The times., 1897-12-10
posTOFFIcE N0rIcE-

should be read daily. as changes ma y Oc-
cur al any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded 10 tho
ports or sailing daily, and the schedule
OF eloSlnss is arrange ON the presumption
OF tneIr uninterrupted overland transit.
fof the week ending December II the
last connecting closes are made at this Of
flee as follows;
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(bl at 6:1o p. m. for Europe,
per 5. S Canpania', from New York, VIA
eriand, Italy, spain, Portugal, Turkey,
EHyLG ana fIitssn India, must he III
rected Fer Campania.' CD At 9:2O
p. IN. for France, ) WitZeFia and. ItaIV : main,
per :. S. La Bretagne@, from New York, via
Havre- Letters FOR other parts OF Europe
must be directed r er La Bretagne." tcl At
ll:1O p. IN. for Netherlands direct, per s. ;.
SpdarEGam, from New York, via RGtt
dam. Letters must be edirected Per paarn-
dam. tcl At / 11:1O p. M. for Genoa, per
S. 5. AuSuSte Victoria, IrUiu New York.
Letters must be directed Per Aug. Vic
torla-"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gernan
steamers sailing from New YORK On Tues
days take printed matter, etc. Tor Ger
many and specially addressed printed matter,
etc, for otner parts OF Europe.
The American and White star steamers
sailing TroIn New York on " Nednesdays the
German steamers on Thursdays and the
CunaTd, French and German steamers on
Saturdays take printed matter, etc. for
al countries for which they are advertised
to carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
ica, West Indies. &c
FRIDAY-td at 10:55 p. NJ, for Porto
York. (cl At 11:IO p. m, for Fortune
Island, Jamaica, Savanilla and Garth
gena, per S. S. tai, from New York. Let
terS for Costa RiCa mnst be directed =. Per
Altaisi (cl At 1910 p. M, for Haiti, per
s. S. Alps, from New York (c) AT I1:I0
2: m, for Campeche, Chiapas, Tabaseo and
YucatanI per S. S. Yuca tan, from New York
Letters for other parts o { Mexico must be
directed Per 1ucatan-i (cl At l1.IO
p. m, for New foundland. per S. S Portia,
from New York. lcl At f1:1O p. m for
Grenada, Trinidad and Toba 20, per S. s..
Grenada, from New York. (cl AT IO:55
p. M, for Brazil and La Plata countries,
per S $. Amalfi, from New York, via Per
namhuco and santos. Letters for North
Brazil must be directed Per Amalfi.''
SATURDA Y-td) At 1905 p. III. for New
foundland, per steamer from North Sydney.
I'd AT I2:05 %. IN. Tor st. Pierre Mfque!On,
per steamer from North ydney.
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer, close here daiI Y,
except Sunday, at 1905 a. m. ando on sun
DAYS only a 11:35 a midi
Mails for Mtquelon, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily al
Mails for Cuba by rail to Port Tampa.
Fla, and thence via steamers sailing Mon.
days and Thursdays to Havana close here
daily at 3 o. m. ( e.
Mails for Mexico, overland (except those
for Campeche, Chiapas Tabasco and Yu
catan which, after the Wednesday, overland
closing, Will be forwarded via New York
up 10 and including the 11:I0 p m. clos
friday, close here daily at 7:10 a. m. (d
Transpac cific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan anu Hawaii. per
:. 5. City OF Pekin, from San Francisco
close here daily up To 6:40 p. Iu., December
Mails for China and Japan. per $. 8
Tacoma, close here daily up 10 GAO p. n.,
DeCeiuber 12-(dl
Mails for Hawaii, per SIS. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily up 10 6.4O
D. m, December %. I'D
Mails for the Society islands per shiI
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close
mere daily up to Gao p. m, December %
I'd
Mails for China and ia pan, specially adj
dressed only, per s: s. Empress of India
| from Vancouver, close here daily up to
! $40 o.. m, December 81 td)
Malls for Australia teXcept those for
West Australia which are forwarded Via
| Europej. New Zealand. HAWAII, Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per s. S. oaHa, from San
Francisco, close here dali y up 10 g. 40 ID IN.
| December 81. I'D
(al Registered mail closes at 10 a. M
| same day.
90 Registered mail closes at l p. m
tc) Registered mail closes at 8 p. m
| same day. ~, g.
ldl Registered mail closes at p. m
| previous day.
| (el Registered mail closes at D. m
| Tuesdays and Saturdays.
| (t) Registered mall closes at D. m
| previous Saturday.
JAMES. P.oWILLETT,
Postmaster