Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D; G., POST OFFICE NOTICE
shouli be read daily. as changes may at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
overland transit For the week ending DecenIher
% the last connecting closes will be made from
-. TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FR E,,A,ai. At 40 PM for EUROPE, per
At l:O5 Pm for NETHERLANDs direct per s vs.
Staatendam. from New York, via Rotterdam Let
A. l1;o5 Pm. for SCOTLAND direct, per SIS
Ethiopia P from New York via Glasgow. Letters
pm for NORWAY direct. per SIS Island from ON
New York. via Christania. Letters must be d.
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New YORK on Tuesdays take printed
dressed printed matter, etc. for other parts of
New York IN Thursdays and Cunard, French and
take printed matter. etc. for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
MAILS FOR s %EEH l MP sE ET6 AMERICA
S1 FRi n9nfy At At 14S PM for ST. THOMAS
ANDs and DEMERARA. per SIS Tontabeiie. from
Ss SEN IoTk " &c, , At 1l;SS PM tor FoRTySE ISL;
and GREYTowN per SIS AItaI from New YoFk
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per
SIS Ai,ai to- al, At ii;s5 Pm for PoRTo RICO
SAVANlLLA and cARTHAGENA, via Cura Gao
rss IRAkK &c 4 PM ns fsE NgE
pAnRE, per So oIin'a. from New York &c, At
II 90 p NJ for BRAzII per SIS Liyorno from New
for NORTH brazil and La PLATA COUNTRIES
for TURKS ISLAND and HAITI. per SIS Adler.
sI-T1,AY-m, At roo NJ. Tor ST; PIERRE Nj.
Mails for NEWFoUNDLAND, by rail to North
except Sunday, at 200 M. and on Sundays only
at 1880 A. M tfl (hl
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:15
CUBA NAILS clos. here via Port Tampa Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami, Fla: Mondays, Tuesdays and satur-
Malls for MEXICO overland unless specially adj.
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
f fGsf c sl's' here daily at 1880 AM and 1000
Malls for costa RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
CORTEZ and GUATEMALA by rail to New Or
leans and thence via steamer close here daily at
ra the sSnnse tim eSses for which being
days for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz and GUATE-
.- TRANspACIFIC MAILS
islands,. via Tacoma; close here daily at e:s5
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
per SIS Idzum. Maru:, Registered mails must be
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:s6 PM, up to December %. inclusive. for dis
Mails for GINA, JAPAN and PHILIPPINE,
| ISLANDS,, via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:85 PM Up TO December "a. inclusive, for dis
patch per SIS, Algoa. Letters must be directed
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
Der 20, inclusive. for dispatch by ship Tropic
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
close here daily at e;3s Pm. up to December 20,
Registered mail must be directed Via vancou-
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe, and New Zealand which
ANDS via Vancouver. close here daily at Gas
PM. up to December 30. inclusive, for dispatch
~ Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. HAWAII and PHI.
IPPINE ISLANDS,. via San Francisco. close here
daily at 1886 PM. up to January L. inclusive for
dispatch per SIS: Gaelic. to}
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 PM. up to January 5. Inclusive for
dispstch per ss. Australia 10, 49,
mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded TO
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mail dIs.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that Of.
hce. to connect with government transports the
| saiIings of which irregular "
III Registered malls close at 100 PM Same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 500 PM. same
| Id Registered mails close at 500 AM. same
10 Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
(h} Registered mails close at 1900 PM previous
| (A Registered mails close at 500 Pm. prev,ous
(o Registered mails close at 600 PM. preyiou,
| dele JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster