Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON. PC. POST OFFICE NOTICE
SS'"ii be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule of Blessings is ar
r:rsed on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
70 the last connecting closes will he made at this
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
MONDAf-,n, At $40 PM. for EUROPE. per
Bremen.
SIS New York. from New York. via Southampton
tc' At 11:lo PM, for NETHERLANDS direct, per
ss EdaT from New York via Amsterdam Let ,o
Pm for EUROPE. per Britannc,' fren New
YORK via Queenstown. &c, At I1:Io PM Tor
F.i sh.! ,, 20 1t lilo I'm; Tor NETHEK
York via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
Per Amsterdam.
wEDN EsDAY 11:1o PM. for CAPE
CoLoXY and NATAL. per SIS. stgatbord. from
New York. Letters must be directed Per
FRIDAf-t> At G:1o PM. for EUROPE. per
SIS lucania.' fen New York. via Queenstown.
Portugal. Turkey Egypt aud British India must
he be, directed Per dIc"n!a, b' At $50 Pm for
GAL sT TRKT EYpT TrA aaS sk sAs s
INDIA, per SIS. La Nortnandie.. from New York
via Iiavre Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed Per Ia Normandie.'' (c) At
11:lo PM. fer NETIiEELANDS direct. per SIS
Rotterdam. from New York. via Rotterdam. Let
11:1o PM. for NORWAY direct per SIS Island
frcm New York. Letters must be directed Per
Island
PRINTED MATTER. ErC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays taie printed
matter. etc. fer GERMANY and specially ad-
blessed printed matter etc. for other parts of
EniOpe.
The american and White Star steamers sailing
fi"n New York Wedn, s,lays, the German
steamers ON Thursdays and the Cunard French and
German steamers on Saturdays take printed mat
ter. etc, for all countries which they are ai-
vcitised to carry mails.
MAILS FOR SOIlIH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
MoNDAY-tci At 1c:05 PM. for BELIZE. PJ'ER-
TO CORTEZ and CT ATEMALA per steamer from
New Orleans &c, At 11:1o PM: for HAITI. per
VENZuELA. CURACAO. TRINIDAD, BRITISH
aad DUTCH GUIANA must be directed Per
TUEsrAY-0p At G:25 AN. for JAMAICA. ger
SIS ATdandha. from New York, Uo At 1905 Pm
sansT @ At 5ao fM per f sseaff IE% S'pn
steamer from Boston. (c At 11:l0 PM. for
"a II Ind per rM las ch rr nnT 81 Do rs
MING0 and TURKS ISLAND, per Cherokee.
uiLA and CURACAO. per SIS. Philadelphia from
New York Letters for COLOMBIA must be di-
rected Per Philadelphia.
THuRSDAY-ld At 6:25 AN. for LA PLATA
S GOV I direct per SIS Georgian Prince; from
sSp rer ss Siberian rnca Tor from
phia. &c, At 11:10 PM. for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS, TABASCO and iUCATAN. per SIS. O-izaba
from New York Letters for other parts of MEX
ICO must he directed Per Orizalm" tc) At 1910
PM: for BARBADOS direct and NORTH BRAZIL.
Y Tia Para and A'n"o' per SIS, Hubert from New
TRIDAY,Cd, At e;25 AN for FORTUNE ISL
GINA per SIS. Allegheny, from New York Ia At
go AN for HAITI, per SIS. Andes, from New
sATURDAY-tN At 1905 PM. for NEW
Id At l2:o5 PM. for sr. PIERRE iQUELOS.
Mails for SEWFoTSDLAND. 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 800
Mails for CUBA, by rail to Port Tampa. Fla,
and thence by steamer sailing Mondays and Thurs
CAMPECHE, CIIIAPAS. TABAsCO and YUCA-
viii be forwarded via New sH York i up to and in
Guiding the 11:1o PM. closing Thursday, close
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per
ss D@r sa from San Fr g close here daily
Mails for HAWAII. per SIS Australia from San
FIancisco. close here daily up to $40 PM. Dec.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN specially adj
dressed only per SIS. Empress of India, from Van
ccuver close here daily up to $40 Pm. Dec.
81. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which forwarded via Europe, NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. per SIS. Moana. from San Francisco, close
here daily up $40 PM. Dec. 81 Id
Mails fer CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Victoria
from Tacoma clos. here daily up to GAO Pm.
Jan. .. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS.
per IS. Miowera, from Vancouver close here daily
after Dec. 81 up 10 $40 PM. Jan 3. I'd,
ta) Registered mails close 1890 AN. same
day.
th) Registered mails close at 90 PM same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at GOO PM. same
day.
ID, Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day.
,e, Registered mails close at ZOO PM Tuesdays
and Saturdays.
dds LANES Z. WILLETT Postmaster