The times., 1899-09-20
PosToFFIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, d. c., POSTOFFiCE NOTICE.
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the weeking ending Septem-
Der % the last connecting closes will he made
from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNESDAY-C0 At 9:15 D. m for EUROPE,
per $ :. Fuerst Bismarck from New York
via Cherbougg, Southampton. and Hamburg
Oh At T:15 p. N. fer AZORES ISLANDS,
per s :. Tartar Prince, from New York
FRIDAY-(b) At T:I5 o. m for EUROPE per 8
5. Lucania,+ from New York via Queenstown
Letters FOR FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, TIA
LY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT.
AND BRITISH INDIA must be directed per
g. S. Lucania.''
(b) At 7:I5 p. M for FRANCE, SwITZER-
LAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA, per 5
:. La Bretagne,t from New York via Havre-
Letters fer other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed per :. 2 La Bretagne.'
(e) At i:05 p m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 8 5 Spaarndam, from New York via
Rotterdam Letters must be directed Per
s. 5. Spaarndam."
(c) At Hos p. m for ITALY, per $. 5.
AIler. from New York via Naples.
(c) At HOS p. m for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. Furnessia, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed .'Per g. = Furnessia.
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take 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 Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and i,uRaTd, French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter, etc. for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
wEDNEsDAY-(e) At n:05 p. m for HAITI
per :. Prins Wihelm III, from New York
via Port au Prince Letters for CURACAO,
VENEZUELA TRINIDAD, BRITISH AND
DUTCH GUIANA must be directed per 5. 5.
Prins Wilhelm III
(c) At Hos p. m. for PROVINCE or SAN
TfAGo, CUBA, per g. s. Cieaiuegos, from
New York
THURSDAY-Cb) At 2:3O D. m for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston
(c) At Hos p. m. for CAPE GRACIAS.
per 5 5. Themis, from New York. Letters
for BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ AND qua
TENALA must be directed per 5. $ The
FRIDAY-C) AT 11:O5 p. m. for HAITI AND
SANTA MARTHA, per 5. s. Alps, from New
York.
AND, JAMAICA. SAyANILLA, AND CAR
THAGENA, per s s Allegheny, from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected per Alleghany.''
S. Trinidad. from New York
(e) At 1l:05 p. for PORTO RICO. via
San juan; also VENEZUELA, CURACAO,
SAyANILLA AND CARTHAGENA, via Cura-
Gao, per $. s. Philadelphia, from New York
(e) At lI:05 p. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per 5. S. Silvia, from New York
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, b. rail 10 North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only at
IL 80 a. III. Cd
Mails for uQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S.15 p.
Mails for MExICo overland close here daily
at 7:l0 a. m. I'D
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
at p. IN. %
Via Miami, Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 1880 a m %
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
CORTEZ AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans 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)
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII via
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m up
TO September a. Inclusive, for despatch per 5. 5
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS via san Fran
cisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. up TO Sep
tember %, inclusive, for despatch by ship TTopic
Bird.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Anztralia).
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 p. up TO September 20, inclusive, for de-
patch per S. 5. Slariposa.
Mails for CHINA AND JPAN, via Vancouver,
close here daily at 6:S5 P. up TO October 3.
inclusive for despatch per s. : Empress OF India.
Mails for HAWAII via San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 p. M up to October lS, inclusive.
for despatch per S. s. Australia.
Mails for AUSTRALIAN COLONIES Except
West Australia, which goes via Europe and New
Zealand, which goes via San Franciscol IA
WANII AND FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver, close
here daily at 6:35 p. after September 30 and
up to October IS, inclusive, for despatch per
s. s. Aorangi.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD dis
patched the same as that for CHINA AND JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Military MaiD dis
patched TO san Francisco, at all closes for that
Office TO connect Government Transports the sail
inRs OF which are irregular
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
jb) Registered mails close at 100 p. NJ same
day.
ie) Registered mails close at 600 p. N. zlme
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vieus day.
d Registered mails close at 100 p. m pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.