Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is
ranged Oh the presumption of their unin terrupted
| overland transit, For the week ending August 10
the last connecting closes will be made this
office as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
MONDAY-tby At 9:15 PM. for EUROPE per
SIS Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse from New York,
via Cherbourg, Southampton and Bremen tc) At
New York, via Queenstown Letters for EUROPE
must be directed Per Servia," (c) At 11;o5 Pm.
via Queenstown Letters must be directed Per
TUEsDAY-(b) At 915 PM. for EUROPE per
SIS. st. Paul from New York. via southampton
eo At il;oS PM for for EUROPE, per SIS Ger
PM for direct H per- ss KeH S
ton. from New York Letters must be directed
FRIDAY.lb) Al s:15 PM. for FRANCE. swITz-
ERLAAD, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
om New York via HAVE rP Letters tea b fer
other parts Of EUROPE must be directed Per La
direct per SIS rotterdam g from ron New YORK via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per Rot
teIdam,' (e) At ll:e5 PM: for SCOTLAND di-
gov: Letters must be directed Per Furnessia."
C, At I Il: o5 PM fol- EUROPE, per IS; Umhria..
from New YORK, via Queenstown. tc) At II :G5
Nm y for N9RWAY direct per S. Hekla from
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter. etc, for GERMANY and specially address
I'd soF printed matter etc. for other parts of EU
American and White. Star steamers sailing from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter etc, for all countries for
MAILS For s @ETH ANS ATR cEXTRAL AMERICA,
MoNDAY-tc, At 1l:o5 PM. for NORTH BRA
I'll per SIS Lisbonense. from New York, via
for MEXICO, per ss Matanzas' from New YORK York
via Tamp!co. Letters be directed Per
TUEsDAY-(h, At 2:so PM. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston tcl At Hos PM. for CEN
York; via Colon: Letters for GuATEMALA must
PORTO RICO. per U. s transport from New
5S55 M sas N F ST THo ixS s.
I'm; 1or cAMPEcHE: ciiIApAs. TABAsco and
via Progreso, Letters for other parts of MEXICO
must he directed Per Seguranca."
Mp, and PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO, CUBA, per
SIS s, S Sa ratios from New York
per steamer from Boston. C, At II :o5 PM for
PORTO RICO, per SIS. Evelyn, from New York,
FRIDAY-Cc, At Hos PM. for NEwFoUND-
e. At PeF a1 tEf% AYhh"4 n4
bEENTD "a per IS. TEinidsd from New YORK.
CA: SAvANILLA, CARTHAGENA and GREY
tow ~, per S. SIS Alene, from New York. Letters
e, At 1905 PM. for BRAZIL direct, per SIS
Brfon: from New York, via Pernamhnco, Bahia
and la PLHTA coTNTRfEs s must be directed
Per Bnffo4' n.y., (c) At 11:o5 Pm. for HAITI, per
az Prince Letters for CURACAO, VENEZuELA,
TRINIDAD BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must
Pm. for NEUyITAs, GIBARA, VITA and BARA-
Goa: per SIS. Ella, from New York.
per aoo from North Nor S. syn rhRRE
9. Mails for NEWFoUNDLAND, by rail to North
4efP: 30 Su AM e izoo NJ ana on sundays only
thence via steamer, close here daily s:l5
Nj. Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via a Miami nj y Fla Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
Malls for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE PUERTO
CoRrEz and GUATEMALA. by, rail to New Or
1900 PM. the connecting closes for which being
Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mon
days for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz and GUATE-
TRANspACIFIC MAILS
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Empress
Of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily at 635
Pm, Ms,, up f to a An gu 49, d' nst,.. Cav
traneisco close here daily at 6:a5 Pm. up to
August gu;,t 49, td ,,s. - W.T. ,-,
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, per SIS. Miowera
from Vancouver close here daily at 635 PM. up
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII, per
SIS. China: from San Francisco. close here daily
at 6:35 PM. up to August 20. (di
, Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS per ship Gal
lice. from San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35
PM. up to August &c Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Tacoma
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to
August 81 I'd, Of
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
australia which forwarded via Europel. NEW
Z M HAWAII Fill and SAMOAN ISL.
close e. here daily at e35 NJ after August Is and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial NALL dis
patched the same that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mail, dis
patched to Sal Francisco at all closes for that
Office, to connect government transports, the sail
ings of which irregular q
day. IL ~
%, Registered mails close at loo PM same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 PM same
day. ~
I'D Registered mails close at 500 PM. previous
day. - = ~
ou 20 Registered mails close at Loo PM previous
au12 JOHN A MERRITT pos.mastar