The times., 1897-09-17
PosroFF1cE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
September 8 close promptly at this office
transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-tb At 1920 D. IN. for France,
SwitzeTland, Italy, Spain. Portugal, Tur-
key, Egypt and British India. per S. s.
lie Bre tagne', from New York. via Havre.
tb) At 7:20 p. m. for Germany, per S. s.
Spree, from New York, via Bremen. Let
ters for other parts Of Europe, via Cher
bourg aud Bremen, must be directed
Per SpTe e." tb1 At 7:20 p. m. for Europe,
per g $ Campania from New 19Tk, VIA
Queenstown. Letters for Germany, France.
Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
| key, British India and Egypt must be I'll
rected "P er Campania." (cl At 1855 D.
M. for Netherlands dir ect, per S. S.
0pdanI, FROM New York, yia Rotterdam.
Letters must be directed Per ObdaIn."
(cl At 1885 p. IN. for Genoa, per +. S.
directed Per Vera" fcl At 1G.55 p. IN.
for Scotland direct, per S. S. Anchoria, via
Glasgow. Letters must be directed Per
Anchoria." tcI AT 10.5o p. III. for Norway
direct, per s. s. Thingvalls, from New York.
Letters ma ii be directed Per Thingvalia.1
PRINTED MATTER, etc German ste d=n-
erssailIug from New Yors on Tues daystake
printed matter, etc, Tor Germany, ana
| specially addressed printed matter, etc,
for other parts of Europe.
The A merican and White Star steamers
sailing from New York on " Wednesdays,
the German steamers on Thurs da VS., and
the Cunard, French and German steamers
on SATURDAYS take printed natter, etc,
for all countries for " hich they are
advertised to carry mail
Mails for ScHth ana Central Amer
lea, West Indies, &c.
FRIDAY-(c) at 1886 p. IN. for Fortune
| Island, Jamaica, SAVANNA and Greytown,
per :. S. Alai, from New York. Letters
| AltaI.s (ol At 1O:55 p. IN. for Port Au
| Prince, Petit Goavc, Jeremie and Cartha-
gena, per S. S. Alps, from New York. .lc)
basco ana IucStan, per :. $ toncnU, from
New York. Letters for other parts OF
Mexico must he directed Per Seneca"
| (c) at 1905 p. III. for Haiti, Cumana and
Carupano. per S s. Prins WiIiem III, from
New York. Letters for other parts OF
/ Venezuela and for Curacao, Trinidad,
/ British and Dutch Guiana must be directed
Per Prins Willem III. tb1 AT. T:2U p. IN,
| for La Plata countries direct, per s. 5.
/ Cyrene from New York. (bl At T:20 Q. m,
/ for Rio Janeiro and anT0s, per S. s. Strabo,
from New York. Letters Tor other parts OF
Brazil must be directed r Per strabo:' (el
rect per ;. s. Merida, from New York.
| SATURDAY -tdl At 1905 P. M, for
81 Mas Sor sfeaImsF T9 hS SoTsh
| to Halifax and thence via steamer, close
| here daily, except Sunday. at 1905 D. m,
| and on Sunday only at 1885 a. m. I'D.
| Mails for Aiiquelon, by rail to Boston and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at
| 800 p. m tal.
Mails for Cuba. by rail to Port Tampa,
| Fla, and thence via steamers sailing
| Mondays and Thursdays 20 havana, close
| here daily at 8 p. m.(el
| Mails for Mexico, overland Except those
! for Campeche, ChiapaS, Tafasco and Yu-
| catan. which, after the Wednesday over
land closing, Will be forwarded via New
| York, up to and including the 10:55 p. IN.
| closing Friday, close here daily at 7:I0
Trauspacific Mails.
Mails for China and Japan, per s. s.
| Tacoma, from Tacoma, close here daily
! up to $50 p m, the 18th instant.(d)
! Tropic Bird, from San Franc SEQ, close here
daily up to $50 p. m, the 24th instant.( .(dl
| Mails for HaW all, per s. s. Australia, rom
| San Francisco, close here daily up to $50
| D. M, the 29th instant.tdD
Mails for China and Japan, specially
| addressed only, per s. s. Empress or India,
from Vancouver. close here daily up to
| $50 p. m, October 4.(dl
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
! West 4 ustralia, which are forwarded via
Europel, New Zealand, II laval, FIJI and
Samoan Islands, per s. g Moana, from
| $50 D. m, October SID
| TRANSPAClFIC MAILS are forwarded
| to the ports of sailing daily, and the sched-
ule of closing is arranged on the pTesump-
ton of their uninterrupted overland tram
sit.
(al Registered malls close at 10 a. m.
same day.
(bl Registered mails close at p. m.
| same day.
lcj Registered mails close at p. m.
| same day.
(d) Registered mails close at p. M.
| previous day.
(ei Registered mails close at 1 D. m.
| Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES P. WILLETT,
! Postmaster