Evening star., 1898-12-29
tOhLIGN POSTAL SERVICE

nAsnINGiON, u. O., rvsT OFFICE AoII,E
Should be read daily. AZ changes may at
ANY uLuue.
fUhrIGN MAILS are forwarded TO the ports Of
saiiIns uaiy, and the schedules OF cIosIngs
overland trauslt. tVr week enaIng DeceInoer
81 the last connecting Will be made trom
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
,IhlDAf-tuj AT f'l5 I'm. Tor RI ROPE. per SIS.
ters tor FRAME, snIIzf-ltLAAD. ErALi.
sfAlN. foh1U UGAL, TURnEl, EGhPT and
90 At s:l5 I'm Tor FRANCE, swIIZkKLAND,
lIALl, SPAIN, fOkrUGAL, TURkEN, EMIT
iIom New hork, wa haVre. Letters Tor other
parls Of kt ROPE must De directed Per La Nor
maDdis." tcl AT IL: % I'm. for NETHERLANDS
alIect' per SIS spadrndam. from New York. via
SosseTaam, Letters must be directed Per
spAAInuh aSiar , O2 Al NJ il;vo I'm. for TALL. per
must be directed Per Aller." (c) AT :O5 4 NJ.
for SCOTLAND direct, per s.s. Anchoria, from New
York, via Glasgow. Letters must be directed Per
Anchoria."
PRINTED MATTER, ErC.-German steame
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc. for GERMANY and specially address
ed printed matter, etc, for other parts Of EU
ROPE. American and White Star steamers sailing
from New York Wednesdays German steamers
from New York ON Thursdays and CunRrd, Fren n
days sake printed matter. etc, for all countries
gE MseR d [pey 6Is9 are aa'ertised to carry mall
WEST INDIES. ETC.
THURsDAY-(c) At II ;o5 Pm. for BARBADos,
Pfs SIS, oiipe9S; iSg; from Ne" York &C, Al lGS
FRIDAY-(c) At II:o5 Pm. for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per s.s Siberian, from Philadelphia. Ccl At
11:o5 Pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMAICA.
SAyANII-LA and CARTHAGENA, per SIS Adlron-
dack, from New York Letters for COSTA RIGA
must be directed Per Adirondack. tc) At Il;a5
Pm Pm. for PORTO ra ' RIcA' via San IuaE; yENEz,
TaRrHAENA YORK @ a e rhilHdDsa f1 RR from S*
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
SUNDkY~ic1 At 1000 PM for COSTA RIGA.
per steamer fIom New Orleans.
Mails for NEwFoUNDIAND. by rail to HslIflx
and thence via steamer close here daily except
SUNDAY; at 1900 NJ. and IN Sundays only at II 30
Mails for MIouELoN. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:15
Mails for CUBA te1cept those for the province Of
SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded 10 connect
steamers sailing from New York; close here daily
from Port Tia npa. Fla. Mondays Thursdays and
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per ss
China; from San FIancisc, close here daily at
sSS S,il, RM fo1 up ohIS% + SsNGag nDg ,PRx 81
from Tacoma close here daily at 6:S5 Pm. up TO
Mails for HAWAII. per SIS. Australia. from San
Francisco. close here daily at 6:S5 PM up 10
Mails for AUSTRALIA (except West Austraitah
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS
daily at 6:35 Pm. after December "a and up 10
January g. (d)
Malls for AUSTRALIA (eNcept those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Furopel. NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDs: per SIS Mariposa, from San Francisco. close
here daily a. s:35 PM after January 5. (d1
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Empress
Of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily at las
PM MP 10 January % (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 M. same
day.
GN Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
jcl Registered mails close at 600 Pm. same
day.
ldl Re stered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day
de24 JAMES p. wILIErT. Postmaster