Evening star., 1900-12-08
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, d. G., POST OFFICE 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
ranged on the PRESUMPTION Of their uninterrupted
49, 1900. the last connecting closes will be made
from this office as follows:
MoNDAY-(b, At 7:15 PM. for GERMANY. per
saan ss mahn fn from New York via S1nthampon and
directed Per SIS Lain. 'F''''
TrESDAY,lm At 7:15 PM, for EUROPE. per
Cherhourg aud Hamburg d, At 7:i5 PM for
EUROPE, Ea per ss New York from New York, York, via
WEDNEsDAY-,c, ,c, At 9:15 Pm: for FRANCE,
AG3r l1A4 BhfsH ifsN DA ana oGhH
Tsss I. ga M % SPsF
1905 PM. for AZORES ISLANDS, per SIS Fern
field; from New York
direct per SIS 'paarndam, from New York. Mail
New York, via Queenstown. &c, AT 1905 PM for
ITALY, per SIS. Kaiser VIM. II. from New York.
Kaiser Wn e at os II FM for feE scoT
LAND direct. per SIS. Ethiopia, from New York.
:PkISTED NATTER sT ETcrhs ris'sbla seamer takes
printsd matter commercial papers and samples for
for other s chfs a not S5 s pe ssn sy
Ms ssip r@R unless sl ssealIs directed BY her
WEST INDIES, ETC.
9l,ELoS, per steamer from Ss!th sydney. hl At
MoNDAY-'e, At II :o5 PM. for GENITAL
CIFIC PORTS, per ss Finance. from New York
via Colon. Mail for GUATEMALA must be directed
II TUIESDAY-|d) I At, $50, AN for NORTHERN
RRAziL' f;R E.r s per 49, SIS Amaauense from New York
CA, per SIS. Admiral Farragut from Boston tcl At
i1:o5 Pm for INAGIA and HAITI, per s:s. Mt
SArA YafE s f"r and T ra nsI frsn be NsT s
5Fs,ff f1E ' & 4 "s and rY Yds for
TAN, per SIS. Orizaba, from New York via Pro-
greso Mail for other pHr.s of MEXICO must be
wEDNEsDAY.s, Af il 90 Pm. for JAMAICA
,nh Ns lhs sShey 1oS CUBA
CAPE CAP GKAcIAs .,, per Kong Er"as from Ssw
CORTEZ and GlATEMAI.A must he directed per
ss Kong fr"de ton @ At At Y @ ;o5 Pm for MExico
FKIDAY-lc, A. 1I:o5 PM. for NEwroUND-
% It for ir0m per Trnad @ front
New York. &c, At ll;o5 PM for Porto RICO
VANILLA ana CARTHAGENA must be directed dir
81 JAMAcA &c At svaxh 2S fM and dSi
Ma r GT R RfF s must A1"s S SeT
s'hos (c It HOS PM for "ftllf1 HAITI per- per- SIS SIS
Andes, from New York. via Port Prince. Cape
TSE s C ana mM 81 ARGkY
s for Wssfh1 She fs%n Ssw T ncTk @ At
fM for MATASZAs. cA1BARIES. S NuEvIrAS NJ nv i,iS'
GlBAKA and BARACoA, per SIS. Curityba from
directed Per SIS Cuntyba.'J
Mails Mails for NEWTouNDLASD. by rail to North
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ and Sundays only
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston and
Il thence n via steamer, close here daily at s:l5
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Mails for MENICo overland. unless specially ad-
f% fGSt 5 close here daily at 1870 AN: and 1000
Nails for BELIZE PUERTO CoRTEz and
GUATEMALA. by rail- to New orleans Lal and and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 1000 PM
the connecting closes for which being Mondays
Mails for COSTA RIGA by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1000
PM the connecting closes for which being Tues
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
WATT Wait FIJI FIJI and a sIM6AN AT sANbs zEAANp Via M n
Francisco. close here daily at 700 PM up to De-
Mails for AusrRALa except eT Wesf austria is
which goes via Europe, and New Zealand. which
Vancouver, close here daily at 700 PM up To- pe
cember &, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS Warri-
sr sh sIFaS mai WIKI S tp
IPpINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here
daily at 200 PM up to December O. Inclusive for
dispatch per s.s. Rio de Janeiro. TO,
Mails for "CHINA JAPAN HAWAII and tPHII-
1PPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco close here
daily at 700 PM. up to December H. Inclusive
for dispatch per SIS COptic. (o)
Mails for 'CHINA and JAPAN via Vancouver
close here daily at ZOO PM. up to December 25
inclusive for dispatch per s.s. Empress of India
Registered mail must be directed VIA vancou-
ver." (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA, Except West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Francisco close here daily at
700 PM after December and up to December
% inclusive. FOR dispatch per SIS. Sonoma (o
malls for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military nail dis
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that Of
fee, to connect with government TRANSPORTS the
sangs Of which are irregular.
Obj Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day. - 20
(c) Registered mails close at 500 Pm, same
day. ~ II
Ia Registered mails close at 500 AN. same
day.
(e) Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
Saturday
(0 Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
day IN
(h) Registered mails close at 1900 PM previous
Saturday
0) Registered mails close at 500 PM. previous
day.
(e) Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
dsy des JOHN A. MERRITT po.tm..,..
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