Evening star., 1902-03-28
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, DC, POST OFFICE NOTICE:
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily b and the schedule III Of eosngs is ar
overland transit. For the week ending March 20,
1902 the last connecting closes will be made from
~ ~, TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
cID1iaY FRIDAY.lb] At 1:15 IN rM for EUROPE. per SIS;
At 9:15 PM for ITALY direct. per SIS. K. N;
Ifs5ssa from New York Mail must be directed If ted
NETHEELANbS NET yar direct per ss Rgndam from
per S. Fnrnessia from New York. Mail must be
srsf5fa hfF srtel iS5 s
| York: Mail must be directed per SIS Norge
printed matter. commercial papers and samples for
RIM only The same class Of mail
ship unless specially directed by her.
MAILS FOR s3TTH EST iAH1rS AY3 SENTEAL T AMERICA
SIS; P Pretoria from New York. (cl At II 20 Pm.
rGHTe ia R!Go aa per @ At Ses 1e1n af te4 Sx
and a o III sad zue f Nsx
PM for FoRTGSE ISLAND; JAMAIcA. sAvA-
m NsT YORK and Nail ar GSsrI per RIGA
5e 5er dTfstea FsF SIS s At Il
| tc} AT HES PM. for INAGUA and HAITI, per SIS.
| Lauenburg. from New York.
SATURDAY-(f At 1880 AM for the BAHIA
MAS, per steamer from Miami Fla.
Mails fol, NEwFoTNDLAND. by rail to North
l1:s5 An The connecting closes are made on on
Mails Mails for MIoUEIoN: by rail to Boston ton and
at via steamer close here daily except Sun
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:05 NJ
and via Miami, Fla. Tuesdays and Saturdays at
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially ad.
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1890 AN. and 1000
Malls for BELIZE. PUERTO coRTEz and
,oy 6y rail alt to New Orleans and thence
1000 P NJ. the connecting closes for which being
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans
1000 PM the eonaeeins aee ny closes fop
,a.s Malls s., for cHISa ana JAPAN Seattle
must be directed via SEATTLE to) registered mai
daily at $3.50 PM up to March a. inclusive nr for
dsRaish ais tdF per cHSA ii AaIsds 1sbiS 90
da1 h 5 h via IS San 81 close here
Mails for AGsTRA rss'aT except fi those for West
Australia, which go via Europe and New yea
Francisco and FIJI sANbs Via Seattle tia sad snd
Victoria. close here daily at $40 PM up to
haFcu INCLUSIVE, ZOE QlSpatch per SIS.
'' Mails for or CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII la,so
letter mail and specially addressed periodicals for
the Philippine Islands,, via San francisco. close
here daily at $50 Pm. up to April g. inclusive,
Mails dspatsn for ae szespt 9 those 70,
ZEALAH,D. FIJI, SAMOA and HAWAII, Via San
March 30 ard up to April 5, inclusive. for dispatch
Malls for CHINA and JAPAN via Seattle and
Victoria. close here daily at $3.50 PM up to April
g, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress of
Japan. Registered mail must be specially adj
dressed. Merchandise for the U. 8. Postal Agency
at Shanghai, China, cannot be forwarded via Can
ada. (o}
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San
! rancisco close here daily at $3.50 PM IN to
April II, inclusive. for dispatch per T. S. trans
port. (o) ~
Mails for TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS.
/ via San Francisco. close here daily at $40 p NJ
up to April II, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS.
'Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatcbed 70
New York for connection with European steamers
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military maiN dis.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that Of
| hce. to connect with government transports the
| sailings of which irregular.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FlCE as follows: (b) At Loo PM. same day; fc,
| at 500 PM. same day: Id at 500 A NJ same
day; q, at 100 Pm. previous day; Oh at 1900
PM previous Saturday; Q) at 500 PM previous
| day; to} at 600 p N. previous day.
mh22 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster