The evening times., 1898-10-20


FOREIGN MAILS ARE forwarded to the ports
of sailing daily, and the schedule Of cIos;ngs IS
arranged on the presumption OF their uninser-
ruptea overland transit For the Week ending
October %. the last connecting closes viii be
made f-om this Office follows;
Transatlantic Mails
FEIDAY-Cb) AT 40 p. m, for FRANCE.
SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTU-
GAL TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH IN
Ola. per 5 $. La Navarro. from New York,
via Havre- Letters for other parts Of EU-
ROPE must be directed Per La Navarro"
(b) AT T:20 p. m. for EUROPE, per . s.
Imbria. from New YORK. via Queenstown
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. IFA-
I.Y. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT.
and BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per
Umhra-"
(c) At I1:lO p m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. 5. Spaa-ndam, from New YORK,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Spaarndam-''
(cl At u:l0 p m, for ITALY, per =. 3.
Werra, from New York. via Naples. Letters
must be directed per Vera"
(c) AT 1l:l0 ?. m for SCOTLAND direct,
per s ; Ancnoria, from New York. via GlaS-
gov. Letters must be directed Per An
ehoria."
Cc) At u;1o p m, for EUROPE. per $ s.
Belsenland, from New York, via Southampton
Letters must be directed "Per Be,gcnland.''
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, etc.
iht tkSDA1-tc) NJ iI:lo p m, Tor HAITI, per
S. 5. Prins Maurits, from New York Letters
for VENEZUELA. CURACAO. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be di-
rected Per PTins Msurits.''
(cl At ll:lO p N, for SEWFOCNDLASD,
per $ 5. Silvia, from New York
FRIDAY-(el At n:1O P. m, for NEwFOUND-
LAND, per 5 $ Corean. from Philad Iphia
(b) AT 7:20 p m, for la PLATA COUN-
TRIES direct, per 5. :. Cyrene, from New
York.
(c) At n:lO p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA and CARTHAGENA,
per $. s. Allegheny. from New York.
(cl At u:l0 p. m, for CUBA. via Havana.
also CANPECHE, CHIAPAS. TABASCO. and
YUCATAN. per s. $ seguranca. from New
York Letters for other parts of MEXICO
must be directed ''Per Seguranca."
(c) At I1:lO p m, for PONCE. yENE-
ZUELA and CURACAO, also SAyANILLA and
CARTHAGENA, per 5. $ Caracas, from New
York via Curacao.
Ccl At n:1O p m. for CURACAO and
MARACAIBo, per $ 5. MaracaibO, frum New
(c) At u:Io p m. for NEWFOUNDLAND.
per 3 $ Portia, from New York
SATURDAY-(d) At l2:05 p m, for NEW
FOUNDLAND, per steamer from North sgd
sUNDiY-(d) At 1905 p. nn., for PUERTO COR.
TEZ and GUATEMALA, per steamer from
New Orleans.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rsiI to Hall fax.
and thence via steamer, close here daily except
Mails for MfQUELoN, by rail to Boston. ard
thence via steamer, close here daily at 800 p.
Nails for MEXICO overland except those for
CAMPECIIE, CIIIAPAS, TABASCO, and YUCA.
TAN which will be forwarded TO New York up
to and including the II 10 p. m closing Friday
for dispatch via steamer, after the Wednesday
overland clOse). close here daily at 7I0 a. m.
Transpacifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per s. s. Tacoma,
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 p. m,
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII, per s.
:. Doric from San Francisco, close here daily Up
to $40 D. M October % (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $ $ Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily up TO 6:iO
D. m, October "a. Id
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
City OF Papeiti. from san Francisco. close here
daily up to $40 p m, October % (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which forwarded via EuJopel NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per 5. s. Mariposa, from San Francisco.
close here daily up to $40 p. m, October %.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per : $. Empress
Of Japan. from Vancouver. e,ose he.e daily up to
$40 p. m., October 81 Id
Mails for HAWAII. per 5. ;. Australia frcm
san Francisco. close here daily up to 6:iO p, m.
November 10. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austral;a),
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS,
per $ s. Aorangi, from Vancouver. close here dliiy
up TO $40 p. m, after October 2S, and up to
November 10. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m, same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 500 p. m, same
day.
I'D Registered mails close at 500 p. m. prev
ious day
JAMES P. wILLETT, Postmaster