The times., 1898-12-30
PosroFrrcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., PosTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily. and the schedule OF closings is ar.
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
u: the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At us p. M, for EUROPE, per $.
S. Etruria,@ from New York, via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY;
SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY, EGYPT, and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed "Per
Etruria."
% At o:l5 p. M, :or FRANCE. swrrzEI-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY: EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA. per S.
9. La Normandie,' from New York. via
Havre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed ''Per La Normandie."
le) AT Hos P: M, for NETHERLANDS di-
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
"Per Spaarndam''
90 At Hos p. M, for ITALY. per $, s.
Aller. from New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed Per Aler.''
(e) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. $. Anchoria, from New York, via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed ''Per An
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
failing from New York on Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter. etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad
dressed Printed Matter. ETC.. for other parts Of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
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 advertised 10 carry mail.
Malls for South ard central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
FRlDAY-(c) At Los p. m, for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per s. $. Siberian. from Philadelphia
(9 At HOS P m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
per S. S. Adirondack. from New York Let.
tiers for COSTA RIGA. must be directed "Per
Adirondack"
(c) At Hos p M. for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan, VENEZUELA and CURACAO. also
SAyANILLA and CARTHAGENA, per :. /.
Philadelphia, from New York.
sUNDAY-tc) At 1000 p. m. for COSTA RIGA.
Mails for NEWFoUSDLAND. by rail to Halt
fax. and thence via steamer close here daily es.
eept Sunday at Il m, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5 p
m. ,(a)
Mails for CUBA Except those fo- the province
of SANTIAGO. which viii be forwarded to con-
meet steamers sailing from New York;, close
here daily at 300 p. m, for forwarding by
steamers sailing from Port Tampa Fla, Mon.
days. Thursdays. and Saturdays (d)
Mails for MEXICO, overland close here daily
at 7:05 a. m. (D
TrnnspacIGc Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
at G:35 p m. up 10 December 25. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. s. En-
press of India. from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:s5 p. M. up 10 December 90 (d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per 8.
5. China. from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m. up TO January !. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. e. Vie
toria. from Tacoma, close hese daily at 6:35 d. m
up to January 2. (d)
Nails for HAWAII. per :. s. Australia. from San
Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to
January s. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS
per :. 5. Wsrrimoo. from Vancouver. close here
daily At 6:35 p m. after December q, and up
to January 5. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except these for West
australia which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per $. : Mariposs from San Francisco.
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, after January
s. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per g $ Empress
OF Japan. from Vancouver. close here daily at
6:35 p. m, up TO January 23d. (dD
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. IN. same
day.
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p IN. same
day.
jd) Registered mails close at 500 p. IN. prev.
ious day.
JAMES P. wrLLETr. Postmaster.