The evening times., 1899-08-02
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNESDAf-tc) At Hos p. m, for AZORES
ISLANDS, per $ $. Trojan Prince, from New
York
FRIDAf-tbl At -7:I5 p. m, for EUROPE, per
:. Ftruria,' from New York. via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA must be direct
ed Per Etruria''
(b) Al OILS p. m. for FRANCE. SWITZER-
LAND, ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURK
EY, EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA per 5. 5.
La Touraine.' from New York. via Havre.
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed ''Per la Touraine."
ic) 1t Hos p. m, for NETHERLANDS
direct. per 5. 5. Maasdam. from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Maasdam''
(cJ At Hos p. M, for NORWAY direct.
per : $ Norge. from New York. Letters
must he directed per Norge"
PRINTED MATTER, F1F'.-GeTman 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 Cuuard, French
and German steamers from New York Satur-
days. take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries
for which they advertised TO carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
len, West Indies, Etc.
n. p, and PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO.
CUBA. per :. s. Santiago, from New York
ThURSDAY-(b) At 2:30 p m, for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
td) Al $40 a. m. for LA PLATA COJN-
TRIES, per 5, Katir Prince, from New
York
FRIDAY-Cbl Al 7l5 p m. for BRAZIL and
Ia PLATA COUNTRIES per S s. Hevelius,
from New York, via Pernambuco, Bahia and
Rio de Janero Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed per Hevelus.''
tel At Hos p. m, for BERMUDA, per s..
s. Trinidad, from New York.
(c) AT II :05 p m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SAvANILLA CARTHAGENA, and
GREYToWN, per :. :. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per Altai.''
Prins willem II, from New York Letters
for CURACAO, VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must ne di-
rected per Prins Willem IL
(c) AT Hos p. m, for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct, per : $ Orinoco, from New York.
tc) At HOS p. m, for PORTO RICO.
VIA san Juan, NENEZt Ella, CURACAO. SAY
ANILLA, and CARTHAGENA, per s. $.
| Caracas, from New York.
(c) At Los p m, for BARBADOS direct,
and NORTH BRAZIL, per 5. s. Maranhense,
! from New York.
(c) At LOS p. M. for NEUvITAs, GIB-
| ARA, VITA, PUERTO PADRE. and BARA-
Goa, per 5. :. Olinda. from New York.
| SUNDAY-(6 At 1900 m, for ST. PIERRE
| MIQUELON. per steamer from North sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily.
| except Sunday at 1900, and on Sundays only at
| II 30 a. m. td)
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:Ij
Mails al. II for MEx1co overland, close here daily
4 at 710 a. m. I'D
| CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
at 800 p. m. D
! Saturdays at 1880 a. m. (D
| Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
| CORTEZ and GUATEMALA. by rail TO New Or.
| leans and thence via steamer close here daily
! at 1000 p. m. the connecting closes for which
being Sundays and Tuesdays. for COSTA RIGA
| and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ, and
| GUATEMALA. (c)
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per S. s. Pio
| Jun Maru from Seattle, close here daily at 6:S;
| p. M, up to August 8. Cd
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII. pei
=
! at 6:35 p. m. up to August 4. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes,
| Australia, which forwarded via Europe)
| NEW ZEALAND HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
, ISLANDS, per s S. Moana, from San Francisco
| close here daily at 6:35 p. M, up TO August
4. (dD
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per g S En-
press of Jayan, from Vancouver, close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m.. up to August Is. I'D
Mails for HAWAII. per s. S. Australia, from
| San Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. m
| up to August Is. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS, per S. S. Miowera
| from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 p m.
| after August 4, and up to August 49, (d)
| Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shir
| Galiee from San Francisco, close here daily al
| 6:35 D. m close here daily up to August 90 Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. s. Tacoma
| from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 p. M, uI
| to August 81. (O
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Commercial Mails,
| despatched the same as that for CHINA ant
| JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, military MaiD, des
| patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
office, to connect Government transports the sail
| ngs of which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M sam,
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m sam,
| day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 D. m. SAM
| day.
(d) Registered mails close at 500 D. m
previous day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p IN
| previous day.
(h) Registered mails close 600 p M pSeylou
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaste,