Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22

WASHINGTON, DC, POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should ,9l be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded TO the ports of
ranged on the presumption of their uninserruptel
Overland transit. For the week ending December
Is the last connecting closes will be made this
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TuESDAf.tb, At 9:20 PM for EUROPE. per
&c, A. 11:1o PM. for NETHERLANDS direct. per
ss Eda s, from New York via Amsterdam Let
Pm: for EUROPE. per SIS: Britannia. from New
R Rfrk via S 4neensown &c, At lilo Pm for
E, Shs d,,s. !s' i. lilo Pm for NEITHER:
Per Amsterdam.
COLONY and NATAL. per SIS. stra,hord. from
S Ssw na 1%rk Lt,srs mGs' be directed rsr
LANDS direct. per E,am, from New York
via Via Amsterdam. Letters must be directed Per
FHIDAY.'l) At 6:1o I'm. for EUROPE. per
IS Lneania', from New York, via Queenstown.
retsnssl: Turkey. Egypt and British India must
FEhTrG sW YEKEI 1rAl1 Ny STAN
via IIavre, Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
1l:1o Pm. fer NETlEEIiNIS direct. per SIS
i'"tteriam, from New York. via Rotterdam Let
teis must be ERECTED Per Rotterdam" &c, At
1910 PM. for NORWAY direct. per SIS. Island.
incm New YORK. Letters be directed Per
Island
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter etc, for GERMANY and specially ad-
blessed printed matter. etc. fer other PARTS Of
Europe.
The American and White Star steamers smiling
flom New York Wednesdays. the German
steamers on Thursdays and the Cunard. French ami
German steamers on Saturdays take printed mat
ter. etc. for ali countries for which they are al
vertised I" carry mails.
MAILS FOR s6uIW AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TUESnAY-Cdl At G:25 AN. for JAMAICA 2er
s.s. .Arlandhi. from New York. ,dD AT I2.o5 I'M.
s $s a. II S fH per se"G auh S S0sa
steamer from Euston. &c, At 11:lo PM. for
"a II per FL e' f"s c trn Hh1depsa b Pa
MINGn and TURKS ISLAND, per SIS. Cherokee,
frni New York
MEDNEsDAY-tcl At 1l:1o PM. for vENEZ-
IlLA and CURACAO, per IS. Philadelphia. from
New f"rk Letters for COLOMBIA must be di-
rectol Per Philadelphia.
THURSDAY-tclAt II 10 PM. for NEwFOUND-
L ~; pc, SIS, Si1ernn Prince from rhladeI-
PAS, TABAsCO and yUCATAN. per SIS. orizaha,
from New York Letters for other parts OF MEN
zee must nus lie directed rsr orIzals @ At l;Io
VIA Tara aH1 Manaos. per SIS. Hubert. from New
FRiDAY-on At a:25 AN. for FORTUNE ISL
AND JAMAICA. SAvANILLA and CARTHA-
GFNA Ter SIS. .tlleghany. from New York. td At
o.? M for HAITI. per SIS Andes. flGrn New
sATt'EnAY-'d At 1905 PM. for NEW
o. A. o M for s tTsR EGyfn sEdEGy
pc. steamer from North sydney.
Mails foF NEWFoI Midland. 10y rail to Halifax
and thence via steamer. close here daily. exceDt
Il AZ, IL Il. ID, l' Pm aid on Sundays only at
Mails Cor MloUtIoN. by rail to Boston AMI
tf;Iee Via steamer. close here daily at 300
Mails for CUBA. hy rail to Port Tampa. Fla.
and thence ,y steamer sailing Mondays and Thurs
d";s :" iiav#na desc here daily at 800 Pm. ,'
ChMPEtUE. CIIIAPAS. TABASCO and YTCA-
will he forwarded via New York up to and in
Guiding the l1:1o PM. closing Thursday. close
here daily at RI 1;i 1Ss AtM "a, u,us
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN ard HAWAII. per
SIS Dcric from San Francisco, close here daily
up (" $40 PM Dec. ID I'd,
Mills for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia from San
Eiah,isco close here daily up TO GAO PM. Dec.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
TroIic Bird. from San Francisco. close here daily
up :" $40 PM Dec 25. td)
Mails for CHINA and Japan specially ad-
dressed only. per Empress of India from Van
ccuver, close here daily up to GAO PM. Dec.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which forwarded via Europe,. NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN Isl,
hHs s sF n ss e; 4o SI" San Fncis'0 close
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS. Victoria
fiom Tacoma. clos, here daily up to $40 PM.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS.
per SIS Miowera from Vancouver close here daily
after Dec 81 up $40 PM. IAN 3. I'd,
IA, Regis tered mails close at 1000 An. same
day.
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 600 PM same
Id Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day
'e, Register mails close at 100 PM. Tuesdays
de1S JAMES p WIIIFTT Postmaster