The evening times., 1899-05-11

WASHINGTON, d. C., P0STOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes Eiay occur 1t
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule Of cos'tss Is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May lS.
the last connecting closes will be made tIom this
cfice as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At T:l5 p. M for EUROPE, per
g s. EtrIria.' from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
AND BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per
Eiruria.''
tb) At o:20 p. m for FRANCE. swITZER-
LAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TuR-
KEY EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per :.
8. La Champagne from New York via Hlvrc.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must te
directed per La Champagne
(c) At ll:Oj p. IN. for NETHERLANDS a.
rect, per :. s. Amsterdam, from New YoIS
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Amsterdam"
(c) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per $. furnessia, from New York via Glas
gov. Letters must be directed Per Furnes
sia."
(0 At li:o5 p. M. for NORWAY direct,
per :. $. Island. from New York. Letters
must be directed Per Island.''
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steam 4
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 Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York Thursdays. and Cunard. French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays.
take printed matter. etc. for all countries for
which they advertised 10 carry mails
Mails for south md Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
THURsDAY-(b) At 2:3o p m. for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Boston.
a ,N A. I.l1 n m fO- arNt
WINDwARD ISLANDS, also DEMERARA. per
$ s. Willowdcnc, from New York. Letters
for GRENADA and TRINIDAD must be direct
cd per Wiilowdcne."
(c) At IL: n. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAvANILLA, CARTIIAGENA. and
GREYToWN. per $. $. Altai, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
..Per Altai."
tc) At HOS p m for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD, per S. s. Grenada, from New
York.
(c1 At Hos p M for NUEyTTAS. GIBARA,
VITA. and BARACoA. per S. s. oinda, from
New York.
sUNDAY-(D At 1900 IN. for ST. PIERRE
NIOUELON, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at 100 m, and on Sundays only,
at IL :35 Il. IN. td)
Nails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:l5 p.
m.- (a)
1:05 A. H. I'D
CJ7RA NAILS close hc.c via Port Tampa. Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. and Fridays, at
800 p. m. ID
Via Miami, Fla. Mondays, IuesdayS, and Sltur-
days at l0:30 a. IN. %
Trans-Pacfhc Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per s. $ Roiun
Maru. from Seattle close here daily at G:35 p m,
up to May IL. I'D
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe),
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per s. S. Mcana. from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:55 p. M, up to May II (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. $. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily at G:35 p.
M, up to May % I'D
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. s. Empress
of India from Vancouver, close here daily at G:35
D. m, up to May 23.( G
Mails for HAWAII, per S. $. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at G:35 p NJ,
up to May %. I'D
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gallec,
from San Francisco, close here daily at G35 D.
m, up to May 25. td)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australa)
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. per S. $. Miowera,
from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35 p. H.,
after May u. and up to May 26 (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 i. H. sanc
day.
day.
(c) Registered mails close at Goo p. IN. same
day.
vious day.
% Registered mails close at Loo p. M. pre-
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