Evening star., 1898-12-13
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings Is
overland transit. For the week ending December
! u the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
sohSiAfrs@ PsrIs ,rnn, At 9 go Pm for EuRoPE per
| At i1:1o PM. for BELGIUM direct, per SIS Ara
gonia; from New York via Antwerp: Letters must
De directed Per Aragonia. tcD At l1:lo Pm.
for EUROPE. per SIS. Cymric,' from New YORK.
LANDS direct. per SIS. Amsterdam, from New
YORK, via Amsterdam. Letters must be directed
FRIDAY-(b, At 7:2o PM. for EUROPE. per
ss s; umbria h ,,1 from New York via Queenstown,
SPAIN, PoRTUGAI. TuRkEY EeiYPT i'i and BRiT
ISL - INDIA must be directed Per Umbria. lb>
f srais FOR PokTTs nFasfE EWtYEKASP ESr
and ar"n BRITISH haw HoI INpA Per SIS La champagne
of EtEorE must "'S Se deefed tcT per p'e5 m
Ghampagne." tcl At u10 PM, for NEITHER
lands La. direct per S. werkendam. from New
Per WeTkendam &c, At 11:lo PM. for ITALY,
per SIS Kaiser Wilhelm IL. from New York, via
S,laht Wllheim H. e. At l1:1o Pm. for SCOTLAND
PRINTED NATTER ErC-German steamers
Nf% for fSE n nS ak printed
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
Et ROPE American and White Star steamers sail
ing from New York on Wednesdays German steam.
ers from New York Thursdays and Cunar,i
French and German steamers from New York ,n
tries for which they advertised to carry mail
MAILS FOR SoUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
TIESDAf-td' AT 12:o5 PM. for NEwFoUND-
daHp; d.aH per steamer from North sydney. lbl At
delphia. Id At 1o:o5 PM. for COSTA RIGA. per
steamer from New Orleans. lcp At II 10 PM for
PORTO RICO. per United States transport f,ora
New York. lc) At 11:1o PM for CAMPECHE,
! CHlAPAs. TARAsCO and YuCATAN. per SIS
Yucatan. from New York Letters for other parts
| of MEXICO be directed Per Yucatan.'
60, Al 9:l5 PM for JAMAICA, per steamer from
WkDNBSDAY-(c, AT 11:1o PM for BERMUDA.
Per So sor TIipiaaa HnT from New York @ At lo
hews from New YORK Via Para PPsF s Maranham Has and
| Ceara. lcl AT 11:10 PM for MANZANIILO ami
CiENFokGos per SIS. Cenfuegos. from New
IHTRsDATs,ss aaMr oan ,s4 As for AuxcAyEs
from New York. te) At 11:1O PM. for PORTo
RiG2' co M per sos ss EysIyn from New YORK g. u
and YUCATAN. per steamer Ithaka, a. from n New New
York, via progaeso and Tamp:co. Letters for other
FRIDAY-(cj At ii 10 PM for NEwF0I SAS Sn.
LAMP, per per s ss 81 Carthagnian M from Fhiladelpha
| ca, SAxA..-z.A VA and CARTHAGENA, per SIS Allie
Ss RICO s5 as onse s. 4
and CURACAO also SAyANIILA and CARTHA-
GENA' via Curacao, per SIS Caracas, from New
SATURDAY-(d) At 1905 PM. for NEwFouND-
LAND, per steamer from North Sydney
Malls for NEWFouNDLAND, by rail to Halifax
and thence via steamer, close here daily. except
II 30 pm. ID 'I'' al
Malls for MIoUELoN by rail to Boston aud
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:2o
Mails for CUBA close here daily at S:05 PM for
forwarding by steamers sailing from Port Tampa
Fla Mondays. Thursdays and Saturdays. I'd,
Mails for MENiCo overland close here daily at
~ TRANSp .6JETc MATS
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per SIS
Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here daily 1t
6:3o PM, up TO December 1S. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which foIwa rded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per SIS. Alameda from San Francisco
"a Id
Malls for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Trop-
lc Bird from San Francisco close here daily at
6:35 +. NJ. up TO December %. I'd,
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS Empress f
India, from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35
PM. up to December 20. tdj
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Victoria
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 NJ up 10
January 2. 1899. Id
Mails for HAWAII per SIS. Australia from San
Francisco close h re daily at 6:35 PM. up to
January 3. 1899. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA (except those for West
AustraliaD. NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI
ISLANDS, per SIS. Warrimoo from Vancouver
close here daily at 6:35 2 NJ after December 2i
and up to January ), 1899. (dD
ta) Registered mails close at 1000 AN. same
day
'b) Registered mails close at loo PM same
Ic, Registered mails close at 600 PM. same
I'D Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
de1o JAMES P. WILLETT. Postmaster