The times., 1897-08-20

should be read daily, as changes may
occurr at any Jlfne
foREIGN MAILS for the week ending
AUGUST u, 1897, close promptly at this
Office az follows:
transatlantic Nails.
FRIDA AY-tbl At TO p. IA for France,
key, Egypt aud british India, per S. s La
l5fetagtse, from New oFk, VIA HavTe. Let
ters for other parts OF Europe must be tii-
p. m. Tor Netherlands direct, per s. s.
teendafn, from New \ ork, via Rot teraaln-
letters must be directed Per FeeDdaIa. -
fulda, from New YORK. Letters must be
directed Per FUIda." (c1 at 1885 d.
m- for Europe, per S. $. CampaRia', from
New York, via QueenstowR. tc)At l0.55
nessia, from New Aork, wa Glasgow.
Letters must be directed per FuInessia.'
frinted Matter, etc. German steamers
sa;iing rrofn New YorE on 1uesda Us take
printed matter, etc, for Germany. ard
specially addressed printed matter. etc,
Tor other parts OF Europe.
sailing from New York on WeJlnestIa VS.;
iierInan steamers on Thursdays, and the
Cunard, French and German steamers on
Saturdays take printed matter, etc, for
all countries fer witch they are advertised
to carry mail.
malls fos soutn ana Uen1ral Amer
lea. west indies, Etc.
THURSDAY -tc) AT 1855 p. NJ. for Cen
trai Ainefica texcept Costa Rica and Mica
ragaai and south Pacific poTtS Der s. S.
Advance, from New York, via Colen.
Letters for Guatemala must be directed
PER Advance" (cl At 1888 p. IA Tor
Mexico, per S. 8. Santo 9esFdn go, from New
York, via Progreso and Vera Graz. Let
ters must be directed Per Santo Domingo" Z"
te) At lo.55 p. m. for Brazil, per s. 5. Cali
leo, from New York, via Pernambueo and
Rio Janeiro. Letters for North BraZl and
Calico"
FRIDAY-tcl at 1865 p. m. for Fortune
Island, Jamaica, savanllia ana Mica ragua,
per S. s. Aitai, from New York. Letters
for Costa Rica must be directed per
Altai," tel At lo:55 p. m. for Haiti,
HoIstein, from New York. Letters for
Costa Rlca must be directed per Hol-
STEIN. !" tel At 1865 p. IN. for Campecbe,
Goncbo, rrem New YORK Letters for Tor other q r
parts or Mexico must be directed per
Coneho." tcl At l0:55 p. m. for Grenada,
Trinidad and Ioeago, per $, s. Irrawaddy,
La Plata countries direct, per s. s. Manitoba,
from New YORK
sATURDAY-tdl At 1905 p. m. for st.
sydney.
Mails for Newfoundlan d. by rail to
Halifax, and then VIA steamer, close here
daily, e except Sgnda m = at az l2;05 p. m; an d
Mails for Miqueion, by rail- to Eoston,
thence via steamer, close here daily at
.SO ID. ia
Mails Tor Cuba, by rail to Port Tampa
and thence via steamer sailing Mondays
and Thursdays to Havana, close here
daily at 3 p. m. lel
Mails for Mexico, over land, (except
those for Canpecfe, Chiapas, Tai,asco and
YHcatau, which, after the wedae stlay y over
land close, are forwarded to New York
up to the 1885 p. M. close ffiday), close
here daily at T:i0 a. IN. (d)
Iraaspaciflc Mails.
Mails for the Society Islands. per shin
Gaiilee, from san Francisco, close here
daily up 70 $50 p; m, August 20 I'd
Malls Tor China and Japan. per s. S. Co.
lumbia, from Tacoma, close here daily
I'D to $50 p. m, August 29.(
Mails for Hawai-, per $. Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily up TO 8 80
p M, September TO
Mails for Australia (exceDt West A us-
traliaI, Hawaii and Fi3i Islands, per s. s.
Aorangi, frem Vancouver, close here daily
after the 14th instant, up to $50 d. nl.
September L. tdJ
West Australia, which ere forwarded via
Europe), New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and
Samoan Islands, per S. S. Mariposs4. from
san Francisco. close here daily up 10
6:3o p. M, September IL. (d)
TRANSP AClFlC " AfLS are forwarded
to the ports Of sailing daily, and the
schedule OF closings Is arranged on the
presumption of their uninterruni al o YER
land transit.
(a,Registered mall closes at 10 p. m.
tblRegistered mail closes at d. m.
same day.
tc,Registerea mail closes at 6 D. m.
same day.
sd,Rsgis,eree man closes at p. m.
te)Regis;ered mail closes at 1 d. m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES P. WILLETT, Postmaster.