The evening times., 1899-09-08
PosTOFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, d. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
saiiing daily, and the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending September
y the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRlDAY-tb) Al 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, per
S. s. Campania,' from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY.
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
directed Per s. S. Campania.'
tbl At 7:l5 p. m. for FRANCE, SWTFZER-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per s. 5.
La Champagne from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
fected Per $. S. La Champagne. :.
(c) At Hos p. IN. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per 9. s. staatendam. from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
Per S. S. Staatendam-"
20 At HOS p. IN. for ITALY, per $. S.
Ems, from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed per s. s. Ems"
to AT Hos p. IN. for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. s. City of Rome, from New York.
Letters must be directed per s. s. City OF
PRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
saiilng from New York 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 Thursdays and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
FRlDAf-(c At 1l:05 p. for NEWFoUND-
LAND direct, per s. Silvia
tc) At II :05 p. IN. for TURKS ISLAND
AND SAN DOMINGO per :. s. Carib, from
New York
(c) At II % p IN. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SAFANlLLA, AND CARTHAGE.
NA, per :. 5. Adirondack, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per 5. 5. Adirondack
tc) At IL :05 p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA. per 5. 5. Andes. from New York
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday al y m, and on SUNDAYS only at
II 80 a. III. I'D
Mails for MouELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence VIA steamer, close here daily at S:15 p.
III. (a)
Mails fol, ,MEXICo overland close here daily at
f:l0 III. td)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
at p. m %
Via Miami Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays 1t l0:S0 a. IN. ID
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. Puerto
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.Pacifc Mails,
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per $. :. En-.
press of India, from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:35 p. up to October 8. Id
Nails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII. DER
s. 5. City of Rio Janeiro. from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to September
II. Id
Mails for HAWAII, per $. g. Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 n m
up TO September H. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES fexcopt
West Australia. which goes via Europe, and New
Zealand, which goes via San Francsco) HAWAII
AND FIJI ISLANDS, per g $. Warrimoo. from
Vancouver, close here daily at 6:S5 D. m up to
September 10. I'D
Tropic Bird. from San Francisco. close here daIy
at 6:35 D. m. up to September 25 Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australial
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI. AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS per $ s. Mariposa, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:a5 p. M after September
I5 and up to September 30. Id
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD do
patched hte that for CHINA AND IA
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military main de-
patched from 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.
ib) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p m same
| day.
(d) Registered mails close at GOO .. NJ pre-
yious day.
% Registered mails close at LOO p. m. pre-
| vious day.
JOHN :. MERRITT, Postmaster.