Evening star., 1898-02-18
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
should lie read daily. as changes may occur at
foreign MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
SAILING daily, ard the schedule of closings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending February
18th the last connecting closes will be made at
~ 0--''e' TRASsATLANTIC MAILS.
ERt2n RkRAfAt ?29 rM for FRANcE sWII1
KEY. EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per SIS ala
Norm andc, frcm New York, Via Havre. Letters
La i@f pafs Of E kpPE m ni directed lire sr
per SIS. tulda, from New York Letters must be
R1rE flr1sGa rsF psr tHa1 % irt S TM for
cueensown eAt i1io FM. .0fa for >So SoRWAY @ tia d
rect. per SIS. Island. fiom New York. Letters
TINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
dressed printed matter. etc. for other parts of
Europe.
The American and White Star steamers sailing
from New York Wednesdays, the German
steamers on Thursdays and the Cdnard, French
matter. etc, for all countries for which they are
adssTtised to carry mail.
FRIpAY,'c,Af lilo IN. for BERMUDA. per
1s ifad 1HSp lJ@T Ns 1Gtt A "oa Gr
%osT1 60 c nHs, f. e HFs aEse5sa ss
$. Andes. from New York. ,cJAt lilo Pm for
cAMPEcHE. CHIATAs. TABAsCo and YUCA-
for other parts Of MEXICO must be directed per
orizaba,' 6i t?At 11:lo PM for HAITI. per So.
VENEZLi Ella. CURACAO. TRINIDAD, BRITISH
md md. DITCH Hs,i GUIANA must be directed Per
per S. Gaeo from New York via Pc PernnnbGco, aiMr
Bahia and Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH
rected Per ';aiiieo" tclAt II:Io PM a' for san.
IlAGO DE CUBA. per Saratoga, from New
sATt'RDAY-()A $50 AM for NASSAU. n.
r. Per SIS. Miami. from Miami Fla dat 1905
rM for SEWFouNDLAND: per steamer from
MiQtEIoN per steamer from Halifax. tblAt
30 Pm. for PIoGREsso, per SIS. santo DO.
reeted Per $. Domingo
MONDAY. 2lst-h,At $3.50 AN for NASSAU,
NP., per SIS Miami. from Miami.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax
and thence via steamer close here daily except
Sunday; at 12:05 PM, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston and
tEence via steamer close here daily at 3:20 Pm.
cnhs Mails s' for cUnA Except those for Santiago de
sSss here daily at 300 for
Man. 1er mExIcS nesrna ossrand Except those for
TAN; which, after the Wednesday overland closing,
will be forwarded via New York up to and inciud
,as !he no PM close Friday. close here daily
TRANsPAcIFIo MAILS.
hdhs ior AUSTRALIA teXcept those for West
ZEAALAND. sALA HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN is Is
LANDS, per SIS: Mariposa. from San Francisco
close here eaily hp to $40 PM Feb 18th ID
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, specially ad-
dressed only, per SIS. Empress of China from Van
Z1st. Id "Ai'
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. DER shin
Gnliiee, from San Francisco, close here daily up
to $40 PM Feb. I'D tdl ' Np
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per
s... ss, Siiy Of Peking from San Francisco. close
Mails M 70. r, AUSTRALIA Except West Anstralia,,
per SIS. Aorangi from Vancouver close here daily
after FEB. 18th. up to $40 PM Feb. 28th. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per as Tacoma
from from Tacoma, close here daily up to GAG Pm
Mails for HAWAII. per SIS. Australia. from
March 9Th. Id
tal Regisiered mails close at 1000 Am. daily,
except Sunday. ''
90 Registered mails close at 1900 PM same day.
tel Registered mails close ut 600 PM same day
day. " P'e'io"'
le) Registered mails close at 100 PM Tuesdays
and Saturd0s "ss
thl Registered mails close at 500 PM Saturd,x
fel2 JAMES r. WILLETT. Postmaster