Evening star., 1901-12-06
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should bc read daily, as changes may occur at
FoREIGN MAILS are forwarded TO the ports ot
sailing daily. and the schedule OF closings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
T. 1901, the last connecting closes win be made
from the MAIN oFFNrE as follows:
TRANsATA AANTIc MAILS.
FRIDAY-tel At IFS Pm. for NETHERLANDS
must be directed per SIS. Potsdam'' icl At II :2S
Pm. for EUROPE per SIS. Umbria, from New
ITALY direct. per SIS: Aller, from New York.
Mail must Be alrectsd .,t Per SIS Aller;
printed matter, commercial papers and samples
for GERMANY only. The same class Of mail mat
by this ship unless specially directed by her.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY-(cl At 1l:25 PM. for PORTO RICO.
Ee, SIS s@n 1-S Juan n from New % YORK c: At Ii:25
CARTAGENA must be directed Per s.s Zulis"
g At ss ssyIN I'M for dsaTsGEI ESETUNE IsaYP "a
TOWN. per SIS. -thcs. from New York. Mail for
COSTA RacA &c !, must he SiEssteS Per Ashes
also CIUDAD BOLIVAR, per SIS. Msracas, from
saTTRDaY-td, At 6:2o AN. for BARBADOS
and NORTHERN BRAZIL per SIS Grangense,
irSm Mails seS for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer close here daily
except sundays, at 1900 NJ, and Sundays at
Mails for MIoUEIoN. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily at AIS
CIjBA MAILS close here via Port Tamps F1s.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:36
Malls for MEXICO overland unless specially ,d
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at lO:so An ssnd
Mai Malls for BELIZE PUERTO CoRrEz and
GUATEMALA, by rail TO New Orleans and then.e
connecting closes for which being Mondays
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail TO New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at loco
PM the conne sting closes for which being Tues
TRANsPAcIFIC MAILS
Mails for .CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII and tpIrr
daily at $50 PM. up to December g. inclusive,
for ai:p.tsh ps1sASIg pss kIGp1. ss,s.", Ms ws, @
goes via San Francisco, and FIJI ISLANDS. via
ye1nber 30 and up to December Z. inclusive Tor
dispatch per SIS; Miowera; tOl
here daily at $3.50 Pm. mp to December O. inclu-
sive. for dispatch per SIS: Alameda. tol
here daily Mt $50 PM up to December IL. incia' "
siye for dispatch Per s1lnssS H,. Ms Register
ed Mails %i foa %p:5 .cafSa II ~ JAPAN HAWAII and tpH
daily at $50 PM up to December IL. inclusive,
f0s Malls Shspessp for .cHiSA and Japan vi. raoom.
close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to December IL,
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
which is forwarded via EuropeD, NEW ZEALAND
FIJI SAMOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco
close here daily at $50 PM. after December aud
up to Decembe: 81, inclusive. for dispatch per s.
Sonoma. lo)
Malls for sCHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver
close here daily at $50 PM up TO December "a
inclusive for dispatch per SIS. Empress Of India
Registered mail must be directed via yancon-
YER Merchandise for the L. s. Postal Agent az
Shanghai cannot be forwarded via Canada Io)
Mails for TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISL.ASI,s
via San Francisco. close here daily at $50 p NJ
up to Decembe- 30, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Australia. to)
.Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded 10
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS tmilItary maiD dis
patched San Francisco at all closes for that of
ice, TO connect with government transports, the
saflings Of which irregular.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN or
FICE follows: tb At loo Pm. same day.
(c) at 500 Pm. same day; tdi al 5:o0 NJ same
day; o. at 100 Pm. previous day; On at 1870
PM. previous Saturday; (k1 at 500 PM previous
day; to) at 500 7. M. previous day.
noso JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster