Evening star., 1902-01-02
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. and The schedule of closings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending January 4,
1902, the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
FRIDAY-tc) At 11:25 PM. for ITALY direct.
per SIS F. Bismarck. from New York. Mail must
PM for IRELAND. per SIS. Umbria. from New
York via Queenstown Mall IL for other parts 9f
At 2s PM for afsSiso EGRopE per- ss KrSnprn
wilhelm, from New York. via Plymouth, Cherbourg
and Bremen Mail for IRELAND must be directed
Ss" fs TAEf e must fSs be- heSs
NAILS 81 FOR souTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
must be directed Per SIS MataDzas." ID At e:2o
A NJ. for INAuGuA, and HAITI, per SIS. Belver-
IF ThIbAY-5e, Al li;25 Pm; for BERMUDA, per
York ser te At rs PM for cuRAcAo % and VEN TsS
1 a fSm SsN I Via n
CARTAGENA must be directed '.Per SIS. Zuia'
s. 4 1l;2S rM for ,HT F9RTuNE G.lS, ISLAND Ia "a
ToWN WN per . ss Athos from New York. a"0 Mail % for
COSTA RICA must be directed ''Per SIS Athos
&C. AT 70! o1 Va Fer s an rnse ns w
Petit Goaye. Mail Mail for CURACAO; AIM; yENEzUELA
Fl Fl rs srftsf' for ARGENT1NE URUGUAY and 3 PAR r.
@ ht and 0R SAC oeF A1 ffl6
per SIS. Mozart. from New York. Mail for other
Of sRAz y %aft be oe aTsstsa sssa Per
Grecian Prince. from New York. Mail for NORTH
ERN BRAZIL, ARGENTINE. URUGUAY and
PARAGUAY must be directed Per SIS. Grecian
sUSDAY-(f) At 0:3O AM. for the BAHAMAS
's Nnsss s+ foH '% 5 ra rf to North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except sundays, at 1900 NJ. and on Sundays at
MAJ Nails for NJ Mi1auELoN by rail to Boston an.
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:15
M CUBA b" MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla
Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays at 800
Mails Ma ' for MEXICO overland, unless specially ad
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York close here daily at 1890 AN. and 1000
Nails for BELIZE, PUERTO, coRTz and
Via - steamer. close here daily at 1000 PM. the
connecting closes for which being Mondays.
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail- to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1000
PM, the connecting closes for which being Tues
days. ,.s,. o,r,c ,,.re
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which go via Europe and New Zealand.
via Vancouver. close here daily at $3.50 m. up to
January 4. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Aoran-
g. Mails sG} for .cHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII and tPH1L-
1PPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 PM up to January 9. inclusive. for
Mails for sCHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle close
here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to January 8, inclusive
FOR dspatch per s.s. Kaga Maru. Registered mail
must he directed "via Seattle" (o)
Malls for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via EuropeJ. NEW
ZEALAND, FIJI, SAMOA and HAWAII, via San
Francisco. close here daily at $50 Pm. after Jan
patch per SIS. Ventura {o}
Mails for sCHINA and JAPAN via Vancouver
close here daily at $3.50 P. NJ. up to January 21 in.
elusive for dispatch per s.s. Empress OF Japan
Te~istered mail must be directed "Via Vancouver
Merchandise for the .. 8. Postal Agency at shang-
Mails for 'CHINA and JAPAN. via Tacoma, close
here daily at $50 Pm. up to January 81 incln.
siye for dispatch per SIS. Tacoma. (o)
sMails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched TO
New York for connection with European steamers
fPHII IPPINE ISLANDS military maill dis.
patched to San Francisco at all closes for that of.
Ace to connect With government transports the
sailings of which are irregular.
REGIsTERED MISILs close at the MAIN OF
FICE as folleW;s: OBJ At 100 Z. NJ. same day; {e)
at $500 P.M. same Gay; ID at $500 An same day
20 at 1 100 Pm. previous day; (h) at 1900 r NJ
previous Saturday; @ at 500 PM. previous day;
de2s JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster