The times., 1899-08-02
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

PoSTOFEICE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedule of cosings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland trarsit. For the week ending August )
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Trnns-AtInntic Mails.
wEDNEsDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for AZORES
ISLANDS. per 5. s. Trojan Prince. from New
FRiDAY-Cb) At T:l5 p. M, for EUROPE, per
s. S. Etruria.' from New York. via Queens
town Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
ed per Etruria."
(b) Ats9:l5 p. M, for FRANCE, swTTZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURK
EY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per s. S.
La Touraine.' from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts Of EURC,E must be
directed Per La Tourane."
ic) At Hos p. M, for NETHERLANDS
direct, per S. S. Maasdsm, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Maasdam."
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per 8 $ Norge, from New York Letters
must be DIRECTED ''Per Norge
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays. take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad.
EUROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French
and German steamers from New York on Sltur
days, take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries
Tor which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South md Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-(c) AZ Hos p. M. for NASSAU,
n: p, and PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO,
CUBA, per 5. Santiago. from New York
(c) At Hos p. m, for MEXICO, per $. 5.
Ardandhu. from New York via Tampico.
Letters must be directed .Per Ardandhu.'
THURsDAY-Cb) At 2:So p. m, for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Boston.
(d) At $40 a. m, for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES. per E. s. Kaffr Prince, from New
York.
FRIDAY-Cb) At 7:15 D. m, for BRAZIL and
LA PLATA COUNTRIES. per s. s. Hevelius,
from New York, via Pernambuco. Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed "Per Hevelius"
(el At 1l:O5 p. m, for BERMUDA, per s.
s. Trinidad, from New York.
(e) At HOS p. M, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAvANILLA, CARTHAGENA. and
GREYTOWN, per :. s. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
'Per Altai."
(c) At Los p. m, for HAITI, per 5. 5.
Prins Willem II, from New York. Letters
for CURACAO. VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be d.
rected "Per Prins Willem H.
(c) At II :05 p m, for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct, per s. 5. Orinoco, from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m, for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD, per s. s. Irrawaddy. from New
York.
Cc) At Hos p. m, for PORTO RICO.
via San Juan, VENEZUELA. CURACAO, SAY
ANILLA, and CARTHAGENA, per s. 5.
Caracas, from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m, for BARBADOS direct,
Nd NnRTH ,Lav.1,
from New York.
(c) At :O5 p. m, for NEUvITAS, GIB-
ARA, VITA, PUERTO PADRE, and BARA-
GOA. per 8. 8. olinda, from New York.
SUNDAY-(d) At 1900 M, for ST PIERRE
MIQUELoN. per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily.
except Sunday at 1900, and on Sundays only at
II 80 a. m. (dl
Mails for MiQUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:l5
Mails for MEyICo overland close here daily
at 7:10 a. m. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. and Fridays,
at 300 p. m. %
Via Miami, Fla. MoEiays, Tuesdays, and
Saturdays at 1890 a. m. IL
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
C0RTEZ, and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
Jeans and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1000 p. m, the connecting closes for which,
being sundays and tuesdays, Tor tOSIA RlCA,
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and
GUATEMALA. (c)
Trnns-Pacifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. s. Rio-
jun Maru. from Seattle, close here daily at 6:35
p. m, up to August 3. (d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII, per
$ 3 Gaelic, from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m. up TO August 4. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe)
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. per $. = Moana, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:s5 P. m, up to August
4. I'D
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per :. s. EN-
press OF Jagan, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m. up to August Is. Id
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p. m.
up to August Is I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS. per S. Miowera,
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 p. m.
after August 4. and up to August IS. Id
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Galilee. from San Francisco, close here daily at
G:35 p. m, close here daily up to August 26 Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per =. $. Tacoma,
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up
to August 81. I'D
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Commercial MaiIs)
despatched the that for CHINA and
JAPAN.
PHIIIPPINE ISLANDS, military MaiD, des.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect Government Transports the sail
ings of which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. same
day.
ib) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day. .. ..-
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p. m, same
day. h'
Id Registered mails close at 500 p m.
previous day.
10 Registered mails close at 100 p m.
revious day.
(h) Registered mails close 600 p. m. previous
Saturday.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster
FOR REsT-FLATS.