The evening times., 1899-10-18
POsToFFICE NOTICE,

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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 ar.
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending October
q, the last connecting closes will be made from
Transatlantic Mails.
wEDNESDAY-(b) At s:15 D. m. Tor EUROPE.
per 8: g. Fuerst Bismarck. from New York,
via Cherbourg, Southampton, and Hamburg
ffiDAi-lb) At 7:l5 P m; for EUROPE. per 8.
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND. ITALY,
SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY EGYPT, and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed "Per $.
Lucania''
% At 7:l5 p. M for FRANCE, swITzER.
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
hEf, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per 8.
g. La Gascogne.' from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed Per s. S. La Gascogne''
(c) At ll:0 p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per 8. 8. Maasdam, from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per g.
s. Maasdam"
(c) At II :o5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per s S. ;Anchoria, from New York. Letters
must be directed Per s.. S. Anchoria' -
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter. etc, for GERMANY. and specially ad.
9TeSsed rnhted Matter. ETC., for other parts Of
salilng from New York on Wednesdays German
steamers from New York on Thursdays. and Gun.
ara, French and German steamers from New
York on 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-(c) At Hos D. m for PORTO
slCo; per g. $. Ponce, from New York, via
(cl At II :o5 p. m. for PROVINCE OF SAN.
IlAG0. CUBA, per $. 5. Cienfuegos. from
THURSDAY-(c) At Hos y. m. for NEWForNp.
LASD, per 8. $. Corean, from Philadelphia
CD At 9:l5 p. m. for BRAZIL per g. 3
Wordsworth. from New York, via Pernam.
buGo: Bahia. and Rio Janeiro. Letters for
NORTH Brazil and La PLATA COUNTRIES
must be directed per Wordsworth"
co At Hos p. m. for INAGUA, per s. s.
Hanss, from New York. Letters for BELIZE,
PUERTO CoRTEZ. and GUATEMALA must
be directed "Per = s. Harsa'
FRIDAY-tb) At 9:l5 p m. for LA PLATA
COUNTRIES COZ direct, per s. s. Newlyn, from
(c) At ll:65 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAEASiII.A. and CARTHAGENA.
per 3 s Allegheny. from New York Letters
tor .I costa Mica must be directed per s. S.
!el At Hos p; m; for CAPE HAITI, ST.
MARC and JEREMIE, per 5, Alps, from
Prins + Hendrix. from New ori York. pSh via Port
su Prince, Aux Caves. and Jacmei. Letters
Tor CURACAO, VENEZUELA, BRITISH and
Prins T. Hendrix"
SUNDAY-(b) At 2:30 D. m for JAMAICA. per
steamer from Boston.
Malls for SEWF0U MIDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer close here daily.
except Sunday. at 200 m, and on Sundays only,
at II; 80 a: m; 14
thence via steamer, clese here daily at 3:I5 p
m. (s)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
800 p. m. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdsys. at 1880 a. m. %
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO
FoRTEZ, and GUATEMALA, by rail TO New Or
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily at
1000 p. m, the connecting closes for which be-
ing sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA, and
(c)
Mails for MEXICO overland, unless specially sd.
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1880 a m and
1000 p. m.
Trnns-Pncifc Mails.
Mails FOR CHINA, JAPAN. and HAWAII via
San Francisco, close here daily at 635 p m. up
To October 10, inclusive, for despatch per $ $
Gaelic.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco, close here daily at 6:35 D. m up 10 Oc-
tober %, inclusive, for despatch by ship City of
Papeit.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII via
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p m up
to October q, inclusive, for despatch per S 5.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West australia).
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII FILL and SAMOAN
via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:S5 p. up to October %, inclusive for des
patch per 3 8. Moana
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN via Vancouver
close here daily at 6:s5 p. m up TO October 81,
inclusive, for despatch per 5. S. Empress of ia.
pan.
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco. close
here daily at 6:S5 p. m. up TO November TO- in
elusive, for despatch per s. $. Australia
Mails for AUSTRALASIA COLONIES (except
West Australia, which go via Europe and New
Zealand, which go via san Francisco,) HAWAII
and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver close here
daily at 6:S5 p M. after October q and up to
November 10, inclusive, for despatch per s. s.
Miowera
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD. dcs-
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military MaiD. des-
patched to San Francisco st all closes for that
Cfice to connect Government transports, the sail
ings of which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1880 a. nl same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 90 p. m same
day.
@ Registered mails close at 600 p. IN. same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at GOO p. M previous
day.
G) Registered mails close at 200 p m. previous
tiay.