Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-21

WASHINGTON, DC. POST OFFICE NOTICE
should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing aa'iy. and the schedule Of closings is ar
rrhGed on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
Is the last connecting closes will be made this
TRANsATLANTIC MAILS.
TCESDAf-b) At 800 PM. for EUROPE, per
&c, At 11:1o PM. for NETHERLANDS direct, per
S. Edam, from New York, via Amsterdam. Let
Pm for EUROPE, per SIS. Britannia. from New
h fIrk via 3ueenstown te At lilo Pm. for
York via antwerp Letters must be directed S PER
Fri Tesla! lc) At 11:1o PM. for NEITHER
York. via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
Per Amsterdam.
and S3TA pei S.. stiab 5sr Gh om
New York Letters must be directed per
FRIDAY-(b, At Clio PM for EUROPE, per
SIS. Lucania. from New York, via Queenstown
Letters for France, Switzerland. Italy. Spain
TgSSSE s%!rzERIaSr ' FAY 4 sso r sFA1 fS.
INDIA per SIS. La Normandie," from New York,
via IIavre.. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
lilo PM for NETHERLANDs direct, per r. SIS IS.
Rotterdam. from New York via Rotterdam. Let
lilo PM. for NORWAY direct. per SIS. Island,
from New York. Letters must be directed per
.PRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter; etc, fer GERMANY and specially adj
Europe
The American and White Star steamers sailing
fen New York Wednesdays the German
steamers on Thursdays and the Cunard. French and
German steamers on Saturdays take printed mat
ter. etc. for all countries for which they al
vcrtised to carry mails.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
r,rsn,v WEST WI II IN ETC EFT ,,,,c, o
SIS ATandhl ~ from New York ID At 12:o5 Pm
sqns1 a LA per i steamer % North
steamer from Boston. &c, At 11:1O PM. for
"a "A per steamer f c from RhiIadep hi Pa
MINGo and TURKS ISLAND, per SIS. Cherokee,
frcm New York.
MEDNEsDAY-le, At 11:1o PM. for vENEz-
UtLA and CURACAO. per SIS. Philadelphia from
New York Letter. for COLOMBIA must be di-
re T1,I .r per philadelphia"
New York. (cj At 1l:1o PM. for NEwFOUND-
phia. &c, At 1:1O PM. for CAMPECHE CHA
PAS. TABAsCo and YUCATAN. per SIS. Orlzaba.
ICO must he directed Per Orizaba." (cy AT II 10
T. NJ for BARBADOS direct and NORTH BRAZIL.
via Para and Manaos, per SIS. Hubert, from New
rRIDAY-(dl At e:25 AN. for FORTUNE ISL
AND; JAMAICA; SAvANILIA and CARTHA-
SO AN. for HAITI. per s.s. Andes. from New
sATURDAY-tdD At 1905 PM for NEW
I'd, At 1905 PM. for ST. PIERRE MIQUELON,
per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax
and thence via steamer. close here daily, except
Sunday. at 1905 PM. and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston AMI
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:2O
Mails for CUBA. by rail to Port Tampa. Fla,
and thence by steamer sailing Mondays and Thurs
days TO Havana close here daily at 800 Pm. (el
Mails for MEXICO. overland Except those for
CaMPECHE. CHIAPAs; TABAsCo and YUCA-
T5N. which, after the Tuesday overland dispatch.
VIII be forwarded via New York up to and in
cluGlhg the ll:l0 PM closing Thursday, close
here daily at I:lo AN. ID,
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII per
SIS Dcric. from San Francisco, close here daily
up to GAO PM. Dee % Id
Mails for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia from San
e zsa' as close here daily up to $40 Pm Dec
;, Malls for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
up to 6:iO Pm. Dec. Is. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. specially adj
dressed only. per S. Empress of India, from Van
q. od e'''e Ae'e 'AA' up 10 ''fo I'M Dec
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
australia. which are forwarded via Europe, NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. per S. Moana. from San Francisco, close
here daily up to GAO Pm; Dec: 31td,
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. Victoria.
from Tacoma. clos. here daily up to $40 PM.
Jan. 2. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Anstralia,.
per SIS. Mowera, from Vancouver, close here daily
after Dec. II up to $40 PM. Jan. 3. Id
ta) Registered mails close at 1000 AN sape
ti) Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 600 PM same
day.
tdI Registered mails close at 900 PM previous
day.
te) Registered mails close at loo PM Tuesdays
and Saturdays.
de1s JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.