The times., 1899-07-20
PosToFrICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. D. C., PoSToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule OF elosings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending July p.
the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
THURsDAY-(D At $50 a. m. Tor AZORES
ISLANDS DIRECT. per 5. 5. Tartar Prince.
FRIDAY-Cb) At 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, per
5. s Umbria,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected per Umbria''
Qbl At 9:i5 p. m. for FRANCE. SWIFT
ZERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA,
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per La Bretagne."
te) At Hos p m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. Amsterdam. from New York
wa Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Amsterdam"
(c) At 11:O5 p. m for NORWAY direct,
per 5. :. Thingvalla from New York. Let
tiers must be directed per Thingvalla."
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY. and specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts of
EUROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
herman steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
len. West Indies, Etc.
THURSDAY-(dD At 6:2o A. ni for LA PLATA
CoUNIRlES direct, per S. Myrtlcdene, from
New York
(b) At e:So p. m. for JAMAICA. per
steamer from Boston
(c) At Hos p. IN. for HAITI, per s S.
Prins Willem ], from New York, Letters
for CURACAO, VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must be
directed ''Per Prins willem l."
(cl At 11:05 p m for JAMAICA, BELIZE,
PUERTO CoRTEZ AND GUATEMALA, per
S. g Jason, from New York. Letters must
be directed per JASON
FRiDAY-(c) At f1:05 p m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, CARTHAGE
Ma, AND GREYToWN. per S. $. Alene, from
New York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must
be directed ''Per Alene.f
20 At Hos p; m for BERMUDA, per $. S.
Orinoco, from New York.
(e) At 1l:05 p. m. for PORTO RICO via
SAN JUAN, VENEZUELA, AND CURACAO:
also SAYANILLA AND CARTIAGENA via
Curacao, per 5. S. Philadelphia, from New
York.
(c) At Hos q. m. for NEUvITAs, GIBARA
VITA. AND BARACoA, per 5. Ella. from
New York.
lc) At ll:uo p M Tor MARTINIQUE,
GUADELoUPE, AND DEMERARA per S. S.
Talisman, from New York.
SUNDAY-(D AT 70 m. for ST. PIERRE -MIQUE-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
excep: Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only at
1870 a. M. (d)
Mails for MIQUELoX, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer close here daily at s:l5
Mails ior MExco overland close here daily at
7:l0 a. IN. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 1890 a: m. %
Nails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
C0RTEZ. AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans ard thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10 p m, the connecting closes for which
being Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA,
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ,
AND GUATEMALA (c)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for HAWAII, per s. $ Australia. from
San Francisco, Close here daily at 6:S5 p m.
up to July y. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per S. s. Aoran-
gil from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 p.
m. up to July q. (dl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per g s. En-
press OF Japan, from Vancouver close here daily
at G:S5 D. m up to July %. Id
Nails fer CHINA JAPAN, AND HAWAII. per
5. $ City Of Pellin, from san Francisco, close
here daily at 6:3j p. m. up 10 July p. (D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 5. s Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at G:35 p
m. up to July 81 Cd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
City Of Papeiti, from san Francisco. close here
daily at G:35 p. m up to July &C. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per s. 5, Moana, from San Francisco, close
here daily as G:35 p. m. after July 81 and up to
August 4. (dO
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD des-
patched the same as that for CHINA AND IA
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD des-
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
Office 10 connect with Government transports
the saiIings of which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
jcy Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
jd) Registered mails close at GOO p. m. pre-
vous day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.