Evening star., 1896-12-09
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. DC. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily by all interested as changes
P SfsS! nuH s fSf the week ending December
close pf0nTRsssys TssssATsTfe s ns stfs MA n fellows;
WE'D WEDNESD iY-tc,At 1885 pm. for NEITHER
Ansterdam Letters tie s,n must T pe directed Per Edam
ERaSh ERkhfTeA5 SO S PM F fSr FKANcE SMIFI
EGYPT and BRITIsH INDIA, per SIS La Cham
pagne'. from New York. via Hayre. Letters for
sn G's e1Inpe Ht o %st sM op
LANDS direct per Maasdam, from New York,
At 5s TM for GGESf
SIS; umb.ia', from New York, via Queenstown.
State of California, from New York, via Glasgow.
Letters must be directed Per state of California"
Thingvalla from New York. Letters must be di-
res,ed .,.si ,.rsr ,, ThiasyalIa i, ,Ii:,; - -
sailing from New York on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays take printed matter. etc, for GERMANY,
and specially addressed printed matter. ETC., for
White Star steamers sailing from New York On
ter. etc, for EUIosE
American Cunard and French Line steamers take
MAILS FOR SOTTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
wEDNEspAY-1e,At 1855 Pm. for CENTRAL
AMERICA i except cosTA RIG. and s9uw OUT ydra pa
via ia Colon Letters l.; e for GuATEMALA must be di,
THUESDAY-,c,At 1885 PM. for NORTH BRA
ZII, per SIS. Manuaense. from New York, via Para,
FRIDAY-clAt 1855 PM. for JAMAICA. sAvA-
New H SoiR aRa Hi is,at io:55 M Gt' for EtHE
zaba from New York. Letters for other parts of
MENICo must be directed Per orizaba:,, coat
BELIZE. PUERTO c9RTEz and GUATEhhA
for r'S vESEzuELA and CURACAO, also sAv1SiII.a
and CARTHAGENA via Curacao per SIS, Nene-
GRENADA. TRINIDAD and TOBACCO. per
Irrawaddy, from New York.
SATURDAY 12:ca Pm. for ST. PIERRE
MIQUELON, per SIS. from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail TO Halifax
and thence by steamer. close here daily at l2:o5
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to- Boston and
thence by steamer, close here daily at 320 T. NJ IA
Mails for CUBA close here daily at 800 Pm. for
forwarding via steamers sailing Mondays and
Mails for MEXICO. overland except those for
CAMPECIIE. CHIAPAS, TABASCo and YUCArAN.
which are forwarded to New York for dispatch by
overland dispatch close here daly a! ':io AM'd'.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Macduf.
from Tacoma, close here daily up to G:3o PM.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per
China. from San Francisco close here daily up TO
@ ails for HAWAII iss Sea Australia from San
Francisco. close here daily up to $50 Pm, De
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Tropic
Bird, from San Francisc9 close here daily up to
$50 PM. December 23,d, ..,.,,. ,,u.,
only per SIS Empress of India, from Vancouver.
close here daily up to $50 PM, December 2Sdl.
Nails for AUSTRALIA tcxcopt West Australill.
HAWAII and FIJI ISi.ANlbS Especially addressed
only. per SIS. Mowera. from Vancouver. close
here daily up to $50 PM, January Id.
Mails for AUSTRALIA except those for WEST
AUSTRALIA. which Forwarded via Eurooel,
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. pc Mariposa. from San Francisco,
close here daily up TO $50 +. NJ. January 2'd,.
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS Forwarded to the
port Of sailing daily, and the schedule OF closing is
arranged the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit.
latRegiStered mail closes at 1000 AN. same Gay.
thlEcgistercd mail closes at ! 0O NJ. same day.
tc,Rcyist cred mail closes at 600 PM day.
,dRe.istered mail closes 500 PM. regious
day.
ielIegistered mail closes at zoo Pm. Tuesdays
and saturdays.
de5 JAMES T. WlLLEIT- POSTMASTER