The times., 1899-05-16
POsTOFEICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. d. C., PoSiUffICE NU1iCE.
should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FoREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
s1iiing daily. and the schedule OF clcsings is
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 30 the
last connecting closes will be made from this office
as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
TuESDAY-(h) At 9:2O p. IN. for EUROPE, per
: :. St Paul. from New York via Southamp-
ton. Letters for IRELAND must be directed
''Per St Paul"
(c) At Hos p. M. for EUROPE, per $. s.
Teutonir,' from New York win Queenstown
Cc) AZ il:o5 p, m for BELGIUM direct,
per $. :. Southwark, from New York via Ant
werp. Letters must be directed ''Per South
wark"
FRIDAY-Cb) At o:2o p. m. for FRANCE, swift
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA,
per 5, $. La Bretagne.1 from New York via
Hare. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per Ia Bretagne."
(c) At Los p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect. per s. 5. statendam. from New York via
Rotterdam Letters must be directed per
Statendam.''
(e) At Hos p. m for ITALY. per S S
Saale. from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed per saale.''
(c) At Il:05 p. III. for EUROPE, per 5. 5.
Campania,' from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-German steamers
salllnS from New Ork on IuesGaNs 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 Thursdays, and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for South md Central AIucr-
len. West Indies. Etc
TUEsDAY-Cb) At OILS p. IN. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia.
(c) At 10 p. IN. for COSTA RIGA, per
steamer from New Orleans.
(c) At HOS p. m. for PORTO RICO di-
rect, per L: $: transport from New York
(el At II ;o5 p. m; for CURACAO; also
VENEZUELA SAYANILLA AND CARTiA-
GENA, per s. ~ r. Thorpe, from New
York via Curacao.
(c) At ll:Gj p. m. for CAMpEcHE. CHA
PAS. TABAsCo, AND YUCATAN, per $. s..
parts Of MEXICO must be directed ''Per
Seneca"
tc) At :o5 p. m. for NASSAU, n. p. per
:. 5. Antilia, from New York.
WEDNESDAY-(c) At IL :05 p m. for BERMUDA,
per s. $. Pretoria, from New York.
Cc) At HOS p. m. for LA PLATA COUN-
TRIES direct, per s. s. Etona, from New
York
THURsDAY-(b At 2:3O p m for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At Hos p. IN. for CENTRAL kMERl-
CA Except Costa Rica) AND SOUTH PA
ClFlC PORTS, per ;. Finance. from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed "Per Finance"
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. III. for BRAZIL AND
La PLATA COUNTRIES, per :. 5. Coleridge,
from New York via Pernambuco, Bahia, and
Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed per Colerdge."
(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAvANILLA, AND CARTHAGE
Ma, per s. :. Adirondack, from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Adirondack"
(cl At ll:05 p m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA. per 5. 5 Andes, from New York.
(c) At ll:O5 p. m. for HAITI per $.
Prins Willem III, from New York. Letters
for VENEZUELA, CURACAO, TRINIDAD,
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA, must be
directed "Per Prins Willem M
(c) At los p. m. for PORTO RICO, via
| SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA, CURACAO; also
| SAyANILLA AND CARTHAGENA, via Cura-
| cao per 5. 5. Philadelphia from New York
| Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
| Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
| except Sunday at Il M, and on Sundays only at
| 1880 a. m. I'D
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5
| p. m. (a)
| Mails for MEXiCO, overland close here daily
| at 1905 a. m. I'D
| CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,
| at p m. %
Via Miami Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 1890 m %
Trans-Pnciic Mails.
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
| s. s. Gaelic from San Francisco, close here daily
| at G:S5 p. up to May 10 (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per S. S. Vie
| tora, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 p
IN. up TO May %. (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per 5. S. En-
| press of India, from Vancouver close here daily
| at G:35 p. III. up to May %. (d)
| Mails for HAWAII, per 5. 5. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p. III
| to May 20. (D
| Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
| ilec from San Francisco, close here daily at 6:3;
| p. IN. up to May &C. (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per s. $ Miowera
| from Vancouver, close here daily at GS5 p. III
| up 10 May &C. (D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia, which forwarded via Europel. NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per g. S. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. m after May 20 anC
up to June Q. (d)
CD Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. SAINT
day.
lb) Registered mails close at 100 p. M. SAM
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m sam,
| day.
ld) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
| vious day
% Registered mails close at 100 p m pre-