The evening times., 1899-11-08
PosroFFIcE 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
arranged on the presumption Of their uninter-
rupted overland transit. For the week ending No
vember IL. the last connecting closes will be made
from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Nails.
wEDNEsDAY-(b) At 5:l5 p. IN for EUROPE,
per s. S. Kaiser Friedrich from New York,
via via Southampton and Hamburg, Letters for
PORTUGAL. TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH
INDIA, viii Cherbourg. must be directed Per
g. s. Kaiser Friedrich
tb) At 1:15 p. IN. for FRANCE direct
SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per
;. e. La Champagne from New York. via
Havre: Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed per $ La Champagne"
FRIDAY-tc) At 9:15 p m. for EUROPE, per q
s. Umbria,' from New York. via Queenstown.
(c) At :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. Amsterdam, from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ..Per
e. s. Amsterdam
(e) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per g. T.
Kaiser Wilhelm H. from New York. via Naples
Wilhelm H.
(c) AT 1I:o5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per g. Ethiopia from New York. Letters
must be directed Per s: g. Ethiopia"
per T. s. Ihingyaila, from New York Letters
must be directed per :. 8. Thingvalla.
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays. take Printed
Matter. etc. for GERMANY. and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc. for other parts Of
EUROPE American and White Star steamers.
steamers from New York on Thursdays and Gun
ard French and German steamers from New York
on Saturdays. take Printed Natter, ETC. for all
countries for which they are advertised to carry
mails
Mails for south and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
WEDNESDAY-te) At II :05 p. for BAHAMA
ISLANDS and PROVINCE or SANTIAGO.
CUBA. per $. .. Saratoga. from New York.
THURsDAi-te) At Hos p m .or PORTO
RICO. per 5. s. Arkadia, from New York. via
San Juan.
FRIDAY--t0 At $50 a. m. for GUADELOUPE.
MARTINIQUE, and DEMERARA, per s. $.
Taisna1. from New York.
tc) Al Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAVANHLA. CARTHAGENA. and
GREYTOwN. per s. S. Aiene. from New York
Per $. s. Alene.'
tc) At :os p. m. for PRoGREsO. per s.
S. Ravensdae. from New York. Letters for
other parts of NExICo must be directed
Per :. 5. Ravensdalc.''
&c, At Hos p. m. for NUEvTTAs. GIBARA
BARACoA, and PUERTO PADRE, per 5. $
Lsuenburg. from New York.
SuNDAY-(N At 1900 m. for ST PIERRE-M-
QUELON per steamer from North Sydney
Mails fer NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday, at 1900 m. and on Sundays only
Nails for MIQUEION. BY rail TO Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:I5 p.
m. fd)
Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at
800 p. m. %
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays. at l0:30 A. IN. %
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at 1880 a. m. and
1000 p. m (G
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
GUATEMALA (c)
Trans-Paciac Mails.
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco close here
daily at 6:35 p. up to November 10. inclusive,
for despatch, per s. Australia. (o)
Mails for AUSTRALASiAN COLONIES (except
West Australia. which goes via Europe. and New
Zealand which goes via San Francisco), HAWAII
and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver. close here dai-
ly at 6:35 p. IN. up to November IL. inclusive, tor
despatch per steamship Miowera. (ol
LA Except West Australia and closed mails for
New Zealand) and FIJI ISLANDS, via San Fran
CISCO close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to No.
vember l2, inclusive. for despatch per steamship
Nails for SOCIETY ISLANDS, via San Francis
CO, close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to Novem-
ber q, inclusive. Tor despatch by ship Galilee.
Mails for AUSTRALIA (except West Australia).
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:35 D. m, after November II, and I'D to No.
vember e5. inclusive, for despatch per steamship
Mails for CHINA. and JAPAN. via Vancouver,
close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to November
%. inclusive. for despatch per steamship En-.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial NaiD. des.
patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military maiD. des.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
ONCE to connect with Government transports the
sailings Of which are irregular
Nails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to New
York for connection with European steamers-
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a.. m. same
day.
o. Registered mails close at 100 p M same
day.
lc) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. same
Ia Registered mails close at 500 a. m same
day.
70 Registered mails close at loo p. m previ-
day.
Oh Registered mails close at 1900 p. m. pre-.
(k) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. prcri-
Gus day.
(o) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. previ.
ous day.
JOHN A. MERRITT.
Postmaster.
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