The times., 1899-10-04
posToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. D. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For. the week ending October
the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNESDAY-(b) At 9:l5 p. m for EUROPE,
per $ s. Auguste Victoria. from New York
via Cherbourg Southampton and Hamburg.
OBJ At 9:15 p.. m. for AZORES ISLANDS
direct, per S. s. Trojan Prince, from New
York.
FRiDAYatb) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. s. Campania# from New York via Queens
town Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY,
EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
reeted Per s. Campania.''
(D) At f:l5 .. m. for FRANCE. SWITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA, per s.
s. La Nornanslie,t from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed Per 6. s. La Normandie."
(ct At HOS p m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. S. Amsterdam, from New York via
Rotterdam Letters must be directed ''Per
$. Amsterdam
(c) At 1l;o5 p. m. for ITALY per s. 8
Nerra from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed '.per s S. werra'
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-Ger1nan steamers
saihng from New York on Tuesdays taken printed
matter. ETC., for GERMANY and specially ad-
dressed printed matter, ETC., for other parts OF
EUROPE
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 mails
Mails for South and Central America.
West Indies, Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-(c1 At HOS p. M for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Philadelphia.
(e) At 1l:O5 p. m. for HAITI, per s. g.
Dean, from New York via Port au Prince
Letters for CURACAO, VENEZUELA. TRIM
DAD, BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must
be directed "Per s. Dean
(e) At HOS p. m. for BRAZII. AND LA
PLATA COUNTRIES, per g. 5. Hevelius from
New York via Pernambuco. Bahia and Rio
Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must
be directed "Per 5. s. Hevelius."
te) At 11;95 p.. m. for NASSAU, N p
Sc per s s. Antilia. from New York.
{e) At IL: p. m. for PROVINCE OF SAN
TlAGo, CUBA, per S. s. Santiago de Cuba,
from New York.
tc5 At Hos p. m. for INAGUA and HAITI.
per S. S. Daggry. from New York
THuRSDAY--(d1 At 6:2o a. m. for BARBADOS
direct, and NORTH BRAZIL, per s s. Ma
raEhense, from New York via Para and Ma
naos.
(c) At los p. m. for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan; also VENEZUELA AND CURACAO,
per S. S. Caracas, from New York Letters
for SAyANII4I.A AND CARTHAGENA via
Curacao, must be directed per s. s. Ca
racas.
FRIDAY-(9 At II :O5 p. m. for La PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per s. s. Bellarden, from
New York.
(c) At IL :05 D. m for HAITI AND SAN
ia MARTHA, per 5. S. Andes, from New
York.
(e At Hos p. m: for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAYANILLA, AND CAR
THAGENA.. per s. S. diroudack. from New
York Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected ''Per 9. s. Adirondack"
(c) At 1I:o5 p. m. for PRoGREso, per s. s.
RavensdaIe, from New York. Letters for other
parts CT MEXICO must be directed "Per s. s.
Rayensdale."
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MiQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15
Mails for MEXICo oveland, unless specially ad-
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 7:10 m. (d)
CUBA MAILS clese here via Port Tampa Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdsys at 10:30 a. m. ID
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
Orleans and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10 d. m, the connecting closes for which
beinp SUNDAYS and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ AND
GUATEMALA. 6c)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN AND HAWAII, via
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p M.
up TO October r. inclusive, for despatch per s.
America MarL
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at 6;39 p M up to October IL, inelu-
siye for despatch per S. s. Australia
| 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.
| Mails for AusTRALASIAN COLONIES Except
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. up TO October 13, inclusive
| for despatch per s. S. Aorangi.
| Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS, via San Fran
| cisco close here daily at 6:35 p. IN. up 10 DC
| tober 26, inclusive, for despatch per ship City
| Of Papeiti.
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Ausetralia)
! NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN
| ISLANDS via San Francisco, close here daily a
| 6.35 D. m after October Is and up to 0ctobe
| q, inclusive for despatch per s. s. Moana.
| (a) Registered mails close at 600 q. m. sam
| day.
| Cb) Registered mails close at loo p. m sam
| day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. sam
| day.
(d) Registered mails close at Goo p. m. pre-
% Registered mails close at loo p. m. pre-
/ John A MERRITT Postmaster