The evening times., 1899-07-28
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. C. PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarued 10 the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption oi their uninterrupted
oveland transit For the week ending July %.
the last connecting closes Will be made from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. m for EUROPE, per
6. S. Lucania,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected per Lucania.''
(b) At 7:l5 ,p IN. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per S.
S. La Gascogne,- from New York via Hayre-
Letters for ether parts of Europe must be
directed '-Per Ii Gascogne-'
(c) At Hos p. IN. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per S. $ Statendain, from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Statcndam.
fcl Al HOS p. m for SCOTLAND direct,
per s s. Ethiopia, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed per Ethiopia
(cl At II G5 p M. for AZORES ISLANDS,
per s. 8. Peninsglar. from New York.
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter. etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad
dressed printed matter, etc., for other part 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 Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for ali countries for
which they advertised TO carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At ll:05 p. m. for NEwFoUND-
LAND direct, per 5. 5. Silvia, from New
York
(c) At HOS p m. for FORTUNE ISL
THAGENA. per s. $. Allegheny, from NV
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be
directed Per Alleghany''
(c) At u:05 p. m. for HAITI AND SAN
TIA MARTHA per Alps, from New YORK
Mails FOR NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail TO North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at Il m, and on Sundays only at
IL 80 4. m I'D
Mails for MQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:I5
Mails for MEyICo overland close here daily
at 7:I0 4. m. cd
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Via M;ami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urtays at l0:39 a. m. 6)
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
CoRTEZ AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans and thence via steamer. close here daily
at 10 p. m, the connecting closes for which
being Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ
AND GUATEMALA. (e)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which are forwarded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL.
ANDS per 5. S. Moana, from San Francisco clos,
here daily at 6:S5 p m. up TO August T. (so
Mails for HAWAII, per $. Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 D. m.
up to August Is. (d
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, per $ : Mo-
wera. from Vancouver, close here daily at e:s5
n. m. after August and up 10 August IS f,,l
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. 5 Vic.
toria. from Tacoma, close here daily at G:S5 d.
m ,p to August 81. (d)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial NALL des-
matched the same as that for CHINA AND IA
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS tmilitary main des
PATCHED - San Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect Government Transports the
sailings of which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close OF 1000 T. m same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at Loo p m same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m same
day.
(dD Registered mails close at 600 D. M pre-
yious day.
u Registered mails close at 100 p. M pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster