The times., 1899-05-17
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

" hSiilNblON, II. u, POSlpf Iltf NoiltE-
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily and the schedule of closings is ar.
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 20 the
last connecting closes will be made rol this office
follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cb) At o:2O p IN. for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA,
per 5. La Bretagne,- from New York via
Havrc. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed ''Per La Bretagne.'
(c) At HOS p. IN. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. Statendam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
statendam."
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per $. $.
saale. from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed per Sale
(c) At ll:05 p. IN. for EUROPE, per s. s.
Cnmpana,' from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED MATTER. ETc.-Gcrman 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 Ccnard French and
German STEAMERS frcm New York on Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they advertised TO carry mails.
len. West indies, Etc.
WEDNESDAY-(c) At II :0j p. m. for BERMUDA.
per E. = Pretoria, from New York
(c) At Hos p m. for la PLATA C0UN-
TRIES direct, per 5. S. EtoHa, from New
York.
(c) At los p. m. for PROVINCE OF SAN
TIAGo, CUBA, per 5. :. Macedonia, from New
THURsDAY-Cb) At 2:sO p. IN. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At HOS p. IN. for CENTRAL AlIERI-
CA Except Costa Rca) AND SOUTH PA
CIFIC PORTS. per 5. Finance. from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed '.Per Finance
FRIDAY-(cl At Hos p: M. for BRAZIL AND
la PLATA COUNTRIES, per $. Coleridge.
from New York via Pernambuco. Bahia, and
Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed per coleridge.''
(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, AND CARTHAGE
Ma, per :. :. Adirondack. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Adirondack"
(c) At IL O5 p. m. fer HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per 5. :. Andes from New York.
tc) At I:O5 p. m. for HAITI. per 5. $.
Prins Willem ILL., from New York Letters
for VENEZUELA, CURACAO. TRINIDAD,
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA, must be
directed "Pcr Prins Wilem M
(cl At Hos p. m. for PORTO RICO, via
SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA. CURACAO. also
SAYANILLA AND CARTiIAGENA, via Cura-
Gao, per :. :. Philadelphia. from New York.
Mails for NEWFOt MIDLAND. by rail to North
sydney and thence via stc9iYer close here daily
except SUNDAY at Il M, and On Sundays only at
II 80 A. nj. (D
Mails for MoUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer. close here daily at G:lj
Mails for MEXICo. overland, close here daily
at :05 a m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Via Miami, Fla. Mondays Tuesdays, and Sat
urduys at 1880 a. m. %
Trnns-Pncific Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII. pei
5 s. Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 p. M. up TO May 10 (D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per 5. s. Vic
toria. from Tacoma. close here daily at G:35 p
| m. up to May - td)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $. $ En-
press Of India. from Vancouver. close here daily
! at 6:35 p m up to May %. I'D
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. :. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at G;3j p. M. NJ
| TO May %. td)
Mails for tine SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
| lee from san Francisco, close here daily at G:3;
| D. m. up to May 2G. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
| HAWAII. AND FIJI ISLANDS, per = 5 Miowerl
| from vancouver. close here daily at G:3j p. IN
| up TO May &c Cd
Mails for AUSTRALIA (exccp. those for wes
! Australia. which are forwarded via Europel. NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS. per 5 s. Alameda. from san Francisco
close here daily at 0:3j p. IN. after May 2G an,
| up TO June o. (d)
'ta) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. sam
| day
jb) Registered mails close ct 100 p. m. sam
day
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. sam
Id Registered mails close at 6:Oo p. m. pre-
| vious day
% Registered mails close at 100 p. IN. pre-
vious day
OD Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
| yious Saturday.