The times., 1898-12-09
Call for semi-monthly Bulletin.
posroFrIcE 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 clcsings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
10, the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At e:2o p. m, for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA. per
S. S. La Gascogne,. from New YORK. via
Havre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed "Per La Gascogne."
(c) At u:10 p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect. per S. s. Rotterdam from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Rotterdam"
(c) At 11:1o p. M, for ITALY. per 5. $.
AuguSte Victoria, from New York. via Naples.
Letters must be directed 'Per Auguste Vic
toria."
(c) Al Il:Io p. M. for EUROPE. per s. s.
CampaBia.s from New York. via Queenstown.
PRINTED NATTER, ETc.-German steamers
sailing from New York On Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other paris OF
EUROPE.
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 to carry mail
Mniis for south anu Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) Al ll:l0 p. m, for BARBADOS and
DEMERARA, per Fontabelle. from New
York.
(e) At Il:I0 p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA. SAYANlLLA, CARTHAGENA, and
GREYTowN, per 5. :. Alene. from New York.
Letters foF COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per Alene."
t(c) AT I1:lo p. m. for BRAZIL and La
PLATA COUNTRIES, per s. $. Dalecarlia.
fSm New York. via PsTnambueo and Rio
Jareiro. Lette.s for NORTH BRAZIL must be
directed per Dalecarlia."
(c) At 11:i0 p M, for NEWFOUNDLAND.
per $. S. Silvia, from New York.
SATURDAY-(d) At l2:05 p. m, for NEW
FoUNDLAND. per steamer from North sgd
Id At L. p. m, for ST. PIERRE Nj
QUEL0N, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax.
and thence via steamer, close here daily, except
Sunday, at 1905 p. n, and on Sunday only at
ll:35 a. m. Id
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 800 p.
Mails for CUBA, close mere daily at s:o5 p. m,
for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa, Fla, Mondays. Thursdays, and Satur-
Mails for MExICo, overland Except those for
CASfPECIE, CHIAPAS. TABASCo, and YUCA-
TAN, which will be forwarded to New York up
to and including the l1:l0 p. IN. closing Thurs
Trnnspnciiic Mails.
Nails for HAWAII. per s. S. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:io p. m. up
to December 5. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
NEW ZELAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, per
S. S. Miowera, from Vancouver, close here daily
at $40 p. m, up to December s. (d)
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, and HAWAII, per s
s. City OF Peking, from San Francisco. close here
daily at GAO p. m, up to December o. (d)
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except these for West
Australia, which forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per S. s. Alameda. from San Francisco,
close here daily at $40 p. M. after December
s. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Trcp-
ic Bird from San Francisco, close here daily at
$40 D. M. up to December %. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $. S. Empress
OF India. ON Vancouver, close here daily At
$40 p m. up to December 26. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per S. S. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:i0 p.
m, up TO January 3 (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
ib) Registered mails close at 100 p M same
day.
jc) Registered mails close at 60 p m. same
day.
ID Registered mails close at 600 p. m. prev
ious day.
JAMES P. WILLETT. Postmaster