Evening star., 1898-12-21
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. D. G., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
overland transit For the week ending December
- the last connecting closes will be made from
TRASSATLANTIc NAILS.
WEDNESDAf-tcl WE'D. I; At :o5 PM. for NEITHER
A1lsterdam letters must pe directed Per Edam 3"
EaSn knfTb, a At 9;pS PM for TRATcE SWIIZ
EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA, per SIS La Bra,
tagne,s from New York. via Havre. Letters for
other 9Int parts Of EuR9PE H must be directed Per La
drect per SIS Statendam, from New York, via
Rotterdam hl LstteLs must be directed Per Staten
Lucahia from New York. via Queenstown. (cl At
II :05 PM. for NORWAY direct per SIS Norge,
from New York Letters must be directed Per
.IRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take print ed
matter. etc, for GERMANY and specially address
ed s printed matter, etc. for other parts of gu
ing from New York on Wednesdays German steam
e[s ela n, from New York on Thursdays and Cunard,
snrdoys .G take nrtoJ sfenm%rs from New York on
MH sTsT for 1 The S thsy are M adTeriseI 70 carry mail
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TtDSHsRAflG Pr A5 S5 PM for NAsSAV
MANzANLLo and ciENrTEGos. HSo per pf IS. - an an
jAMAIGA per stsamst from Phadelphia. ~ (c, .Sf at
sAvANILLA and CARTFAGESA, per SIS. LaGen, peIH
oqTfi Tfi, fFSm Fsn New d"rk * y via ,S cYPaSao
CHIAPAS. TABASCo and YUCATAN.-~ per SIS
TrSla from New YORK Letters for other parts of
MEAno, via Tanpico, must be directed Per
FkIDAY.(c) At l1:o5 PM for ST. THOMAS.
ST: CRO1X. LEEWARD and WINDWARD ISL
TfT H$;1 Il 'sE a'9sfs s5s
CaIibbee,' &c, At l1:05 PM for FoRTUSE Isl
ANp; AN i:pHyTaWA IAMaISA sAyANILLA cARTHAGENA
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per Per
1,a Altai' os' 6n At 11:o5 Pm for GRENADA, TRiS-
c%krEz for per nEzE ss aspn f10
tcl At 11:95 Pm. for BARBADOS direct and
NORTH BRAZIL. per SIS. Grangense from New
IT * h3Ea dp4 At Afa1Ss iaSs NJ for Nrwrorxp
LAMP = M per steamer STE ,r, from North sydney. td At
10! fl:oo NJ f"r 81. PlEERE-MIQuELoN, per steamer
Malls 1s.6ea for SEtwfouNDLAND by rail to Halifax
Sunday at 1900 NJ. and Sundays only at Ii 80
Mails for MIoUELoy by rail to Boston on,
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3I5
Mails for CUBA Except those for the nrov,nca ot
SANTIAGO, which viii be forwarded to connect
steamers sailing from New York; close here daily
from Port Tampa, Fla, Mondays. Thursdays and
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily Mt
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS
Malis IGf AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe, NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDs; per ss Alameda from San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 PM up TO December "a. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Tropic
Bird, from San Francisco. close here daily at G. So
PM. up to December %. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Empress
Of India, from Vancouver, close here daily at q: :35
z. M. up to December 2G. Id
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII, per SIS
China from San Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 Pm. up TO January l. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Victoria.
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 P. II. up to
January 2. Id
Mails for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia from San
Francisco close here daily at 6:35 PM up to
January s. Id
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISiANI>S
per SIS. Warrimoo from Vancouver. close here
daily at 6:35 PM. after December "a and up 20
January s. Id
Ia Registered mails close at 1000 AN same
day.
tb) Registered mails close at 100 Pm. same
day.
tc) Registered mails close at 600 Pm. same
day.
td Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day.
deli JAMES P. WILLETT. Postmaster.