The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-08
FOREIGN MAILS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., POSTOFTICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur
at any time.
Of sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland transit For the week ending
August 8. 1903 the last connecting closes will
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as fellows:
Mails for South and Central America
West Indies, Etc.
CUBA MAILS Close here via Port Tampa,
Fla, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at
MEXICO MAILS overland. unless specially
addressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, clcse here daily at I0:o5 a. N. %,
and 10 p. n. (h).
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sundays at II m, and On Sundays
at 30 a. m Ck), the connecting closes being
on Mondays, Wednesdays. and Saturdays.
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail TO Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here Tuesdays and
Mails for SGQUELON, by rail 10 Boston and
thence via steamer. close here daily except
Sundays at y m "a, and on Sundays at II 30
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ. and
GUATEMALA, by rail 20 New Orleans, and
thenSe via steamer, close here daily at io:O5
q; m. % and 10 P. m. Oh, the connecting
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Or
leans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1905 a m. % end 10 p. m. Ch). the
connecting closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS, via San
Francisco. close here daily al $3.50 p. N. up 10
August 10, inclusive, for dispatch per s. s.
HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here daily
at $50 p. m. up 70 August 10, inclusive, for
dispatch per 2 3. Alameda (o)
I Wis and 10
toria, 3. c., close here daily at 6:30 p. m.
up 10 August II, inclusive, for dispatch per
g. s Empress Of Japan. Merchandise for the
United States Postal Agency at Shanghai, China.
cannot be forwarded VIA Canada. (Ol
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII, end PHILIPPINE
via San Francisco, close here daily
at $50 p. m up to August ID. inclusive, for
dispatch per $ S. Coptic- 90
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia)
FIJI ISLANDS. and NEW CALEDONIA, via
vancouver and Victoria. B. C., close here daily
dispatch per 3 s. AoTang1. (O)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Aus
tralia), NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA
FIJI. SAMOA. and HAWAII. via San Francisco
close here daily at 6:30 p m up to August
q, inclusive, for dispatch per 5 s. Sierra. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco,
inclusive, for dispatch per U. 5. transport. (o)
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dis
patched TO New York, n Y, for connection
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. West Aus.raIi.
mails viii be dispatched via Europe, end those
for New Zealand and the Philippine Islands
via San Francisco, Cal--the quickest routes
Mails for the Philippine Islands specially ad-
dressed ''Yia Canada" Via Europe" must be
prepaid at the foreign rate Of postage. Mails
for Hawaii are dispatched via san Francisco,
Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF.
FICE as follows: (a) At 6:30 p. m. same day;
o. at l:45 p. m. same day; (c) at s:45 p. m.
same day; I'D at $50 a. m. same day; (e) at
BIAS p. m. same day; O. al g:35 a m. same
day; (h) at lis p. m. same day; Ok) at s:45
p. m. previous day; (o) at 2:9O a. m same
lay. JOHN A MERRITT. Postmaster