The times., 1899-01-05
PosToFFICE NOTICE.


wAsHINGToN. D. c.. PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur al
FOREIGN NAxIs are forwarded to the ports o
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Januar,
Z. the last connecting closes will be made from
this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At g:I5 p. M, for FRANCE, SWIFT
ZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TUR
KEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per s.
8. La Gascogne.' from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed per La Gascogne."
(c) At :05 p. m, for NETHERLANDS di
rect, per SIS. Maasdam. from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
Maasdam''
(c) At IL .o5 p. M. for EUROPE, per $. s.
Aurania.' from New York. via Queenstown.
tc) At :05 p. M. for NORWAY direct.
per 3. Hekla. from New York. Letters
must be directed ''Per Hekla.''
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-Germap steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc, for Germany. and specially address.
ed Printed Matter. etc, for other parts OF EU-
ROPE
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 Saturdays,
take Printed Matter. etc, for all countries for
which they advertised TO carry mail.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West indies. Etc.
THURSDaY-td) At $50 a. m. for NORTH
BRAZIL. Per S. S. Dominic. from New York,
via Para. haranham, and Ceara.
(c) At IL :05 p. m, for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per 5. s. Silvia, from New York.
(c) At Hos p M, for PORTO RICO direct,
per s. 5. Arkadia. from New York.
FRIDAY-(c) At II p. m, for BERMUDA, per
g. $. Trinidad, from New York.
{c) At :o5 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAyANILLA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYToWN, per S. S. Alene. from New York.
Letters :or COSTA RIGA must be directed
'Per Alene.'
tc) At Hos p. m, for GRENADA. TRINI-
DAD, and TOBACCO, per S. S. Irrawaddy, from
New York.
SUNDAY-(d) At $50 a. m. for NASSAU, n. p,
per steamer from Miami, Fla.
Id At 1000 p. m, for COSTA RIGA, per
steamer from New Orleans.
(d) At 1900 m, for ST PIERRE -MIQUE-
LON, per steamer from Halifax.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax,
and thence via steamer, close here daily, except
Sunday. at 1900 m, and on Sundays only at IL 80
Mails for AuQUELoN by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 p.
m. (a)
Mails for cT-BA Except those for the PROV
INCE OF SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to
connect steamers sailing from New York;, close
here daily at p. M; for forwarding by steamers
sailing from Port Tampa. Florida MONDAYS
Thursdays and Saturdays. I'D
Mails for MEXICO, oveland, close here daily
at 7:05 a. (d)
Trnnspacifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII. per
S. S. China, from San Francisco, close here daily
at G:35 D. m, up to January /. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per . $ Vic
toria. from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 d.
M up to January 2. (dl
Mails for HAWAII, per S. S. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. M, up
to January j. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. g. Yama-
6:35 p. M; close here daily up to January 5. ID
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS
per s. Warrir-Do from San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 .. m, up to January .. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Enrope) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL.
ANDS. per s. :. Mariposa from San Francisco
close here daily 635 p. m. after January D. Cd)
press of Japan, from Vancouver close here daily
at G:35 p. m, up TO January %. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship City
of Papeiti. from San Francisco. close here daily
at 6:Sj p. m, up to January D. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 10 i. m. same
day.
jb) Registered mails close at p. m same
day.
(0 Registered mails close at p m same
day.
jD Registered mails close at p. m. previous
day.
JAMES P wILLETT.
Postmaster