Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE;
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closngs is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their unntsrruptsd
1903 the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
direct. per SIS. Finland from New York.
Mail must be directed Per SIS Finland tcl At
nf ssl s from Ss% 'Ft M ss'
eopE Rsl At f or
direct, per SIS; island, from New York Mail must
for ITALY direct. per SIS. Princess Irene. from
New York. Mail must be directed per SIS. Prin-
takes printed matter, commsrcal papers and sam;
Rss e1F for other o viii Be
by this ship unless specially directed by her.
''' WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY-(c, At OILS Pm. for NEwFouND-
ESsaliSf f5Sm Eey
i lbs PM for CURACAO and yENEzuELA:
.Per SIS. Maracaibo.'' (c) At 11;25 PM. for PoR-
To- slf FM PEI for ro nsnfs s'0
SAVANILLA CARTAGENA and GREYToWN. per
RIGA mest be- directed per SIS vaiencis c At
1I:25 PM for INAGUA and HAITI. per SIS Flan-
S5s fSSR THM fGEt s and per
Merchant Prince, from New York. &c, At u:zo
for RRAa and Rio
for NORTHERN BRAZIL. ARGENTINE, URU-
QUAY and PARAGUAY must be directed Per SIS.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2'3o
Mails for MEXICO overland, unless specially ad.
dressed for dispatch Dy eaos TX and 1000
Mails Ms I1 for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
sydney and thence via steamer close here daily.
except Sundays. at 1900 NJ. tdl, and on SUNDAYS
MONDAYS. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail TO Boston and thence
via steamer, close here Tuesdays and thursdays az
MAI Mails H for r' MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston and
DAYS. at 1900 NJ (d). and Sundays at 1880
MANS NJ for BELIZE. PUERTO ooRTEz and
cTTaTEMAi by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer close here daily at 1905 AN. 90 and
10000 PM. CHI. the connecting closes being on
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rail to New orleans ms
AM. 70 and 1000 Pm. Ch) the connecting closes
being on Tuesdays ,,n,c ,,,us
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE Is-
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at
$50 pm. up to May 2l, inclusive for dispatch per
JIUSTRAIIA texcept mails for West Austrslia).
Fiji ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couver and Victoria B. c.. close here daily at $3.50
PM up to May %. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS.
CHINA and JAPAN. via Seattle close here daily
at $50 PM. up to May "a, inclusive. for dispatch
PEP PHiI1PPfSE ISLANDS. via San Francisco close
bere daily at $3.50 PM. up to May p. inclusive.
Tor disnafch per u. s transport. (ol
CHINA JAPAN HAWAII and PHILIPPINE rs
LANDS via San Francisco close here daily at $50
PM up TO May %, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS.
'S TPaHrT ~ and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 T. NJ. up May
40 Inclusive for dispatch per SIS Mariposa. (ol
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia).
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI. SA-
MoA and HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here
daily AT $50 p NJ. after May % and up to May
30, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS: Ventura, to)
ed to New York, n 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 Is
LANDS via San Francisco-the quickest routes.
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS specially adj
dressed ''Yia Canada" 'yia Europe" must be
prepaid at the foreign rate OF postage. Mails for
HAWAII are dispatched via San Francisco, CAL.
exclusively. . $780, -
FICE as follows: (a) At $50 PM. me day; OBJ
at las M. same day; lc) at s:45 ~ same day;
day; 20 at OBS AN. same day; (h) at 1:15 PM:
same day; k) at s:45 PM previous day; (ol at
2:3O A NJ same day: (p) at 80 An. same day.
mv1R JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.