The times., 1899-07-31
PosToFFIcE NOTICE.

POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON. D. C., PosroFFIcE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily. and the schedule OF ciosings Is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
TUEsDAY-cb) At 9:15 p m for EUROPE, per
5. S. New York.. from New York via South
ampton.
(ce At II:05 p m for EUROPE, per S. 5.
Britannica from New York via Queenstown.
&c, At los p. m, for BELGIUM direct, per
s. Southwark. from New York. Letters
must be directed per Southwark.
WEDNEsDAl-(c) At 1l:05 p. m., dor AZORES
ISLANDS. per ). $. Trojan Prince. from New
York.
FRIDAY-CD At 7:l5 p. m.,- for EUROPE, per
S. s. Etrnria,' from New York. via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA must be direct
ed Per EtFuria.''
(b) At s:i5 p. m, for FRANCE. swTTZgR-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURK
EY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per s. S.
La Touraine.' from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts oi EUROPE must be
directed Per La Touraine."
(c) At lI.85 p. m, for NETHERLANDS
direct. per S. $ Maasdam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
'.Per Maassiam."
(c) At Hos p. m, for NORWAY direct,
per $. $. Norge. from New York. Letters
must be directed .'Pcr Norge"
PRINTED MATTER, Er;.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers smiling from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
Nat~ A.sFI
and German steamers from New York on Satur-
days take Printed Matter. etc. for all countries
for which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
icn, West Indies, Etc.
MoNDAY-(h) At 6:20 a. m. for PERNAMBuCO
and RIO DE JANEIRo, per s S. Scottish
Prince, from New York. Letters for other
parts OF BRAZIL and LA PLATA COUN-
TRIES must be directed ''Per Scottish
Prince"
(c) At 11:o5 p. m, for BARBADOS and
DEMERARA, per s. S. Madiana, from New
York.
fe) At lies p. M, for MExICo, per s. s.
Ardandhu. from New York, via Tampico. Let
tiers must be directed per Ardandhu.
TuESDAf-tb) At 2;3o p. m, for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston.
(c) At lI:05 p m, for CENTRAL AAIERI-
CA. Except Costa Rica) and SOUTH PACI-
FlC PORTS. per $. s. Allianca. from New
York, via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
fc) At II :a5 p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
U. S Transport, from New York, via San
Juan.
l9 At il:e5 p. m, for CAMPEcHE,
e. g 0rizaba, from New York. via Progreso.
Letters for other parts of MExICO must be
directed Per orizaba.''
WEDNESDAY-(c) AT HOS p. M, for NASSAU.
N p. and PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO,
CUBA. per $. Santiago. from New York.
THURSDAY-Cb) At 2:3o p. m, for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
FRIDAY-(bl At 7:l5 p. m, for BRAZIL and
La PLATA COUNTRIES, per S. s. Hevelius,
from New York, via Pernambuco. Bahia. and
Rio de Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed 'Per Hevelius-''
tc) At Hos p. m, for BERMUDA, per 5.
S. Trinidad. from New York
(c) At :o5 p. M. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, sAyANiLLA- CARTBAGENA, and
GREYT0wN, per g. s. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
"Per Atai.''
(c) At Hos p. m, FOR HAITI per 5 s.
Prins Willem II. from New York. Letters
for CURACAO. VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD,
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be d.
rected per Prins willem H.
tc) AT II:05 p. m, for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct. per $. s. orinoco. from New York.
(c) At Hos p m, for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD, per $. S. Irrawaddy, from New
York
(e) At HOS p. M. for PORTO RICO,
via San Juan, VENEZUELA, CURACAO, saw
ANILLA. and CARTHAGENA, per s. s.
Caracas from New York
Cc) Al HOS p. m, for BARBADOS direct,
and NORTH BRAZIL, per s. 5. Maranhense,
from New York
(c) At Hos p. m, for NEUvITAS. Glib
ARA VITA, PUERTO PADRE. and BARA-
Goa. per 5. s. olindn, 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,
f-1dav NJ m md only at
1870 a. m. I'D
Mails for NioUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15
p. m. (a)
Mails for MEMoo overland, close here daily
at 7:lo a. IN. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,
at 500 p. m. %
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Saturdays at 10:S0 a. m ~
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
CoRTEZ, and GUATEMALA. by rail TO New Or
! leans and thence via steamer close here daily
being sundays and Tuesdays, for COSTA RIGA,
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ, and
GUATEMALA. tc)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. S. Rio
jun Maru, from Seattle. close here daily at 6:35
p. m, up to August 3. (d)
Nails for CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII. per
s. s. Gaelic, from San Francisco close here daily
! at 6:35 p m. up to August 4. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe),
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per S. 5. Moana, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to August
1. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 9 5. En-
press Of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily
Al 8:35 p m, up TO August Is. (d)
Mails for HAWAII, per s. 5. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m,
up to August Is Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, per s. 5. Miowera,
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:S5 p m,
after August A. and up to August Is (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Gailee, from San Francisco, close here daily at
G:S5 D. H. close here daily up to August 26 (d)
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. S. Tacoma.
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6;S5 p. m. up
to August 81. Id
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Commercial Mails)
despatched the as that for CHINA and
JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, military MaiD. 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.
ib) Registered mails close at LOO p m same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 600 p. m same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. m.
previous day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p. m
previous day.
(h) Registered mails close 600 p m. previous
Saturday.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster
FOR SAIE-SUBIjRRAN