Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily changes may at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule of closngs is
overland transit. For the week ending October 10.
1903 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
FRlDAf-t0 At 1900 NJ for AZORES ISLANDS.
per Per s SIS Vaneouve from Boston Ia, At I:l5 pm
rect; per SIS Finland from New ' YORK Man must
he directed Per SIS. Finland" ,c) At II :25 Pm.
E for rAnY S dr,et per hshen,ollern from New
kaiserin Maria Theresa. from New York, via ~
mo mouth Sho Cherb1urg and Bremen ,e At lbs PM
York. Mail must be directed per SIS. Anchoria."
NoTE.-The SIS: Kronprinz Wilhelm takes printed
mater matter, commercial papers and samples for GER
other parts of EUROPE will not be sent by this
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
rurRsD,y VEST 7, INDIES snl y ETC &c: xrwvorxn
11:25 Pm. for the PRoViNcE OF sANTIAGo,
CUBA per- S. cenfnasas from from" New YORK YORK %
At I'll, I,:25 Pm. for ST; THOMAS. ST. cKo!X.
ISII, DUTCH and FRENCH GUIANA. per SIS Ma
n l, from New York; Mall for GRENADA must be
FRIDAY At 7:15 /. NJ. for BRAZIL, per So
ts7 At i I1S5 I TM f for BERN.pA Pre-
CURACAO and vENEZrELA; per S.. Maracaito
f. from m N! New York Mail for sAyANILLA and CAR
(cD At II :25 PM for PoRTo RICO per SIS. Ponce.
from r0 New York va San Ivan; g It ll2' m
from New York. Mai for COSTA RIGA must be be
for for ARG NsS1,1; p TRTcT f Saa
GRENADA, TRINIDAD and cIrDAD BOLIVAR,
r,ar Nar Y, W.
CUBA MAILS close here at 3 PM daily except
Sundays and Mondays via Port Tampa, Fla. the
days: and on Sundays and Mondays at 8 PM via
Miami, Fla the connecting close being on Mon
MEXICO overland, unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York close
her ,,. daily at ,gT5 AN q and 1000 PM Oh,
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sundays. at 1909 NJ td> and sundays
at 30 AM Tx, the connecting closes being en-
Mondays Wedne sdays and Saturdays.
Mails for JAMAICA by rail to Boston and thence
Id, and by rail to Philadelphia. for connection
with steamer. the connecting closes being at u :25
Mails for MIQUELoS. by rail to Boston and
days. at 1900 NJ (d), and Oh Sundays at II 80
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO coETEz and
via steamer, close here daily ut 1905 AN. % and
1000 Pm. (h), the connecting closes being Mon
days.
Mails for COSTA RIGA by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer, close here daily at lo:o5
A NJ dl and and 1000 M Oh, the connecting closes
'7 TRANsPAC1F1c MAILS.
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily at $50
PM. up to October TO- inclusive, for dispatch per
SIS Nippon Maru. (oy
AUSTRALIA Except rails for West Aust-alia).
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA. via Van
COVER 'n1 and Victoria, B; c. close here daily at
patch per SIS. Aorangi. toi
CHINA and JAPAN. via Tacoma. close here daily
n nhar jna1n fyn far IJc
patch per SIS. Olympia. to'
HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here daily at
&c China and JAPAN via Seattle close here daily
patch S'p per SIS Shinono Marn @ inclusive '0F DIS
CHINA, JAPAN HAWAII and PHILIPPINE Is
PM. up to October IS, inclusive, for dispatch per
SIS $; Siberia II,ai &c. 70, y,po,rs,s &c, ,~ns
Francisco. close here daily at $50 + NJ. up to Dc
tober 81, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Mari
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco close
here daily at $50 PM up to October p. inclusive
CHINA and Japan. via Vancouver and Victoria
B. c., close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to October
Japan Merchandise for the U. s. Postal Agency
at Shanghai. China, cannot be forwarded via Can
AUSTRALIA texcept mails for West australia,
daily at $3.50 PM: up to October "a. inclusive for
dispatch per Sierra. tol
NOTE.-Ma1s Tor COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York, \. y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
mails Will he dispatched via Europe and those for
NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest routes Mails
for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS specially addressed
'.via Europe Via Canada must he prepad
at the foreign rate of postage. Mails for HAWAII
are dispatched via San Francisco. Cal exclusively
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE follows: ta> At $50 PM same day: Oh
at :45 PM. same day; &c, at S:45 Pm. same day;
(d) at $50 AN same day; teD at 5:45 PM same
day; ~ at 9:35 AN. same day; III, at 1:l5 PM.
same day. tk at S:45 PM. previous day; (o) at
2 30 A NJ day
oc3 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.