The times., 1898-12-14
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. C., PoSroFFlCE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur At
any time
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedules OF ciosings is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland transit For the week ending
December II, the last connecting closes will be
made from this ofiee as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
wEDNEsDAY-(c) At II:IO p. M, feg NEITHER
LANDS direct per :. 5. Amsterdam. from
New York, via Amsterdam. Letters must be
directed Per Amsterdam
FRlDAY-(bl At 7:2O p. m. for EUROPE, per ;.
;. Umbria,' from New York, via Queens
town. Letters Tor FRANCE. SWITZERLAND.
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY.
EGYPT, ard BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected Per Umbris.''
tbl At $50 p. m, for FRANCE, SwTT-
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA. per
$. 5. La Champagne, from New YORK. via
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per La Champagns:"
direct, per $ 5 Werksn,ari. nom New York,
via Rotterdam. LISTERS must be directed
Per Werkendam'' ~---~
(cl At n:I0 p. M, for ITALY. per : :.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, from New York, via
Naples. Letters must be directed Per Kaiser
Wilhelm H."
(e) At H:lo p. m. fer SCOTLAND direct.
per S. : Ethiopia, from New York, via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed Per Eth
iopia.''
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-Cerrnaa steamers
sailing from New YORK on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, ior other parts oi
American and White Star steamers saiiing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York IN Thu: sdays, and Cunsrd. French and
German steamers from New York on SATURDAYS
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries fcT
which they are advertised 70 carry mail
Nails for sout;, and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
WEDNRSDAY-(c) At ll:Io p. m, for BEI.
MUDA, per 8. Trinidad. from New York
tel At lI;l9 p. m, for NORTH BRAZIL,
per :. s. II. F. Matthews, from New YORK
via Para, Maranham and Cea-a.
lel At ll:lo p M, for MANZANILLo and
olENftEGos, per :. 5. CienfueSos, from
New York.
THURsDAY-Ccl At u:I0 p. m. fo- AUX
CAVES, JACMEL and SANTA MARTHA. per
$. Holstein. from New York
(c) Al ll:05 p. M, for CAMPECHE, CHA.
Pas, TABAsCO and HUCATAN, per steamer
Ithlsa from New York, via ProGreso, and
must be directed ''Per Ithaka'
(c) AZ l1:l0 p m, for PORTO RICO, per
S. :. Evelyn, from New York
FRlDAY--(c) At Il:IO p. n. for SEwFoI-yD.
LAND, per $ :. Carthaginisn, from Phila-
(0 At 11:1O p. H., for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA, sAVANlLLA and CARTHAGENA.
per s.. Allegheny. from New York. Letter,
fo- COSTA RIGA must be directed Per Al
legheny.''
(c) At ll:l0 ?: M. for PORTO RICO. via
Ponce. VENEZUELA and CURACAO. also
SAyANlILA and CARTHACENA, via Curs.
Gao. per s. ;. Caracas, from New York.
SATURDAY-(i) At 1905 p. M, for NEW.
FoUNDLAND, per steamer from North Syd.
Mails for NEwfoUNDLAND. by rail To Hall.
fax, and thence via steamer. close here dailv ex.
eept Sunday at 1905 p. m, and on Sundays only
Nails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston ard
thence via steamer. close here daily at $50 D.
m. (a)
Mails for CUBA. close here daily at sos p. m,
for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa, Fla, Mondays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS,
(d)
Mails for MExrCo overland. clos. her, 5,i,v
at 7:l0 a. m. (d)
Trarspacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII. per :
s. Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here da;Iy
at 6.35 p. m, up to December IS (dD
Mails fer AUSTRALIA, Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europs). NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per j. s. Alameda, from san Piancisoo
close here daily at G;s5 p, m, up to Dccember
q. Id
Tropic Bird. from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m, up TO December % (dD
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per 5 = ErupreS,
of India. from Vancouver. close here daily at
G:S5 p. m, up to December %. ID
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. :. Vic.
toria, from Tacoma. close here daily at Gas n
m, up TO January ., 1899. (d)
Mails for HAWAII, per :. : Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:s5 p m, ur
TO January D. 1870. (d)
Nails for AUSTRALIA, Except those for West
Austrsiia), NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, and FIJI
ISLANDS, per $, 5. WarrimOo, from Vancouver
close here daily at 6:35 P. m. after December u
and up to January 5, 1899. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m
same day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sam,
day
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. sam;
day.
(D Registered mails elcsc at 600 p. m. prev
ious day.
JAMES P. WILLETT. Postmaster