Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-18
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 closngs is ar
overland transit For the week ending October q
the last connecting closes will be made from this
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
peT So Faersf A5 S' FROM pM for EUFoPE
Cherbourg, Southampton and Hamburg.
FRIDAY-Cb, ~ 7:15 PM. for Europe per
fr rRhS a eE sw f25z H1 PT9
S ST. ArSSt, f0RTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT and
At Es Pm BE 4 fdF FRA%P Pfr Swirl "
ERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY. EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per IS La
for other parts of EUROPE must he directed Per
SIS La &c, Gese9gne" &c, At 11o5 PM for METH
Per Per IS ;.r Ma .9 % At I1:o5 PM for
York Letters must be directed Per An
PRINTED MATTER ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter; etc, for GERMANY and specially ad-
dressed printed natter, etc, for other parts of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steam rs 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 are advertised to carry mails
MAILS FOR SOUTH I,fI , MD CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEDNESDAY-(cl At :05 PM for PORTO
RICO, per S.. Ponce from New York via San
TLAGo, CUBA. per Cienfuegos. from New
THURsDAY-Cc> At II 90 PM for NEwForND-
LAND. per SIS: Ccrean, from Philadelphia Oh At
9:15 PM for Brazil. per SIS. Wordsworth from
New York via Pc! 9ambqco BAHIA and Rio Janeiro.
COUNTRIES must he directed Per SIS Words
PUERTO CORTEz and GUATEMALA must be d.
rected Per IS Hanse.
4 O.
COUNTRIES direct per SIS. Newlyn, from New
"a RIGA must be directed Per SIS Alleghany."
tcl At Los PM. for CAPE HAITI, ST MARC
and JEREMIE. per SIS. Alps from New York (cl
At 1t:o5 Pm for HAITI: per SIS Prins F. Hen
Cages and Jacmel. Letters for CURACAO. VEN
EZuELA. BRITISH and DITCH GUIANA must
i1:o5 P NJ for GUADFL0TPE and MART1vIoT7 + F,
via Gnadeloups; BARBADOS and DEMERARA,
sUNDAY At $50 Pm. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston,
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except sunday at 1900 NJ and sundays only
Malls for NuQUELON, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer close here daily at 3:l5
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami. Fla; Mondays, Tuesdays and satur-
days at 1890 AN. ~
=
TEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer, close here daily at 1000
days and TUESDAYS for COSTA RIGA and Mondays
for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUATE-
MALA. tcl
Malls for MEXICO overland unless specially adj
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
f FGGe' close here daily at 1880 AN, and 1000
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII via San
Francisco. close here daily at 635 PM up to DC
Mails 81 for the soc I ANp via sae Fran
cisco. close here daily at 6:35 p NJ up to October
&c inclusive for dispatch by shin City of Papeiti
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII via San
Francisco close here daily at 6:35 ? NJ. up to De-
tober 81, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Hong
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 NJ up to October %. inclusive for dispatch
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
elusive. for dispatch per SIS. Empress of Japan.
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here
dag s at sD per SIS up Rusrs 10 inclusive
Mails for AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES Except
West Australia, which goes via Europe, and Jew
and FIJI ISLANDS. via Vancouver close kere
daily at 6:3s PM after October 81 and up to
November 10, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS commercial main, dis
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
patched to Sen Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect government transports. the sail
ings of which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 AN. same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 500 PM same
Ia Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
(p Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
oc14 JOHN MERRITT postmaster