The times., 1899-01-06
posToFrIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. D. G., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily and the schedule OF closinSs is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninteIrupted
overland transit. For the week ending January
I, the last Connecting closes viii be mace from
this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAy-Cb, At OILS n. M. for FRANCE. SWIFT
ZERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PoRrUaA-. TUX
KEY, EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA, per s.
s. La Gascogne,. from New York: via haSTe.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed "Per La Gascogne' :.
rect. per s. 5. Maasdam from New YORK, wa
Rotterdam; Letters must be directed fer
Maasdam."
(c) At Hos p. m. for EUROPE, per :. $.
Aiirania,' from New York. via Queenstown-
(c) At Hos p. m, Tor NORWAY direct,
per s. 9. Hekla. from New York. Letters
must be directed per Hekla.'
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Germap steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter etc. for Germany, and specially address
cd Printed Matter. etc, for other parts OF Eu-
ROPE
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 mail.
Mails for south and Central Amer
len, West indies Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At II:05 D. M, for BERMUDA. per
5. 5. Trinidad, from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANIILA, CARTHAGENA. and
GREYTowN. per $. $. AIene, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
'Pcr kene"
tc) At Hos p. M. for GRENADA. TRIM
DAD, and TOBACCO, per s. s. lrrawaddy, from
New York.
(c) At I1.G5 p M for cAMPECHE, CHA
PAS. TABASCO AND YUCATAN, per s. s
Karthago. from New York, via Progreso
Mails for other MEXICAN STATES must be
directed per Karthago.'
SUNDAY--(d) At $50 a. M for NASSAU. N. p,
per steamer from Miami, Fla.
(d) At 1000 p. M, for COSTA RIGA, per
steamer from New Orleans.
I'D At 1900 M. for ST PIERRE-hfQtiE-
Ion. per steamer from Hali'aT.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax,
and thence vim steamer, close here daily, except
Sunday, at 200 M, ard on Sundays only at II; 80
Mails al 70 for NIQUELoN, by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5 p
Maiis for CIrBA fexcept those for the PROV
INCE OF SANTIAGO, which win he forwarded to
connect steamers sailing from New YORK;, close
here daily at p. m; for forwarding by steamers
sailing from PORT Tampa. Florida, Mondays
Thursdays and Saturdays I'D
Mails for MEXICO, oYelard close here daily
at T:05 a m. I'D
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII. per
S. s. China, from San Francisco, close here daily
at G:35 y. M. up to January l. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $. S. Vic
| toria from Tacoma, close here daily at G:3J p.
M. up TO January 2. Id
Mails for HAWAII. per s.. 5. Australia. from
san Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up
| to January D. td)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. 5. Yama-
guchi Maru. from Seattle. close here daily at
| 6:35 D. m; close here daily up to January 5. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
| NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS
per $ $. warimoo. from San Francisco, close here
! daily at Gas u. m, up to January o. Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for IVES,
| Australia which are forwarded via ElIropel, NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
close here daily at G:35 D m, after January D td)
! Mails for CHINA. JAPAN AND HAWAII, pei
| s ) Dorie, from San Francisco. close here daily
at G:S5 p M, up TO Jshaary IL. (d)
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $. Ia
coma, from Tacoma. close here daily at G:35 p
| m, up 10 January H. td)
Mails for CHINA AID JAPAN, per s.. 5. En-
press Of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m. up to January %. Id
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Citl
Of Papeiti. from San Francisco. close here DAILY
| al 6:35 p m. up 10 January 25 Id
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. nj. SAINT
d, Registered mails close at p. m. SAM
5) Registered mails close at p. m. sam
Id Registered mails. close at p. m previou
JAMES p. wILLErT,
Postmaster.