The times., 1899-09-08
PosToFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, d. C., PoSToFFICEs 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 closings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending September
v the last connecting closes viii be made from
this office folows
Transatlantic Mails.
fHiDAf-tb) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
s. 8. Campania.s from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY.
EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA must be d.
directed Per $. s. Campana.
CD At 1:15 p. m. for FRANCE, SWITZER-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. rUR-
- KEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per 5. s.
La Champagne from New York via Havre-
Letters for, other parts of EUROPE must be
rected Per g. S. La Champagne"
tc1 eAts1l;05 p. M. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per = $. Staatendam, from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
Per $. s. staatendsm.''
rtG At n:05 p. m. for ITALY, per $. $
Ems, from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per s. g. Ems
tc) At Hos p. m for SCOTLAND direct,
per 5. $ City of Rome from New York
Rome"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-German steamers
saihng 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 sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York Thursdays and Cunard 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 Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
fRlDA1-tcl At ll:05 p. m. for NEWF0UND-
LAND direct. per g. S. Silvia.
S9 AT n:05 p. m. for TURKS ISLAND
New York
(c9 At I1:o5 p. IN. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. sAvANILLA, AND CARTHAGE
ma. per 5. S. Adirondack from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per 5. $. Adirondack"
(c) At :05 p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per s. $ Andes, from New York
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at IL M, and on Sundays only at
II 30 a. M. (d0
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence VIA steamer, close here daily at S:l5 p.
IN. (s)
Nails for MExIc0 overland close here daily at
1:10 a.. m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays. Thursdays, and Fridays
at p. m. %
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays. and sat
urdays at 1880 a. m. 81
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 Tor BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ,
AND GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 8 FIN,
press OF India, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m. up to October g. (d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
g. g. City OF Rio Janeiro, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to September
Mails for HAWAII, per S. 8. Australia fro,
San Francisco, close here daily at Gas n m
up to September Is. Id
Mails for AUSfRaEASIAN COLONIES (excent
West Australia, which goes via Europe, and Naw
Zealand. which goes via San Franciseo) HAWAII
AND FIJI ISLANDS,, per s S. Warrimoo. from
Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 p. m up 10
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, Der shin
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. M. up to September %. Cd
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS per 5. $. Mariposa, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. after September
Is and up to September 30. I'D
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD de-
patched hte same Us that for CHINA AND IA
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military msiD do.
patched from San Francisco at all closes for that
office TO connect Government transports the sail
ipgs of which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p m. same
day.
&c, Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
ld) Registered mails close at GOO .. m. pre-
vious day.
O. Registered mails close at 100 p. M pre-
yious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.