Evening star., 1902-08-21
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is
osssiand transit For the week ending August IS
1902 the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY-(a) At 7:15 PM for EUROPE, per S.
Umbria, from New York, via Queenstown. (cl At
Rev rM for H, AI ahR from
ishn icy At i Is i PM for SETHEhLANDs rfifa al
rect. per SIS: Rotterdam, from New York. Mail
IS Pm for scoTLAND direct ''rsa per- s,s colum oh M
ba n from New = York I Mail .. must be DIRECTED "PsE
direct per ss kr99nland, ! from New York. Mafl
n.ff hs dfse,sd RsF s
printed msster commercial 1 papers and samples
this ship unless specially directed by her.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
THURsDAY-(1 At 1900 NJ. for JAMAICA, per
ss; p Admrs On sGhley M from Boston le) At l125
pisS ss,h Man must be directed per NIAGARA
steamer from Halifax n s. tc) At 1i:ss PM FOR for
PORTO RICO, CURACAO and VENEzTELA. per
NILLA and CARTAGENA must be directed per
SIS. Caracas (cl At 11:25 PM. for FORTUNE
GENA, per SIS. Altai. from New York Mail for
COSTA C. h5cA &c must Be aIrsstsd Per Aia
per SIS valencia ia 15 from New Yort 1ad sANiA MARTA
Mails for NEwFoUNDLAND. by rail to North
at M and on sandaSs
1l:s9 An The connecting closes are made on
Malls for sIoUELoN, by rail- to b Boston sH and
thence via steamer, close here daily. except Sun
days at 1900 NJ. and on Sundays at II 80
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
Mondays n Wednesdays and Saturdays at 800
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially ad-
York. close here daily at 1880 AN and 1000
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz and
GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1880 AM. and
1000 2 M the connecting closes for which being
Malls for COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans
NJ and 1000 PM, the connecting closes os soop iop
which being ON Tuesdays.
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Malls for 'CHINA, JAPAN. HAWAII. and first
August 25 inclusIys; for dispatch per Korea Co
close here daily at $50 PM up to August 25, in.
ciIsiye. for dispatch per =; s transport. (o)
esss ass nasr ss HAwAH sEAsbs ss s va
San Francisco; close here daily at $50 PM. up to
Nal. Tor except those for Mesl
Australia. which dispatched via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. FIJI. SAMOA and HAWAII, Via San
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 PM. after Au.
gust 10. and up to August 80, inclusive, for dis
patch per Sonoma. (o)
Mails for 'CHINA and JAPAN via Vancouver
and Victoria, B. G.. close here daily at $3.50 p N.
up to September 2, inclusive. for dispatch per IS
Empress of China; Registered mail must be spe-
c.aly addressed. Merchandise for the U. s. Postal
Agency at Shanghai. China. cannot be forwarded
Malls for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which go via Europe and New Zealand
mails for which are dispatched via San Francfscoj
and FIJI ISLANDS. via Vancouver and Victoria.
B. c., close here daily at $3.50 PM after August
30 and up to September l3. inclusive, for dispatch
per SIS. Aorangf. io)
Mails for TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS,
via San Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 p NJ
up to September 20. inclusive for dispatch per SIS
:Maiis for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched to
New York. N. Y. for connection with European
steamers.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maip. dis
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that Of
hce, to connect with government transports, the
sailngs Of which irregular.
REGISTERED mails close at the MAIN OFFICE as
follows: tal At 8;45 Pm; same day; b) at 900
PM :S sane day: tsl al 900 PM same day; tdl at
500 An same day; ~ at 1:15 AN. same day:
(hl at 80 Pm. same day; (o) at 500 PM pre-
vious day.
! sul6 JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.