The evening times., 1899-08-09
POsTOFFICE 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 closngs is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
oveland transit. For the week ending August IL
the last connecting closes Will be made from this
Office follows:
Trans-AtIantic Mails.
wEDNEsDAY-(b) AT 9:15 p. m for EUROPE,
per $ = Angusie Victoria from New York
via Cherbourg, Southampton, and Hamburg
fRiDAf-tb) At I:l5 p. m. kr EUROPE, per
S. s. Campania,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND,
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
Tected per Gampania.'
Ql At 9:l5 p. m. for FRANCE, sWITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA, per ).
S La Champagne from New York via Havre-
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per La Champagne
te) At II :G5 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per $ S, Spaarndam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Spaarndam'
tc) At Hos p. m for ITALY, per $ $.
Aler. from New York Letters must be d.
rected per Aller."
(c) At 11:05 D. m for SCOTLAND direct.
per :. s. Anchoria, from New York. Letters
must be directed per Ancnoria."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
matter, etc, for GERMANY. and specially ad-
dressed printed matter etc, for other parts of
Europe. -t.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York Thursdays. and Cunard. French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter. etc. for all countries for
which they are advertised 10 carry mails
Mails for South and Central Amer
len, West ladies'. Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-(c) At II :o5 p m for BRAZIL
direct per 5. :. LoTerno, from New York via
PeTnalnbnso and Rio de JaneiTo. Letters for
NORTH BRAZIL AND LA PLATA COUN-
TRIES must be directed per Loverno."
tc) At 1I:05 p. m for PORTO RICO, per
$. s. Arksdia. from New York via San Juan.
tc) AT 1sr5 p. m for DEMERARA direct
per 5. :. UHer, from New York
(c) At ll:05 p. m. for SANTIAGO AND
MANZANlLLo. per S. 5. Santiago de Cuba,
from New York.
(c> At Hos P M. for PORTO RICO. per
T. S. transport, from New York. via San
THURsDAy-tb)e At 2.so p. m for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At 1l:as p. m for JAMAICA, per s. s.
Jason. from New York. Letters must be di-
rected 'Per Jason
(d) AT 6:e0 a. m for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per :. : Merida, from New
York. E.st-
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA. SAgANILLA AND CAR
THAGENA. per S. s. Adirondack, from New
York Letters for COSTA RIGA must be
directed 'Per Adirondack"
(c) At II :05 p. m. for HAITI AND SAN
ia MARTHA, per S. s. Andes. from New
York
(cl At 11:o5 p. m. for CURACAO: also
VENEZUELA, SAEANILLA AND CARTHA-
GENA, per g. s. Hildur, from New York via
Curacao.
(c) At :05 p m for CIENFUEGOS.
TRINIDAD. MANzANILLo AND SANTIAGO,
aip fro,
tiers must lie directed '.Per nsenstein"
Mails for NFWFoUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at IL m, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5 p.
IN. fa)
Mails for MExIco. overland. close here daily al.
CUBA MAILS close here via Pert Tampa, Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
p. m ~
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 1890 a: m. (D
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10 p. M. the connecting closes for which,
being Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA.
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ,
AND GUATEMALA. (e)
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII. Der
S. S. Hongkong Maru. from San Francisco close
here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to August 12 (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s S En-.
press of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily
al 6 35 up to August IL (d)
Mails for HAW All, per S. $. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 D. IT. up
to August Is. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS. per $. s Miowera,
from Vancouver close here daily at 6:S5 D. M
up to August Is. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Cal
lice. from San Francisco, close here daily at
| 6:S5 D. m. UP TO August &c. (d)
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per S s. Ia
coma. from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 D.
m. up to August 81. fd)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS,s per 8. 5. Alameda, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:35 p m after August Is
and up to September J..
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD des-
patched the same as that for CHINA AND JA-
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (rnilitary maiD des-
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect Government transports the
sailings OF which are irregular.
la) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at LOO p. m. same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
(D Registered mails close at 600 D. M pre-
(D Registered mails close at 100 D. M pre-
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.