Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-23
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
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 August 26
the last connecting closes will be mace from this
'''@@ TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
wEDNEsDAY-(b, At a:15 Pm for EUROPE
FRIDAY-(m At 7I5 PM. for EUROPE. per SIS
ters for I FRaS SE sW1TzERN6. 0"H ITALY
SPAIN. PokTrGAL. TURKEY, EGYPT and
N At 1 %ui fa Ge for
EKLAND, ITALY, sIAIS: PoRTUGAL TUR-
Nornandie.' from New York, via Havre. Letters
for other parts Of EUROPE he directed Per
LANDS direct per SIS Amsterdam, from New
York, via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
PRINTED NATTER ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New 69IR on tuesdays take printed
dressed printed matter. etc, for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
Which they are so, dTsItse H to sa<y mails
WEST INDIES ETC
wEDNESDAY-se, At Ii :oS Pm; for PROVINCE
ST. CR0IX. LEEwARD and wINDwARD ISL
Sps a ,f a GsF M ans f fJHH
THuKsDAI,. 90 4 A. $50 IN f. r: IiMaIc "A,
BRAZIL direct, per SIS. Daiecarlia, from New
York. via Pernamlnco and santos. Letters for
carlia.'' tl) At 500 AN. for La PLATA COUN-
TRIES RI; S direct per SIS So. EtSna; o., so,r,, DID,
and Ma .aos tc1 At il :o5 PM. for NEwFoUSD-
At 1I:o5 PM for FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMAICA,
sAvANILI.A and CARTHAGENA. per SIS. Ale
must must be directed per Alleghany e, At ii :o5
PM for HAITI and and SANTA M Ar per S,
PLATA COUNTRIES direct per SIS. Dulwich from
Mails fcl NEwFoUNDI.AND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily.
except Sunday, d. II NJ. and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUEI.ON. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s15
Mails for MEXIco overland close here daily at
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
| sundays: Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami Fla Mondays Tuesdays and Sat
Nails for costa KlcA, BELIZE, PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer close here daily at 1000
PM the connecting closes for which being Sun
for BELIZE, PUERTo CoRTEz and GUATE,
''''''-,' TRANsPACIFIc MAILS
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
lice from San Francisco. close here daily at 635
PM. up TO August .6 ID;
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Tacoma
from Tacoma close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to
August RI fdi
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial Mails,. dis.
patched the sam as that for China ard Japan.
PHILIPPINE II-ANDS military MaiD. dis
patched to San Francisco. Cal. at all closes for
that Office to connect government transports, the
saiings Of which irregular.
Mails for AUSTRALIA teXcept those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per Alameda from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to September
!. ld)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Empress
OF China. from Vancouver close here daily at
6:35 T NJ. M to September 8. Id
Mails for HAWAII. per SIS. Australia from San
Francisco close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to
September Is. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. per SIS. Warrimoo
from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35 p M
after September End up to September IS Id
tal Registered malls close at 1000 AM same
day.
10 Registered mails close at 100 PM. same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 900 PM. same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 500 PM preyious
day
90 Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
day.
su1S JOHN MERRITT p,str....