Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE,


should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
saIilhg daliy ana the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterruptad
overland 1 transit For the week ending December
- inc last connecting closes made at this Of
fees as follows: -
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
itESDAi-tbl At 9:2O PM for BELGIUM d.
Antwerp Letters must be directed Per South
wark" %, At 9:2o Pm. for EIRoPE. per SIS.
&c, At lilo Pm: for EUROPE per SIS. Ger
11:1o Pm. for CAPE COLONY and NATAL. per per
SIS Elleric. from New York. Letters must be di-
rected Per Elleric.''
LANDS direct. per SIS. Werkendam, from New
York via Amsterdam. Letters must be directed
SIS Caml,ania:' from New York. via Queenstown
Portugal, Turkey. Egypt and British India must he
Dir ted Per GamInnia d, At 9:2o PM for
T0KTuGAL TURKEY, EGYPT and BRrTlsH
II. per IS La Bretagne.' from New YORK
be directed Per La Bretnsne" &c, At lilo
Pm. for NETHEKLANl,S direct. per SIS. spaarn-
must be directed Per spaarndam r, At g ii :iS
Pm. for GENOA. per SIS. Auguste Victoria from
New York. Letters must be directed Per Auglste
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
ed printed matter, ETC. for other parts Of Europe
The american and White Star steamers sailing
from New York on Wednesdays. the German steam.
ers on Thursdays and the Cunnri. French and Ger
man steamers on Saturdays take printed matter,
etc Ter all countries for which they adver-
MAILS FOR soTTM AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
r,.,,s WEST INDIES; ETC.
LAND Ian per steamer from North Sydney. Ia, 1T
$50 s rM for o JAMAIGA, per steamer from Bos-
steamer from New Orleans. (cl At I1:1O PM for
per s'Sasf tro s "a
MINGO and Tt RkS ISLAND, per SIS New York.
from New York.
&c, At lilo pm. for GENITAL. AMERICA r teS.
IS Ms1 2a@ S Sew York; va Colon
@ At No PMS ast f os M Ss1S rsr A.
ar. TRiDA AZ. At 90 An: for PORTO RICO
11:1o PM. for FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMaiCA
sAvANiLLA and CARTHAGENA, per SIS Altai,
he directed Per Altai." (c) AT 11:1O M for
HAITI per ,os IS ARs from New York 9e At
and iUCATAN. per SIS. Yucatan. from New York.
Letters for other parts of MEXICO must be Li.
York. C, At 1l:1o I'M for GTENADA, Trim sE
ioAD and TOBACCO per SIS. Grenada. from New
sATIRDAY-th At 1905 PM. for NEW
ID At i2:o5 rM for a ST 'I E%l1h sEy1ey
per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NE"FOI Midland. by rail to Hail.
fax and thcnte via steamer, close here daily. cy-
cept Sunday at 12:o5 M. and Sundays only
at II :35 AN. Id '
Mails for MIQUELON by rail to Boston an,
thence via steamer, close here daily at $40
PM. ay 49,
Mails for CUBA, by rail to Port Tampa FL,
and thence via steamers sailing MONDAYS and
Thursdays to Havana. close here daily at 300
Pm. teJ - Jaw
Mails for MEXICO. overland (except those for
C,npechc. Chapas, Tabasco and Yucatan which
after the Wednesday overland closing will be for,
warued VIA New York up to and including the
IL 10 T. NJ. close Friday, close here daily at 7:I0
AN. Id "
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN and HAWAII per S.
up to 6:4O PM. Dec. IL. Id '
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Tacoma
from Tacoma close here daily up to $40 PM
Mails for HAWAII, per SIS Australia. from San
Francisco. close here daily up to GAO PM Dec.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. Der shin Iron.
&c Bird. from San Francisco close here daiIv ~,
to $40 PM. Dec. 25. Id W.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. specially address
ed only. per SIS. Empress of India. from Vancou-
yer. close here daily up to GAO PM Dec 81 ii,
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for W.st
Australia, which are forwarded via Europel, NEW
ANDS. per SIS. Moana, from San Francisco. close
here daily up to $40 PM Dec. 81. (dD
ta) Registered mails close at 1000 A. NJ same
%, Registered mails close at LOO PM. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 PM. same
(tD Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day.
(e, Registered mails close at 100 Pm. Tuesdays
and Saturdays.
~ Registered malls close at 500 Pm. previous
Saturday.
de4 JAMES P. WILLETT. Postmaster.