The times., 1898-12-25
posroFFIcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. PosIoFFTE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur ~
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily and the schedule of clo.ings IS ar,
ranged on the presumption OF their unintefruptea
overland transit For the. week ending December
n the Last connecting closes will be made from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
TuEsDAy-(, AT 7:lb p M, for EUROPE. per
:. 5. st. LOUIS iron, New York, via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must De u
rected 'Per ST. Louis
fcl At Hos D. m. for EUROPE, per $. s.
Teu,oric,s flom New York, via Queenstosn-
tc) At 1:o5 p. m, for BELGloA fs,ssr. dsiser.
must be directed per Southwark.
FRIDAY-(b) AZ IT'S p. M, for EUROPE. per 5.
:. Etruria,. IRON New YORK; via 9qeenSite,wWH. INST n
SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per
E;ruria." - .,-,.,,.,,
LAND, ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TuR-
KEY, EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA, per $
s La Normandie,. from New York, via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed Per La Ncrmandie.
(c) At IL .O5 p. IN, for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. q SpaarDdam, from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
sPer Spsarndaui.
tc) At H.oJ D. M, for ITALY. per 5. 4
Aler, from Sew York. via Naples. Letters
| must be directed per Aller.''
per 5. S. Anchoria from New York, via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed Per An
ehoria"
PRINTED NATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays, take Printed
| Matter. etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc., for other parts oil
EUROPE.
| New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
| New York on Thursdays. and Cunard French and
| German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
| take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised TO carry mail
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
| MoNDAY--(c) At 1000 p m, for BELIZE.
PUERTO CORTEZ, and GUATEMALA, per
| steamer from New Orleans
tc) At Hos p. m, for JAMAICA, per
(e) At HOS p. In., for CENTRAL AMERl-
CA Except Costa Rica) and SOUTH PACIFIC
PORTS. per $. Alliance: from New York.
via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA must be
directed ''Per Alliancs."
(c) At Hos p m. for INAGuA and
HAITI. per $. 8 Navahoe. IRON New York
TuEspAY-tel st lo:So COP p nj m: for COSTA RIGA
| Gb) AT DIS p. m, for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia.
| el as HOS p. m, for BERMUDA per $.
(c) At los p. M, for SANTIAGO DE Gu
BA, per United States Transport, from New
York.
4 p. g
British Prince, from New York
(c) At Hos p. M. for CAMPECHE, CHA
PAS. -TABAS1o. and YUCATAN. per s. ..
| Seguranca, from New York. Letters for other
parts sof MEXICO. must be directed Per
Seguranca.''
Ic) At u:o5 p. M. for BELIZE, PUERTO
| CORTEZ, and GUATEMALA, per S. S. Jason.
| from New York. Letters must be directed
| ''Per Jason"
wEDNEsDAY-(o At HOS p. M. for NASSAU.
n P, per $ $ AnIilia. from New @ York
(c) At II :05 p. m, for JAMAICA, per s.
/ e. Ardanrose, from New York.
| THURSDAY-(e) At II :05 p. M, for BARBADOS,
per 8. $. orinoco, from New York:
FRipA,Ynt9 At u:e5 p m. for SEWFopND-
| (cl AT 1l;o5 p. m, for ST: THOMAS, ST.
| GROIN. LEEWARD and wINDWARD ISL
| ANDs; also DEMERARA. per S. s. AIadana,
/ (e) At II: p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA. and CARTHAGENA.
Z, per $. s. Adirondack, from New York. Let
Adirondack
(c) At Hos p M. for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan. VENEZUELA and CURACAO, also
| SNANIILA and sCARTHAGENA. per S. :
Philadelphia. from New York
| StNDAY-(c) At 1000 p. M. for COSTA RIGA,
| per steamer from New Orleans
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall
fax. aud thence via steamer. close here daily es-
cept Sunday at l. M, and Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at Sis p.
m. (a)
Nails for CUBA Except those for the province
| of SANTIAGO. which will be forwarded TO con-
meet steamers sailing from New York; close
| here daily at 800 p M. for forwarding by
steamers sailing from Port Tampa. FaR, Mon.
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays. (D
Mails for MEXICo, overland, close here daily
at 7:05 a. M. (d)
Transpacifc Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco close here daily
at G:S5 p M, up TO December p. I'D
press of India from Vancouver, close here daily
| at 6,35 p. M. up to December 2B (tD
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII, per S.
Is. China, from San Francisco. close here daily
at 6:35 p. M. up to January l. (d)F
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per s. s. Vic.
toria, from Tacoma, close he,e daily at 6:S5 p. m
up to January 2. id)
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. s. Australia from San
Francisco. close here daily at 6:S5 p. m, up tc
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS
per s.. $. Warrimoo. from Vancouver. close here
daily at 6:S5 p. M. after December a. and VI
to January S. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for weei
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL.
ANDS, per 8. e. Mariposa, from San Francisco
clos. here daily at e:sS p. M, after January
| "a Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. samc
5b) Registered mails close at p. m. same
1'e lc) Registered mails close at 600 m. SAINT
I'd, Registered mails close at 500 p. m. prey
JAMES r. wlLLErr. postmasters.-
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