The times., 1899-08-24
posToFFIoE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSTOFFlCE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time. t454nft.at,.,
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closing is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending August 70
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
s.. s, Lucania, from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected s.Per s. 5. Lucania."
(b) At 7:15 p. m. for FRANCE, SWlTZER-
LAND ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA, per s.
La Normandie,- from New York via Havre-
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed per s. $. La Normandie."
(e) At II :05 p M for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per g. 8 Amsterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
:. s., s Amsterdam.,tA. -
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from Mex York on Tuesdays taken printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad.
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts OF
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York Thursiiays. and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
Mails for south md Central Amer
lea. West Indies, Etc.
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:S0 D. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(d) At 6:20 q. nj. for LA PLATA C0UN-
TRIES direct, per g s. Etona.
(c) At II :05 p. IN. for BRAZIL direct, per
8. s. Dalecarlia. from New York via Pernam-
buco and Santos Letters for NORTH BRA
I'll must be directed per S. s. Dalecaria." !"
FRlDAY-(d) At 6:20 a. m. for NORTH BRAZIL.
per s. 8. Hilary, from New York via Para and
Manaos
fc) AT Hos p. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct, per 5. $. Silvia, from New York
(c) At HOS p. m for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, sAVANILLA AND CARTHA-
SsENA, per 5. S. tiieghany from New YORK
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per s. S. Allegheny"
(o) At 1l:o5 p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per s. Alps. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for LA PLATA COIN-
TRIES direct, per 5. s. Dulwieh, from New
York.
Mails for NEwFoUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer close here daily
except. Sunday at 12 m, and on SUNDAYS only at
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5 p.
IN. (a)
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily
at I:f0 a. m. (d)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
8 p. m. VI
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays and Satur.
days at 1890 a. III. ~
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
C0RTEZ AND GUATEMALA by rail 10 New Or.
leans 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 the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shin
Galilee, from San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 p. M ND TO August 90. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per e : Ta-
coma, from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 D.
M up 10 August 81. {de
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial mails) des-
patched the same as that for China and Japan
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (miiitary maiD des-
patched to San Francisco. Cal, at all closes for
that office, to connect Government transports, the
sailings of which are irregular.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per, q s. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to September
J.. I'D s-.p @
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $. $. En-.
press of China, from Vancouver close here daily
at s:s5 p. m. up to September 5. Cd
Mails for. HAWAII, per s. Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 D. m. up
to September 15~ .(d) s
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS per s. $ Warri.
moo. from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:S5 p.
m. after September / and up TO September Il 6d1
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day t..4.-.-41 .54tsH--.
fb) Registered mails close at loo D. m. same
5c) Registered mails close at GOO p. IN. same
day.
Cd Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster