The evening times., 1898-12-28
posTorFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. c., PoST0FFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes MAY occur at
any time.
sailing daily and the schedule of cosings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
81. tie last connecting closes will be made from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7.l5 p. m, for EUROPE, per :.
8. Etruria,A from New York, via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY;
SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY, EGYPT and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed per
Etruria.''
O. At g15 p,sg tsE FRAScE RaST1 swITzER sy zIIR
KEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA, per :.
$. La Normsndie,t from New York, via
Havre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed "Per La NoImandie;,'
tcb At ii :05 p. M, for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. g. spaarndam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must BE- directed
"Per Spaarndam."
,{c At 1905 p. M, for ITALY, per 5. 5.
Aler from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per Aller.''
(c) At 1I:O5 p. m, for SCOTLAND direct.
per S. 5. Anchoria, from New York, via Glas
gov, Letters must be directed ''Per An
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
calling from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad
dressed 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 on Saturdays
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries for
which they advertised TO carry mail.
Mails for South and central Amer
lea. West Indies, Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for NASSAU,
| n. p, per 9. S. Antilia, from New York
Cb) At 9:l5 p. m, for JAMAICA, per steam
er from Philadelphia
(c) At II % p. m, for JAMAICA, per g.
= Ardanrose, from New York
| THURSDAY-(c) At II :05 p, M, for BARBADOS,
per 5. $ orinoco, from New York.
FRIDAY.(e) At Hos p. M. for NEWFoUND-
| LAND, per ). 5. Siberian, from PHILADELPHIA
| 10 At 1l:05 p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA SAVANILLA, and CARTHACENA
per s. 5. Adirondack, from New York Let.
ters Tor COSTA RIGA, must be directed "Per
Adirondack
(c) At ll:o5 ?: m. for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan, VENEZUELA and CURACAO, also
| sAYANIILA and CARTHAGENA, per 3. :.
Philadelphia. from New York.
sUNDAY-(c) At 1000 p. m. for COSTA RIGA.
per steamer from New Orleans.
| Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail 10 Hall
| fax. and thence via steamer close here daily es.
! cept Sunday at Il m, and on Sundays only az
Mails for m MiotELoS. by rail to Boston and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 D.
IN. (a)
! Mails for CUBA Except those for the province
OF SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to con
(
| here daily at 300 p. m. for forwarding by
steamers Sailing ffom Port Tampa. Fla. Mon.
| DAYS, Thursdays. and Saturdays. (d)
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily
| az 7:0j m. I'D
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, Der shin
I1opic Bird. from San Francisco, close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m. up TO December %. (d)
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per = : En-
press of India. from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6S5 p. M, up 10 December 90 (d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per :
| {, China. from San Francisco close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m. up TO January !. Id
! Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per $ 6 Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:S5 p. m,
| up to January ,. I'D
| Mails for HAWAII per 5. : Australia from San
| Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 D. M rIp TO
| January ). Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS.
| daily at G:35 p. m, after December p, and up
| to Jan,iares s. Id ~ r4ya,
Mails for Al JSTRALIA Except those Tor West
| Australia, which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI. and SAMOAN ISL
! ANDS, per 9 :. Mariposa. from San Francisco
| close here dafly at -6:S5 p. m, after January
| 3 (dl
Mails for CHINA ard JAPAN. per $ $. Empress
! OF Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily AT
| 6:35 p. M, up TO January 23d. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M. same
! day.
jb) Registered mails close at p m same
| day.
(c) Registered mails close at Goo p M same
| day.
Id Registered mails close at Goo p. m prev
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