The times., 1898-07-21
posTcFFIcE NOTICE.

Washington D. c.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
sailing daily and the schedule OF closing IS ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterTupt-
cd overland transit For the week ending July
%, the last connecting closes Will be made at
this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-b) At 7:2O p. m. for EUROPE lex
cept SPAIN. per $. 5. Umbria, from New
York via Queenstown. Letters for France,
Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and Brit
ish india. must be directed Per Umbria."
Cb) Al go P: m, for Italy, per s 5.
Ems from New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed per Ems
Co Al 9:20 p. m. for FRANCE, SWITZER-
LAND. ITALY. TURKEY. EGYPT and BRIT
ISH INDIA, per 5 :. La Navarro, nom New
York, via Havre. Letters for other parts Of
Europe except SPAIN must be directed Per
La Navarro
(e) At l1:1o .. m, for NETHERLANDS
direct. per 3. $. Rotterdam. nom New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
(c) At iIO p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per : :. Ethiopia, from New York, via Gas
gov. Letters must be directed per Eth
(cj At n:1o p NJ. for EUROPE lex
cept SPAIN. per 5 5. Chester. from New
Cc5 At lilo p. m, for NORWAY direct,
per : 5 Hek1. from New York. Letters
must be directed per Hekla-"
Mails For south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
THURsDAY-(c) At n:1O p m, for BRAZIL,
per S 5. Dalccarlia, from New York, via
Pernambuco Letters for North Brazil must
be directed per Dalccarlia.''
(c) At u:l0 p- m. for Jamaica, per
steamer from Philadelphia, Pa
FRIDAY-(c) At n1O p. m, for FORTUNE
ISLAND, JAMAICA; sAyANILLA and GREY
TOWN, per ;. $. Athos from New York. Let
tiers for Costa Rico must be directed per
Athos''
Gc) At u:l0 p. m. fer CAPE HAITI and
SANTA MARTHA, per :. 5. Holstein, from
o2DAtr g 4 mlo PI9P,s for NASsAg Tsss56o n p p
YUCATAN. per $ $. Ithaka, from New York
Letters for other parts OF Mexico must be
directed per IthakI.''
(c) At II.10 p. m, for VENEZUELA and
CURACAO; also SAYANILLA and CARTHA-
GENA. via Curacao; per 5. 5 Abydos. from
sATuRDAY-(dl At 12:O5 p. m. for NEW
FOUNDLAND, per steame: from North sgd
id) At 1905 p. m. for ST. PIERRE -MIeUE-
LON. per steamer from North sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer, close here daily ex-
cept Sunday. at I2:05 p. m, and on Sundays
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 800 p.
m. la)
Mails for MEXICO. overland Except those for
Campeche Chiapas. Tabasco and Yucatan, which,
after the Wednesday overland closing, will be
forwarded via New York up to and including the
11:10 p. m. closing Friday. close here daily at
7:10 q. m (d)
Transpacffic Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per ).
s Gaelic, from San Francisco, close here daily
up 10 $40 p M July 90 Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austfalial,
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS.
per s $ Warrimoo. from Vancouver, close here
daily up to GAO p m, July 81. i'd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
City OF Papeiti. from San Francisco. close here
daily up to GAO p. m. July p (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. specially address
ed only per $ 5. Empress OF India, from Van
couver, close here daily up to $40 p. m, July
25 (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per 5. 5. Tacoma
from Tacoma. close here daily up TO $40 p. m,
August 4 (d)
Mails for Australia Except those for West Aus
tralia. which are forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per s. s Mariposa, from San Francisco,
close here daily up to $40 p m, August I'D
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. same day.
(b) Registered mails close at p. m. day.
(c) Registered mails close at p. III. same day.
(d) Registered mails close at p. m. previous
day.