The times., 1898-10-21
PosToFrICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. C., POSToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time
of s1iling daily. and the schedule Of closings is
arranged on the presumption of their uuiujer-
rupted overland transit. For the Week ending
October %, the last connecting closes will be
made from this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FEIDAY-fb AT T:2O p. m. for FRANCE.
GAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH IN
Ola, per 5. 5. La Navarro. rom New York,
via Havre. Letters for other parts Of EU-
ROPE must he directed Per La Navarro
(b) At 7:2O p. m. Cor EUROPE, per s. s.
Umbria. from New York, via Queenstown
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. TIA
LY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY, EGYPT.
and BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per
Umbria.H
(c) At n1O p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per $ 5. Spaarniam- from New York,
via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
''Per Spaarndam.''
Ce) At 1l:lO p. m. for ITALY. per s. s.
Vera, from New York. via Naples Letters
must be directed per WeTra.''
tc) At li:lO p m, for SCOTLAND direct,
per $ $ Anchoria from New York, via Glas-
cow. Letters must be directed .'Per An
ehoria-"
(c) At I1:1O p m, for EUROPE. per ; s.
Belgenl1nd, from New York, via Southampton
Letters must be directed per Be!genllnd"
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea. West Indies. etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At u:lO p. m, for NEWFOUND-
LAND, per 5. 5. COrean. from Philadelphia-
(b) At 7:20 p. m. for La PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per s 5. Cyrene, from New
York.
(c) Al 1I:IO p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA and CARTHAGENA.
per $ S. Allegheny, from New York.
(c) At l1:IO p. m, for CUBA. via Havanl.
also CANPECHE, CHIAPAS TABASCo. and
YUCATAN. per 5. :. SeguTanca, from New
York. Letters for other parts of MEXICO
must be directed per Seguranc1-'
(c) At n:lO p. M, for PONCE, yENE-
ZUELA and CURACAO. also SAYANTLLA and
CARTHAGENA, per :. 5. Caracas. from New
York via Curacao
(c) at r:lO p. m. for CURACAO and
MARACAIBo, per $ $. MaraeaibO, from New
(c) At u:1O p. m, for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per 5. 5 Portia, from New York
sATURDAY-(6 At 1905 p. m. for NEW
FoUNDLAND. per steamer from North sgd
sUNDay-(D At 1905 p. n, for PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA. per steamer from
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by reil to Halifax
and thence via steamer, close here daily except
Sunday at l2:o5 p. m. and on Sundays only at
Nails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at $50 p
m (a)
TAN which will be forwarded to New York up
TO and including the 11:l0 p m closing Friday,
for dispatch via steamer, after the wednesday
overland close), close here daily at 7:l0 A. m.
d)
Transpncific Mails.
Nails fol CHINA and JAPAN. per $. S. Tacoma,
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 p. m,
October Il. td)
$. Doric, irom San Francisco, close here daily up
to GAO p. M. October q. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per S. 5. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily up 10 GAO
u. m October "a (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
City Of Papeiti. from San Frascisco, close here
daily up to $40 p. m, October %. (dl
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per 5. $ Mariposa- from San Francisco.
close here daily up to $40 p m, October p.
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN per : Empress
of Japan from Vancouver close here daily up TO
| 6:iO p. m, October 81. (d)
| Mails for HAWAII. per :. 5. Australia, from
San Francisco. close here daily up to 6:iO P. m.
| November 10. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australil),
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS.
| per $ j. Aorangi from Vancouver close here daily
| up to GAO D. m, after October IS, and up TO
| November TO- (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 A. m. same
| day.
! day.
| (c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m, same
ld) Registered mails close at $50 p m. prev
| ious day.
| JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.