The times., 1899-08-18
posToFFIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. d. c., POSToFFICE NOTICE,
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the port OF
saiiing daily, and the schedule OF closings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August 10
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
~ Transatlantic Mails.
fkiDA9I(Sl Dsa, AT 9:l5 p: m. for FRANCE. swift
TURKEY, EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA, per
9 s. La Bretasne,s from New York via
Hayre. Letters FOR other parts of EUROPE
must be directed .'Per La Bretagne.''
,tc At l1:Q5 p. IN, for NETHERLANDS de
rect, per 8. s. Rotterdam. from New York via
rotterdam Letters must be directed Per
Rotterdam"
(c) At 11:05 D. m, for SCOTLAND direct
per S. s. Furnessia, from New York via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed ..Per Fur
nessia."
30 At IL ?: m for EUROPE. per S b
omoria, from New York via Queenstown
fc) AT 11:Q5 p. m, for NORWAY direct.
per s. s. Hekla, from New York. Letters
must be directed "Per Hekla"
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 Fork on Thursdays, and Cunard. French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, fer all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer-
ica, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At HOS p. M, for NEwFoUND.
LAND, Per s 5. Carthaginian, from Philadel-
phia
Id At 9:15.a m. for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES, per $. s. Maniea from New York.
pz1e) AT l:o5sp- M, for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per S. Orinoco, from New York.
(c) At l1:85 p. m. for BERMUDA, per g.
Trinidad. from New York
(c) At II :o5 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAVANILLA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYToWN, per S. s. Aene, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Aiene."
f. scl lcl AT Il :o5 p m. for BRAZIL direct. per
s. Button from New York, via Pernam-
i buco. Bahia and Rio de ,Ianeiro. Letters for
NORTH BRAZIL and LA PLATA COUNTRIES
must be directed ''per Buffon.''
(c) At :O5 p. m. for HAITI. per s. s.
Prins Willem ". from New York. via port
au Prince. Letters for CURACAO, vESE-
ZUELA, TRINIDAD, BRITISH and DUTCH
GUIANA must be directed per Prins Willen
Iy.s'7 0as ya2i
(c) At IL :05 p. m for NEUvITAs, GIBARA.
VITA, and BARACoA, per S 5. Ella, from
New York
sUNDAY-fd) At 12 m, for ST. PIERRE-aIoUE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday, at IL m, and on Sundays only al
1870 a. IN. I'D
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at BIS D.
Mails for MEXICO overland, close here daily at
7:I0 a.. m Cd
CUBA mails close here, via Port Tampa, Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. and Fridays, at
y. m. ID
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat.
urdays a. lO:SO a.. m. %
sIails TO. COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PIERTO
CoRTEZ, and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
leans, and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10 p M, the connecting closes for which be-
ing Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and
MONDAYS for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ, and
GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-PaciHc Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per :.
s. China, from San Francisco, close here daily al
6:85 D. m. up TO August 90 I'd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Cali
lee. from San Francisco, clcse here daily at G:35
D. M up to August 25 (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per $. s. Tacoma.
from Tacoma close here daily at 635 p. m up
TO August 81 Cd
Australia, which forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL,
ANDS. per $. Alameda, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, after August Is
and up to September 1. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 5. s. En-
press OF China, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6.35 p. m. up to September s. (d)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD des-
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Ciiltary Mail), des.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
office, to connect Government transports the sail
ings OF which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
Cb) Registered mails close at 1:0o p. m, same
day.
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p M, same
day
{dl Registered mails close at GOO p m previous
day
day
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.