Evening star., 1897-04-26
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

| WASHING ION. u. G. POST OFFICE NoTI,E
sho9id be read daily, as changes may occur a
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending May 1.
1891, cltse at this Office follows:
| TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
rMoNbAY-tblAt a:2o Pm. for n ROPE per SIS.
TI,EssDlN- -,hDAt 9:2o pm. for III ROPE. per 5.
,pariS; from New York, via Southampton. coat
| New York. via Queenstown tg,At loss p II for
| BELGIUM direct, per SIS. westernland. from New
noFk via Antwerp. Letters must be directed Per
WEDNESDAY $40 PM for ErRorE.
per IS A"rnannla from New York. Via Plymouth,
rI1 ERpAfIS,At 30 f;M- for FRANCE. swIrz-
EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per IS ia Gas,
cogne. from New York. Via IIare. Letters for
tiascognc.'' (cyAt loss PM. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per IS. Neendam. from New York. via
dam tc,At 1885 PM for III ROPE. per -.
'umnria; FRI from New York 1erE, via Queenstown.
matter etc. for GERMANY, and specially nd,
| Europe.
| American and White Star steamers on "Wednesday.
and German steamers saturday take printed
matter, etc, for all countries which they
| MAILS FOR sol TIL AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
,,o>n,v wEST TT, INDIES. Erc
| steamer from Boston. tpAt lon5 Pm for BEL
IzE PUERTO ooITF,Z and GrATEMAI.A; per
ST DOMINGO and TURKS ISLAND. per ~. New
York. New York.
TuEspAr-,SAt 1905 Pm. for COSTA RIr,.
per steamer from New orirans. coat l":l5 Pm.
for CuBA slesally Ha v aadressed ,s ,i oay per So
roNIb WlNEsDAfn,At I9;S9 f rM I'm h,, L%r r"i;r AN
rTN1 Bsf ,siarF At rdS5 :Sa rM iiGs'9 fa x7R
AMEiicA s~al't Costa k,s. and SOUTH IA
via fiS colrn rni nctnrs for AfEAA IN as AsT h. n"h r.
rscted Per Finanrc 'c' ~ io:''o M TO- SAN-
T1 PG a hs If f s' and M1is MH 5 INV ni I'd" G
directed Per Mcsic". coat 1885 NJ. for iikR
fo5s MA for 81 F''Ta1s TSaS a 81 HFC a2 aGs Vi, %
Thomas and MARACaiBu, per So. curacao. from
FRIDAY-tcl At 1855 PM. for FORT Ne ISL
| AND. JAMAICA. SASANilI-A and GRElrrwN
| COSTA RIGA must he directed Per AdirndarS X
,s. .., At 1929 Pm for la gAr.; HAITI. G"NAkES
| AT 1855 Pm. for CAMPE,I HE. tIIIArAS. IA
| BAS,O and lUrATAN. per s.s. Numuri IRON New
York. Letters for other paris of MEXIco must he
| directed Per Ynmuri.'
MOI ELoN, par steamer from Halifax
Mails for NENFoI NDLAND. hy rail To Halifax
sunday I2:o5 pm. and sundays onls nt II .'ia
Mails for MIoUELoN. 10y rail to B.ston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at $40 Il.
Mails for CUBA Cexcept tlose for SANTIAGO DE
CUBA. which will Ice Forwarded VIA New York up
to and including the 1875 PM "l'se ihnrsdayl
steamer sailing Mondays anl Thursdays from Port
CAMI'1'IIE. tHIAPAS, TAliAS1D aud ltfATAN.
which VIII be forwarded Via New York. after The
Wednesday overland dispatch np To and including
the 10:55 PM closing Friday, Close here daily at
| 7:10 AN.
TTANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Malls for AUSTRALIA tenrept W"st Australia,
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS Especially addressed
onyl, per MiOwerT., from Vancouver 'lo-c here
daily after April "a, up To May :, $50 I'm. Id
Mails for CHINA ani JAPAN, specially addressed
only. per SIS. Empress Of China. from Vancouver,
close here daily up To $50 Pm. May 3. iii
Mails for HAWAII. per Australia, from San
Francisco, close here daily up To G30 PM. May IL.
Mails for CHINA ard JAPAN, per IS. Olympia,
from Tacoma, close here daily up to G:3o Pm.
May Is. Id
AUSTRALIA which are forwarded via EurapeI,
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI AMI SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per SIS. Alameda from San Francisco.
close lere daily up to $50 l.. NJ. May %. I'd,
Nails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
lice. from San Francisco, close here daily up TO
| 6:30 I'm. May %. Id
TRANSPAClFIC MAILS are Forwarded to the port
of sailing daily and the schedule of closings Is
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit.
ta, Registered mail closes at 1000 AN. same
day.
(b Registered mail closes at 90 +. same day.
tcD Registered mail closes at 600 L. NJ. day.
Id Registered mail closes at eco Pm. previous
day
(e) Registered mail closes at 100 Pm. Tuesdays
and saturdays.
apps JAMES p. wnLETT. Postmaster