Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-09
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily and the schedule Of closinss is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August Il
the last connecting closes will be made from this
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
WEoSESDAY-tRl At s:i5 Pm. for EUROPE,
FRIDAY-lb, At 7:15 PM. for EUROPE, per
Letters for FRAME swITzERL1ND, ITALY,
SIM PIS;; PoRTUGAL, TURKEY. EGYPT and
Panp % a 9l5 PM for FR4TGs sW =,
Champagne from New York, via Havre Letters
for other parts OF EUROPE must be directed Per
LANDS direct, per SIS spsarndam from New
York via Rotterdam Letters must be directed
per S. Aier from New YORK. Letters Sf mus be
directed ~, Per Aller." Cc At 1905 PM. for
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-GerInan steamers
matter, etc, for GERMANY and specially ad-
GTrssed printed matter, etc. for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails
MAILS ron S %nsr 1 MI shf Etc AMERICA
direct per s voT @ fo New Yd 5pE B Fia Pdr
nsmbuco and Rio de Janeiro. Letters for NORTH
BRAzIi. and Ia PLATA corNrK!Es must be al
PORTO RICO, per SIS; ArkadIa from New York,
s San ansn lgi A. f1d 1o@ S pm yo Tor
? NJ, for SANTIAGO and MANzANILLo, per SIS.
r.SI. Tor FoRTo RICO, per T. S. Transport, from
New York, via San Juan.
per steamer from Boston e. At 1Gr o5 n for
JAMAICA, per IS. Jason, from New York. Let
Merida, from New York. -, w
AND. JAMAICA, sAyANiILA and cARTHA-
GENA. per s Adirondack from New York. Let
IA MARTHA per SIS Andes, from New ,y York York
% At 11:o5 IN: for CURACAO. also vENEz-
i ildar from SsH Yort u via carasao q At si
Pm; for CIENFUEGos, TRINIDAD MAN
from New York. Letters raust be directed Per
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily,
except sunday, at 1900 NJ and Sundays only
Mails for MIQUEI.oN. 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-
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
CORTEZ and GUATEMALA by rail to New Or
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily at
1000 M, the connecting closes for which being
Sunday and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Nom
days for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUAFE-
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per SIS.
Hong Kong Maru, from San Francisco, close here
daily at 8:35 IN up to August IL, ID
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. Empress
of Japan. from Vancouver close here daily at
6:35 Pm. up to August Is. td)
Mails for HAWAII. per Australia from San
Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 PM up to
August IS. (dl
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, per SIS. MIowera
from Vancouver. close here daily at Gas PM up
August Is. t1)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
flee, from San Francisco, close here daily at 635
PM up to August 20. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS Tacoma
from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 Pm. up to
Mails f~r AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europel, NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
close here daily at 6:35 M. after August 18 and
up to September
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS commercial main dis
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
patched Sah Francisco at all closes for that Of
Ace, to connect government transports the sail
ings of which are irregular.
{a> Registered mails close at 1000 An. same
10 Registered mails close at 100 PM same
1c) Registered mails close at 600 Pm. same
(tD Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
81 Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
day.
aus JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.