Evening star., 1899-02-03
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.


WASHINGTON, j.. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
lokElGN MAILS forwarded 10 the ports Of
sailing daily. and tine schedule OF closings is
ene'i%ahd , % uaasil- tof the week ending February
the last connecting closes will be made frum this
oiiCe follows:
- TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
,iiit21, ~, ~ ';l5 m for FRANCE. SNIrZ
TIRhEA and BRITISH INDIA, per Sc. La Gas.
c.she' from New l"Ik, via hayre. Letters for
GascosHe DO Al I:l5 M. for EUROPE per IS
Aurama, from New York, via Queenstown. let
Ef., IS!s Tor fEANGk SWITZERLAND, ITALY,
Si2iN2 Sii4 toIIt tHAl. IL RhEl, DIiPf and Ellr
ISL INDIA must be uircetcd Per Aurauia." tcI
a a ll:c' Pm for NETHERLANDS direct. per IS
Lntul iGiu New lcGk. via Rotterdam. Letters
must be directed Per EdBm." ,rl A 1865 i NJ
tnF ITALY, Per IS Aler nom New Iu.k. via
Naples. letters must be directed Per AIer.' tc
At l:c5 Pm. fcr NORWAY direct Per g. Thiug
yaiia' from Nev York Letters must be directed
.PRiN lED MATTER. ETC German steamers
sllnlS from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY ana specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
EJ ROPE American ana White Star steamers
sal1lus from New York on Wednesday, German
steamers from New York On Thursdays and Cuuar,I
French and German steamers from New York On
tries for which th y are advertised T., carry mail
MAILS FOR SOllrh AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
,., WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRlDAY-tbl A. 1913 PM fer BRAZIL and IA
ILAIA col NTRlI9S. Per -. Heyelius from New
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
Per IIevclius' tc) At II rs PM for FoRTT : n
ISLAND. JAMAICA, SAvANHIA, CARTHNGi:NA
Letters for COSTA R3 must % he e' direcied Sy% FER Pf
Alene.'' tcl At lI:o5 PM for HAITI, per SIS
NENI:zl Ella, CURACAO. TRINIDAD BRITISH
+. Hcndrr. tcD Al Hos PM. for NEHFntrND.
LAM; Ian; per So Portia, from New York. (cl At
New York via Ponce lcC Al i1:G5 NJ. for CEN
Ikah AMERiCA Except Costa Rical aud SOUTH
Let for I. A
BERMrDA ST THOMAS. A' ST GROIN, dItSi M IF4r lRr
-kAtA' ia IA per SIS Madiana. from New York Let
hr, Iers Tor BAtBADoS aust be directed Per Ma
GIBARA. per SIS Ardanrose from New York
1cl Al Nos p for DTiMERARA direct. per SIS.
DOMINICA. GUADEI.oUPE and MARTINIorE,
per 5 s orinoco. from New York.
Mp, per steamer from Miami. Fla ,b, Al 7:i5
PM for BARBADOS. also NORTH BRAZIL. per
s; SIS. t!uminense, from New York. via Para and
SUNDAY-C0 Al 1900 NJ for ST PIERRE
Mails for SEwFcTYDLR%p. ''pi by "n rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer close here daily.
except sunday at 1890 NJ, and on Sundays only
Mails for MIoUFLoN. by rail to Boston aud
thence Via steamer. close here daily at BIS
Nails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
CrBA NAILS elose here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays and satur-
days at lo:30 AN. ~
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
NEW ZEALANI, HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS
per AoraDgi. from Vancouver. close here daily
at CPS PM. up to February .. (d)
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII. per 5
Coptic, from San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 Z NJ. February 5. (db
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Columbia
from Tacoma close here daily at 6:S5 Pm. up to
February O. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA .teKcept those for West
Australia, which forwarded via Europel. NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI ard SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per MaanS. from San Francisco close
here daily at 6:S5 z NJ. after February 2 and up
TO February Is. td)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Emprpss
Of China, from Vancouver, close here daily at 6.g5
Pm. up TO February 20. tdl
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
flee, from san Francisco, close here daily at G:5
PM. up February p. td)
(a) Registered mails close 1000 AM same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 1:oO Pm. same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at $500 Pm. same
day.
(n Registered uails close at 600 PM previous
day
~ Registered mail- close at l.oo Pm. preyious
day.
ja2s JAMES p WIIIETT Postmaster