Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-18
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., POST OFFICE NOFIGE.
Should be read daily, rs changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched TO the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings is ar
overland transit. For the week ending December
20. 1902 the last connecting closes will be made
from the MAIN OFFICE follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRlDAI-tal At 7:I5 P NJ. for EUROPE. per SIS
from for MY Y via neS e
Noordam. from New York Mail must be directed
Pe5 s dS s At 1' ,I Pm x for BEL BEL
Mail must be directed per SIS vaderland." (c)
At II: rs Pm. for SCOTLAND direct per SIS:
Ethiopia from New York. Mail must be directed
per Ethiopia
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
THURsDAY-tc) At 11:25 Pm. for MEXICO, per
IS Matanzas from New York via Tampico. Mail
Iona: from New York e1 At lis Pm for AR
Casilda, from New York.
FRIDAY-(e) At lips Pm; for PORTO RICO
for CURACAO and and vESEzUEIA. per SIS. Mara.
eai be-, from New York Mail for sAvANILLA and
Is At Be ds Brazil per
Coleridge from New York, via PsrnambueS; Bahia
ss Es IsnsrG na sr .Sd
PM fer FoRT9NR isiaSP SAMAIcA' sAvA
RIGA must be directed '.Per SIS. Alleghany' (cS
dr from New f3 York Mail
EzqEkA TRINIDAD NJ BRITISH sPII and DUTCH
dTik @ At il p for GRESApA and Trim
dad per SIS. Grenada. from New York.
sATuKpAY At TO-, 1ooS M, Pm F for the BA
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by raj! to North
except except Sundays, at 1900 NJ and on sundays at
1880 AN The connecting closes are made on
Mondays Wednes1ays and s Saturday. ns - "a Ok
thence via steamer, close here daily except Sun.
d1yf H and eds sn hsre Rs Port Tampa Sa
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1o:o5 AN. and 1000
Malls for BELIZE. PUERTO cORTEz and
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
1000 PM, the connecting closes for which are
made on Mondays ~ SD o.,
and thence via steamer close here daily at 10:05
IN and 1000 PM. the connecting closes for
which mnde on Tuesdays. % (h)
TRANspAcIFTo MAILS.
Malls for .CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII and
isfANs via San San Franeiseo close here daily at
$50 Pm. up to December %. inclusive. for dis.
pd Mans PEI for HAWAII Via San Francisco close here
daily at $3.50 PM up to December o. inclusive
for Mails ssPa foa sad via
up to December %, inclusive for dispatch per as
Empress Of India. Merchandise for the q. s. Pos
tai Agency at Shanghai. China, cannot be forward
ed Mails All for chisA and JAPAN via Seattle clos.
here daily at $50 Pm. up TO December "A, In
elusive, for dispatch per; So RioJun Maru- (o}
Mails for the tPHHsIPPISE ISLANDS, via San
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to De-
cember 81. inclusive. for dispatch per o. 8. trims
MA Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which dispatched via Europel. NEW
ZEALAND. FIJI. SAMOA and HAWAII. via San
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 PM after De.
cember IS and up TO January g. inclusive, for dis.
patch per s Sonoma. fo}
Malls for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
New Zealand. mails for which 60 via San Fran
cisco) and FIJI ISLANDS (mail must be specially
adiressed). via Vancouver and Victoria, B. C.
close here daily at $50 r. N. mp TO January g. In.
elusive. for dispatch Per SIS: Moana tol
Mails for TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS,
VIA San Francisco. cIose here daily at $3.50 r II
mp to January 6. inclusive, for dispatch per SIS
MATS for COCHIN CHINA IRE dispatched to
New York. n. Y. for connection with European
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiD, dis.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that of
fee. to connect with government transports, tine
saIiings of which irregular
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FIcE as follows: ta) At $50 r n same day: ibl
day: Id at $3.50 An. same day; te} at 5:45 p. N
same day: % at OBS AN. same day: Oh at l:16
Pm. same day; (k) at ,s:45 PM. previous day; o.
At ESQ An same day; (pl at 1880 AN. sams
az, a.1s JOHN !. MERRITT. ro.tn..ter.