The evening times., 1899-10-27
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

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| WASHINGTON. D. c., POSTOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
foREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports
OF sailing daily. and the schedule Of closings is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland transit For the week ending
October zs, the last connecting closings will be
| made from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
sAzeRsp a rsIP lS sp,I % for FRASGE
TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA, per
s. La Bretagne,' from New York via Havre
Letters for other parts Of Europe must be
directed Per s. s. La hetagne."
OBJ At 1:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per s. s.
Etruria, from New York. via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND ITALY,
SPAIN; PORTUGAL. TURKEY. EGYPT. and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per s. s.
Etruria.''
te) At Hos p. m for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per s. s. spaarndam. from New York.
Per S. S. Spaarndam.'
40 A Hos p. m, for ITALY. per $, s.
Aaer. from New York, via Naples Letters
(c) At Hos p. IN for SCOTLAND direct
Der & 3 Eurnessia. from New York, via
glasgow Lette-s must be directed Per 4. 5.
tc) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per s. 5. Island. from New York. via Christi
,nia. Letters must be directed per 3
tc) At Hos p m for AZORES ISLANDS.
greet, per s. s. Spartan Prince. from New
PRINTED NATTER, ETo.-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
American and White Line steamers sailing
from New York Wednesdays. German steam
ers from New York Thursdays. and Cunard,
French and German steamers from New York
all countries for which they are advertised to
carry mails.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(0 At 11:os p. m. for NEwFoUND-
LAND. per = s. Silvia. from New York.
wiSDwARD ISLANDS. and DEMERAkl. Irq per
s ulier. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SANANlLLi, CARTHAGENA. and
GREYTowN, per $. $. Altai, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per 5. g Altai.''
(cl At IL :05 p. m. Cor VENEZUELA. CURA-
Gao. sAvANILLA, and CARTHAGENA, per
s. s. lIildur. from New York, via Curacao.
(Sl At n:o5 p. m for PORTO RICO, per $.
g. Mae, from New York, via Ponce.
(c) At l1:O5 p. m for NEUNITAS. GIBARA,
PUERTO PADRE VITA. and BARACoA, per
$. :. olinda, from New York.
(0 At Hos p m. for PORTO RICO Tex
cept Poncel. per L. S Transport Mcpherson,
from New York, via San Juan.
SUkDA1-(n At 1900 m. for ST. PIERRE
MlQtELoN; per steame. from North sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney. and thehce via steamer, close here daily,
except Sunday. at 12:o m., and Sundays oniy
at li;so a. m Id SD
thence via steamer, close here daily, at 3:I5
p. m. (d)
CUBA MAILS close h--e. via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays. md Fridays. at
800 p. m. ID
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays, and Sat-
urdays, at 10 80 a. m. %
Nails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO COR
and therce via steamer. close here daily at 1000
p. M, the connecting closes for which being SUM-
days and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mon
Mails for MExICo. overland, unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here jaily at 1880 a. m. and
~ Trans-Pacinc Mails.
Nails for CHINA JAPAN, and HAWAII, via
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:s5 p m.
up 20 October q, inclusive, for despatch per
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austraia),
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
at 6:35 p. m up to October e7, inclusive, fer
despatch. per $. 5. Moana. (o)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver,
close he-c daily at 6:35 p. IN. up to October 81,
inclusive, for despatch, per S. s. Empress cf
Mails Malls fOr CHINA. JAPAN, and HAWAII. via
san Francisco, Close mere daily at b.3J n
up to November 4, inclusive, for despatch, per
S. S. Cfrina. Toy
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p. m. up TO November 10,
inclusive, for despatch, per S. s. Australia
Nails for AUSTRALAsIAN COLONIES (except
West Australia, which goes via Europe and
New Zealand, which goes Wis San francisco:
HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS, via Vancouver.
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. after October
%, and up to November 10. inclusive, for de-
snatch. per s. 5. Miowera. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD, de-
spatched the same as that for CHINA and
JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD de-
spatched to San Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect Government transports, the
sailings OF which are irregular
mails for COCHIN, CHINA, are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
(b) Registered mails close at p. m
same day.
(c) Registered mails close at 500 p. m.
same day.
ID Registered mails close at 500 a. m
same day.
% Registered mails close at 100 y. m.
previous day.
h) Registered mails close at 1900 D. m
previous Saturday
Rl Registered mails close at 500 p m
previous day.
(ol Registered mails close at 600 p m.
previous day. |
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster