The evening times., 1899-11-17
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON, d. c. POSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded TO the ports o.
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending November
Is, the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRlDAY-(b) At sos p. IN. for EUROPE. per s.
S. Lucania, from New York. via Queenstown
(c) At IL :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di
rect, per 8. 5. Staatendam. from New York. via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed "Per s.
S. Staatendam.''
(c) At Hos p m. for ITALY, per e. s.
Fuerst Bismarck, from New York. via Naples
Letters must be directed per S. S. Fuerst
Bismarck"
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter, etc.. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for ether parts Of
EUROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French. and
German steamers from New York SATURDAYS.
take Printed Matter, etc. for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At IL :05 p. III. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAVANILIA, and CAR
THAGENA, per $. {. Allegheny. from New
York.
I'D At 6:2o a. IN. for BARBADOS and DE-
MERARA, per = 5 Tjomo. iron, New York.
(c) At II :o5 p. m. for MENICo, per :. S.
City OF Washington. from New York. via
Tampico. Letters must be directed Per :.
= City Of Washington
b) At 7:l5 p. m for SANTOS. per $ =
Mozart. from New York. Letters for MACEIO
he. eh
(cl At IL :O5 p. m for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per = s. Silvia. from New York.
(e) At Hos p, m for HAITI, per $. 5. Alps.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by raiI to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily.
except sunday. at l2:0o IN, and ON Sundays only
Mails for MIQtELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at sI5 p
m. I'D
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
800 p. M. CD
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 1888 .. m 20
Mails for MEXICO, overland. unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at 1880 a. IN. and
io:0o p. m. (D
TEZ. and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at IOOJ
p m, the connecting closes for which being Sun
days and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA. and Mon
y T.
MALA. tc)
Trnns-Pacifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN. and HAWAII. via
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:S5 p. m up
to November 20, for despatch per 5. $. Nippon
Maru. (o)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Seattle. close
here daily at 6:S5 p. m. up 10 November %, for
despatch per 5 $ kinshiu Maru. Registered mail
must be directed .'Via Seattle" 10Y
Nails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. via san Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to Noverbe.
.. inclusive, for despatch by ship Gallilee (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austrslia).
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
;:35 p. m after November l2. and up 10 Novem-
Der %, inclusive, for despatch per 5. s. Ala
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver,
close here daily at 6:35 p. III. up to November
IS inclusive. for despatch per $. Empires. of
China. Registered mail must be directed "via
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here
iaily at 6:35 p. up to December s, inclusive
or despatch per s $ Australia. 10Y
Mails for AusTRALAslAN COLONIES Except
Vest Australia, which goes via Europe. and New
Zealand. which goes via San Francisco HAWAII,
md FIJI ISLANDS. via Vancouver, close here
iaily at 6:S5 p. M after November % and up to
:, inclusive for despatch per S. s.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD de-
patched the same as that for CHINA and JA-
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military MaiD. de.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
,ffce to connect with government transports. the
ailings of which irregular.
Mails for COCHIN CHINA arc forwarded to
Sew York for connection with European steamers
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m same
lay.
(c) Registered mails close at 500 D. m. same
lay.
I'D Registered mails close at 500 a. m. same
lay.
% Registered mails close at 100 p M previous
lay.
.th) Registered mails close at 1900 p. m. pre-
'ious Saturday
(k) Registered mails close at 500 p. M previous
lay.
(o) Registered mails close at 600 p M previous
lay.
JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster.