The times., 1897-05-18
POsToFFIcE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, as changes may
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May ~, eS7, close promptly at this Office
as follows:
transatlantic Malls.
UEsDAY-(bl AT s:2O p. m, Tor Europe,
per s. 5. Paris,' from New YORK, via soutn-
rected per Paris" tcl At 1885 p. NJ,
Tor Europe, per s. E. TeutOnic, fTom New
York, via Queenstown. tcl AT lO:t5 p M,
for Belgium direct, per S. E FTlesland,
from New YORK, via Antwerp. Letters
must be directed Per Friesland.
FRlpA \ -tbI At 7:2O D. M, Tor France,
Key, gypt, aud British India, per 5. s. La
ChainDagne', from New YORK, via Havre.
Letters Tor other parts OF Europe must De
directed per La Champagne" tbi At
7:20 p. ~, FOR Europe. per 5 5 Campania'.
from New YORK, VIA Queenstown Letters
Tor rance, switzerland. italy, SPAN, FOR
tugal, Turkey, Egypt, and British India
must be directed per Campania. tcl AT
1O:5o p. III. Tor Netherlands direct, per s. g
MaasdIIn, from New York, via Rotterdam:
Letters must be directed per MaaSdam- y
(cl At 1885 D. M for Genoa, per e 8.
Vera, from New YORK Letters must be
directed Per Vera" (c) AT 1O:55 p IN
Tor Scotland direct, per S. E. Ethiopia,
from New lOrk via Glasgow. Letters must
be directed Per Ethiopia" tc} At 1O.5o
r. m Tor Norway direct, per S. 3. Hekla,
from New York Letters must be directed
Per Hekla"
!. Printed matter, etc, Germali steamers
sallng from New York ON 1ge days take
printed matter, etc, Tor Germany ana
specially addressed printed matter, etc,
Tor other ports or Europe.
The AinrIlCa.I ana W niUe star steamers
sailing on Wednesdays, the German steam
ers sailing on 1 hure Ia vs., ana the CuEard,
French and German steamers sailing on
saturdays, take printed matter, etc, Tor
ali countries for which they are advertised
to carry mail.
Mails for Sourn ann Central Amer
lea, west Indies, etc.
$50 p. IN. az
Mans for CUBA Except those for Santiago
de Cuba; which will be forwarded via New
fork up 10 and including the 1896 D. n,
close Wednesday,, close here daily at
y. III. for forwarding via steamer saiI1ng
Monday and Thursday from Port Tampa,
tla.9e)
Mans for Mexico, overland (except these
for Campeche, Chiapas, Tia basco and
1ucatan, which will be fOrw arded via New
Hork after the Wednesday Overland, close
up TO and including the 1905 p m, close
friday1, close here daily at 40 a N. (dJ
IranspacIrc Mails.
Mails for Australia Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via EU-
rope, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and
samoan islands, per $ s Alameda, from
San Francisco, close here daily up To
$50 o. m, May 22(dl
Mails for China. JaIan and Hawaii, per
s. E Beigic, from san Francisco, cisse
here daily up 10 $50 p n, May 23-tdJ
Mails for China and Japan, specially ad-
dressed ouly, per S $ Empress OF Japan
from Vancouver, close here daily up 10
$50 d. III, May "A -(d)
Mails tor the Society Islands, per ship
GaliIee, from san Francisco, close here
Oally up to 8 80 p m, May 25-(d)
Mails for Australia texcept West A Us
faliai. Hawaii and Fiji Islands specially
addressed only, per 5. $ Aorangl, from
Vancouver, close here daily after May 22,
I Tun 4
Mails for CHINA and Japan, per s. 3.
Parf,.n, from Tacoma, close here daily up
70 $50 p m, June 6-(dl
from san Francisco, close here daily up TO
$50 p. m, June 9.(dl
49, 49, a--l4LS are forwarded
| TUES DAN-,di At $50 a. m, Tor Ear-
! tados direct and north BiaZli, VIA fa1a
and ManaOs, per s. s. Flunlinence, froIn
New 1ork. &C. AT 1900 2 m, Ter Costa
! kica, per steamer fIom New Orleans. tcl
At 1888 p. m, for Nassau, y ?, Ier s :.
AntiIia. fIon New YORK. Letters must
be directed per Antllla.
Port Antonio, per steamer from PhiladeE
phia. tc) AT 1875 p. IN, for bermuda,
Per - OrlLocO, from .'e~ 1GIk- tclAIIt':oo
p. m, for Brazil and La Plata countries,
per 5 s COleTidge, from New York, VIA
Pernambuco, BanIa and KiO Janeiro. Let
ters for North Brazil must be directed
PTogresso, per S & Santo domingo, frOm
( New ork Letters for other parts or Mex
! leo must pe directed Per SanIO DOniBgo."
| &c AT SO p m, for Central America
I texcept Costa Rica and South Pacific
| poEtsj, per & Advance, from New York,
J via Colon Letters for Guatemala mast be
directed Per Advance tcl at lO.55
/ D. m. for Mass au, " p, and Santiago de
! Iuna. per :. :. aicnCIa. from New lo.K.
/ THURSDAY-tc) At 10.55 p IN for
| FOreune Island, IOIt Au Prince, Jamal6a,
savanilla and Carthagena, per 5. s. Alene,
/ from New York. Letters lor Costa kica
| must be directed Per Alene-"
| Thomas, ST. Croix, Leeward and Wind
. Wind ward Islands, per :. s. MadIana, from
I New ork. Letters for Grenada: Trinidad,
! and Tobago must be directed Per Madi-
! ana tcj AT lO;55 p. IN. for Fortune
Island. Jeremie, JacmeI and AUx-Cayes,
/ per s. E. Alps, from New YORK (c) At
I 1888 p. m. for Campeche, Chiapas, Ia
/ basco and iucatan, per 5. 5 SeguIanca,
! from New YoIk- Letters for other parts
i OF Mexico must be directed Per Segu-
T peI $. 5. DaIecariia, from New YorS, VIA va
: PernambucO and Santos. Letters for North
Brazil must Ice dnected Per DaleCaTia-"
/ SATURDAi-td) At 1905 p. III. for st
/ Pierre MiqUeIOa, per steamer from North
I sydney.
/ Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hal
! IfaX anu thence VIA steamer. close here
/ daily except sunday at l2:U5 p. IN. and on
/ Sunday only at 1873 q. In td)
Mails for Miquelon, by rail To Boston and
| 10 the port or saiIug daIIy. and the
schedule of closing is arranged on the
| presumption or their GIii.I'errupJed over
I land transit.
/ taj Registered mail closes at 10 a m.
same day.
! Oh Registered mail closes at p. m.
same day.
(cj Registered mail closes at p. IN.
| same day
(dl Registered mail closes at p. N.
| previous day.
| tel Registered mail closes at D. m.
| Tuesdays and Saturda Us.
(hl Registered mail closes at p. m.
! previous Saturday.
JAMES p. WILLETT, Postmaster