Evening star., 1899-02-08
POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports II
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings Is
overland transit. For the week ending February
II the last connecting closes Will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FIIpAi-lb, At 7.l5 Pm. for EUROPE, per SIS.
tiers for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY.
SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY EGYPT aud
BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per Lucauia
80, Al 9:l5 fM for FRANCE, swTTZEKLANn.
IIALA, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURhEI, EGYPT
and BRITISH INDIA, per Sc. La Champagne.'
from New York, via Havre- Letters for other
parts Of EUROPE must be directed Per La cham
pagne' tcl Al ll:o5 Pm. for NETHERLANDS
direct. per ss- Spaarndam, from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per Staarn-
dam" lct At Il:O5 PM for ITALY. per s. F.
bismarck; from New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed Per F. Bismarck &C., Al 1905
Pm. for SCOTLAND direct, per IS Anchorln
from New York. Letters must be directed Per
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steam rs
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc. for GERMANY and specially ad-
dressed printed matter. etc, for other PARTS of
EUROPE; American and White Star steamers suil.
ing from New York on Wednesdays. German steam-
from New York on Thursdays and Cunard
French and German steamers from New York on
saturdays take printed matter, etc, for all
tries for which they are advertised to carry mail.
MAILS FOR S0Hra @ AND CENTRAL AMERICA
wEDNESDAY-tf AT 1890 AN for NASSAU
y. p, per steamer from Miami Fla Oh Al 9.I5
lc, At iI:o5 pm. for MEXTco. per 5.Ia ss' TToja.
from fI New y York via PTogreso and Tampico. Let
THURSDAY-tcl At 1l:05 pm for la PLATA
Tork m At dfe 3 FM f for ES95 from New
Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZn. and IA
lc) At 11:O5 Pm. for JAMAICA per ss Daggey.
from New Ycrk. Letters for BELIZE PrFRTO
CoRTEZ and GUATEMALA must be directed per
FRIDAY-tcl At Hos Pm. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA. sANANII-LA and CARTHAGENA.
per SIS Alleghany, from New York. Letters for
ODS1A RIGA must be directed Per AIleehany'
lcl At II :o5 Pm. for GRENADA. TRINIDAD and
TOBAGO. per SIS Irrawaddy. from New York fcl
At 11:05 PM. for PORTO RICO. via Ponce: VEN
EZUELA 1 and CURACAO, also sAvANILLA and
CARTHAGENA via Curacao. per SIS Caracas
SATURDAY-n At 1880 AN. for NASSAU.
y P. per steamer from Miami Fla
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at 1900 NJ, and Sundays only
Mails for MIoUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:I5
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily ut
CUBA NAILS close her via Port Tampa. Fla,
sundays Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays Tuesdays and satur-
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS Riojun
Maru. from Seattle close here daily at 6:35 PM.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII. per SIS
America Maru from San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 p. NJ. up TO February Is ldl
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS olvmpis
from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 p N up 10
February 10. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA texcept those for West
Australia. which forwarded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per s. Mnana, from San Francisco close
here daily at 6:35 I. NJ. up to February IS "a,
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Fnuress
Of China from Vancouver, close here daily AZ q %
p M up 10 February %. (dl
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS par shin Cal
lice. from San Francisco. close here daily al e.s5
PM. up 10 February %. (dl ~
Mails for HAWAII per SIS Australia from, Can
Francisco. close here daily at 0:35 PM up 10
March 9. fdl UP "
Mails for AUSTRALIA Cexcept West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI -TSIANns
per SIS. Miowera. from Vancouver close hero dstlv
at 6:S5 PM after February is and up 10 Mareh
2 (dl
ta) Registered mails close at 1000 AN. same
day.
dl Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
(cl Registered mails close at 500 PM same
day.
(dl Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
~ Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
day.
(h) Registered mails close at 600 PM preyious
Saturday.
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