Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
ACCOUNTANTS.
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
sailing daily, aud the schedule of closngs Is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland over transit. For the week ending August %.
1903 the last connecting closes will be made from
FRIDAY-(a; At 7:l5 Pm. for SCOTLAND d.
rect per SIS Columbia from New York Mail
PM. for BELGIUM direct per a.s. '" 2aderiand.
from New York. Mail must be directed per SIS.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND cENTRAL AMERICA.
FRDAY-td) At $40 AN. for BERMUDA, per
from H5a ana RAE for
SaIT s at aGrn Rc6 from Ne:
York. NAH iof :s5AvAkILLA and oARTAGESx
Ps be for Rsr sASn At
SsEE Mail for COSTA RIGA must BE- .'s sI9s ess
HAITI and SANTA fos from
New York: (c) At 1l;25 Pm. for ARGENTINE
URUGUAY and PARAGUAY. per SIS. Sailor
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 800
MEXICO MAILS overland unless specially .d.
York close here daily at 1905 AN. q and 10 100
Mails TOT NEWFouNDLAND. by rail- to North
except Sundays. at 1900 NJ. ID. and sundays
at 80 An; az, the connecting closes being on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mails for JAMAICA. by rail- to Boston and thence
via steamer, close here Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Mails for MIoUGLoN by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily. except Sun
AK AK a + 'z;00 NJ '0 and on Sundays at li'0
Mails for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz and
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer. close here daily at 1905 AM. 10 and
1000 Pm. (h), the connecting closes being Mon
Malls for COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
AM. ~ and 1000 Pm. Oh. the connecting closes
''lD' W LUX TRANsPAc1F1c MAILS.
mail for the ssPesNS aS
San Francisco close here daily at $3.50 PM up to
August 81 inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. America
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australl.,.
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI, SA.
MOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 PM: up to August 20, Inclusive for
dispatch 9tS geT rs 81 sIer, Nn So' ,. Gan
here daily at $3.50 N. up to August q, Inclusive
for dispatch Per T. WtyanspG aad 90
LANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at $3.50
Pm up to August %. inclusive. for dispatch per
HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here daily ut
$3.50 PM: up to August 81. inclusive for dispatch
PEI China and JAPAN via Vancouver and Victoria,
B. G.. close here daily at $3.50 PM up to Septem-
Der i, inclusive Tor dlSpatcn per SIS. Empress OF
China. Merchandise for the O. s. Postal Agency
at Shanghai. China, cannot be forwarded via Can
ada (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA Especially
addressed only, via Vancouver and Victoria b. O.
close here daily at $50 Pm. up to September u.
lnfsfTs and ' &aRe 81 isNps vi. San
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 I'M. up to Sep
TENDER is. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. MARI
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch-
ed to New York, N. Y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
mails will be 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 Canada ''via Europe. must be prepaid at
the foreign rate Of postage. Mails for HAWAII
dispatched via San Francisco. Cal. exclusively
REGISTERED MAILS closS at the MAIN OF.
FICE follows: ta) At $50 P NJ. same day: al,
at 1:45 m. same day; !c) at s:45 Pm. same day:
td) at $50 AM same day; (e) at 5:45 PM same
day; ~ at 9:35 AM same day; (h) at 1:15 pm.
same day: (k) OF S:45 Pm. previous day; (o) at
2:3O A. NJ. same day.
au15 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.