The times., 1900-12-18
FOREIGN MAILS.

| WASHINGTON. ID. G., POSTpFF1CE NOTICE.
any time.
| FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports 0
! sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their u,.-nterrupte'
1 overland transit. For the week ending Decembc
p, 1900. the last connecting closes will be mad
| from this Office as foiows
Transatlantic Mails.
| TUESDAY-(c) At HOS p. m for EUROPE, pc
$ $ Majestic. from New York, via Queens
town.
(c) At Hos p. m. for EUROPE. per $. S
Southwark from New York. via Southampton
and Antwerp Mail must be directed "Per S
Southwark
WEDNESDAY-Ce) At 0:15 p. m. for FRANCE
SWITZERLAND ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL
TURKEY. EGYPT, BRITISH INDIA. and 10
RENO MARQUEE, per $. s. La Champagne
irom New York. via Havre. Mail for othei
parts of EUROPE must be directed Per s
5. In Champagne"
| FRIDAY-(b) At 6:O5 p m. for EUROPE. per S
S. Umbria. from New York. via Queenstown
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di
rect, per S. $. Rotterdam from New York
Mail must be directed per 5 Rotterdam. "
(c) At ll:O5 p. IN. for DENMARK direct
per $. $ llekla. from New York. Mail must
be directed "Per $. $. Hekla.''
PRINTED. NATTER, ETC.-This steamer takes
Printed Matter. Commercial Papers. and Sam
pies for GERMANY only. The same class of mail
matter for other parts of EUROPE will not be
sent by this ship unless specially directed by her.
Mails for south and Central Amer
len. West Indies. Etc.
TUEsDAY-(0 At 12 m. for JAMAICA. per 5. :.
Admiral Sampson. from Boston.
(c) At 1l:Oj p. m. for PORTO RICO, per
5. :. Mae. from New York. via san Juan
(c) At II :05 p. m. for INAGUA and HAITI,
per $ $ Belyernon, from New York.
(0 AT HOS p. m. for HAITI, per $. $.
CURACAO. VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD, BRIT
lsH and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
Per 5. oranie Nassau
(c) At ll:05 p. m for CANPECEE, CHA
PAS. TABASCo. and YUCATAN, per $. :.
Havara. from Nr'~ * win Progreso, Mail
for other parts of MEXICO mus 1e directed
per 5. s. Havana
WEDNEsDAl-(el At ll:oJ p. m. ior JAMAICA
and the PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO, CUBA,
per 5. S. Admiral Dewey. rom Philadelphia
(c) At Hos p. m. for NASSAU, y p, per
5, Santiago. from New York.
FRIDAY-G) At 1920 a. m. for NASSAU N p
per steamer from Miami, Fla.
Cb) At 7:l5 p. m. for BRAZIL. per s. q
Cyrene. from New York. Mail for NORTH
ERN BRAZIL, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,
URUGUAY, and PARAGUAY must be directed
''Per S. S. Cyrene."
(0 At i:O5 p. m. for VENEZUELA. and
CURACAO. per s $ Maracaibo from New
York. Mail for SAvANILLA and CARTHA-
GENA must be directed Per s $ Mara
(0 8z Hos p. M. for PORTO RICO. per
s. T. Ponce, from New York. via san Juan.
tc) lt Il:05 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMaiHA, SANANlLLA. and CARTIIAGENA
also GRENTOWN. per $ $ Adirondack. from
New York. Mail for COSTA RICA must be di-
rectcd Per 5. Adirondack"
(c) At ll:05 p. m for NORTHERN BRAZIE.
per :. $. IIildcbrand, from New York, via Para
and Manaos
Mails Tor NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer. close here daily
except sunday, at l2:00 m. and on sundays only
Mails for MIQUELOS. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer. close here daily at s:15 p.
n. (dl
Wednesdays. Fridays, and sundays. at 2:2O p.
m. ~
Mails for MExICo overland. unless specially ad.
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1890 a. IN. and
1000 p. m. Ck)
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
Nails for HAWAII, via san Francisco close here
daily at 100 p. m. up to December 9f, inclusira,
for despatch per $ S Zealanda (ol
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII. and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS,. via San Francisco, close here
daily at 700 p. m, up to December q, inclusive,
for despatch per $. 5. America Maru. (o)
Mails for CHINA. and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
close here daily at 200 p. m, up to December
y, inclusive for despatch per 5. :. Empress of
India. CRegistered mail must be directed WA
Vancouyer.'D tol
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via san Francisco. close her, daily at
200 p. NJ. up to December %, inclusive, for
despatch per $. Sonoma. (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe and New Zealand, which
goes via San Francisco) and FIJI ISLANDS, via
Vancouver close here daily at 700 p m, up to
January s. inclusive for despatch per ;. $ War
rimoo (o)
"PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military MaiD. de
spatchei to san Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect with Government transports the
sailings OF which are irregular.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 500 p m same
day.
I'D Registered mails close at 500 a. M same
day.
(e) Registered mails close at leo p M pre-
yious Saturday.
(O Registered mails close at 800 p. m pre-
vious day
Ch) Registered mails close at 1900 p. m. pre-
yious Saturday.
a. Registered mails close at 500 p. m pre-
yi0uS day.