Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-16
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. ID. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may at
FoRE1GN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily. and the schedule Of Blessings s ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 10,
1900. the last connecting closes will be made from
,TRANsATLANTIc MAILS. non,,
WEDNESDAY-tbp At 7:15 PM. for EUROPE.
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EGYPT and KR1T1sn INDIA, via GheraonrE: must
be directed Per SIS: Columbia: ID, At 7:15 Pm.
PoRTUGAL. TURKEY. EGYPT and BRTrIsm il
Ola, per La Gascogne' from New York, via
Havre Mall for other parts Of EUROPE must be
FRIDAY-th, At !:15 IN for EUROPE per SO;
from Ny fgk "a STest &C.
Maas'lam, from New York; Mail must be directed
rPsT SIS Maasdam. &c, At l1o5 Pm for
must be directed Per SIS Vera. &c, At II :o5
PM. for SCOTLAND, per SIS. Furnessia. from
nessia.
PRINTED MATTER. ETc--German steamers
matter, etc. for GERMANY and specially ad-
a5sssed printed matter etc. for other parts of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German and French
and German steamers from New York satur-
days take printed matter, etc. for all countries
sGI Mse E6 they sary mails
WEST INDIES. ETC.
w WEpNE Tl,.. At 11;oa Pm for RERMTDA;
York Man for ctrRAcAo. TRlNiDAD. We VESEz-
I'm. for Porto RICO. per SIS San Juan from
CAMPECHE. CHIAPAs. TARAsCO and YUCA-
TAN, per SIS. vigilancia. from New York. via Pro
directed Per 70" SIS o1fr 6 At 11os ss
for the PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO: CUBA per SIS.
Santiago de Cuba. from New York. &c, At 1905
fsr SucAfzS must be ' directed es PER PER
THURSDAY At 2:ao Pm. for JAMAICA,
per SIS Admiral Sampson. from New York .c' At
s.: origen: from New York Mail for JAMAICA.
BEIz hs rERTo coETE2 a-, and GrATMALA
York via Tamplso; Mail must he directed PEI
York 'e1 At Hos Pm for SEwFou NIL sf
III @s't A 11? H fM 'G f
LAND: per SIS. Assyrian, from Philadelphia. C,
tiss G from nm se fsr g Ez M ac for per r os
CorNTRIES must be directed Per SIS Cole
4HE , s At LOO Pm for la Plata c3uN
&c, AT 11:o5 Pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND JAMAI.
Ga SAvAN LON and Ya c ART per
&c, At ll;o5 Pm for HAITI per S. Andes; from
direct; per s. rarran, from New York.
sy Mails an D5 by rail to SG5th
except Sunday, at 1900 NJ and on Sundays only
at 30 AN I'D q,
thence via steamer close here daily at 3:15
i cnR a. MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
Wednesdays. Fridays and Sundays AT 2:2o PM. IL
Via Miami Fla, Tuesdays and Saturdays at
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially adj
dressed for dispatch by steamer sailing from New
York. close here daily at 1890 AN. and 1000
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE PUERTO COR
and thence via steamer close here daily 1000
PM. the connecting closes for which being Sun
for : BELIZE, PUERTo CoRTEz and du G GIHtTEs
MALA
TRANSPACIFIC NAILS
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS,. via Tacoma. close here daily at 6:a5
Pm. up to May II, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Ma, Mails so1 for al. GSAs ar and JAPAN via vsnecuver
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL,
daily at 6s5 N up to May "a inclusive. for dis dis
patch per SIS City Of Picking; 70,
here daily at 6:35 PM. up to May 25 inclusive,
for dispatch per el.,. S s. Australia. (o)
which goes via Europe. and New zealand which
goes via San Francisco. HAWAII and FIJI ISL
PM up to May 26 inclusive for dispatch per SIS SIS
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS, via San Francisco
sive. for dispatch per ship Tropic Bird. 10,
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. via San Franeisco, close here daily at
6:35 NJ. after May 26 and up to June o. inclu-
sive. for dispatch per SIS. Mariposa. (o)
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD dis.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect with government transports the
sailngs of which irregular.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 PM. same
day
(c) Registered mails close at 500 PM same
day
(d) Registered mails close at $500 AN. same
day.
(e) Registered mails close at 200 PM previous
Saturday.
~ Registered mails close at 100 PM previous
day.
(h) Registered mails close at 1900 PM previous
day.
~ Registered mails close at 500 T. M previous
day.
(o Registered mails close at 600 PM. previous
day.
my12 JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster