The evening times., 1899-05-18
POsTOFEICE 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
sailing daily. and the schedule Of closings is
ranged on the presumption cf their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Nay 20 the
last connecting closes will be made froi this office
as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:20 p. m. for FRANCE SWIFT
TURKEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA.
per s. s. La BTc;asne.' from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed per La Brctagne.''
!c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per s. s. Statendam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Statendam.''
(c) At Hos p m. for ITALY. Per S. 8.
Saale from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed ''Per saale"
tc) At II 05 p- for EUROPE, per s. $.
Campania.' from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-Cerman steamers
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, ard Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays.
take printed matter, etc. for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails
Malls for South and Central Aracr-
len. West Indies. Etc.
THURSDAY-(d) At G:2O a. III. for IA PLATA
COUNTRIES direct. per 5. :. Etona, from
New York.
(b) At 2:30 n. m. for JAMAICA. per steam
fTcm Boston.
(c) At Hos p. m- for CENTRAL ANERI-
CA texcept Costa Rica) AND SOUTH PA
CIFIC PORTS. per g. Finance. from New
York via Colon, Letters for GUATEMALA
must he directed ..Per Firsnc@"
% AT Nos p M for BRAZIL, per 5. E.
Lvorno. from New York. via Perrambuco.
Letters must be directed ''Per Livorno"
FRIDAI-(D AT Geo a. M, for BRAZIL. per :.
= Scottish Prince. from New York. via Per-
nambuco and Santos. Letters must be di-
reoted per Scottish Prince"
(c) Al IL :0J p. m. foT BRAZiI. ard
La PLATA COUNTRIES. per $. :. Coleridge
from New York via Pernambuco. Bahia. and
Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed Per CoerdSc."
(c) At IL :05 p. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA. AND CARTHAGE
Ma. per 5 :. Adirondack. from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must he directed
..Per Adirondack"
MARTHA. per 5. 5 Andes. from New York
fc) At II :05 p. m. for HAITI per s. $
Prins Wiilem III, from New York Letters
for VENEZUELA. CURACAO. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA. mast be
directed "Prr Prins willem ILL.,"
(c) At l:05 p. m. for PORTO RICO. via
SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA, CURACAO: also
SAyANILLA AND CARTHAGENA. via Cu-a
Gao. per $ $. Philadelphia. from New Yor't.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail 10 North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only 4.
1850 a. m. (D
Mails for MlQuELoN, by rail to Boston, ard
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:IJ
p Mails All for MExIco. overland, close here daily
at T:05 a. m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays. Thursdays. and Fridays
at p. m. 10
rrdays at 1880 a. m. u
Trans-Pncinc Nails
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII. per
g $. Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here daily
at ;s Ss' cr p m China TS 10 AND py Jap.S Al
toria from Taccma, close here daily at Gas p
m, up to May % td)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per $. $ En-
at 6:S5 p m. up to May 23- td)
Mails for HAWAII per 3 Australia, from
San Francisco. close here daily at G:35 p. m up
to May 20. (d
lice from, San Francisco. close here daily at 635
D. m up to May 20. I'D
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West A,,straIia)
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS. per $. S. Miowera.
from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:3J p M
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which arc forwarded via Europc), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. Der s. s. Alameda, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. after May 26 and
up to June 0. (D
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 A. M same
day.
ib) Registered mails close at loo p IN. same
day.
lc) Registered mails close at Goo p. m. same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at loo p. m. pre-
vious day.
QO Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious Saturday.
JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.