The evening times., 1899-09-21
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

NOIICE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., P0STOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
sailing daily, and the schedule of cosings is
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the weeking ending Septem-
Der % the last connecting closes will be made
from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, per S.
s. Lucania,' from New York via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, TIA
LY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY. EGYPT,
AND BRITISH INDIA must be directed per
8. S. Lucania."
(b) At 7:l5 p m for FRANCE, SwITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per s.
9. La Bretagne,' from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed ''Per s. s. La Bretagne-"
(c) At IL :05 p m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per S. S. Spaarndam from New York via
Rotterdam Letters must be directed ''Per
8. g. Spaarndam'
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY, per s. 9.
Aller, from New York via Naples
(c) At II :o5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per S. S. Furnessia, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed 'Per s. g. Furnessia."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
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 on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
THURsDAY-(b) At 2:3o p. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At n:05 p m. for CAPE GRACIAS,
6. & Lott
for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ AND qua
TEMALA mus, be directed "Per S. s. The
mis-
(c) At Hos p m. for JAMAICA, per s. T.
Usk, from New York.
FRIDAY-(c) At 1:05 p. m. for HAITI AND
SANTA MARTHA, per s. s. Alps from New
York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, sAvANILLA, AND CAR
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected "Per Aileghany.'
(c) At Hos p m for BERMUDA per g.
8. Trinidad, from New York.
(c) At LOS p m; for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan; also Sn vENEzuELA. V I5;I CURACAO.
Gao, per s. $. Philadelphia, from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for NEwFOUNDLAND,
per s. S. Silvia, from New York.
(c) At Hos p m. for ST. KITS AND
DEMERARA, per 5. S. Uller, 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
Mails for or MIoUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at SIS p.
m. (a)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
at p. m. 20
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat-
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. (c)
Trans-Paciac Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII via
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 D. m up
to SEPTEMBER "a, inclusive, for despatch per s. s.
Coptic
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS via San Fran
cisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p. m. up to Sep
tember rs, inclusive, for despatch by ship Tropic
Bird.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, Fin, AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at
635 p. m. up to September 20, inclusive, for de-
patch per s. 8. Mariposa.
Mails for CHINA AND JPAN, via Vancouver,
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to October 8,
inclusive, for despatch per Empress of India.
Nails for HAWAII via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 p. m. up to October Is, inclusive,
for despatch per g. 9. Australia.
Nails for AUSTRALIAN COLONIES Except
West Australia, which goes via Europe and New
Zealand, which goes via San Franciseo) HA-
WANII AND FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver, close
here daily at 6:S5 p. after September 20 and
up to October Is, inclusive, for despatch per
s. s. Aorangi
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD, dis
patched the same as that for CHINA AND JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Military MaiD, dis
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.
lb) Registered mails close at 100 p. M same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
i0 Registered mails close at 500 p. m. pre-
vious day.
q Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster
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