The Washington times., 1903-08-28

WASHINGTON. d. c.. PoSToFFJCE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occu
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the port,
OF sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings ID
arranged on the presumption OF their uninter
rupted overland transit For the week endins
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cd) At y m. for AZORES ISLANDS
per SIS. Vancouver. from Boston
la) At T:l5 pm. for EUROPE. per SIS I'm
bria, from New York, via Queenstown.
(e) At HE'S pm. Tor BELGIUM direct, per
SIS. Kroonland, from New York. Mail must
be directed Per SIS. Krocnland.'
90 AT Hes pm for ITALY direct, per SIS
Hohenzollern, from New York Mail must be
directed per SIS Hohenzollern."
(c) At HES pm. for SCOTLAND direct.
per SIS Ethiopia, from New York. Mail must
be directed Per SIS. Ethiopia"
(c) At l:25 pm for DENMARK direct, per
SIS. Norge, from New York. Mail must be di-
rected per SIS Norge
NOTE-The 5. 5 KAISER wilhelm II takes
Printed Matter. Commercial Papers, and Sam
pies for GERMANY only. The same class Of
mail matter for other parts Of EUROPE will
not be sent by this ship unless specially di-
reeted by her.
Mails fer South and Central America
West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(a) At 7:I5 pm. for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per SIS. Silvia, from New York.
(c) At ll:25 pm. FOR BERMUDA, per SIS.
Trinidad, from New York.
(c) At II % pm. for CURACAO and VENE-
ZUELA, per SIS Zulia, from New York Mail
for SAVANff.I.A and CARTAGENA must be di-
Tected per SIS Zulia-"
(c) At II :25 pm. for PORTO RICO. per SIS
CoGmo, from New York, via San Juan.
(c) At lI:25 pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA. SANANIlLA, CARTAGENA. and
GREYTOWN. per SIS. Allegheny, from New
York Nail for COSTA RIGA must be directed
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa,
Fla, Mondays. Wednesdays. and Saturdays at 8
MEXICO MAILS overland unless speciaI,v nd.
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at lO:O5 a m. %,
and 10 p. N. (hl
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sundays at y m. Id, and on SUNDAYS
at 80 am. Ck), the connecting closes being
Mondays, Wednesdays. and Saturdays.
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail 70 Boston and
thence via steamer, close here Tuesdays and
Thursdays az u m I'D
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily except
Sundays at IL m. I'D, and on Sundays at IL 80
Mails for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz. and
GUATEMALA, by rail 70 New Orleans, and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
am. % and 10 pm. Oh, the connecting closes
being on Mondays.
Mails Cor COSTA RIGA, by rail to New CT.
leans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1905 an % and 10 pm. %, the connect
ing closes being on Tuesdays.
Trans-Paciic Mails,
CHINA and JAPAN. via Seattle, close here
daily at $3.50 pm. up 20 August 80. inclusive,
for dispatch per SIS Riojun Maru. (o)
HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here daily
at G:30 pm. up 10 August 81, inclusive. for
dispatch per SIS Alameda. (o)
CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver and Vie
to-ia, B. C., close here daily at $50 pm. up to
September I, inclusive, for dispatch per IS
Empress Of China. Merchandise for the u s
Postal Agency at Shanghai, China, cannot be
forwarded via Canada. (o)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
$50 pm up 10 September 6. inclusive, for dis
patch per SIS. Gaelic. (O)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. Fill
SAMOA, and HAWAII, via San Francisco. close
here daily at 6:8O pm. up 20 September u, in
elusive. for dispatch per SIS Sonoma. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia)
FIJI ISLANDS, and NEW CALEDONIA (spe.
cially addressed only) via Vancouver and Vie
torla, H. g., close here daily at $50 pm. up
I" September u, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS
Moana. (o)
TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco, close here daily at $3.50 pm up 10
September IS inclusive. for dispatch per SIS.
N6TE.-Malls for COCHIN CHINA are dis
patched TO New York, n. Y, for connection
with European steamers
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe. and
those for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE
via San Francisco, Cal.-the quickest
routes Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
specially addressed Via Canada" ''Via En-
rope" must be prepaid at the foreign rate OF
postage. Nails for HAWAII are dispatched via
San Francisco, Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
EICE as follows: (a) At $50 D. m same dny:
(b) at l :+5 p. m. same day; (c) at s:45 D. m
same day. (d) at $50 a. m. same day; ie) at
o:4O p; m. same day; % at 9:35 a. m same
day; (h) at l:15 p. m. same day; Qx) at s:45
p IN. previous day; (o) at 2:90 a. m. same day
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.