The times., 1898-12-21
posToFFICE NOTICE.
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WASHINGTON, d. C.. P0STOFFiCE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. changes may occur at
any time.
sailing daily, ard the schedule of cosings Is ar
ranged the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Decem-
Der "a, the last connecting closes will be made
from this ofice follows;
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNEsDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for NEITHER
LANDS direct, per 5. =. Ed1m. trom New
York. via Amsterdam. LetteTs mus; he di-
rected per Edsm."
FRIDAY.G5l At a:l5 ?. m: for FRANCE. SWIFT
zERLAND 11nT2 ITALY, sPAISi roRTHGAL'
per s. S. La Bretsgne.. from New York. via
Hsyre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per La Bretagne:"
(c) At Hos p. m, for NETHERLANDS
direct. per {. ). statcndam. from New YORK,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per statendam.'
Lucania,' from New York. via Queenstown.
(e) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per :. 5. Norge, from New York. Letters must
be directed ''Per Norge
PRINTED MATTER ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, ETC.. for Germany, and specially addressed
Printed Matter, etc, for other parts OF EUROPE
American and White Star steame-s sailing from
New York on Wednesdays German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard. French and
6 3rman steamers from New York on SATURDAYS
take Printed Matter, etc. for all countries fSr
which they are advertised to carry mail.
Mails for South and Central Amer
fca. West Indies. Etc.
WEDNESDAY-tc) AT I1:G5 p. M. fo- NASSAU.
\. p, GUANTANAMO. SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
MANZANlLLo, and CIENFUEGoS, Per 5. s.
Santiago. from New York.
FEipAfCSs9 lN co At Il;93 p nm M for ST THOMAS
ISLANDS. also DEMERARA, per :. :. Carr
bee. from New York. Letters for BARBADOS,
GRENADA. TRINIDAD, and TOBACCO must
be direcied "Per Carrbbee.'
(c) At IL .05 p. M. for foRTt NE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAVANILLA. CARTIAGENA. and
GREYToWN, per S. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
(c) At Hos p. M. for GRENADA. TRIM
DAD, and TOBACCO, per 5. :. Grenada, from
New York.
(c) Atgli:D5 p. M. for BELIZE. PUERTO
c0RTEzr ard GUATEMALA per 5. Jason,
per JASON
tc) At HOS p. M. for BARBADOS direct
and NORTH BRAZIL. per S. $ Grangense.
from New York. via Para and Manaos.
sATuRDAY-(d) At l2:oo m. fog NEwFoUND-
LAND. per steamer from North sydney.
(d) al 12:01 m. for ST. PIERRE-MIQJE-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney.
and NORTH BRAZIL. per $ 5 Gransense,
from New York, via Para ard Manaos
Mails far NEwFoUNDLAND, BY rail to Hall
fax, and thence via steamer close here daily, en-
cept Sunday, at 12:OO M, and on Sunday only at
Mails for sMiQUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5 p.
m. (a)
Mails fer CUBA Except those for the Province
| of SANTIAGO. which will be forwarded TO con.
| meet steamers sailing from New York). close here
daily at SEQ p. m. for forwarding by steamers
sailing from Port Tampa, Mondays, Thursdays
| and Saturdays. td)
Nails for MEXIC0, overland, close here daily
| at 1:0j a. m. (d
TranspaciGc Mails
Nails for CHINA. JAPAN, and HAWAII per :
s. Gaelic. from san Francisco close here daily a,
6:35 p. m. up to December is. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia, which forwarded via Europe), NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
! ANDS. per s. S. Alameda, from San francisco
close here daily at 6:s5 p. m, up to December
| "a. ID
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco. close here dails
at 6;35 p. m. up to December %. (d>
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, pei, 5. $. Empre-,
| of India, from Vancouver, close here daily al
6:35 p M, up to December 26 (d)
Mails fer CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII per :
g China, fscm San Francisco. close here dali.
| at 6:35 p. M. up TO January /. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per $. $. Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at G:S5 p
M. up to JIniar J. (d)
| Mails for HAWAII per $: s. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at G:35 p. M. u
| to January ). (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austra'ia)
+, NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
per s. :. Warrimoo, from Vancouver, close her
daily at G:S5 p. m, after December "a and up t.
January 5. (d)
(a) Registered mails clo=e at 1000 a. m, sam
day
/ ib) Registered mails close at 100 p m, sam
day.
| ie) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. sam
day.
/ ID Registered mails close at 600 p. M. prev
! ious day.
JAMES P. wILLErr. Postmaster.