Evening star., 1899-03-02
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, ard the schedule Of ciosings is ar
overland transit. For tle week ending March 1 tie
last connecting closes will be made from this office
,a,r., TRANsATLANTEc MAILS, .-
FRIDAY-t4l At 10 PM, for GREAT BRITAIN,
MAHY DEHMhnK. swEDEN. t>5'i NoisWAY and and
RI SSIA per IS. Umhria. from New York viz
must he directed Per Umlra." fbj At 9:l5 PM.
for FRAME SWITZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN,
PORTUGAL. TURKEY, EGYPT and BRITISH IL
Ola, per IS. La Normande. from New York. via
Iiayre. Letters for other parts, Of EUROPE must
PM for NETHERLANIS direct per SIS Werierl-
dam from New York, via Rotterdam. Letters must
for BELGIUM direct, per SIS. Friesand from New
York, via Antwerp. Letters must be directed Per
Saale. from New York. via Naples. Letters must
I,, directed Per Saale' C, AT II % PM: for
via Christtania- Letters must be directed Per
FiiINTED MATTER. ETC. - German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter. etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
EtRopE -'''''D -'''''''' '''' ~ '''''' p"''' u
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New. York on Saturdays,
MAILS FOR s3iTH4 AXp cENTRAL AMERICA,
-.
THURsDAY--.tcDAt 1l:o3 PM. fol PORTO RICO,
per IS Arkadia from New York. (c} At II :o5
New York, Letters for other parts of MEXICO,
via Tampicc, must be specially addressed Per
FRIDAYz Hl At II os Pm. for FoRTrNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA. sAVANILLA, CARTHAGENA
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be 'Vi drected per per
AleneT w,,,, g. At 1Io5 Pm for HAITI, per IS.
TRINIDAD; BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must
F be fot hRhz hsf rFns aaa M Mf AA "a \
per SIS Calico, from New York. via rernamhnco'
Baha and Rio 1anelro, Letters for NORTH
11:o5 PM; for NuEvITAs and GIBARA, CUBA,
per SIS I E4 from rom >c,, New ,yi York o. At 75 PM
den, from New York. tc) At ii:o5 PM for
INAGUA and HAITI per SIS. saltram, from New
SATURDAY-CD At 1870 AN. for NASSAU. n.
P fo Fr %GRTH tramfr ap f9m rem Miami Fla 0 At 7I5 PM
York via Para, Maranhan and Ceara
,slXn4AYl-(d At 200 NJ. for ST PIERRE
Mails l for M 5Sf la fiaa hg rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer close here daily
except o., Sunday. at 200 NJ, and Sundays only
Mails for MlQUE1oN by rail TO Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 p
Siaiis for MEXICO overland close here daily at
CUBAN NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
sgHdags sun" T. Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami; Fla Mondays, Tuesdays ard satur-
days at 1890 AN. ~.
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Malls for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia, from San
Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 Pm. up to
March 2. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australian.
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS,
per IS Miowera, FROM Vancouver close here daiiy
at 635 p NJ UP to March 9. Id
Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here daily at 63O
PM. up to March 3. Id
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Victoria,
fnm Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 Pa up to
NJ rch 13. M1
Mails for AUSTRALIA textept those for West
Australia. which forwarded via F.urope), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISLANDS
per SIS. Alameda, from San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 PM. after March 2 and up 10 March
Is. til
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. Empress
of India. from Vancouver, close here daily at 35
Pm. UP to March 20. i'd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Tropic
Bird from San Francisco close here daily at 81 "a
PM. up to March %. Id
day.
(b Registered mails close at 100 PM same day.
(e} Registered mails close at 600 p NJ same day
td) Registered mails close at 500 pm. previous
day.
% Registered mails close at 90 PM previous
day.
h) Registered mails close at eco PM previous
Sn turdav.
fees JAMES p WILLETT Postmaster