The times., 1898-12-16
posToFFIcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. D. C., PosToFFIcE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur a;
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS arc forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedules Of closingi is
arranged or the presumption OF their uninter-
Decembe. II. the last connecting closes will be
made from this oiRce as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAT-tb) At 7:9o p. M, for EUROPE. per S.
Umbria,s from New York, via Queens
town Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND,
ITALY SPAIN. PORTUGAL TURKEY.
EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected per Umbria.''
[bl At $40 p; m, for FRANCE, swift
TURKEY, EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA, pc;
$. s. La Champagne. from New York, via
Havre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed 'Per La Champagne"
20 Al n:lO p, m, for NETHERLANDS
direct, Per 5. Werkendam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Werkendam."
(c) At II:IO p. M, for ITALY, per : :.
Kaiser Wilhelm II. from New York. via
Naples. Letters must be directed ''Per Kaiser
Wilhelm H.
fcl At II:19 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per {. :. Ethiopia, from New YORK, via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed 'Psr E;h-
iopia."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Ger1nan steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially adj
dressed Printed Matter, ETC., for other parts Of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers saiiin5 frcm
New York Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York On Thu sdays, and Cuasrd. French aud
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take Printed Matter. etc, for all counties for
which they are advertised TO carry mail.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
FRlDAY-(c) At u:l0 p m, for SEwFOUND-
LAND, per 5. :. Carthsginan. from Phila-
delphia.
(c) At I1:I0 p. n, for FORTUNE -SI.Ayp
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA and CARTHAGENA.
per s. S. Allegheny. from New York letter.
for COSTA RIGA must be directed per Al.
legheny.'
(c} At 1i:io p. m. for PORTO RICO, vi.
Ponce. VENEZUELA and CURACAO, also
SAVANILI.A ard CARTHAGENA via C,,ra-
Gao. per 5. 5. Caracas, from New York
SATURDAN-(dl At l2:o5 p. m, for NEW
FoUSDLASD, per steamer from North Syd.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall.
fax, and thence via steamer, close here daily ex-
eept Sunday at l2;o5 ,; p. n, and On Sundays only
at ll:S5 p. m. (d)
Mails Tor MIQuELoN, by rail to Boston. ard
thence via steamer. close Lere daily at $50 p.
m (1)
Mliis for cUBA. close here daily at s.o5 p. m.
for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa. Fla, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturday.
MAILS for MEXICO overland. close here d,ilv
at .:IO a. m. Id
Trerspacific Nails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII prr
$ Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here d1iIy
at 635 p. m, up to December Is. I'D
Mails fer AUSTRALIA. Except those for IVES;
Australia, which forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per $ : Alsneds, from San F-aneisco
close here daily at G:55 p. m, up TO December
Mails ais for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per shin
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m, up 10 December -. (d)
Mails for CHINA ard JAPAN, per : : Empress
Of India, from Vancouver. close here daily at
6:35 D. m. up 10 December 60. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per : 8 Vic.
toria. from Tacoma, close here daily at e:35 D.
M up to January :, 1880. I'D
Mails for HAWAII per 5. Australia. from
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:SJ p. IN, up
to January 5, 1889. td}
Mails for AUSTRALIA, Except those for West
Australia). NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. and FIJI
ISLANDS, per :. Warrimoo. from Vancouver
Close hsTe daily ct G:S5 p. m. after December %
and up to January ;. 1899 Id
(a) Registered mails close at 1890 j. m
same day.
(b) Registered mails close at 1;0O p. m. same
day.
day.
lD Registered mails close at Geo p. m prev
ious day.
JAMES T. wLLETT. Postmaster