The times., 1899-05-19
POsTOFFICE 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 ar
ranged the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending May 20 the
as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:20 p m. for FRANCE. swift
zERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA,
per $. s. La Bretagne,' from New York via
Havre Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed 'Per Ia Bretagne."
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. 5. Statendam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Statendam"
(c) At Hos p m. for ITALY, per S. :.
Saale. from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed 'Per Saale."
(c) At II :05 p. m. for EUROPE, per 3.
Campania,. from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter. etc, for GERMANY, and specially adj
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 Cunard. French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays.
take printed matter. etc, for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amcr-
icn, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(dD At Geo a. m. for BRAZIL. per s.
5. Scottish Prince. from New York, via Per-
nanbuco and Santos. Letters must be di-
rected ''Per Scottish Prince
(c) At HOS p. M. for BRAZIL and
la PLATA COUNTRIES. per 5. 8 Coleridge,
from New York via PernambucO Bahia, and
Rio Janeiro. Letters foe NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed ''Per Coleridge.'
(c) At II :05 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. sAyANILLA, AND CARTHAGE
NA per S. S Adirondack, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Adirondack"
(cJ At lI:O5 p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per $. S. Andes, from New York
(c) At II :05 p. m. for HAITI. per s. 8
Prins Willem III, from New York Letters
for VENEZUELA, CURACAO, TRINIDAD,
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA, must be
directed "Per Prins Willem ILL.,"
(c) At HOS p. for PORTO RICO. via
SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA, CURACAO; also
SAyANILLA AND CARTIIAGENA. via Cura-
cao per 5. 5. Philadelphia. from New York
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
except Sunday at Il m, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:i5
r Mails for MEXICO. overland, close here daily
at 7:05 a. IN. 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 1880 a. m. %
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII. pe-
s. s Gaelic from San Francisco. close here daily
at 6:S5 p m. up to May 10. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per S. s. Vic
toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at G:3j p.
to MAJ ID {dl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. 5. En-.
prcss Of India. from Vancouver. close here daily
at G.s5 D. m up to May %. I'D
Mails for HAWAII, per $. 5. Australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily at G:Sj p IN. up
to May &C. I'D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
lice. from san Francisco. close here daily at G:35
p m up to May 26. Cd
HAWAII. AND FIJI ISLANDS. per $. $ Miowera,
from Vancouver close here daily at 6:S5 p. m.
up to May 26. (D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND HAWAII. FIJI. AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per s. s. Alameda, from San Francisco.
close here daily at G:Sj p. m. after May 90 and
up to June 0. I'D
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
1c) Registered mails close at 600 p. M same
day.
vious day.
20 Registered mails close at I;CO p. IN. pre-
vious day.
(h) Registered mails close at 600 p. IN. pre-
viOus Saturday
JAMES p WUIETT. Postmaster