The evening times., 1899-12-07
THE EVENING TIMES WASHINGTON THURSDAY DECEMBER
eosToEFIcE NOTICE.


/ eosroERscE NOTICE..
WASHINGTON. D. C. posToFFIcE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur At
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings Is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupt-
ed overland transit For the week ending De.
cember 0. the last connecting closes will Be
made from this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIpAY-(b) At 7:15 p, M for EUROPE, per 8
Umbria. from New York, via Queenstpwn.
direct @ At Os % for Sa ssM aS1
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
| Per 8. S. Koterdam.'
| Auguste Victoria, from New York, via Ma
/ pies Letters must be directed 'Per 5. s.
1 Anguste Victoria
@ At Illus 2. m; for SCOTLAND. per 5
q. Tanui, from New York via Glasgow. Let
tiers must be directed "Per s. s. Tanui.''
| ~tPhiNrED MATTER, ETC-tserInan steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take Printed
Ma trr. etc.. for GERMANY and specially ad-
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sainlins
from New York Wednesdays. German steam
ers ttom 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 advertised to carry
mails
Mails for South and Central America,
| West Indies. Etc.
THURSDAY-tcl At Hos p. IN. for JAMAICA.
per S. s.. origen, from New York Letters
must be directed Per s. s. Origen.''
tO At 6:s0 a.. m. for PROGRESO, per S. s.
Tordenskiold, irum New York.
FRIDAY-lel At Hos p. IN. for ST. THOMAS.
ST: CRoIx, LEEwARD and wIyDwARD
ISLANDS, per p s $ Pretoria, from New York.
De directed Per s. 9. Pretoria" ="
tct Al lI:o5 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLANDS.
! JAMAICA, sAVANILLA. CARTHAGENA. and
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per e. AIene."
te) AT Hos p. m. for BRAZIL direct. per
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL and LA PLATA
COUNTRIES must be directed per Ragusa'
tcl At no p, m. for PORTO RICO. per S.
Arkadia. from New York. via San Juan.
le) At Hos p. m. for NUEviTAS CIBARA,
PUERTO PADRE, and BARACAO, per = s.
Lauenburg, from New York.
Icl At lI:o5 p. m for TURKS ISLAND and
from New York.
(c) At He's p. m for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD. per 5. s. Grenada. from New York.
SUNDAf-th) At l2 m for ST PfElsRE- MfQUE-
LON per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail 10 North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
1850 !. m Id (h1
Mails for MIQUELoN by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:l5 p.
CUBA MAILS close here via Por; Tampa. Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
p. m. %
Via Miami. fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat.
urdsys at iO;So a. m ~
Nails for MEXICO. overland. unless specially
addressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at 1880 a. m. and
10 p. m. Ck)
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CoRrEZ. and GUATEMALA by rail TO New O.-
leans, and thence via steamer. clos. here daily at
1000 p. m. the connecting closes Tor which be-
ing Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA. and
Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz, and
GUATEMALA (c)
Trans-PRciAc Mails.
Nails for CHINA JAPAN. and HAWAII. via
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 D. M
up to December S, inclusive, for despatch per q
s. Co2tc. iUb
Mails for HAWAII. via san Francisco. close
here daily at e:s5 p. m, up 10 December 9. in
elusive. tor despatch, per s. =. Australia o)
Mzils for AUsTRALAsIAN COLONIES Except
West Australia, which goes via Europe. aud New
Zealand. which goes via San Francisco), HAWAII.
and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver. close here
daily at 6:s5 p. m. mp 10 December Q, inclusive,
for despatch per - s. Wsrrimoo. (o)
Nails for CHINA. JAPAN. and HAWAII, via
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. M. up
10 December ID, inclusive, for despatch per $ $
American MART to)
Mails for AUSTRALIA (encept West Australis).
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via san Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 p. m., after December 9. and up TO Decer,-
Der ., inclusive, for despatch per :. s. Mari
posa- (o)
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS via San Franrisco.
close here daily at G:35 p. m, up to December
96 inclusive, for despatch by ship Trnpic Bird (o)
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN. via yaneouvc-
close here daily st d:35 p M. mp TO December
%. inclusive, for despstch per :. 5. Empress Of
India (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaD de-
spatebed the same that for CHINA and IA
PAN ..--.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS eIilitsry NaiD de-
spatched to san Francisco. at all closes for that
oice to with Government Transports
the sailinzs of which irregular.
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
Ch) Registered mails clcsc at LOO p m. same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at s p m same
day
tdl Registered mails close at 5 =. m same
day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p m. previous
day.
th) Registered mails close at 1900 p. m prcgious
day.
(k) Registered mails close at 500 p. m, previous
day.
(ol Registered mails close at 500 p m previous
day.
JOHN T. MERRITT. Postmaster