Evening star., 1898-12-19
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

HAShiNGToN: y. c, POST OFFICE NOTICE.
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily and the schedule Of closings is ar.
ranged on the presumption of their unlnterrup,, ID
Overland transit. For the week ending December
this Office as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
SIS. st. Paul. from New York. via Sontbsmntiin M
tcl At II ;0o L NJ fer EUROPE. per SIS G;ermani,.s
Pm. for BELGIUM direct. per s. Friesland frr4
Ne" p" 3@fk, via Antwerp Letters be direated
WEDNESDAY-tc, At 1:o5 PM. for NEITHER
LANDS LAM direct per SIS. Edam, from New York. via
AnsStSrdam' Letters must he directed Per Edam'
ERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL. Tt;RK3:Y.
EGlPf and BRITISH INDIA per SIS La Rra-
other parts of EUROPE must be directed per In
Mrelaene 1,t tcl At II :o5 PM for NETHERLANDS
rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per Staten
dam; dam, !' At At loo Pm. for EUROPE, per ss
Hos T NJ. for NORWAY direct Der SIS Norre
from from New York. Letters must be directed Per
PRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
saiLhg from New York on Tuesdays take printed
lnb'r%f d ete for GERANI and specially address
ROPE American and White Star steamers sail.
ing ing from rom New York on Wednesdays. German steam.
eIs from New York on Thursdays and Cunard
French and German steamers from New York on
saturdays take printed matter. etc. all couIl.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL. AStERit;A
WEST INDIES. ETC
TO CORR EZ and GUATEMALA per steamer from,
New Orleans tc) AT 11:G5 PM. for JAMAICA,
TtESDAY-lc, At 1000 PM for COSTA RIC,,
per ,lIer steamer from New orleans. I'D At 200 n
yansy M s5 pM Sfr f,sa"sF for SAac fE"n Nopfh Pfh
steamer steamer from Philadelphia. (c At i1:o5 pm t Tor
New York. tc) At lies PM. for HAITI. per S.
Alps from New York: tej At HOS Pm. for Hal
II. Ter SIS. frins When ~ from New York
a Il
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
Iss REHzIl Hrn5 neH Wism iy y:roo @ 4 At HoS pm for
pSrna mhuco and Santos. Letters must be directed
rESE v"tn2f rApAs' 4 TAHSo lSS PM aIa for I'm
per SIS. orizaha: from New York Letters for otkar
parts of MEXICO must be directed Per orlzaba''
tcl A. ll:G5 Pm. FOR BRAZIL and La PLAZA
relnambuco Bahia and Rio ianeiro. Lettefs for
WEpNESDAY- At 1I:05 PM for NASSAU.
Mr.; GTANTANAMo; SANTIAGO DE CURA.
M, MAnZaHiii:o al. and ciENFtEGoS per SIS. San
ST FERAIe rfn1x INV Af l1H5 PM ad for ST ToMAS
!.NnS. also DEMERARA. per IS. Carbbee. from
New York Letters for BARBADOS. GRENADA.
C9Ii6bee, tc, "a; AZ i % Pm. for FORTUNE ISL.
ANh; AN JAMAiCA, I:l:,t;,,. SAvANuLA, CAhTHAGENA
AMI nj, GRklIoWA 1 NS per S. Altai from New York.
Atai." Ga At II :Q5 Pm. for GRENADA Trim
IDAD and TOBACCO, per SIS. Grenada from New
sAruRDAY-cD AT 1900 NJ. for NEwForND-
LAND; per steamer from North Sydney. I'd, At
from North Sydney. .tb) At I:I3 PM. for BAR.
BApos direct and NORTH BRAzTL. per SIS.
Graneense, from New York, via Para and Manaos.
and thence via steamer close here daily. except
SUNDAY: at 1900 NJ and on Sundays only II 80
A NJ. Id
Mails for MIQrELON by rail to Boston and
PM. Ia, 'e''''''' ''''e "e'e ''''s at ''i'
Mails for CUBA Except those for the province oe
SANTIAGO. whch will he forwarded to connect
steamers sailing from New York; clcse here daily
at 500 Pm. for forwarding hy steamers sailing
Sat turdays. td)
Nails for MEXICO overland close here daily ri
TRANSpACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII. per IS.
Gaelic. from San Francisco. close here daily at
G::i-, Z NJ. up to December IS. Id
Mails fer AUSTRALIA Except those for West
ZEALAND HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
here daily al 6:aa y NJ. up To December 24. ID,
Mails fer the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Troplc
Bird. from San Francisco ciosc here daily at G,.I
IN mp TO 1GGtmher .. 10,
Nails for CHINA aud JAPAN. per SIS. Empress
of India, from Vancouver, close here daily G::5
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per ss. Victoria.
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 PM. up
Jauualy ,. tdl
Mails for HAWAII per SIS Australia. from san
Francisco, close here daily at G:i5 Pm. up t"
January 5. Id
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII and FIJI ISi.kNiI>
per SIS. Warrtmuo. from Vancouver. close Aere
daily at &:3a PM after December "a and up
Ia, Registered mails close at 1000 An same
day.
ID, Registered mails close at 100 PM. same
jc, Registered mails close at 600 PM same
ID, Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
deli JAMES p. wILLETT Postmaster.