The times., 1898-12-20
'liS1'l,i5i. PosToPFrcn NOTICE.

oAoulu De read daiiy, as changes may occur ~
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closiDgs 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 as follows:
Trnnsatlnniic Mails.
TUEsDAY-(b) AT g:l5 p. m, for EUROPE. per
8. s. st. Paul. from New York. via South
ampton.
tc) At 11:o5 p. M. for EUROPE. per S s.
Cermanic,' from New York, via Queenstown.
(c) At 1l:05 p. m., for BELGIUM direct.
Per &. Friesland, from New York. via Ant
werp... Letters must be directed per Fries
wEDNESDAY-(c) At Hos p. m, for NEITHER
LANDS direct, per s. $. Edam. from New
YORK, via Amsterdam. Letters must be di-
rected per Edam.''
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:I5 p. m. for FRANCE, swift
ZERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA.
per S. s. La Bretasne.. frcm New York, via
Davre. Letters for ether parts OF EUROPE
must be directed Per La Brctngne."
(c) At 11.o5 p. m, for NETHERLANDS
direct, per $ $. ststendan, from New York.
''Per Statendam.r
&c, AT Hos p. M. FOR EUROPE. per $. S.
Lgesni,' Fl f5cm en- New YORK via Ssss1stGS;n own.
per 5 $ Norge. from New York. Letters must
he directed per Norge"
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
ssiIIsg from Now YORK on 1ue5dayS take Prlnted
Matter. etc, for Germany. and specially addressed
Printed Matter, etc, for other parts OF EUROPE.
American ard 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 Saturdays,
take Printed Matter. etc, for ali countries for
which they are advertised to carry mail.
Mails for south ard Central Amer
len, West Indies, Etc.
TUEsDAY-(c) At 1000 p. m.. for COSTA RIGA.
per steamer fFcm New Orleans.
Id At y m, for NEWFOUNDLA,>3s, per
steamer from North Sydney.
(b) At9.l5 p. m. for JAMAICA. per steam
er from Philadelphia.
10 At ll:o5 p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
United States Transport. from New York.
Alps. from New York
pc, C., AZ M,,la. n;o5 p m: for HAITI; per ;,
for VENEZUELA. CURACAO, TRINIDAD,
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA. must be di.
Tected Per Prins Willem w.
tc) At ll:05 p. m, for BRAZIL. per s. s.
Livorno, from New York, via Pernambuco and
Santos. Letters must be directed ''Per Lyor-
no"
20 st Hos p. m, for CAMPEcHE, CHA
PAS. TABASco aud YUCATAN, per 8 S.
orizaba rom New YORK. Letters for other
parts Of AEXico must be directed per
PLATA COUNTRIES, per S. $. Button. from
New York. via Pernambuco, Bahia. and Rio
J:heifo Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be
directed "PT Bufen"
| WEDNEsDAr-(c) At HOS p. m. for NASSAU,
\. P. GUANTANAMO. SiNTIiGO DE CUBA,
NANZANiLLo. and CIENFUEGos, Der 5. 5.
Santiago from New York
FRIDAY-lcl At ll:O5 p. M. for ST THOMAS.
ST GROIN, LEEWARD. and WINDWARD
tsLASDs' Isl !, & ai.o pEaiERARA, per 5 5; CART
GRENADA. TRINIDAD. and TOBACCO must
| be directed "Per Carribbee.'
-(el Al IL .o5 P; m, for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAlCA; SAVANlLLA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYToWN. per s. :. Altai. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Altsi"
(cl At Hos D. M. for GRENADA. TRIM
DAD, and TOBACCO, Per :. 5. Grenada. from
sATURDAY--td) At ECO m. To- yEwFouy,-
LAND. per steamer from North Sydney
/ (d) At 1900 m. for ST. PIERRE MIoJ-E-
| LON. per steamer from North Sydney
! (b) At rs p m. for BARBADOS direct
and NORTH BRAZIL, per 5. = Grsngensc,
! IRON New York. via Para and Manscs.
! Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall
fax. ard thence via steamer, close here daily ex-
| csft Sunday, at ls:Oo m, and on Sunday only at
| Mails for MQUELoN, by rail to Boston. and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:Ij p.
m. (a)
Mails Ter CUBA (excep, those FOR the Province
| of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to CON
meet steamers sailing from New York; close her.
| daily at 300 p. m, for forwarding by steamers
sailing from Port Tampa, Moldsys, Thursdays
|
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily
| at : s0j a. m. ID
Transparific Mails
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. and HAWAII, per :.
s. Gaelic. from San Francisco clcse here dziig al
G:35 y. m, up to December IS. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia. which are forwarded via E1rope) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per 5. S. Alameda, from san Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up TO December
| q. Id
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. psr sbir
| Tropic Bird from san Francisco close here daily
at 6:35 p. m, up to December %. (d)
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. :. Empress
| of India from Vancouve-. Close here daily al
| 6:S5 p. NJ, up to December 81. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per s. 5 Vic.
toria, from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:Sj p
! m- up to Jin-ary 3 (i)
Mails for hAWAlI, per $. s. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p m, up
| to January 5. Id
| Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austraiia)
! NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
per :. :. Warrimeo, from Vancouver, close here
daily st 6:S5 p. N, after December "a and up tS
January ). I'D
(s) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m, SAINT
| day.
(b) Registered mails close at leo p. m. sam,
| day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p m. same
| day
idl Registered mails close at 600 p m pyev
ious day.
JAMES p. WiLLEIT. Postmaster.