The times., 1898-12-29
,Posrorrrcn. NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSroFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, a. changes may occur At
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule Of closngs is ar.
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
II. the last connecting closes will be made from
this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7.l5 p. M, for EUROPE, per 6.
9. Etruria from New York, via Queenstown.
Letters Letter for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND. ITALY;
Etruria.''
sn q At g;ls p tsE FRASGE Rasais sWlTZER 2IiR
KEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per $.
s. La Normandie.s from New York, via
Havre: Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed ''Per La Normandie."
tc) At I1:05 p. M, for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per s..is. Spaarndam, from New York:
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Spaarndam.''
.,ie) At Hos p. M, for ITALY. per $. s.
Aller. from New York. via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per Aller.''
(c) At Hos p. m, for SCOTLAND direct.
per s. s. Anehoris, from New York. via Glas
gov, Letters must be directed ''Per An
PRINTED NATTER, ErC.-Gernan steamers
calling from New York on Tuesdays. take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY. and specially ad
EUROPE. .dl ~ -
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 are advertised to carry mail.
Malls fos., South ard central Amer
len. West Indies. Etc.
THURsDAY-tt9 At Los p M. for BARBADOS,
per s. s. 0rinoco. from New York.
FRIDAY-{c)h At IL :05 p. M, for NEWF0UND-
LAND. per .s.ss. Siberian. from Philadelphia
% Al i1;o' P, IN m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
per $. S. Adirondack. from New York Let.
tiers for COSTA RIGA. must be directed 'Per
Adirondack"
San Juan, VENEZUELA and CURACAO. also
sAyANfLLA and CARTHAGENA, per 8 5.
Philadelphia. from New York.
sUNDAY--(c) At 1000 p. M. for COSTA RIGA
per steamer from New Orleans.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail TO Hall
fax. and thence via steamer. close here daily es-
cept Sunday at Il m, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5 p.
IN. (a)
| of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to con
meet steamers sailing from New York; close
here daily at 500 p M, for forwarding by
steamers sailing from Port Tampa, Fla. AoSe
days, Thursdays. and Saturdays. (dl
Mails for MEXIco. overland. close here daily
| at 7:05 a. m. I'D
Trnnspacific Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shin
| Tropc Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
| at G:35 D. M, up to December %. (d)
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per : 8 En-
press OF India. from Vancouver. close here daily
| at G:3j p. M, up TO December 20 (D
! Nails for CHINA. JAPAN. and HAWAII per :.
| g. China from San Ffancisco. close here daily
at 6:35 p m, up to January l. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s s. Vic
toria. from Tacoma, close here daily at G:s5 D. m.
| up TO January .. ID
Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to
January 8. (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australial
per S. Warrimoo, from Vancouver. close here
| daily at 6:3s p. m, after December %, and up
| to January s. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wet
| Australia whchare forwarded via Europe), NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per $. Mariposa. from San Francisco,
Close here daily at 6:35 p m, after January
| s. td)
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN per S. s. Empires,
Of Japan, from Vancouver. close here daily al
| 6:3j p m. UP 20 January 23d. (d)
! (a) Registered maiis close at 1000 a. m. SAINT
| day.
| ib) Registered mails close at p. IN. sam,
day.
(c) Registered mails close at G:oo ? IN. sam,
day.
JAMES P wELErg Postmaster.