Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. D. C.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily. as changes may al
FOREIGN mails .are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. ard the schedule of closings is ar
ranged On the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending December
l6. 1899 the last connecting closes Win he made
TRANSATLANT1c MAILS.
FRiDAi-tel At l1:o5 Z. N. for NETHERLANDS
direct per $ ). Amsterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam Letters must he directed Per SIS
A.nss r dam vi Ie At 11;o5 pm for ITALY per
York Letters 4 must he directed Per Kaser
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.EGeTman steamers
sailins from New 39rk on Tuesdays take printed
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
take printed matter etc for iii cauntrigs for
which ,i they ,e, are aJ d., 10 carry mails
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY,tc' At 1l;:o5 Pm. for BERMUDA. per
for EoETI1NE ISLAND, JAMAICA sAyANILIA
and and cAkAGEEA Der ser $ Aileshany from New
PER Alleghany' Ic, At ii:o5 PM. for
Hr per for s poTG Gs R, fEcm New York e. At
NoRTHERN. RRAzn,: per IS Paraense. from
Il :o5 Pm. for YuCATAN. per IS, Ravenslale, from
New York yia Progreso Letters for other parts of
NAILS for NEWFoUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
at ii 30 AN. ID, th1 A. anu vi 'uNu'SS on'y
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer close here daily at 3t5
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
su sumo !, dnesdays Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami ~ a, Fla; Mondays Tuesdays and satur-
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially ad-
dressed Tor dispatch by steamers sailing from New
f fGSH' cS close here daily at 1870 AN and 1000
Ma Mails for COSTA RIGA. :RELIzE, PUERTO COR
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1000
PM. the connecting closes for which being sun
for REI.IzE. PUERTO coRTEz and GTXTE,
Malls for rCHISA:t JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL,
iPPINE iS!3ANDS,' via San Francisco. close her.
Malls for CHISA.t JAPAN land and PHILIPPINE
PM. up to December % Inclusive for dispatch
per SIS; Idzumi Maru;; Registered mall must be
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN
e:35 PM: after December 0 and up to December
% inGius , T1r Sislatch per s. Marp9sn lol
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily At
6:35 pm up to December "A. inclusive. for dis
Mails fer, SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco close here daily at 6:35 NJ. up TO December
Mails for CHiNAf and JAPAN via Vancouver
close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to December %
inclusive, fol- dispatch per SIS. Empress of India
Registered mail must be directed Via Vancou
ver'' fol
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily Mt 6:35 Pm. up to January 5. inclu-
siye. for dispa oh per SIS. Australia (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
which goes via Europe; and New Zealand. which
goes Via San Francisco, HAWAII and FIJI ISL
ANDS, VIA vancouver. close here daily at 6:S5
PM. up to December 80. Inclusive for dispatch
per SIS. Aorangi. (o)
tMails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for eonnection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mail, dis
patched TO San Francisco at all closes for that
ONCE to connect with government transports. the
sailings Of which Irregular
Commercial mail
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 500 PM same
day.
fd Registered malls close at 500 AM same
day.
day.
ih) Registered mails close at 1900 PM. previous
day.
tD Registered mails close at 500 PM. previous
day.
20, Registered malls close at 600 PM. previous
dec JOHN a MERRITT Postmaster