The times., 1898-07-20
posTcFFICE NOTICE.

Washington. d. C.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule of closing Is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupt-
cd overland transit For the week ending July
%. the last connecting closes will be made at
this Office as follows
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-b) At 7;2o p. IN. for EUROPE TEX
cept Spain), per s 5. Umbria, from New
York via Queenstown. Letters for France.
Switzerland, Italy. Turkey. Egypt. and Brit
ish India, must be directed '.Per Umbria''
(b) At 9:2o p. m, for Italy, per 5 $
Ems, from New York. via Naples Letters
must be directed per Ems"
tb) At 800 D.. m. for FRANCE. SWfFZER-
LAND ITALY, TURKEY. EGYPT and BRIT
ISL INDIA, per S. 5. L. Navarro, from New
York via Havre. Letters for other Parts of
Europe Except SPAIN must be directed per
La Navarro
(cl At ii:lo p m. for NETHERLANDS
direct. per $ s Rotterdam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
(c) At il:Io p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per 5. S. Ethiopia. from New York, via Gias-
gov, Letters must be directed "Per Eth
ic) At u;lO p. m. for EUROPE Tex.
oept SPAIN. per 5. :. Chester. from New
York via Queenstown.
per s. 5. He&a. from New York Letters
must be directed 'Per Hekla."
Mails For south ard Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-tcl At ll:io p. m, for HAITI.
per s. 5. Prins Willem l., from New York.
Letters for Cape Haiti, Venezuela. Curacao.
Trinidad British and Dutch Guiana must be
directed 'Per Prius WIIlem u
THURSDAY-{e1 At 1l:lO p. m, for BRAZIL,
per $ $ Dalecariis, from New York via
Pernambuco. Letters for North Brazil must
be directed "Per Daiccarlia.''
tc) At n1O p. IN. for Jamaica, per
steamer from Philadelphia, Pa. ..,-
shYD jHui 4 a sAvRSLIh M ii and p91HnAE GREY
TOWN, per 8. 5 Athos. from New York. Let
ters for Costa Rico must be directed ''Per
ic) At ll:1O p. m. for CAPE HAITI and
SANTA MARTHA. per 5. 5. Holstein. from
New York.
tc) Al u:lO p m. for NASSAU. N P.
YJCATAN. per 5. :. Ithaka. from New York.
Letters for other parts OF Mexico must be
directed per Ithaka.
(c) At ll:i0 p. m, for VENEZUELA and
CURACAO also SAvANILLA and CARTHA-
GENA, via Curacao; per : 5 Abydos, from
sATrRDAY1tn Al 12:O5 p m. for NEW
FoUSDLAND, per steamer from North sgd
Id At 1906 p. m. for ST PIERRE, ,MQUE,
LON, per steamer from North sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Hall
fax and thence via steamer. close here daily ex-
cept sunday at 1905 p. m, and Sundays
only al II :35 a m. Id
Malls for NIQUELON, 10y rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 500 p.
Mails for NEXICo. overland. (excep, those for
Campcche Cbiapas Tabasco and Yucatan, which.
after the Wednesday overland closing will be
forwarded via New York up - and including the
ll:lO p. IN. closing Frid1y), close here daily at
7.I0 .. m Id
Trauspacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per s.
= Gaelic from san Francisco. close here daily
up tn $40 p m, July 20. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Aust,alia).
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS.
per $ $ Wsrrimoo. from Vancouver, close here
daily up 10 $40 p. m, July 2lid)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
City OF Pspc:ti. from san Francisco. close here
daily up 10 6:iO p. m. July - I'D
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. specially address
cd only. per :. 5. Empress Of India. from Van
couver. close here daily up to 6;i0 p. m, July
25 ld)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $. :, Tacoma,
from Tacoma. close here daily UP to 6:40 p. m,
August cd
Mails for Australia Except those for West Aus
tralia which are forwarded via Europc). NEW
EALAND. HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per 5. 5. Mariposa, from san Francisco.
close here daily UP TO $40 p. August Cd
(ai Registered mails clGse at 10 4. m same day.
Oh Registered mails close at l p. III. same day.
fc) Registered mails close at p. IN. same day.
(d) Registered mails close at p. IN. previous
day.