The times., 1899-10-12
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. D. c. PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports
OF sailing daily and the schedule Of cosngs is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending October
IA, the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At OILS p. m. for FRANCE. SwTTz-
ERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per s. 5.
La Champagne from New York, via Havrc.
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed ''Per S. 5. La Champagne"
tc) At HOS p. m. for EUROPE. per 5. g.
Umbria,' from New York. via Queenstown.
tc) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per 5. $. Staatendam. from New York. via
Rotterdam. Letters must bedirected ''Per 5.
Staatendam.'
tc) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per g. $. Ems,
from New York, via Naples Letters must be
directed ''Per s. Ems
(c) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. s. City OF Rome, from New York. Let.
Rome"
(c) At HOS p. m. for NORWAY direct. per
s. s. Heka, from New York. Letters must
be directed ''Per 5. Hekla.'
PRINTED MATTER, ErC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts OF
EUROPE American and White Star steamers sail
ing from New York on Wednesdays, German
steamers from New York on Thursdays and Gun
ard, French and German steamers from New York
on Saturdays, take printed matter, etc, for all
countries for which they are advertised to carry
mails.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
THURSDAY-(c) At HOS p. m. for JAMAICA,
per s. 3. Jason, from New York.
FRiDAf-(c) AT n:05 p m. for la PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, PEI $ S. Persian Prince.
from New York.
(c) IL :05 p. m. for BERMUDA per s. 8
Trinidad. from New York.
(c) At IL :05 p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, CARTHAGENA. and
GREYToWN, per s. $ Alene. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per s. S. Aene."
(c) At HOS p. M for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per S. S. Silvia, from New York
(c) At HOS p. m. for NUEyITAs. GIBRA-
RA, BARAC0A, and PUERTO PADRAE per
Curityba, from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m, for INAGUA and
HAYTi, per $. s Belvernon, from New York.
SUNDAY-(d At 1900 m. for ST PIERRE
MIQUELoN, per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday, at 1900 m, and Sundays only
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 p.
m. (a)
Mails Tor AEAiCo overland, unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 7:10 A. m (dD
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
500 p. m. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays, at 1890 a. m. %
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
CORTEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
leans, and thence via steamer, close here daily at
1000 p. m, the connecting closes for which be-
ing Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and
Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and
| GUATEMALA. (c)
Truns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco. close
here daily at G:35 p. m up TO October 13, nelu-
siye for despatch per s. S. Australia.
| Mails for AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES (exeept
West Australia which goes via Europe, and New
| Zealand which goes via San Francisco). HAWAII
| and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver, close here
| daily at 6:35 p m, up to October I3 inclusive
| for despatch, per S. s. Aorangi.
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII, via San
/ Francisco close here daily at 6:35 p. m up to
| October 10, inclusive, for despatch, per 5. S.
| Gaelic.
| Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco, close here daily at 635 p. m. up to Octo-
Der 26, inclusive, for despatch. by ship City OF
! Papeiti.
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
| ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:s5 p. m, after October 1s and up to October
| 81 inclusive, for despatch. per s. 8. Moana.
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver.
| close here daily at 6:35 p. M, up to October 81,
| inclusive, for despatch, per 5. s Empress Of ia
pan
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD. des-
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CMiitary Mail) des-
| patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
| office to connect Government Transports the sail
| ings of which irregular.
| (a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
/ day.
jc) Registered mails close at Goo p. m. same
ID Registered mails close at 600 p. m. previous
10 Registered mails close at 100 p. m. previous
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaste-