The times., 1899-07-07
POsToFrIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. C., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, ard the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending July s.
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic MniIs.
FRIDAY-tb) At 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, per
s. 5. Etruria,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERi AND
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected per Etruria"
o. At 9:l5 p m. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA, per
5: s. La Champagne from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed ..Per La Champagne
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS d-
rect, per s. s. Spaarndam from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Spaarndam."
(c) At 1l:o5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per S. 5. Anchoria from New York via Glas.
gov. Letters must be directed per An
chora.'
tc) AT iI:o5 p M for NORWAY direct,
per S. s. Island, from New York via Chris
tiania letters must be directed per Isl
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-Geman steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York Thursdays, and Cuuard, 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.
FRIDAX-(h : con g., nI-NtI-D an.
rect, per 5. $ Uller, from New York
(c) At Hos p m. for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per $. $ Carthasinan, from Philadelphia.
(e)s At Hos p. m. for BERMUDA, per S.
S. Orinoco. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, CARTHAGENA AND
GREIToWN, per .. $ Altai. from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Altai."
() At II :O5 p m. for NEwFOUNDLAND.
per 5 Portia, from New York.
(0 At ll:O5 p. IN. for NUEVITAS. GIBA-
RA, VITA. AND BARACoA, per 5. S. olin-
da, from New York.
SUNDAY-(D At II m. for ST. PIERRE-MIQUE-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail TO North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at u IN, and on Sundays only at
II 80 a. M I'D
Nails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:l5 p.
IN. (a)
Mails for NiEXIco, overland, close here daily
at 7:l0 a. m ID
CUBA MAILS close hrre via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays Thursdays, and Fridays at
p. m. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at l0:30 a. m ~
Nails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO RI
TEZ, AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
leans, 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. (s)
Trans-Paciic Mails
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII. per
S. s Coptic, from san Francisco, close here daily
at G:S5 p. m up TO July o. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per 5. s. olym-
pia, from Tacoma close here daily at 6:3j p. H.
up To July 20. I'D
Mails for HAWAII. per 5. S. Australia from
san Francisco, close here daily at G:35 D. m
up to July 81. (d)
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per $ :. Aorangi
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:3j D. m
after July ! and up to july u I'D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shin
City OF Papeiti. from san Francisco, close here
daily at :35 p. IN. mp to July 2G. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 j. IN. same
day.
j0 Registered mails close at GOO p. m. same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p m. pre-.
yious day,
JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster