Evening star., 1899-11-27
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule OF ciosings is
ranged on the presnmpti9n of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
2 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
.MONDAY-tcy At 9:15 PM. for EUROPE Der
SIS. Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from New YORK,
TUESD1YHtcI At ii:o5 IN '' for r'f:'i EUROPE. per
&c, At Hos M for EUROPE, per ss Kensing-
ton, from New York. via Southampton and Ant
werp Letters must be directed Per SIS. kensing
WEDNEsDAY-(c, At e:15 PM for FRANCE dI-
rect. SWITZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTU-
GAL TURKEY EGYPT aad BRrrlsH INDIA.
Letters for other parts of EURorE must be di-
Tested Re 4 Per S,,1ss ss pI La Tormandie (s At 1lo5
from New York, via Amsterdam. Letters must be
directed Tsse ted Per ss Werkendan.
FfibAY-tet At Hos L NJ for NETHERLANDS
direct, per SIS, Spaarndanl, from New York, via
hotterdam Letters must be directed Per SIS.
SIS ETls from New York, Via Naples. Letters efs
must be directed Per SIS. Ems. (cJ At IL 100
p NJ fer EUROPE. pei s.s Campania, from New
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
matter, etc for GERMANY and specially ec yaSl adj
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
German Steamers from SeG ynrK on as
take printed matter, aetc, for all countries for
hs Mfh 'hSy FG aFs sGH S to Es nails AMERICA
,,a>n,>. WEST INDIES ETC, >nu,,
Para and Manaos. (ci At 1i:o5 PM for CTRACAO
and and EEEEAt Ella, via Curacao, per SIS, a, r.
III T9orPer C At lies rM x,E for 1NAGUA aRd
I1:o5 PM. for Brazil. via Pernamhuco. and SAN
TgS =, per , IS 5, TaoIaina Ia from New York
steamer from i'hadelphia. (c) At 11:U5 M. for
CENTRAL AMERICA Except Costa Rica, and
New lorx, via Colon Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed Per s.s. Advance &c, At 1105
from New York, via San Juan. (c) At II :05 P.M
for MEXICO per SIS. ,Ithaka, from New York via
Ir@e Letters It mSs' 6S r directed fsf dfEa fiE
CHIAPAS, TABASCO and YUCATAN, per SIS.
parts of MEXICO must be directed per SIS Wig
ilancia:' &c, At ii:o5 Pm for NASSAU, NP.
IN for PORTO RICO, per SIS. slae, from m New New
THURSDAY-(c, At 11:o5 PM. for PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO, CUBA, per SIS. Santiago de Cuba.
FRlDAY-(cj At 11:o5 PM: for ST. THOMAS
ST. CROIX, LBEWARD and WfNDWaRD ISL
ANDs and DEMERARA, per SIS. Caribbee. from
SsT York e. 4 s3 PM for PoRrTSE aod Isl
GENA per SIS. Adirondack, from New York. Let
ters for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per SIS.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
except Sunday, at 1900 M, and on Sundays only
at 1880 AN ID lhl
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15
! CUBA CT MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
sundays; Wednesdays, Tn irsdays and Fridays at
wi Via Miami, Ma Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays and satur
days at 1890 AM. ~
Malls for MEXICO overland unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
fM rGlk o s,'ss mere o''iy at '0;'0 An ana 'o'OO
CORTEZ end GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
leans ami thence Via steamer. close here daily at
sundays and tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mon
days for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ and GuATE-
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via vancouver,
close here daily at 6;35 M. up to November %,
inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress of China.
Registered mail must be directed Via Nancou-
cisco. close here daily at 6:35 PM. up to Novem-
Der 80 i9eusye for dispatch per SIS m onf1ng o)
close e'h here ' daily at sss I up to Deeenbsr l.
insusye for dsP@,ea per BreGopshiTs aeG IS 9
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 M. up to
December s, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Cop
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 PM up December 8, inclusive, for
u'siisA Nails for pr SnsTRALAsiAS COLONIES except
West Australia, which goes via Europe, and New
Zealand, which goes via San Francisco), HAWAII
and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver, close here
daily at S:35 PM after November 20 and up to
December o, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. War
rimoo. to)
Mails for AUSTRALIA except West Australia).
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 PM. after December 8 and up to December
%, inclusive. for dispatch per ss. Martposa (ol
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS, vfu San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:35 p NJ. up to December 26,
inclusive, for dispatch by ship Tropic Bird (o}
Mails FOR CHINA. and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
close here daily at e:35 p NJ. up to December 20,
inclusive, for dispatch per Empress of India ol
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial main, dis
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mail dis
fee to connect with government transports, the
sailings of which Irregular.
malls for COCHIN CHINA forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 PM. same
day.
tcl Registered mails close at 500 PM. same
day.
(d) Reg stered mails close at 500 AM same
day.
t} Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
day.
(h) Registered mails close at 1900 m previous
day.
(k) Registered mails ielose at S.06 IN. previous
day. IL s.
to) Registered mails close at eco r. NJ. previous
day.
Ho25 JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster
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