Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-26
FOKEIGN POSTAL SERVICE

FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE
| WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
should be read daily. changes may occur a,
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. ard the schedule Of closfngs is
ranged on the presun ption of their uninterrupted
- the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as follows:
TuEsDAY.tc, At 9:15 Pm. for EUROPE. per
IS; st Paul. from New York, via Southampton.
St Paul" &c, At HOS Pm. for EUROPE. per
SIS Al Te1 taI from New York via Queenstown.
New York Via u Antwer per Let
tiers must n Be directed Per SIS: westerulaud {c)
for SSSOII.ANp, per SIS. Ethiopia, from New York
sW WIEED2N SES Ak A. s:ls Pm for FRANCE,
TMRkY EYpr i Ia SPAIN PoKTUGAL
La Bretagne' from New York, via Havre. Letters
for other parts Of EUROPE must be directed per
York, via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
FRIDAY-1el At ll;o5 PM for NETHERLANDS
direct direct per S. Maasdam from New York. via Rot
Werrn, from New York, via Naples Letters RS must lust
for tr at Na S5 Is,s
sia queenstown fcj At II :0o Pm for SCOTLAND
uiirtt, pr aIrHOf1a. from New York, vie
gov; Letters must De directed Per Anchoria.
In. .phiNIED NATTER ETC.-German steamers
etc for anS s fssf Pyned
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
American anu White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
S New York on Thursdays and Cgnard French and
With !h sga are so sdysFtissd 70 mails
WEST INDIES, ETC.
TuEsDAY-th, At 2:ao PM. for JAMAICA per
from Philadelphia Hs for &c, At At
m:os Pm Pm, for BERMUDA. per S.. Trinidad from
AMERIcA Except Costa Rica) and SOUTH PA.
CifiC PORTS: per SIS. Advance: from New York.
recsed "Per ssAdvanee" &c, At Il o an e for a,
pokfo RICO per u. S. transport. from New
PEcE oHIAfAs TABAsco and mo ynGA f, SA aar
ss. ffgfancia. from New York. via Progreso. Let
s st 0Asd ass Of M x qs be SI Sts
sAt. NJ per SIS AntlIia. from New York. fc)
New YORK, via Tampico. Letters must be directed
wEDNEsDAY-tc. At II :o5 PM for PROVINCE,
New ny York ID, At $50 am for La Plata CoUN-
Ti THS e at5eet per S. Aggi from New York
!cl AT ,11:o6 PM for JAMAICA per SIS ~ orisen r
from o! New York Letters must be directed per
FRIDAYm(c, At HOS PM for LA PLATA
York 5 cs PEI M for MTsas 'Ts Ny
JAMAICA. sAvANIILA and CARTHAGESA. per
cA must G be- directed Per Ss,r9 9or
dss from M At Ya1k fH 4 fo5 HATH
ISLAND and SAN DoMINGo. per SIS. NJ New H Yort'
from - New York
NORTHERN BRAZIL. per SIS oearance from S a"a
York H. via Para a, and Mansos
sydney apd thence Via steamer e rail be to Ss
except Sunday. at 1900 NJ. and Sundays only
Malls for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily 3:15
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla
Sundays. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
days va at io:so An '"'4'' tuesdays and satur
Mails for MExICo overland unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York. close here daily at 1920 AN. and 1000
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO COR
TEE and GU ATEMALA, by rail to New orleans
and thence via steamer, close here daily at 1000
days aud Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and MONDAYS eIa,
for BELIZE, PUERTO coRrEz and GUATEs
TRANsPACIFIC NAILS
Malls for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, via San Fran
her 2s. inclusive. for dispatch by ship Tropic
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
Registered mall must be directed VIA vancou.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
lSLANDst, via Seattle, close here daily at 6:35
PM. up 10 December 27. inclusive. for dispatch
per SIS: Idzumi Maru. Registered mail must be
Mails for CHINA'. JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS,. via Tacoma. close here daily at q "a
Pm. up to December 30. inclusive for djspatcb
per SIS. City OF London. to
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
which goes via Europe, and New Zealand. which
goes via San Francisco. HAWAII and FIJI ISL
ANDS, via Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35
Pm. up to December 80. inclusive, for dispatch
N Mails for cH ff JAPAN, HAWAII and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here
daily at 8:35 PM. up to January l. inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Gaelic. te)
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco close here
daily at s:s5 NJ up n January s. inclusive. for
Mails for AUsTKALfA except Yves. Aus.ralia,.
NEW ZEALANn,1SHAwAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS via Sap Frapctsco. close here daily at
S:35 PM after December 80 and up 10 January
:Maiis for COCHIN China are ' forwarded Sg to
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mall. dis
patched to San Eyaneisco at all closes for that Of
nee, to connect With government transports the
saIlings OF wnichIare irregular.
(b) Registered apaiis1 at Loo PM same
icl Registered walls Eelose at 500 PM. same
day. III To
Ia Registered mails 7elose at $500 AM. same
% Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
(h) Registered mails close at 1900 P M previous
q, Registered nails stose at 500 PM previous
10, Registered halls close at 600 PM previous
de23 JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.