Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

| WASHINGTON. D. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read dliiy, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is
overland transit For the week ending 5nnuarg s.
1900 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TUESDAY-tcl At s:l5 Pm. for EUROPE. per
At from op nsM York ss
from New York, via Naples. Letters must be d.
f REGuM direct per K M from
New York. via ANTWERP Letters must be directed
,rGpE SIS ,S kensington' &c, At 1I:o5 Pm for
WEDNESDAY-lb At 7:i5 PM. for EUROPE.
per per SIS Kaiser Wr; der Crosse from New York,
for GRANGE. SWITZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN.
P9KruGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT and BRITISH n
G Gro ;r, @, At 7:l5 Pm. for FRANCE sWITZ-
EGIhTn dT nRIT, SPAN IN foRTUGAL TURKEY
parts of EUROPE must be directed Per SIS. La
FIR, FRIDAY-tcl At 11:o5 Pm. for NETHERLANDs
direct: per SIS Werkendam from New York via
Werkendam" tcl At 11:o5 PM. for EUROPE,
pes SIS e. @ from fs SeT Sk 5-s Queens
SIS Thingvalla, from New York, via Christiania
L9,1sTs st BE DIRECTED nsr
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter; etc, for GERMANY and specially adj
EUROPE. e('' f''''S
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
which they advertised to carry mails.
MAILS FOR SoITII AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES ETC
TTFSDAY-ON At 2:3o PM. for JAMAICA. per
steamer from Boston tc) At 11;o5 PM for Cen
y, York via Colon Letters for GUATEMALA must
for PORTO RICO, per U. s. transport. from New
ASfk s and f na Also s.S FIX @ sS
CAMPEcHE, CInAPAs: TABAsCo and YUcA-
greso. Letters for other parts of MEXICo must
be dir, directed St,e,i, Per SIS. orIzaba. -,
per steamer from Philadelnha. lel At los Pm.
M r sId ST T3AS ST GRoS LEE
TRINIDAD and PORTO RICO. via San Juan, must
Pm; for NASSAU, Mp. and PROVINCE OF SAN
T1 LAG, GURA per S. saratoga, from New York
rect, per SIS. Button. from New York, via Pernam
bqs9 mn Bahia s and Rio lie Janeiro Letters for
must he directed Per SIS Buron.'' Ccr At Il: O5
PM. for HAITI. per SIS oranje Nassau, from
mel Letters for CURACAO. TR1SIbAn. ' VEN
EZt,ELA, BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must
PM for JAMAICA, per SIS. Erna, from New York.
1t1eTS %st be directed Per s.
tcl AT :05 PM for BERMUDA per SIS Trim
TINE 1sLASp, JAMAIcA. sAvASIT.Ih, CAR
THAGENA and GREYTowN; per IS. Alene, from
reetsd Per SIS: Alene" &c, Al Hos Pm: for
PORTO RICO, via San Juan; CURACAO and VEN
EZUELA. also SAVANIILA and CARTHAGENA,
te' At i1;oS PM for La Plata co cot di.
1o5 Pr Pm for 4 NHEv1T%s t GHnAR RE VITA
Puerto PADRE and BARACoA; per IS; Curl
PORTO RICO. per SIS Arcadia. from New York
via Ponce Letters must be directed Per SIS
sUNDAY-(h) At 1900 NJ. for ST. PIERRE-AII-
QCEI1oN. per steamer from North sydney.
svdnaR a ro5 bepce via c Cos hero r
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ, and on Sundays only
Mails To- MIoUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence Via steamer, close here daily at 3:15
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Mi. j, Fla; Mondays, Tuesdays and satur
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially adj
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1880 AN and
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO COR
TEE and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans
ana 'heho VIA steamer close here dhy at 700
days and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mondays
for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUATE
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL
IPI'INE ISLANDS,, via San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 PM; up to January l, inclusive, for
dispatch per $ $: Gaelic.
daily at 6:35 Pm. up to January 5. inclusive, for
dispatch per - Australia TO-
IPPINE IsLANDSt. via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 PM up to January II, inclusive. for
dispatch per S. =, Hong Kong Maru. t0
at 6:35 PM up to January IA, inclusive for dis
patch per Bloemfontein. to)
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
Francisco bprn dahl ar
G:35 Pm; after December 80 and up to January
30. inclusive, for dispatch per Mnana. tol
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver,
close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to January %. in
Registered mail must be directed Via VancOu-
ver.'D
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco, close here daily at 6:35 PM up to January
%, inclusive, for dispatch by ship City of Pa
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe. and New Zealand which
goes via San Francisco, HAWAII and FIJI ISL
ANDS, via Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35
NJ. up to February 3. inclusive, for dispatch per
malls for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military main, dis
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that of
fee. to connect with government transports. the
sailings of which are irregular.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
{cl Registered mails close at 500 PM same
day.
ID Registered malls close at 500 AN same
day.
(O Registered mails close at ZOO PM previous
day.
h) Registered mails close at 1900 PM. previous
day.
iA Registered mails close at 500 PM previous
jo) Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
deao JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster
LADIES' GOODS.