The times., 1899-08-11
PosToFEICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., POSroFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
saiilng daily, and the schedule Of elosings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
CVeiand transit. For the week ending August II
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic MniIs.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. M for EUROPE, per
s. s. Campania,s from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND,
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY.
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected ''Per Campania"
(bl AT 9:15 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"
tc) At IL :05 p. IN. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. 5. Spaarndam, from New York via
ROTTERDAM. Letters must be directed "Per
Spaarndam.''
(e) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per $. S.
Aller, from New York Letters must be di-
rected tPer Aller.''
(c) At Hos p M for SCOTLAND direct,
per s S. Anchora, from New York. Letters
must be directed 'sPer Anchoria' -
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing 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 on 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
FRIDAY-(c) At HOS p M for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAVANfLLA AND CAR
THAGENA. per s. S. Adirondack from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be
directed f'Per Adirondack"
(c) At :05 p. for HAITI AND SAN
York
tc) At II: :05 p. m. for CURACAO; also
VENEZUELA, sAvANILLA AND CARTUA-
GENA. per s. s. Hildur, from New York via
Curacao.
(c) At HOS p. m. for CIENFUEGoS.
TRINIDAD. MANzANILLo AND SANTIAGO
per S. $. Isenstein, from New York Let.
ters must be directed .'Per nsenstein''
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
Mails for M1QUELON, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:15 p.
m. (a)
Nails for MExICe. overland. close here daily at
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
3 p III. ~
VIA Miami, RIA, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at 1890 a. IN. ~
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 for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ.
AND GUATEMALA. te)
Trans-Pacisic Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII ner
$. S. Hongkong Maru, from San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p m. up TO August 12. Cd
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. s. EN-
press OF Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6;35 up to August Is. Id
Mails for HAWAII. per S. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p NJ up
to August IS. I'D
Mails for tslSTRALIA Except West Auztralia)
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, per $ s. Miowera'
from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35 D. m
up to August IS. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship CAL
lice. from San Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 p. m. up to August &c. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $. s Ia
coma, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 D.
m. up to August 81. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per S. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 635 p m after August IL
and up 10 September /.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial msfD des-
patched the same as that for CHINA AND IA.
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military maiD des-
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect Government transports the
sailings OF which are irregular
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m same
day.
5c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at GOO p. m. pre-.
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 1900 p M pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.