The times., 1899-05-23
rOsToFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. d. C., PoSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
smiling daily. and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May "a,
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
TUEsDAY-(b) At OILS p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. 5. st. Louis. from New York via South
ampton. 4
(c At II :O5 p. m. for BELGIUM direct,
per s. Westernland from New York via
Antwerp. Letters must be directed 'Per
Wcsternland"
(c) At Hos p. m for EUROPE. per $. $.
CyInFic.' from New York via Queenstown
TIL uRSDAY-tD At $50 a. m. for FRANCE,
SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL
TURKEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per
g. 5. La Touraine, from New York. Letters
for other parts Of EUROPE must be directed
per La Touraine''
S. Umbria.- from New York via Queenstown.
(c) At :G5 I. IN. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect per $. 5. Maasdam, from New York via
Rotterdam: Letters must be directed 'Per
Maasdam."
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per $. S.
Aller. from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed ''Per Aller."
(c) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
y
gov. Letters must be directed "Per Ethi-
opa.''
(0 At Hes p. M. for NORWAY direct.
per 5. 5. Thingvalla, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed per Thingvalla."
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for other parts Of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York on Thursdays. and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
len. West Indies. Etc.
TUESDAY-(b) At o:15 p. m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia.
(c At 10 p. IN. for COSTA RIGA, per
steamer from New Orleans.
(c) At II :05 p M. for PORTO RICO direct,
per L. $. transport from New York.
(c1 At II :O5 p. M. for CASPECHE. CHA
PAS. TABAsCe. AND YUCATAN, per 5. $
Yucatan. from New York. Letters for other
parts Of MEXICO must be directed '.Per Yu-
catan."
| WEDNEsDAY-(c) At 11:O5 p. m. for ST. THOM-
AS. ST. GROIN. LEEWARD AND WIND
WARD ISLANDS; also DENiERARA, per s. s.
Fontahelic. from New York. Letters for
GRENADA AND TRINIDAD must be directed
Per EOHtabelie.''
(c) At 1906 p. nj. for NASSAU. N p,
and the PRONlNtE OF SAN IlAGD, IIBA,
per :. :. Saratoga. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. IN. for NORTH BRAZIL,
per : :. Ccarense, from New York via Para,
Msranham, and Ceara
/ THuRsDAY-(O At 6:z0 a. III. for LA PLATA
| COUNTRIES direct. per 5. 5 British Prince,
from New York.
CD At e:ao p. m for JAMAICA per
! steamer from Boston.
| (c) At l1:0j p. m. for JAMAICA AND
/ CAPE GRACiAS, per Ardandhu from
New York Letters for BELIZE PUERTO
CORTEz. AND GUATEMALA must be ii-
rcc;cd "Pes A-dandh."
| FRIDAY-(O At II: :Gj p. m. for BERMUDA, per
$. J. Orinoco. from View York.
! () At il :Oj p. III. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SANANiLLA. CARTHAGEHA AND
| GREYTOWN. per :. :. Alene. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per Alene."
(O At II:Gj p IN. for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD, per 5. :. lrrawaddy, from New
CG At Hos p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
s. :. san Marcos, from New York VIA Ponce.
(c) At II :0j p. IN. for the PROVINCE of
SANTIAGO, CUBA, per 5. Ella, from New
| York
sATIRDAY-CO At 1O:So a. m. for NASSAU.
n. P. per steamer from Miami. Fla.
SCNDAY-(O At Il m for ST. PIERRE-MQUE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for FOUNDLAND. by rail to North
| sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at u M, and on Sundays only al
| 1899 a. IN. (D
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5
Mails for MEXIco overland, close here daily at
7:0j Il. m. (d)
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla
sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays al
8 p. IN. %
yia Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays. and sat
urdays at 1880 a. M. ~
Traus-PaciEc Mails.
Nails for HAWAII. per 5. Australia. from
san Francisco, close here daily at G:35 p. m
up to May 20 td)
Mails for AUSTRALIA (cxcept West Austraia)
HAW All AND FIJI ISLANDS, per :. $ Miowera
from Vancouver. close here daily at G:S5 p. II
up to May :G. (d)
Nails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
lilcc irom sen francisco. close here daily a
| G:S5 p. m up 10 May % Id
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. AND HAWAII. PEI
$ Hongkong Ml!u, from san Francisco. clos
here daily at G:25 =. n. up 10 May p. Cd)
Mails Tor AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes
Australia which forwarded via Europc), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI. AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per :. Aameda. from san Francisco
close here daily u: 6S5 p. m. after May 20 an,
up TO June .. I'D
o) Registered mails close at 1000 a. IN. sam
ib) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sam
j) Registered mails close at 600 p. M. sam
day.
Cdl Registered mails close at 600 p. m PIE
yious day.
10 Registered mails close at 100 p. IN. pre-
+ | Viuus Cay.