Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. d. C., POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily. and the schedule of Blessings is
ranged on The presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending September
% the last connecting closes will he made from
TRANsATLANTIc MAILS.
TuEsDAY.,h, At a;15 PM for EUROPE, per
&c, At 1895 Pm. for EUROPE. per SIS Oceanic.
from New York, via Queenstown. Letters must be
directed Per Oceanic" tc) At IL: 30 PM.
for BELGIUM direct per SIS kensIngton. from
New York Letters must be directed Per SIS
wEDNEsDAY-(b, At 9I5 PM for EUROPE,
per SIS Fuerst bismarck. from New York, via
Cherbourg, southampton and Hamburg. Oh At 1:l5
PM. for AZORES ISLANDS per SIS. Tartar
Prime inc Re, from, r. New York -
Lueania' from New York: via Queenstown. Let
s ss9s for pd EKnYcE sWIfzETLATD 1TALY
BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per SIS Lu-
cam sania, Oh At 7:i5 IN for FRAME sWlTz
EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per SIS La Bre-
tasne. from NsT York via Hayre Letters for
SIS La Rretagne" &c. At los PM. for METH
ERI Fri. direct per SIS sIaarndam, from New
Per SIS. Spaandam" tc> At 1:o5 PM for
nT TIA per 81 ~ Alex from New S% York via Ma
per SIS, Furnessia. from New York. Letters must
be directed s,f, Per ss FurnS ,r,,
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter; etc. for GERMANY and specially ad-
EUROPE.
American ard White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York Thursdays and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matte-. etc. for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails
MAILS EoR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TJESDAY-(b, At 2:30 2 NJ. for JAMAICA per
steamer from Boston. tcl AT II o5 PM for CEN
TRIAL AMERICA texcept Costa Rical and SOUTH
l,tfp for \ must no
directed directed Per S. Athos !cl Al 1i:o5 PM for
YORK via N San J pen @ st @ from fsp n Hw
I'll, per Capri, from New York, via Pernam-
sas" ca apa e st M fdr b aETIteS s
Coleriige. from New York. via Pernaml.uco. Bahia
M raA anes r%f be rte hhAI sna
Coleridge = tcp At I1:"5 Pm. for Ia PLATA
WARD and WINDWAkD ISLANDS, per S. Pre-
TAN. PEI SIS. Yucatan. from New York. Letters
per SIS city of Washington from New York. via
Tampico, Letters must be directed Per SIS. City
WEDNESDAY At 11:o3 Pm for HAITI. per
rs s rns wn for from SsG York E E
TnINIDAD. BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must
Ss @ for F oF 4.
per SIS. Clenfnegos. from New York.
from A ho.i ss PA N f. 1AAG far
GfE Gf far s1 p ER fS1 Ss YS hd
FRIDAY-tcp Al HOO PM. for HAITI and SAN
IA Ha a. rM per S f sa n" aSTt
SAvANILLA and CARTHAGENA. per SIS. Allie
ghany, from New Yo5s Letters for COSTA RIGA
HOS M for BERMUDA. per SIS. Trinidad, from
New York. &c, At Hos Pm; for PORTO RICO.
SAvANIIL.A and CARTHAGENA. via Curacao.
FER dr 1Tm aPTs sv A.
i' Malls ,s' for SEwFouNpLANp, by rail to North
sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily,
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ, and on Sundays only
a' Mails is" for MIorELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami, Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays and satur-
NJ Mails for costa RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail TO New Orleans
PM. the connecting closes for which being Sun
days and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mondays
for BELIZE PUERTO CORTEZ and GUATE-
W. TRANsPACIFIc MAILS
Mails for CHINA JAPAN and HAWAII, via
San Francisco, close here daily 6:G5 r NJ up to
September "a, inclusive for dispatch per Cop
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Francis
co, close here daily at 6;35 Pm up to September
%. inclusive, dspatcn by snip Iroplc BIRD.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily
6:35 PM up to September %, inclusive for dis
patch per s. Mariposa.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver
close here daily at 635 PM. up to October 3, In
elusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress OF India
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 PM. up to October 49, inclu-
sive for dispatch per Australia.
Mails for AUSTRALASIA COLONIES Except
West Australia. which goes via Europe and New
Zealand. which goes via San Francisco, HAW All
and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver close here
daily at 635 PM after September 20 and up to
October 49, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Aorangi.
Ia Registered mails close at 1000 AM same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 PM same
day
I'D Registered mails close at 600 Pm previous
day
~ Registered mails close at 90 PM prevtous
day.
se16 JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster