The evening times., 1897-12-29
PosTOFF1CE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
the ports OF sailing daily, and the schedule
OF closings Is arranged on the presumption
Ottheir uninf,,rrupted overiandtra For
the week ending January / s9S, the La
connecting closes Will be inade at this
Office as follows.
Transatlantic Mails
WEDNESDA Y-tc, At 11:Io u. m., for
Genoa, per s. S. Kaiser Wilhelm ii, from
New YORK: Letters mus, be directed per
Kaiser Wilhelm IL
FRIDAY-tbi At SEQ p m. for France,
sSwitzerand' Italy. Spain; PORTUGAL. Tur-
La Champagne, from New York, via
Havre Letters for other parts oil Europ.e,
ss es airect
Via s. $. OLDHAM, from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must he directed per
n1dain; Ssr C, t, A. lilo p n; foy Europe,
Queenstown. tcI At 1910 p. III. for
Scotland direct, per s. s. .Anelioria, from
New York, via ola sgow, Letters must be
PRINTED NATTER German steamers
sailins Iioiii New YORK on Tuesdays tax
printed matter, etc, for Germany, and
specially aduresseu printed matter, etc,
Tor other parts or Europe.
American and White 5 tar steamers sail
ing from New York on " Medne ssiays, Ger
man steamers ON thursdays and tiieCunaru,
French and German st steamers ON Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all coun-
trieS Tor WHICH tEel are AINertlSeu To
carry mails.
Mails for south ana Central Amer
icN, West Indies. Etc.
WEDNES DAY-tclAJ i1:l0 D. m. for
Central America teNcept Costa RicaJ and
South Pacific ports, per 5. ;. Finance, from
New York, via Colon. Letters for Gaute-
mala must be directed Per Finance"
tc)At l1:lu p. IN for Santiago The Cuba
York Letters must be directed ''fer
Panama" tcpAt ITO p. iu- for Janiaica,
per S. S. Ardanrose, from New York. Let
ters for Belize. Puerto Cortez ana Guate-
(cIAt Isl p. M for Nassau, " T.. per - s.
Antilia,, from New York. Letters must lie
directed Per Antilia." tc)At l1:IU D.
NJ. for Nassau. \. F., and S santiago d. cuba.
per S. S. Santiago, from New York.
THUksDAf-,c> At lilo p. m. for
Campecbe, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Yuca-
Letters for other parts of Mexico must
b, directed Per Segurauca.' tci At Il:Iv
per $. s. Pretoria, from New York Letters
for rrchaaa. rintsiad aud Tobagu must
be dtected Pc, Pretoria.''
FKIDAY-tdl AT 6:25 a. m, for Fortune
Island, Jamaica, Savanilla, and Greytown,
per 5. $. Alene. from New FORK. Letters
for Costa Rica must be directed per
Alene., I'D At 6:2o a. m, for Haiti and
York. $780, ''' = '0''' ''e "
sATURDAY-td At 1906 p. m, for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax, and thence, via steamer, close here
daily. except Sunday at 1905 p. m, and
Mails for Miqueion, by rail 10 Boston
and thence via steamer, close here daily
at $50 p. m.ta)
Malls for Cuba ,except those for Santiago
de Cuba, which VIII he forwarded via
New York, up To and including the II:IO
p. m, close Wednesday,, close here daily
at p. m, for forwarding via steamers
sailing Mondays and Thursdays, from
Port Tampa, Fla, to Havana.te)
Malls for Mexico, overland texcept those
Yucatan, which, after the Tuesday over
land closing, Will he forwarded via New
York up TO and including the 11:lO p M,
close Thursday, close here daily at 7:l0
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for emma ana Japan. specially ad-
from Vancouver, close here daily up 10
GAO p. m., December 81. I'D
Mails for China and Japan, per g. China,
up to GAO p. M, December 81. td)
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
West Austra ALA, which are forw arded via
Samoan Islands. per s.. S. Moana. from Sa n
Francisco, close here daily up to GAO
p. m, January 2. td)
Mails Tor Cnna and Japan. Fer S. s. Vic
toria from Tacoma. close here daily up to
GAO D III. January 2. tdl
Mails for Australia 'except West Austral-
Ia ,, New Zealanu- hawaii dnu RI III Islands,
per $. s. Miowera, from Vancouver, close
here after January up 10 $50 d. M
January 8. (d 7s...,t
San Francisco. close here daily up to 40
o. M January 10. tai
Malls Tor the Society Islands. per ship
City of Papeiti, from San Fra ancisco, close
here daily up to g. 40 p. NJ. January 25. tdl
(a) Registered mail closes at 10 a. M
same day.
(bl Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
(c) Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day. ffr
ldl Registered mail closes ct p. m.
previous day.
(e) Registered mail closes at I p. m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES. r WILLETT
rOstmaster