Evening star., 1900-08-01
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, II. c. POST OFFICE NoIlCE-
Should be read daily. changes may occur at
FoREiGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closngs is ar
ranged on the presumption of thef. uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August 4.
1900. the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
WEDNESDAY AY-thi At I:15 P.M. for EUROPE,
per So Kaiser Friedrich, from New York. via
plymouth and Hamburg Mail for other parts of
IS. Kaiser Frieirich.'s lbi At 7:15 PM for
FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY, STAIN. PoR-
TUGAL. TURKEY. EGYI"r and BRITISH INDIA.
per SIS. L'Aquitaine, from New York via Havre;
Mail for other parts Of EUROPE must be directed
FRIDAY-(c, At Hos PM for EUROPE, per SIS.
umhria, from New York. via Queenstown Ccl At
rom from New w York. via rotterdam Mail must he di,
rected Per s.s. Maat dam tcl At 11:05 PM. for
ITALY, per s,s. Vera: from New York via VA;
tcI At 11:n5 1. NJ. for NORWAY direct, per SIS:
Per s. Island C, At lI:O5 PM. for AZORES
ISLANDS. per SIS. IArtar Prince, from New York.
rRiETED NATTER. EIC.-sierman steamers
matter, etc. for GERMANY and specially ad-
dressed printed matter. etc, for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German and French
steamers from New York Thursdays and Cunard
and German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter. etc. for all countries for
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
per. IS. Trinidad, from New York. tc) AT 1:o5
IN for HAITI , Eer si1, s rFns Wm "; from New
uEI-A. BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA be
tirscted Il PEI Trims Nm " s' At ii:oS
1JcATAN; per SIS. iucatan. from New York. via
Progress, Mail for other parts of MEXICO must
for NASSAU. y P. and the PROVINCE Of SAN
TlA1I ghA n per ss Nj Siagnrs from Yew York
per s. admiral Schley, from Boston.
81, FR!nAG~'e, - I'LL i1;43 PM for ST, THOMAS,
ANDs and DEMERARA, per IS. Roraima from
New york. Mail for GRENADA and TRINIDAD
I'M. for PORTO RICO. per SIS Ponce from New
Ir T%rk via Il, san an Juan G At 1le2 rM for FOR
THAGENA and GREYTOwN per SIS AiIeghany.
from New York Mail for COSTA RIGA must be
for VENEZUELA and CrRACAo per IS Mara
gai,"s from New York, Mall for SAvANILLA and
Saibo. &c, At Hes M. for YUCAThN. per SIS
MercatGr, from NV York. via ProSreso Cc, At
1I;G3 IIII... I'M for HEAzII; direct and Ia PLATA
COUNTRIES. per s. Hevelius. from New York
Mail l"F NORTH ERAZII. must be- directed Per
i,I6 S'fn1 dnG G A. ;I PM for TrRKs
EI HF '[hi r frm Nd New l|Ik e At II :o5 for
EelIagio. 'cI Al Hes PM. for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD. per 5. Maraval from New York
Mails for NEWFOt Midland. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday. at 1900 NJ, and on sundays only
Mails for MIQUELoN by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:I5
CIRA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Wednesdays; FRIDAYS and Sundays at 2:2o PM. q,
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York. close here daily at 1890 AN. and 1900
Nails fnr COSTA RIGA by rail to Mobile. and
for BELIZE: PUEIro CoRTEZ and GUATEMALA
nesIay Tor COSTA RIGA and Mondays for oFiBE BELIZE
PJ ERTO COtIEZ and GUATEMALA.
TRANSPACIFTC MAILS
Ma, Mails for AUSTRALIA except West Australia,.
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:%5 Pm mp TO August T. inclusive, for dispatch
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL
iPrlNE @ fSlATnSt 81 \ via San Francisco. close here
daily At 6:5' NJ up to August 8, inclusive, for
Mails for CHINA and JAIAN via Vancouver.
close here daily "t 6;35 p. II up 10 August IL in
elusive, for dispatch per SIS Empress Of Janan,
Registered mail must be directed Via yancou-
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here
daily at 6:35 Pm up TO August Il, inclusive, for
Mails for AUSTRALIA CeScept West Aus,r,I,,
which goes via Europe. and New Zealand. which
Vancouver, close here daily at s:a5 Pm m ia ia
august Is inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded 70
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military mail, dis
patched to San francisco at all closes for that Of
fce to connect with government TRANSPORTS tbe
sailinEs Of which are IRE gular.
tbl Registered malls close at 100 p NJ s,ua
day. ~ sNNe
(c' Registered mails close at 500 PM. same
day. - 'aihe
5di Registered mails close at 500 PM same
day. 'ai"e
tel Registered malls close at 100 PM. prevIous
Saturday " P'e'''Hs
~ Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
day f
N, Registered mails close at 1900 PM. previous
tx Registered mails close at 500 PM. previous
day " p'e'ious
70, Registered mails close at Goo PM. previous
1y2s JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.