The times., 1898-12-02
POsTOFFIcE NOTICE.

Should be read daily. changes may occur
at any time.
FOREIGS MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of elosings is
rupted overland transit, For the week ending De-
cember 3. the last connecting closes viii be made
from this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) AT 7:2O p. m, for EUROPE, per s.
:. Etrurid'. IRON New York, via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY.
SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed per Et-
ruria."
Cbl AT 9:2o p. NJ. for FRANCE. swITZER-
LAND, ITALY. SPAN. PORTUGAL,
s. s. La lorraine. from New York VIA
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be di ected Per La Tou;aine."
to At il:l0 p m. fer NETHERLANDS
direct per 5. S. Maasdan. from New YORK
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Aazsdam."
(c) At Il:IO p. m. for ITALY. per 5. 5
Ems, from New York, via Naples Letters
must be directed ''Per Ems
(c) At li:i0 p. m. fo- SCOTLAND direct
per S. s. Furness;a, from New YORK. via Gias-
gov: Letters must be directed "Per Furnes-
sis."
te) At mao p. IN. for NORWAY direct,
per ;. ;. ThinlvsIla, from New York Let
ters must be directed Per Thingvalla-'
PRINTED MATTER. ETC--German steamers
ed Matter. etc, ftr GERMANY, and specially sd-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts Of
EUROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take Printed Matter, etc. for all countries for
which they advertised 20 carry mail
Mails for South aud Central Amer
len. West Indies. Etc.
f,N a& III CT
ST. CRoIX, LEEwARD and WINDWARD ISL
ANDS, per S. :. Pretoria, from New York
Letters for GRENADA. TRINIDAD. and
ToBAGo must be directed per Pretoria
(c) At ll:l0 p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SaFANlLLA, and CARTHAGENA,
per $. s. Adirondack. from New York Let
tiers for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per
Adirondack"
(c) At Il:1O p, m, for HAITI. per :. 5.
Prins Will4m II. from New York. Letters for
VENEZUELA. CURACAO, TRINIDAD, BRIT
1SH and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
''Per Prins Willem H."
VENEZUELA and CrlACAo. also sAvAN-
lila and CARTHAGENA, per 5. 5. Phila-
delphia, from New York. via Curacao
LAND, per :. 5. fPOrtia, from IN New York. Y1t.'D
(c) At ll:l0 p. m. for GRENADA, TRIM
DAD and TOBACCO. per 5. Ifrawaddy. from
New York
(c) At mo p m. for PORT Al PRINCE
New York
(c) AtslI;lO p. m, for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct. per s s Flaxman, from New
York
sAruRDAY-(D At 1906 p. m. for NEW.
FoUNDLAND. per steamer frem North sgd
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Hall.
fax. ard thence wa steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at 1905 p, m. and sun
days only at IL -S5 4 m. Id
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail TO Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 500 p
m.(a)N
Mails for CUBA close here daily at sos p. n.
Tampa. Florida, Mondays and Thursdays.
Mails for MEXiCo overland Except those for
CAMPECHE, CHlAPAs. TABASCO, and YUCA-
TAN which, after the 1:1o a. M closing We'd
nesday. will be forwarded to New York up to
and including the 11:1O p. m. closing Friday,
close here daily at 7:l0 4. m. Id
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $ s. Glen
oglc. from Tacoma. close here daily at GAO D.
M, up TO November %. (d)
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN. per $ $. En-
press of China. from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:i0 p. m. up November IS Cd
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. 5. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at GAO p. m, up
TO December S. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA fexeept West Australial
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS,
per s. $ Miowera. from Vancouver close here
daily at $40 p. M, up to December s. Id
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per g
S. City OF Peking. from San Francisco. close here
daily at 60 p. M, up to December 9.(d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per 5. 5. Alameda, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6;io p. m. up to December
"a. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $. $. Vic
toria from Tacoma. close here daily at $40 p.
m. up to January .. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per 8 S. EN-
press of India. from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:i0 p m, up to December 26. (d) =
ta) Registered mails close st 1000 a. m. same
day.
lb) Registered mails close at j 90 p. m. same
day.
jc) Registered mails close at $500 p. m. same
Id) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. prev
ious day.