The times., 1899-09-01
PosToFFECE 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 closings is
ranged the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland transit. For the week ending
September the last connecting closes Will be
made from this Office as follows:
Trnns-Atlantic Mails.
FRlDAY-(b) At 9:15 p. m. fer FRANCE,
SWITZERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH ISDIA per
s :. La Touraine', from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed Per 5. s. La Touraine.
(c) At II :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per S. S. Werkendam from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per 5. 5. Werkendam" j."
(c) At 1l:05 p. m for SCOTLAND direct.
per s. 5. Ethiopia from New York. Letters
must be directed per 5. 5. Ethiopia"
(c) At IL: p. M: for NORWAY direct, per
9. S. Island, from New York. Letters must
be directed ''Per 5. s. Island"
(e) At Hos p m. for EUROPE. per 5. >
EtrIria.. from New York, via Queenstown
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gerrnan steamers
Matter. etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter for other parts OF EU-
ROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York Thursdays. and Cunard and French
and German steamers from New York on Satur-
days, take Printed Matter. etc, for all countries
for which they advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(e) At Hos p. m. for BERMUDA, per
s. 5. Trinidad, from New York
(c) At II :05 p for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA- CARTHAGENA and
GREYTOWN, per 5 = Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per :. g Altai''
(c) At Il:O5 p. m. for HAITI. per s. s.
Oranie Nassau, from New York. via Port au
Prince. Letters for CURACOA, VENEZUELA.
TRINIDAD, BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA
must be directed 'Per 5. = Oranje Nassau"
(c) At 1:05 p. n for La PLATA COUN-
TRIES direct, per 5. $ Honorius, from New
York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for NUEvTTAs, CIBARA,
PUERTO PADRE and BARAC0A, per s. $.
Olinda. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. ier NEWFOUNDLAND,
per 5. S. orinoeo, from New York.
SUNDAY-tt) At POO m for ST PIERRE MI
QUELoN, per steamer from North sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday, at 200 m, and on sundays
only, at IL 30 4 m I'D
Mails for MIQuELoN, by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 p.
m.(aJ
Mails for MEXICO overland. Close here daily at
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. at
800 p mo-
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 10:30 a. m.(D
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at IO.0e
D. M, the connecting closes for which, being
Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mon
days for BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ and qua
TEMALA.( lei
Transatlantic Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. :. En-
press Of China. from Vancouver close here daily
at 6 30 D. m, up to September ). Cd
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. and HAWAII per
: 5 Nippon Maru, from San Francisco close
here daily at G:35 p. m, up TO September I'D
Mails for HAWAII, per 5 Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m.
up to September std
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS. per $ $ Warrimoo,
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 p. H.,
after September / and up TO September Il. Cd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:S5 p. m, up 10 September 25(d)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial Maid. de-
spatched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military MaiD' de-
Office to connect Government transports, the sail
ings OF which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 .. M same
day
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
lc) Registered mails close at GOO p. m. same
day.
d. Registered mails close at 600 p. m. previous
ID Registered mails close at 90 p. m. previous
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.