The times., 1898-12-22

WASHINGTON, D. c.. PoSToFFIcE NOTICE.
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 ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Decem-
Der "a. the last connecting closes will be made
from this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cbl At s:l5 p. m. for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA.
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed Per La Bretagne:"
90 At HOS P: m. for NETHERLANDS
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per statendam."
Se1 At Hos 2; m; for EUROPE, per s. s.
tc) At ll:o5 p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per 5 s. Norge. from New York. Letters must
be directed "Per Norge
PRINTED MATTER ETC German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter. etc. for Germany. and specially addressed
Printed Matter, etc. for other parts Of EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries fer
which they advertised TO carry mail
Mails for South and Central Amer
ica, West Indies, Etc.
THURsDAY-(cl At Hos p. M, for cA,lPE-
CHE, CHIAPAs. TABASCO. and YUCATAN.
per s. Troja. from New York Letters for
other parts of MEXICO via Tampico, must
be directed "Per Troja.'
W ST. oRoIx. LEEwARp. :H1 !. d. and lO; Wh NpWARD
ISLANDS also DEMERARA, per $. $: earri-
GRENADA, TRINIDAD, and TOBAGo must
be directed ''Per Carribbee.''
(e) At II :e5 p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND.
| JAMAICA, SAYANILLA. CARTHAGENA, and
nj frop N.,- Varr,
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
.'Per Altai'
(c) At Hos D. M, for GRENADA. TRINI-
DAD, and TOBACCO, per S. S. Grenada, from
New York
tel At Hos p. m. for BELIZE. PUERTO
from New York. Letters must be directed
| (e) dnn;1 4. lI;os 7, M; FOR BARBADOS direct
and NORTH BRAZIL, per s: s. Grangense,
| sATURDAY-(d) At 12:oo m. for NEWFoUND.
LAND, per steamer from North Sydney
! I'D At 1900 m., for ST. PIERRE -MIQUE.
Lon, & per m steamer from N North ! Sgd Sydney
and NORTH BRAZIL per S. s. Grangensc
from New York. via Para and Manaos
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall
| fax, and thence via steamer, close here daily eS
eept Sunday, at 1900 m, and on Sunday only al
Nails for MiQUELoN, by rail to Boston. ans
4 thence via steamer. close here daily at S:i5 p
Nails for CUBA Except those for the PROVING,
| of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to con
meet steamers sailing from New York;. close here
daily at 300 p. m, for forwarding by steamer.
| sailing from Port Tampa, Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. Id
Mails for MExlco. overland, close here dali,
" ~ Tran.pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII. per
s. Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here daily a
| 6:S5 p. M, up to December Is. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for IVES
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe), NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per s. S. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 P. M, up to Decembe
| "a. I'D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per s,i,
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here dali,
at 6:s5 p. M, up to December 25. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. S. Empires
6:35 p. M, up to December &c. Id
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, and HAWAII. per $
g. China from San Francisco. close here dali
at 6:35 p. M, up to January l. ID
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. S. Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at e:s5 2
m, up to J,nmry 2 (G
Nails for HAWAII. per $. B. Australia, fror
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:s5 p. M, U
. Mails is for AUSTRALIA Except Vest Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
per s. s. Warrimoo, from Vancouver, close her
daily at e;sS r m, after December "a and up t
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M, sam
day.
day.
ic, Registered mails close at 600 p. m, sam
Ia. Registered mails Close at 600 p. my pre-,
J JAMES P. wILLETT, Postmaster.