The evening times., 1899-08-17
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.


| WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
| any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the port of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of cosings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
| overland transit. For the week ending August 10
the last connecting closes Will be made from this
ofice as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRiDAY-(bl At 9:l5 p. m for FRANCE. swift
TURKEY. EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA per
2; $. La Bretagne,' from New York via
Havre: Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed Per La Bretagne."
tc) At IL :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. $ Rotterdam, from New York via
/ Rotterdam ''".'-''
{c) At 11:O5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per s. s. Furnessia, from New York via Glas-
cow Letters must be directed per Fur
nossa."
tc) At HOS Z. N. for EUROPE, per s. s.
tnhbrfa. nom View York via Queenstown.
(c) At HOS p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per S" S. HeKIa from New York Letters
must be directed Per Hekla.''
PRINTED NATTER 'ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
EUROPE, ''7'f''o
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 Saturdays
take printed matter etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South, and Central Aner-
fcn. West Indies. Etc.
ThtRsDAf-tb) At 2:So p. IN. for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Boston.
tc) Al ;05 p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
8 :. Evelyn. from New York via Ponce
Ccl AZ ll:05 p. m. for INAGUA AND CAPE
GRAcfAS, per ;. 5. Themis. from New York
Letters for JAMAICA, BELIZE, PUERTO
CORTFZ AND GUATEMALA mus; be directed
Pen Themis."
60 At :o5 p. m. for INAGCA AND CAPE
GRAClAS. per :. 5. Themis, from New York
Letters for JAMAICA. BELIZE, PUERTO
ed Per Themis.''
FRlDAi-te} At II :05 p. m, for NEWFOUND-
Iayi' LAND, perA s..Carthaginian, from PhiadeI-
pi,ia.
, ID Al osl5 a m. for LA PLATA COUN-
TRIES. per $. $. Manica. from New York
tc) At Hos p. m, for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per $. orinoco, from New York
| (c) AT III :05 p. m. for BERMUDA, per =
Trinidad. from New York.
(c) At II :05 p. m for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA SAVANIILA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYT0WN. per $ 5. Alene. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per Aiene." nr'5
(c) At HOS p. m for BRAZIL direct. per
s. $ Button, from New York, via Pernam-
buco Bahia. and Rio de Ianeiro Letters fer
must be directed per Buffon''
tc) At Hos p. m. ior HAITI, per : $
Prins Willem ". from New York, via Port
au Prince. Letters for CURACAO. vESE-
ZUELA, TRINIDAD, BRITISH and DUTCH
GUIANA must be directed Per Prins Willem
""
(c) st II :O5 p. m. for NEtrvTTAs, GIBARA,
VITA. and BARACOA, per $ S. Ella from
New York
SuNDAY-(d) At u M, for ST PIERRE-MIoUE
LON, per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except SUNDAY. at y m, and Sundays only al
Mails for MQUELoN, by rail 10 Boston, and
thence via steamer. close here daily at S:l5 p.
Mails for MEXICO 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
Via lTami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays. and Sat.
urdays a: l0:3o a. m. %
Mails fo- COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
| CoRTEz. and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Or.
leans, and thence via steamer. close here daily
at 10 p. M. the connecting closes for which be-
ing Sundays and TUESDAYS for COSTA RIGA and
Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and
| GUATEMALA. (c)
Trnns-Pacific MniIs
Mails for HAWAII per = $ Australia, from San
| Francisco, close here daily at G:35 D. m IN ia
August Is. td1
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
| HAWAII and Eli ISLANDS, per s. s. Mowers
| from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 D. n
| up to August Is. '(d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII per 8
| S. China from San Francisco, close here daily AZ
| 6:35 p. M, up TO August 20. (d)
| Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shin Cali.
lee, from San Francisco, cese here daily AT 6 81
| D. IN. up to August 26. (d)
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per $ s. Tacoma.
! from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 D. M. up
| to August 81. Cd
| Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL.
| ANDS. per $ 5. Alameda, from San Francisco.
| Close here daily at 635 p m. after August IS.
| and up 10 September I. (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $ g Fm.
| press of China, from Vancouver, close here daily
! at 6:S5 p. IN. up to September 5. Cd
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD. dos.
| patched the same that for CHINA and JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (AIilitary MaiD, des.
| patched to San Francisco at all closrs for that
office, to connect Government transports the sail.
inss of which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
! (b) Registered mails close at LOO p. m, same
cay.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m, same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at Goo p. m previous
day.
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