Evening star., 1902-01-16
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
IS, 1902, the last connecting closes will be made
from MAIN OFFICE as follews:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
FRlDArmlel At II 70 PM for ITALY direct.
rested Per So Trase.,, (cl At HIS PM Tor
EUROPE. per SIS. Etnria. from New York. via
direct per SIS. Hekla, from New York Mail must
be directed Per s Hekla'
MAILS FOR s3TTH TT 1NH3rs AYP eENTEAL STE AMERICA
per SIS Niagara, from New York. vi Via & Tsmpico
FR1DAY-Cb, At T:15 Pm. for SANTOS and SAC
PAULO. per SIS; Horrox, from New York. Mail for
fes5 % At Ps. 9s asasa
SIS Trinidad, from New York. (c} At II rs PM
t5 i II @ nst cGA%S .na tTsH ySs Ssz
VANILLA and CARTAGENA must be directed
tune ISLAND IAMAIcA, sAVAsiLLA. GARTA-
GENA and GREYT0WN, TOWN, per R SIS. Alene, from New
Ae1e 3 At hE for TGRks
ISLAND and DOMINICAN REPUBLIC per SIS
New iR5h e. 5s
BRITISH. DUTCH and FRENCH GUIANA, per
SIS Talisman. from New York.
SUNDAY-tf) At 1890 An. for the BAHAMAS
per steamer from Miami Fla:
Mails for NEWFo9NDLAND. by rail to North
except Sundays; at 200 NJ. and on Sundays only
~ Mails i for MfoUEIoN. by rail- to Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily at s:I5
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays at a:o0 PM q
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially ad.
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1o:3o N. and
MA Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO coRrEz and
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer close here daily at 1O:00 PM. the
eV Mails TO for COSTA RIGA, BY raii to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. Close here datJfat 10 90
PM, the connecting closes for which being Tues
, .cS TRANsPssFsc is. MAs ~, s.s, ,,,,,,
daily at $3.50 PM. up to January le. Inclusive, f,r
dispatch per IS; Gaelic; toirsI ,-.E,,g'E1.
daily at $50 pm. up to January 90 iselusise, for
di,Paseh per -; Alansa'. ,tol
elusive. for dispatch per SIS. Empress Of Japan
yer" Merchandise for the o. s. Postal Agency at
Shanghai cannot ,l be forwarded ,,via Canada" l0
close here daily at $50 PM up to January 81 in.
elSsiys for for ssRaSes es pe5 Tseo%s es
here daily at $50 Pm. up to January a2 inclu-
sive. for dispatch per Riolun Maru Registered
msi MaiIa ufo for :cMSA % JAPAN HAWAII and tpHu
IPPINE ISLANDS. via San francisco close here
daily at 6:3O P-M up 10 January 70, inclusive
dispatch per SIS Hong Kong Mara (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA texcept those for West
/ Australia. which forwarded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND. FIJI. SAMOA and HAWAII via san
Ffanctsco close here daily at $3.50 PM after jan
uary II and up TO February i. inclusive. for dis
patch per SIS. Sierra fo .
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which go via Europe aDd New Zealand
which go via San Franciseol and FIJI ISLANDS
via Vancouver. close here daily at 6s30 p NJ up to
February l. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS Noana
Mail must be directed Via Vancouver" to)
Mails for TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS.
via San Francisco. close here daily at 6.3o p N
up to February 4. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Austrais. fo)
mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched TO
New Yor- for connection with European steamers.
tPHHIPPINE ISLANDS military maiI dis
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that of
dee to connect with government TRANSPORTS the
sailings OF which are irregular.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FiCE rs follows: (b) At 100 Pm. same day; (c)
at 500 p M same day; I'D at SEQ A n. same day
~ at loo Pm. previous day; thl at 1900 PM
previous sitarday; kl sat $500 Pm. previous day
(ol at 600 PM. previous day.
jail JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.