The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-25
PosToFP,cE NOTICE.

= WASHINGTON. d. C., PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports o!
sailing daily. aad the schedule OF closings is ar.
| ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. Fer the week ending May &c.
800, the last connecting closes will be made at
| this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
| FRIDAY-(c) At II :05 D. M for NETHERLANDS
direct per 6. s. Amsterdam. from New York.
| Nail must be directed per s. s. Amsterdam -
(c) At HOS p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
| per g S. Anchoria, from New York. Mail mrst
be directed 'Per g. s. Anchoria-"
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct. per
| IS. Hek,a. trcm New York. Mail must be
/ directed Per ). s. Hekla."
sATuRDAY-lc) AT Los p; m; for EUROPE. per
| 5: :, Iyernia. fro;a New York, via Queenstown.
I PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
| sailing from New York Tuesdays take Printed
Matter. etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad.
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German and French
steamers from New York on Thursdays and Cum
ard and German steamers from New York on Sat
urdays, take Printed Matter, etc, for all coun-
tries Tor which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) =: Hos p. m. for FORTUNE IS
LAND, JAMAICA, sAvANILLA, CARTA-
GENA and GREYTowN. per s. $, Athos, from
New York. Mail Ter COSTA RIGA must be
directed .Per s. Sc Athcs.'
tc) At HOS p. IN. for La PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct. per s. Etona, from New
York.
San Juan also CURACAO. VENEZUELA.
sAvANILLA, and CARTAGENA, via Cura-
Gao, per s. Maracaibo, from New York
aiail for PONCE must be directed Per S. S.
Maracaibo.'
(c) At Hos p. m. for PONCE, PORTO
RICO. pee S. s. Mae. from New York Mail
for other parts of PORTO RICO must be di-
rectcd Per s. s. Mae
(c) At Hos p. IN. for NORTHERN BRA
iii. per S. 5. Bernard. from New York.
fc) At ll:0 p. IN. for MARTINIQUE,
GUADELoUPE. and DEMERARA, per $. s.
TalisInan, from New York.
suNDAY~Ch, At Il m for ST. PIERRE MIQUE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at 1900 m, and on Sundays only
at 1l:so a. m. Id (D
Mails for MlQUELON. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily ut BIS d.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 2:2O p
Via Miami. Fla. Tuesdays and Saturdays at
Nails ;or MEXICo overland. unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamer sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1880 a. IN. and
10 p. m. (k)
Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
CoRTEZ, and GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans, and thence via steamer, close he.e d.iIy
at 10 H. M, the connecting closes i,r which
being Sundays and rres,llys far COSTA RIGA
and MONDAYS for BELIZE. PUERTO CORTEZ, 4-i
GUATEMALA.
Trnns-Pncinc Mails.
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which 90 via Europe, and New Zealand which
go via San Francisco, HAWAII. and FIJI ISL
ASDS. via Vancouver, close here daily at Gas r.
m. up to May &C. inclusive for despatch per 5.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII. and PHIL.
IpPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
daily AT G:35 p. M. up to June /, inclusive for
despatch per. S. 5; Gaelic: so)
cisco close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up to June
inclusive. for despatch per ship Tropic Bird (o)
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia), |
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. FILL and SAMOAN |
ISL ANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at |
6;35 H. m, after May %. and up to June o. in |
elusive, for despatch per 5. =. Mariposa. (o)
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to |
New York for connection with European steam
Crs.
to San Francisco At all closes for that |
tEcc TO connect with Government transports, the
.ailings OF which are irregular.
Dbl Registered mails close at loo p. IN. same |
lay. |
lay.
jD Registered mails close ut $500 a. M. same
lay. |
ic) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vinus Saturday.
% Registered mails close at /: p. m. pre-
s0us day
(D Registered mails close at 300 p m. pre-
'uus day.
% Registered mails close at 500 p. IN. pre-
Ous day.
10Y Registered mails close at 600 p m. pre-
ious dAv JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.