The times., 1899-08-30
posToFFIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. D. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule of eIoSings is
ranged on the presumption Of their uninter-
rupted overland transit. For the week ending
September the last connecting closes viii be
made from this Office as follows:
FRIDAY-(b) At 9;l5 p m fer FRANCE,
SWITZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA. per
8 >. La TouFsine', from New York. via Havre..
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed per 5 La Tcuraine."
(c) At II :05 p. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. S. Werkendam, from New YORK.
via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
''Per $. $ Werkendam.'
te) At n.f0 p. m for SCOTLAND direct.
per 5. = Ethiopia, from New York Letters
must be directed Per 8. $. Ethiopia"
tc) At lf:05 p. m. for NORWAY direct, per
$ Island. from New York. Letters must
be directed ''Per 5. 5. Island =
(c) At HOS p. N. for EUROPE, per = s.
EtruriaT from New York, via Queenstown.
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY. and specially ad-
ROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing nom
New York on Wednesdays German steamers from
New York on Thursdays. and cunard and French
and German steamers from New YORK on SasuT-
days take Printed Matter. etc, for all countries
for which they are advertised to carry nails
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
WEDNESDAY-(dl At $40 a. m for Ia PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per 5. 5 Dulwieh, from
(e) At HOS D. m. for PORTO RICO. uer :
5. Mae, from New York. via San Juan
tc) At Hos p m for NASSAU, y p and
PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO, per $. 3 Santi-
ago. from New York
THURSDAY-(b) At 2;30 p. N. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston,
(c) At 11:G5 p. M for LEEwARD and
WINDWARD ISLANDS and DEMERARA, per
s Madiana from New York.
(c) At Hos p m for JAMAICA, per \ :.
Jason. from New York. Letters must be d.
rected .'Per JASON
FRIDAY-(c) At n;05 p. m. for BERMUDA. per
3 Trinidad. from New York.
(e) At II 20 p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SAYANILLA. CARTHAGENA and
GREYToWN, per 5. 3 Altai, from New YORK.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
'tPer 3. ; Altai.''
(e) At HOS p. m. for HAITI per = :.
0rsnje Nassau, from New York. via Port au
Prince. Letters for CURACOA. VENEZUELA.
TRINIDAD. BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA
must be directed per 5 ). Oranie Nassau
(c) At 1i:0 p. for La PLATA C0US-
TRIES direct, per 5. 5. Honorius, nom New
York
(e9 At IL :O5 D. m. tor NUEvTrAs. GIBARA.
PUERTO PADRE, and B&RAC0A, per :. S.
Olinda from New York.
(e) At Hos p. m for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per 5. 5. orinoeo. from New York.
SUNDAY-(dJ At l2:0O m. for ST. PIERRE-MT-
QUEL0N. per steamer from North sydney
Mails for NEWFOU NDLAND. by rail 10 North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except sunday, at l2:oo m, and on Sundays
Mails Tor MIQUELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer. close here daily at S:l5 p.
Mails for MEXICO overland, close here daily at
m Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays Thursdays, and Fridays at
800 p. m-(D
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 1890 a. MO
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA by rail to New Orleans.
p. m, the connecting closes for which, being
Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Non
days for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and qua
TEAALA-(e}
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europel.
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per 5. 5. Alameda, from san Francisco,
close here daily at 6;S5 P. m, up to September
Ltd
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per 5. : En-
press OF China. from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 p. M. up to September s. I'd
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII, per
5. :. Nippon Maru. from San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:3J p m, up TO September I'D
Nails for HAWAII, per $ 5. Australia. frem
San Francisco, close here daily al 6.S5 p m,
up to September 15-(d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West AustraIiaJ.
HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS,, per 5. $ Warrimoo.
from Vancouver, close here daily at G:S5 D. M,
after September l and up to September Is. (D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Tropie Bird. from San Francisco. close here daily
at 6:35 p. M, up to September 25. (dD
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial lIaiD de-
spatched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military MaiD' de-
spatched 70 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.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p m same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
d. Registered mails close at 600 p m. previous
da
% Registered mails close at l:oO p. m previous
day.
JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster.