Evening star., 1896-12-02
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, d. c. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
saod be reac aaily by all Interested. US changes
FOREIGN NAILS for the week ending December
close pF"1iy nASs4TkSTfc .hiI Hirs as Msns fss~s
sNns w1sNEspAlm,c'A Esd, 1928 PM for NErHEK HER
VIA Amsterdam. Letters must be directed per
Schiedam.''
FRIDAY-eAt 600 PM for EUROPE, per SIS.
PORTUGAL. TURKEY. Egypt and BRIIIsH ii.
io:ss TM for {f:ri NErERLASs a%n dir"e per ss
Amsterdam' Am from New York via Rotterdam Let
New York. Letters must be directed Per Nor
ERLASD. TrAIY. srAiS. pGRTuGAi. TURkEY,
EGYPT. and BRITIsH INDIA: per IS. ia Bre,
other parts Of Europe mast be directed per La
Bretagne-.' 's,At i0:55 Pm. for SCOTLAND di
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
Saturdays take printed matter. etc. for GER
MANY. and specially addressed printed matter,
White Star steamers sailing from New York on
Wednesdays take ak spsciay addressed printed mat
American, Cunard and French Line steamers sail
ing from New York take printed matter, etc, for
all countries for which they are advertised to
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
wEDHEsDAY"t@c, e. At l io:55 IN. for BERMUDA,
per SIS. Trinidad. from New York:
Gao, also sAvANi1I.A and CAKTHAGENA via
Curacao per % IS Caracas f from NcT T, l"st
tc) At 1885 PM. for NASSAU, y. p, and SAN
TIAGO DE CUBA, per s.s. Niagara, from New
d, At go AN. for HAITI, ST. DOMINGO,
PORTO % RICO, G, ND ,nElnIrE and M MARTINIQUE
THURsDAY-tcl AT 1855 PM for NEwFoUND-
LAAR per ss carthssnan a fns from rHadeph%
PLATA COUNTRIES, per Calico from New
York, via rernamhnco. Bahia and Rio Janeiro.
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
tci At 1856 PM. for FORTUNE ISLAND. JA-
saIt io;5s E r.M: for for JEKEMIE and cREyrowS.
y &, a. 4 io:s; 1 TM. fsE cANrEcnE; ii cMAFAs; Pas.
must be directed t,,,. psr wv f%m1ri % IT, nil 3. .u,.
and thence by steamer. close here daily at 12:05
Mails for MIQUEION. by rail to Boston and
thence by steamer, close here daily at 800 PM.
Mails for CUBA texcept those for SANTIAGO
DE CURA. which will he forwarded to New York
up to and including, the 1925 PM. close Wednes-
ssSs Sailing Hing Mondays and Thursdays from Port
Mails for MEXIco. overland except thoss for
wtioi. forwarded to New York for dispatch by
sans as dfsr har v hf s
A NJ. td)
TRANSPACIFiC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII. per SIS.
Doric. from San Francisco. close here daily up to
December 1, $50 PM Id
Mails for AiiS'rK lLIA Except West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
GLANDS. per SIS. Alameda. FROM San Francsco,
ciose here daily up to December s. $50 Pm.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per Mactlufr.
from Tacoma; close here daily up to December 10,
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Topie Bird. from San FRANCISCO; close here daily
TRANSPAClFIC MAILS are forwarded to the
port of sailing daily, and the schedule of closing
Is arranged on the presumption of their uninter-
rCpted overland transit.
day.
Oh Registered mail closes at I 90 PM same day.
(c) Registered mail closes at 6:OO r. M. same dsy
I'd, Registered mail closes at 6:0O PM. previous
day.
(c) Registered mail closes at 100 PM. Tuesdays
and Saturdays.
20 Registered mai, closes at 600 PM previous
Saturday.
no2S JAMES p WIIL.ETT. Postmaster