and White Star st Gamers sail
ing from New York on wednesdays, Ger
man steamers on Thursdays and tlieCunard,
French and German steamers ON Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all coun-
tries for which they are advertised To
carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer.
lea, West Indies. Etc.
THURSDAY-tci At lilo p. m, for
Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Yuca-
tan, per :. s. - ur.ir.,- 80 Ne,
Lctttfs tOi OtncI parts Oh heAfcO must
bt cirected Der Segurauca-' tcI At lI:IV
y. IN or Leeward ana " indwa ru isiands,
per $. s. Pretoria. from New York. Letters
Tor Grchadil. I Trinidad aud Tobaso must
be directed Per Pretoria
FRIDAY-,dD At 6:25 a. M. for Fortune
Island, Jamaica, Savanilla, and Greytown,
for Costa Rica must be directed per
Alene." Id Al 6:2o a. IN, for Haiti and
Santa Martha, per :. S. Kitty, from New
York.
SATURDAY-td At 1905 D. m., for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
daily, except Sunday, at 200 T. M, and
on Sundays only, at 11:35 a. IN. tdJ
Malls for MiqueloD, by rail TO Boston
and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 6: 20 p. m.tal
Malls for Cuba (except those for Santiago
New York, up to and including the 11:1O
ID. m, close Wednesday,, close here daily
at ) p. M, for forwarding via steamers
sailing Mondays and Thursdays. from
Port Tampa, Fla, to Havana.te)
Mails for Mexico, overland texcept those
for Campo che, Chiapas, Tabasco, ana
land closing, will be forwarded via New
York, up to and including the ITO !. m,
close Thursday. close here daily at 7:1O
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for China and Japan, specially ad-
dressed only, per n. S. Empress Of India,
from Vancouver, close here daily up To
GAO d. M, December 81 I'D
Mails for China and Japan, per S. Q. China,
from Sau Francisco, close here daily
up to GAO d. m., December 81. I'D
Mails for Australia teXcepu those for
West Australia, which are fOrw arded via
Europel, New Zealand, hawaii. Fiji and
SAMOAN Islands, per \. =. Moana, from San
Francisco. close here daily up to GAO
D. m., January td)
Mails fer Cnina and Japan, per S. S. Vic
toria. from Tacoma. close fere daily up to
$40 % m. January e. tdD
Mails for Australia texcept West Austrai-
Ia D. New Zealand, Hawaii ana Fl Islands,
per S. s. Miowera, from Vancouver, close
here after January 2 up to $50 p. IN.
January 3. td
Mails for Hawaii. per SIS. A ustralia. from
San Francisco. close here daily up to $40
o. IN. January 19. td)
Malls for tie Society Islands, per ship
City Of Papeiti. from San Fra ancisco, close
here daily up to 6: 40 p m. January 20. tdl
tai Registered mai closes at 10 q. m
same day.
lei Registered mail closes at .. m.
tdI Registered mail closes ct s .. m.
previous day.
(ej Registered mail closes at p. m.
iuese' " IAMEs. +. wILLETT.
Postmaster.