The times., 1899-09-29
posToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. O.. PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur az
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closinys is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending Septem-
Der 80, the last connecting closes will be made
from this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:15 p. m for FRANCE, sWTTz-
ERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA, per
$, La Touraine,+ from New York, via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per $. s. La Touraine. y
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. Rotterdam, from New York, via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
S. S. Rotterdam y
(c) At 11:O5 p. m. for EUROPE, per s. s.
Etruria,' from New York, via Queenstown.
(c) At 11:05 p. m. for ITALY, per s. B.
Kaiser Wilhelm il, from New York, via Ma
pies. Letters must be directed Per Kaiser
Wilhelm II. :"
(c) At li:O5 p. m for SCOTLAND direcr,
per S. s. Ethiopia from New York. Letters
must be directed per S. S. Ethiopia"
(c) AT HOS p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per s, Norge, from New York. Letters must
be directed Per s. s. Norge"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially address
ed Printed Matter, ETC., for other parts of EU-
ROPE.
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 advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(e) At IL 90 p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAYANILLA, CARTHA-
GENA and GREYToWN, per s. s. Altai.
from New York. Letters for COSTA RIGA
must be directed "Per s. s. Altai."
(c) At 1:05 p m. for NUEVITAS GIBA-
RA, BARACoA, PUERTO PADRE and
VITA, per S. 5. Ella, from New York
(c) At HOS p. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per S. s. 0rinoco, from New York
SATURDAY-(0 At l0:15 a, m. for La PLATA
COUNTRIES per s. s. Hyanthes, from New
York
sUNDAY-(d) At 12:oo m. for ST. PIERRE.
MIQuEL0N, per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWF0UNDLAND, by rail to North
sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at 1900 m, and on Sundays only,
Mails for MiQGELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:l5 p. m
Mails for MEXICO overland, close here daily at
CUBA MAILS close here, via Port Tampa. Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
: Via T: Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and sat
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
CoRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA, by rail 10 New Or
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily at
1000 D. m, the connecting closes for which being
SUNDAYS and Tuesdays Tor COSTA RIGA ard
Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz, AND
GUATEMALA. (c)
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII. via
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. In un
to September a, inclusive, fer despatch per s. s.
Coptic, and up TO October II, for despatch per
s. s. America Maru.
lie Nest AusI t;,N
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 p. m, up to September ~, inclusive. for
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, via Vancou
yer, close here daily at 6:35 p m, up to Octo-
Der 8, inclusive, for despatch per S. S. Empress
of India.
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, via Seattle, close
here daily at 6:35 p. M, up to Sept. 2s, inclu-
sive, for dispatch per $. S. idzumi Maru.
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here
daily 6:35 p. m, up to October 1S, inclusive,
for despatch per s s. Australia.
Mails for AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES (excest
West Australia, which goes via Europe, and NEW
ZEALAND, which goes via San Franciseo), HA-
WAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver close
here daily at 6:35 p. m. after September 30 and
up to October 1S, inclusive for despatch Per 5. s.
Aorangi
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD, de-
spatched the same as that for CHINA AND JAP
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, (military maiD de-
Office to connect Government transports the sail
ings OF which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. M same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. M same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 1:Oo p. m. pre-
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.