The evening times., 1898-12-23
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

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WASHINGTON, D. c. P0SToFFICE 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 ar
ranged On the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending Decem-
her -, the last connecting closes viii be made
from this Cf.ict follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cbl AT 9:i5 p. m. for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA.
Per 5. La Bretasne... from New York. via
Havre- Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per L. BIetagne''
(c) Al Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per 5. :. Statendam from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must lie directed
per Staiendam.'
(c) At Hos p: m. for EUROPE, per 5. s.
Lueania' from New YORK. va 9ges8st9wn
per s. Ndrgs from & Se% lS' YORK G Letters agas mgst
be directed ''Pcr Norge"
PRINTED NATTER ETC.-Cerman steamers
sailing from New Work on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc, for Germany, and specially addressed
Printed Matter. etc, for other parts 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 Saturdays
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries Ter
which they are advertised to carry mail
Mails for South ard Central Amer
Tea. West Indies. Etc.
FRlDA1-lcl At 800 p. M, for ST THOMAS,
ST. CROIX, LEEwARD. and WINDWARD
ISLANDS. also DEMERARA. per 5. $ CART
bee, from New YORK. Letters for BARBADOS,
GRENADA; TRINIDAD, and ToBaGo must
be directed "Per GsfrIbbee.''
(c) At lies p. M. for La PLATA COUS.
TRIES, per 5. g Cresswell. from New York
&C. At IL. .S3 p I'M m Tor FoRT6NE BTT, ISLAND,
GREYTOWN, per s :. Atai. from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Altai."
DAD, and TOBACCO, per 5. 5. Grenada from
New York.
(c) dnri1 At Nos P. M for BARBADOS direct
from New York. via Para ard Manaos
| SATURDAY-(d) At 12:OO m, for NEWFOUND.
LAND. per steamer from North Sydney.
Cd At 12:0J m. for ST PIERRE -MIO!-E-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney.
and % NORTH BRA2 R Iii 'Gs per NAP2s Gesnssnse sEss
from New York. via Para and Manaos
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to Hall.
fax, and thence via steamer close here daily ex-
| cept Sunday. at l2:00 m, and on Sunday only at
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston. and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at Sl5 p
Mails for CUBA (except those for the Provinoe
| of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded TO con-
meet steamers sailing from New York;. close here
| daily at 300 p. m, for forwarding by steamers
| sailing from Port Tampa, Mondays, Thursdays
| and Saturdays. td)
| Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily
| at 1905 a. m. (d)
| TranspaciEc Mails
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII per $.
| s Gaelic from San Francisco close here daily at
| 6:35 p. m, up to December is. Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia. which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
zEALAND: HAWAII FIJI FIJI, . and SAMOAN ISL
close here daily at 6:35 p m, up to December
| "a. (d)
| Tropic Bird, from San Francisco close here daily
| at 6:S5 D. M. up to December % I'D
| Mails fer CHINA and JAPAN per s. g. Empress
| Of India, from Vancouver, close here daily AT
| 6:35 D. M, up to December g. (d)
| Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, and HAWAII per $
| S. China from San Francisco. close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m, up to January /. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. s. Vic.
| toria from Tacoma, close here daily at 6;3J D.
| m, up to Jan'ary 2. (d)
Mails for HAWAII. per S. S. Australia, from
San Francisco close here daily at 6:35 p m, UP
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
| per s. s. Warrimoo, from Vancouver. close here
daily at 6:S5 p. m, after December "a and up tc
| January 5. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m, same
| day.
lb) Registered mails clsse at 100 p. M. same
| day.
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p. m, same
| day.
(d) Registered mails close at 900 p m, prev
ious day.
JAMES P. wILLETT, Postmaster.