The times., 1898-12-23

Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings is
ranged the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Decem-
ber q, the last connecting closes will be made
from this cifiee follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA.
per s. 5. La Bretsgne.. from New York. via
Havre- Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed per La Bretagne.''
10 At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per : 5. statendam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
(c) AT Hos p. m. for EUROPE, per S. s.
Lucania.' from New York, via Queenstown.
(c) At Hos p. m, for NORWAY direct.
per S. :. Norge. from New York. Letters must
be directed .'Per Norge"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take Printed
Matter etc. .lor Germany, and specially addressed
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 fer
which they are advertised TO carry mail.
Mails for south nnd Central Amer
icn, West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At 1l:o5 p. M, for ST. THOMAS.
ST. GROIN; LEEWARD: and WINDw ARD
ISLANDS, also DEMERARA, per $. 5. Carri-
bee, from New York. Letters for BARBADOS,
GRENADA, TRINIDAD, and ToBAGo must
be directed "Per Carribbee''
fcl At 11:05 p. M, for La PLATA COUN-
TRIES, per, $ s. CressweIl. from New York.
(c) At 1I:o5 p. M, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAIcA.ssAYANILLA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYToWS, per $. S. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
'Per Altai."
(c) At n:O5 D. m. for GRENADA. TRIM
DAD and IoBAGo, per $. 5. Grenada, from,
e. an4i At aI;o5 np 3. m, for BARBADOS direct
from New York, via Para and Manaos.
SATURDAY--(d) At I.:o0 m. for NEWFOUNy,-
LAND. per steamer from North sydney.
(d) At 1900 M, for ST. PIERRE -SIIouE.
LON, per steamer ircm North SYDNEY;
"a O. Ns,RTa a 1' RR.Ii +; mi for BARBADOS direct
from New York, via Para and Manaos.
Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail 10 Hall
fax, and thence via steamer, close here daily, ey.
cept Sunday at 2:oo H., and on Sunday only at
Mails for MieUELoN. BIZ rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer. close here daily at Sis p.
Mails for CUBA (exccpt those for the Province
| Of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to con
| meet steamers sailing from New York; close here
daily at $500 p m. for forwarding by steamer:
| and Saturdays. {d)
Mails for MExICO, overland, close here dlily
| at T:05 a. m. I'D
Transpacisic Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII. per S
$. Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here daily a,
| 6:s5 u. m, up to December is. (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which are forwarded via Elirope) NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per 5. $. Alameda, from San Francisco
| close here daily at 6:s5 P. m. up to Decembei
| % (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. p,r shi,
Tropic Bird. from San Francisco. close here dali;
| at 6:25 D. NJ, up to December %. (di
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAS. per S. s. Empires
! Of India, from Vancouver, clcse here daily a
l 6:a5 D. M, up to December &c. Id
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per $
| g. China, from San Francisco. close here dali,
| at 6.25 D. M. up to January /. Id
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. s. Vic
| toria from Tacoma close here daily at o:s5 D
| m. up to J1n'ary 9. (d)
| Nails for HAWAII per s. S. Australia from
San Francisco. close here daily at 6.35 p. M. VI
| to January 5. i'd
| Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
per s. S. Warrimoo, from Vancouver, close her
daily at 6:s5 p. M, after December "a aud up t
| January S. (dD
/ (a) Registered mails cloee at 1000 a. M. sam
| day. -
-(b) Registered mails close at 100 p M. sam
day.
| lc) Registered mails close at 600 p. M. san,
day.
Id Registered mails Close at 500 p. M. prev
JAMES P. wILLETT, Postmaster.