Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-25
EOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

"-toiiiNSloN- u e., POST OFFICE NOTICE
any time "
FOREIGN MAILS forwarded to the ports of
salIhg dalIy, ard the schedule of closings is ar
ranged On the presBn psion of their nninferrnpted
overland transit For the week ending December
% the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
IlESDA1-(c) At 9:15 PM for EUROPE per
SIS. St Paul.. from New York via SomthanIptpn
Letters for IRELAND must be directed Per 5 s,
SIS. Tcutoaic' from New York. via oneensto, gr
tel At II :o5 T. NJ. for BELGIUM direct per ss
tiers must be directed Per SIS Westerniand. &c,
At loo M. for AZORES ISLANDS direct, per
WEDNESDAYHt Gi,' At IS s:1 nS'f P.M. for FRANCE
SM dIAERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL
Tef RI; EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA, per SIS
Tor other p|rts Of EUROPE must be directed Per
FRIDAY-te, At Hos PM for NETHERLANDS
fara per M Mnasdnn fT2m New YORK via Rot
Vera, from New York Via Naples Letters Psf nst
be directed Per SIS. Vera tc) Al ii :05 PM
xia GnasDl, per SIS campania, from New York.
PRINTED MATTER. ETc-German steamers
matter. etc, for GERMANY and specially adj
dressed printed matter, etc. for other parts of
American ana White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
German steamers from New York on satnrd avs
take printed matter. etc. for all countries for
MAILS FOR s0rTH AND CENTR InSS AMER1c.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
steamer from Boston &c, At 1i:o5 Pm. for ia Psl
MAO MAJ 4 per steamer from Philadelphia (cp At
New for i sE at per IrnaPS f.m
AMERICA Except Costa Ricay and SOUTH pa
via coloa Letters for 5GATEMAIA must be aOt d.
Tec ct Per SIS. Advance &c, AT Il 05 PM for
YORK via San Ja nsn m 4 1FaR @l from ron New
PECIiE. CHIAPAs. TABAsCO and YTCATAS Der
ers d a,Ser p aT@@ SeT MF 2S via rFoges9 Let
Per SIS figilancia. tcl At :05 PM for MAS
s "a NJ per SIS Antilia. from New York. fc)
New York; via Tampico. Letters must be directed
wEDNEsDAY-tcp At II :o5 PM for PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO A CUBA, per SIS. C1enfuegos, from
TIrRsDAY-tc) At HOO PM. for PORTO
RICO, per SIS Mae from New York, via San Jnan y
Lcl AT Hos P NJ for JAMAICA, per SIS Origen
from New York. Letters must be directed per
FRIDAY-lc' At 11:o5 PM for LA PLATA
JAMAICA, sAvANI1I.A and CARrHAGEa S.a1S pe1
COSTA INCA must be directed per ss. Adlro onr
Gas from q ya at We Pm for HAITI
ISLAND and SAN DOMINGO per SIS. New Yors
Mails for NFwFouNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily.
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ, and on Sundays only
Mails for MIQUEIoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily at s:15
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tamps Fla
sundays; Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami s; Fla, Mondays. Tuesdays and satur.
Mails for MENICO overland unless speciaI,v ,d
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York close here daily at 1880 AN. and 1000
Mails for C5STA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO COR
TEE and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer: close here daily at 10 90
l. NJ rtthI ,l t,;r
days and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and MONDAYS
for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz and GUATE,
TRANsPAcIF1c MAILS.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco close here daily at 8:35 T. NJ up to Decem-
her 20. inclusive. for dispatch by ship Tropic
Mails for CHINA. and JAPAN, via Vancouver
close here daily e:35 PM up to December ss
incihsirs, for dispatch per IS Empress of India
r nss!s'e a, mail must be directed Wa Vaneou
m Ms sHnt for CHINA, JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
per SIS; Idzumi Marl. Registered mail must be
Maiis for CHINA. JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, L via Tacoma; close here daily at 6:85
per SIS. City Of London. to)
Mails for AUSTRALIA except West Australia.
goes via San Francisco. HAWAII and FIJI ISL.
APPS, via yaLeoGver. close here daily at e:s5
I'm: up 10 peceinper 3d. inclusive, for dispatch
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHIL
daily at 6:35 Pm. up to January /, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Gaelic. (o)
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 PM up to January 8, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Australia (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA texcept West Australia,
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 PM after December 80 and up to Jannary
90 inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Moana (o)
'Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded TO
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD, dis
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that of
fee, to connect with government transports the
sailings of which irregular.
Oh Registered mails close at loo PM, same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 800 PM. same
day
Id Registered mails close at 500 AM same
day.
% Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
| day.
th) Registered mails close at 1890 T. M previous
day.
90 Registered mails close at 500 PM previous
day.
tol Registered mails close at 500 PM previous
day.
de23 JOHN A. MERRITT postnoe.t.r