The times., 1898-08-03
PosToFFICE NOTICE.


Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule OF closing Is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupt-
ed overland transit For the week ending August
G. the last connecting closes, viii be made at
this oEice follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-fb) At 7:20 p. m for EUROPE Tex
cept SPAIN, per 3, s. Lucania, rom New
York, via Queenstown. Letters for France,
Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Egypt and Brit
ish India must be directed ''Per Lucania-''
(b) At 9:20 p. M, for 1T. ". per 5. s.
Aller. from New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed per Aller."
(bl At go P, m. for FRANCE. SwIrz,
BRITISH INDIA, per La Toufaine, from
New York, via Havre. Letters for other parts
of Europe must be directed 'Per La Tour
aine.i Spain excepted
(c) At 11:10 D m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per 5. Amsterdam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Amsterdam.
(cl At II:IO D. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. $ Anchoria, from New York. via Cilas-
gov. Letters must be directed per An
choria-''
(c] At 1i:1O D. NJ. for NORWAY direct. per
s. :. Island, from New York. Letters must
be directed ''Per Island"
Nails For Sonth and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
WEDNESDAY-fc) At 1I:l0 p. M for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Baltimore, Nd.
THURsDA1-lc) At n:l0 p m, for BRAZIL,
per 5. S. Hevelius, from New York, via Per-
nambuco, Bahia and Rio Janeiro Letters
for North Brazil and La Plata Countries must
be directed ''Per Heyelius.
(c) At 1l:l0 p m. for La PLATA C0JN-
TRIES direct, per {. S. Belucia, from New
York
(c) At 11:10 p. M for AUX-CAYEs, JAG
MEL and SANTA MARTHA, per 5. s. H.
Durnois, from New York.
(c) At 1l:I0 D. m for HAITI, per s. 5
Prins "illem II. from New slork Letters for
Venezuela p Curacao, Trinidad RI British ..b
Prins WiIlem H.
| FRIDAY-(d) at 6:25 a. m for BARBADOS di-
rect and NORTH BRAZIL via Para and Ma
nos, per S. S. Grangenze, from New York
(c) At 11:1O p. m for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAvANILLA and GREYToWN,
per S. s. Altai, from New York. Letters for
Costa Rica must be directed "Per Altai"
sATURDAY-(dl At 12:05 p m. for NEW.
FoUNDLAND. per steame. from North Sgd
5dl At 1905 p. m. for ST. PIERRE MI
| QUEL0N. per steamer from North Sydney
| Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer, close here daily ex.
| cept Sunday. at ]2:o5 p. m, and on Sundays
| only at IL: :35 a. m. Cd
| Mails for MIQUELoN, BY rail to Boston, and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at $40 p.
| m. GAY
| Mails for MEXICO, overland Except those for
| Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Yucatan which
will be forwarded via New York up to and in
Guiding the n:10 p. M, closing Tuesday,, close
| here daily up to 1:10 a. m. (d)
TranspaciHc Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. s. Tacoma,
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 p. M,
August 4. (O
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia which forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI snd SAMOAN ISL
ANDs, per 5. $. Maripssa., fEom San Francisco,
/ close here daily up TO 6s4D p. M. August g. (D
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per s.
! s. Doric, from San Francisco, close here daily
| up to 6:40 p. M, August q (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. specially adj
| dressed only per S. $. Empress of Japan, from
/ Vancouver, close here daily up to 6:40 p. 1n,
| August 15 (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS,
| per s. S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, close daily
| here after August g. up TO 6:4o p. M, August
| IS. (d)
/ Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
| ilee from San Francisco, close here daily up tc
/ GAO D. M, August %. (D
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. m. same day.
/ (b) Registered mails close at l p. day.
| (c) Registered mails close at p. III. same day.
] I'D Registered mails close at p. m. previeu;
| day.
| (e) Registered mails close at 600 p m. previous
/ Saturday
JAMES p WILLET Postmaster.