The times., 1897-12-20
rosroFFIcE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to
the ports Of sailing uaily, and tue schedule
Oi clOSingS Is arranged the presumption
OF their uninterrupted overland transit.
FOR the week enuIng DECEMBER 20 the last
Connecting closes will be made at this
sffice as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
MONDAY -tbI AT 1:2O p. III. Tor Europe.
pes . : 90 ale, IroIu New York, via South
dlnptOh anu Bremen.
IL ESDA I--tDJ AT 9:20 d iI for Europe,
per :. 5. New YORK. fruiu New YORK, Via
southampton. icJ Al l1:lO p. III. ior
Netherlands direct. per = 5 EdanI, from
New York, via Amsterdam Letters must
he directed Per Edani." fcJAt l1:10 D.
w. I9r Eur9ps. per :: britannic, from New
Tor Belgium direct per ;. S. FrIesland, from
New YORK, via Antwerp Letters luqst
be directed . Per Freisiand-" (cJ At i1:1o
p 81. Tor Netherlands direct. per 5. 5. Am
II sruanI from New York. via Rotterdam.
dam"
FRIDAY-(bJ At s:1O D. nj. for Europe,
per 5. S. Luoania.' from New York, via
queenstown letters iOr France, SwItZer-
Land, ItdE, spain Portugal TURKEY
''Per Lucania. tbl At $40 p. III. for
France, switzerland, IJaIy, spain, P0r-
tueal. Egypt and British India. per 5.
Letters for other parts OF Europe must be
directed Per La SorTHanuie." tcb At
11:10 p. IL. Tor Netherlands direct, per s. s..
Rotterdam, from New York, via RCtter-
dam. Letters must be directed Per
koJJerdan.' tSD A6I1:IJp III. fOr norway
direct, Per 5. 5. Island, from New York.
sfi .PkffNTfED TED u MATER, 'FiS ETC@Geriuau
steamers sailing from Hew / 0rk on Iue6-
days, take printed matter, ETC., for ger
many, and specially addressed printed
matter, etc, for other parts OF Europe.
The American and White Star steamers
sailing from New YORK oh " e,ii.estla -
4 EFsE4T a
the Cunard, French and German steamers
ON saturna IS take printed matter, etc,
| for all countries for wnicn they are dd-
yertised To carry ma is
3Iuiis for SuuEu and Central Amer
iCa, West indies, &c.
MONDAY-(cl AT 1905 p. m, for Belize,
! Puerto GoFJeZ. ANA Iudt enIata, per steamer
| from New OTitaIn. SCI At II L = p. tn, FOR
! Letters for Venezuela, Curacao, T Tinicad, i,
| British and Dutch Guiana must be dl-
rected per Oranle Nassau
| TUESDAY-td AT Go a. ~. FOR ia
| maIca. Eer $. :. Aruandnu, from New
| York. tdl AT l2:O5 p. III. for NewfOgnd-
! land, per steamer from North sydney
| Ia At $40 D. m. for Jamaica per stea mer
maica. per steane from fbiladel phia
Pa. tc) At 11:10 y. III. for Cape Haiti.
| san Domingo AMI turks Island, per 5. :.
| Cherokee, from New York
| WEDN ESDAI-tc1 At 11:10 p. III. for
| Venezuela and Curacao, per 5. ;. PhlIadel-
a. I
bia must lie directed Per Philadelphia
| THUESDA Y-tdi At 6:25 a. IN. for La
| Plata countries dIrsct, per 5. 5. Georgian
| Prince, from New York. tCt At 1:1O u.
ni. Tor New FounGiand, per $ $. Siberian
| Prince, from Philadelphia. tci At 11:1U
p. III. for Campeche, ChiapaS, TabaScU and
| YuC:ttan. per 5. Orizaba, 1rupi New YORK
Letters for other parts Of MeXIco must
be direct ed Per Orizaba.' tci AT i1.1y
D. 10. Tor Barbados direct, and North BraZl,
| via Para and Manaps, per S. 5. Hubert, from
4 New
FHb@Y-tdl At 6:25 a. NJ, fer For
time, island. Jamaica, .Sayanilla and
SetSn1 SeW YoTk. sgb" CGi 81 At s55 a" NJ. Tor Haiti
per = :. Andes from New YORK
sATURDA Y-tdl AT 1906 p m. for
ydney. ,di At 1905 .. m. for st
Pierre VI diq,,elon, ger steamer drCm Norrr
sydney.
fax and thence via steau pr. close ter'
/ daily, except Sunday, at 2:U5 y. IN. ant
| on Sundays only al l I.3o a. m. tdl
Mails for MHuelUn, by rail- 70 EOstCI
| and thence via steamer, close Lere aa!l-
| at 500 p. ~. iab
Mails ior Cuba, by rail to Port Tampa
| Fla, and thence via steamer sailing Mon
days and Thursdays to Havana, clos e
here daily at 800 p. IN. tel
| Mails tor kIeNiCU- uvefIanu except thOS'
| for Campechc, Chiapas. Tabasco aur
| land dispatch, W Bl lie forwarded VIA New
York, up 10 and including the 11:10 p. IN
1 Closing huI>si2 - CIDSe mere udHy
| 7:10 a. m.tdJ
rranspa Cific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan, and Hawaii, PEI
=. S. Dorc, from San Francisco, close her,
daily up TO $40 p. IN, December D. I'd
Mails fOr Hawaii per 5. s. Australia frou
san Francisco. close here daily up to 8 ~
| D. m, December %. tdl
Mails for the Society Islands, per shiI
| Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, clos
here daily up to $40 p. m, Decembe
25 tdi
Mails for China and Japan, specially ad
dressed only, per :. :. EmpIe>S OF India
from Vancouver, close here daily up t
6: 40 p. N. December 2T. tdl
Malls for Australia texCept those 70
West Australia. which are forwarded Vi
samoan Islands. per $. $. MOana, fror
San Francisco, close here daily up L
8: 40 D. H.. December 81 td)
Mails for China an d Japan, per SIS. vi,
toTia from Tacoma, close here daily up
6 10 d. m, January 2, Id
Mails for Australia teXCept West Au
traIial. New Zealand, Hawaii and Fl
Islands. per :. g. MiUwera, from Val
cOuver close here daily after Decernbe
81, up to $40 p. M, January 3.tdl
| (a) Registered naii closes at 10 q. III
same day.
(bl Registered mail closes at 1 p. NJ
CcJ Registered mail closes at 6 p. N
) Id Registered mail closes at D. n
: | previous day.
(el Registered mail closes at l p. n
| Tuesdays and Saturdays.
> JAMES. p WILLETT,
rOStTna Ster