Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-16
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. u. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily charges may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings is
overland transit For the week ending May 20 the
last connecting closes will be made from this Of
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
TtESnAi-tb At go PM for EUROPE. per
SIS ST faIl' from New York, via Southampton
h"tters for IRELAND must he directed Per st.
Paul tj At 1905 PM. for EUROPE. per SIS
teu isII from New York; via Queenstown. &c,
AT Hos Pm. for BELGIUM direct. per South
wark. from New York, via Antwerp. Letters must
lie directed Per Southwark"
ERiAND. ITALY: SPAIN PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA, per SIS. La Bre-
tagne.' from New York, via Havre. Letters for
other parts II EUROPE must be directed per La
Bretaguc." Cc At 1905 PM. for NETIIERLANDS
direct per SIS Statendam, from New York. via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per staten
dam" (cy AT 11:O5 PM. for ITALY per SIS
be directed Per saaIe." (cy At 11:O5 PM for
Etkofk per SIS. Campanin' from New York
.rklNTED NATTER ErC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
ROPE. ''' 'O' ''Aei parts Vi ho-
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails
MAILS FOR S SItiI i AND GENITAL AMERICA,
-.
TUESDAY-(b) At 9:15 PM for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia. tcp At 1900 PM for
At II o5 PM. FOR Porto RICO direct per United
States Transport from New YORK !e At llo5
NilIA and CARTIIAGE2NA. per ss. A. X. Thorpe
from New York. via Curacao. (cy At 1905 PM.
CATAN per SIS seneca, from A New York %hu Let
tiers for other parts Of MEXICO must be directed
F. psr xnta from new fer FORK IS Il
l1:45 Pm for NEWFoU Midland. per SIS. 81
STFep 5S~ and S.d Pm MARI
TINIQCE. via Guadeloupe, per SIS Ttomo, from
wEDNEsDAY-tc) At 11:o5 p NJ for BERMUDA.
ReIr, SIS Pretoria orr from New York tc) At HOO
PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO CUBA, per SIS Mace
THURSDAYItbi At 2:ao Pm. for JAMAICA.
CENTKAL AMERICA .except Costa RicaJ and
New York. via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must he directed Per Finance
FRlDAY-tcI At Hos Pm. for BRAZIL and
LA PLATA COUNTRIES. per SIS CoIeridge, from
New York, via pernambnso. Bahia and Rio yaneiro
ISLAND, JAMAICA, sAvASILL1 and Dd t CARTH a.
tiers for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per Ad-
irondack " &c, At 1l:05 Pm. for HAITI and SAN
lcl At 11:o5 PM for HAITI, per SIS PrIDs wiliem
III; from New York Letters for VENEZUELA,
GUIANA must be directed Per Prin. WllIem
III" (cl At :o5 PM. for PORTO RICO. via
VANILLA and cARTHAGENA. via Curacao Per
SIS s,, rhii@ s 34E fro from ~, New York
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ. and on Sundays only
Mails for MIoUEIoS by rail to Boston and
thence Wis steamer. close here daily at s:1o
Malls for MEXICO overland close here daily a,
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
sundays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami Fla: Mondays. Tuesdays and satur-
TRANsPACHIC MAILS.
Mails FOR CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII. per S.
e:sS PM up to May 10. 'dS e'''s "efe ua''s al
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS Victoria
from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:s5 Pm. up to
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS. Empress
Of India, from Vancouver close here daily at e:s5
Mails for HAWAII per SIS Australia. from San
FRANCHISE close here daily at G:sa Pm. up to
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
lille: from San Francisco. close here daily at 6;s5
Malls for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, per S. Miowera
from Vancouver. close here daily at e:3s Pm. up
Australia, which are forwarded via Europel NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDs pr SIS Alameda ss /. from San FRANCISCO;
! up TO June .. tdD
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 AM. same
day.
tb9 Registered mtils close at 100 Pm. same
| day
(C) Registered mails close at 600 Pm. same
day.
| ID Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
| day.
| ~ Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
| day.
| tl Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
| Sa turday
my13 JAMES p. WIILETT, Postmaster.