Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-05
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 and the schedule Of closings is
overland transit. For the week ending January g.
1900 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
af NY At S PM fsF ETH YORK Via
R"terd4m Letters must q, he directed ed Fpross
town. lc) At Hos PM for NORWAY direct, per
ThingyalS from New York via 4s,1 chrst,ana
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
aS % Nf fSt 3 IN sn pssa Ryns sd
dressed printed matter. etc. for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New n.Fs On Thursdays and SGnaFd French and
which they are advertised to carry mails
MAILS FOR SoCTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FR III At TO- IN. fer NEWF0rSD-
g.! C, At 1l:o5 PM for BEIMTDA, per SIS: rrtn-
TIIAGENA and GREYTOwN. per SIS. Alene. from
New York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be d.
TnKTo RICO Via San Juan; CURACAO and VEN
Ell Ella. also SAvANIIIA and CARTHAGENA
&c, At 1905 PM. for La PLATA COUNTRIES di-
rect: PER IS ArrGmo@r; from New York. lcl At
PrERTo PADRE and BARACoA. per SIS. Curl
tyha:. from New York. e, AT I1G5 PM. for
via Pon,e. Letters must h" directed per SIS
Arkadia." tci At 1905 PM for ST. KITS,
RARA pSr IS u-r from NV York. 's via Gaadr-
lonPe tcl At II 90 M. for NASSAU, Mp, and
Washington, from New York (ci At 1:15 PM. for
PRG;I;FSo per Sc. Torianski0ld. from New York.
P i"T TS Sls5 R9fi q Nf'o must be directed
SI-NntY-,hi At 1900 NJ for ST, PIERRE. MI
OF Zion per steamer from North sydney. n At
100" AN. for NASSAU, Mp, per steamer from
Ni M"tI. f ts NEWFOUNDLAND by rail 70 North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except sunday, at 1900 NJ, and on Sundays only
Mails To- MIQTEIOS. by rail to Boston and
thence VIA steamer, close here daily at 3:15
CTEA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
SnTdgys Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami, Fla. Mondays Tuesdays and satur-
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially ad-
dressed fer dispatch 10y steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at 1890 AN. and
Mails for COSTA RIGA BELIZE. PUERTO COR
TEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans
'nT c 1 else fer mere Gy az Sp
days and Tuesdays FOR COSTA RIGA and Mondays
for BEI.IZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUATE-
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for HAWA All, via San Francisco. close here
daily at 6:35 PM. up 10 January 8. inclusive for
dispatch Per S.. Australia. (o)
Mails Ter CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL
IPP1SE IsLANDSt. VIA San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 PM. up to January H. inclusive. for
dispatch per SIS. Hing Kong Maru. (o)
Mails for HAWAII. via Seattle. close here daily
at 6-35 PM. mp :" January Il. inclusive for dis
patch pr Blnemfontein. toD
Mails f"- AUSTRALIA Except West Australial,
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here daily at
635 7 NJ after December 30 and up TO January
10 Inclusive, for dispatch per SIS Moana. (o)
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver
close here daily at 6:;5 PM up to January % in
cIusEe. Tor dispatch per IS Empress Of Japan to-
tRegfsteTed mail mist he directed Via Vancou-
yer''
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
cisco. close here daily 6:35 PM. up to January
20. inclusive. for dispatch by ship City OF Pa
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
which goes va Europe, and New Zealand, which
goes via San Francisco, HAWAII and FIJI ISL
ANDS. Via Vancouver. close here daily at :35
Pm up to February 3. inclusive. for dispatch per
malls for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded Ia
New YORK for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD dis.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that Of
sailings II which irregular
th Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day
tcj Registered mails close at 500 PM. same
day
tdI Registered malls close at 500 AM. same
10 Registered mails close at 100 Pm. previous
day.
thj Registered mails close at 1900 PM. previous
Ckl Registered mails close at 500 PM. previous
to- Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day.
desc JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster