Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-24
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
| Should be read daily. changes may occur at
| FoREIiN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
saihng daily, ana the schedule of cosngs Is ar
99eq oyer transit For the week ending August 20,
1903 the last connecting closes will be made from
'he MAIN Q ~ as follows:
Ksjssr W,,, At 7I5 Pm for EUROPE. per
mouth fop GhGer 6; and Dremen te AZ II 21 Pm
10, Wa,, TALL direct per SIS Lombardia from New
bardia. WAN must 'e directed Per S. I""-
.n TuE ;sI,a At 7:1s I'm. for IRELAND
Oceanic. frcm New York. Letters from other
parts Of EUROPE must be directed per SIS.
Seeanie" tal At 7:15 PM for EUROPE. per SIS.
At 1l:25 T, NJ. for NETHERLANDS direct, per SIS
Noordam, from New York Mall must be directed
WEDNESDAY-(al At 7:15 PM for EUROPE.
Plymouth ss sSsron ve'0ss
FRANCE must be directed per SIS augusta VIC
saSb e 1 = e; Elm fM for FRAScE sWITzE
Egypt &c GREECE, BRITISH INDIA and LOREN,
a pf Man for La saS,s Ss
must be directed Per ss La Bresaene - ''' L
FRlDAY-ldl At 1900 N; for AZoREs ISLANDS
S 9asenst os. e Al lips PM for REIGIGM
must be directed Per SIS Kroonland' (cl At
i1;2S Pm M for ITALY direct, per Hohenzollern
direct per Ethiopia, from nm Se ls' YORK sa' Mai
? NJ for DENMARK direct ' per SIS. Norge from
New York Mall must be directed Per s.s. Norge
matter, commercial papers and samples for GER
MANf only The same class Of mall matter for
ship 81 ;, unless specially directed by her.
NAILS FOR s 3,'rH , MD CENTRAL AMERICA,
MoNDAY-ta) At 1:16 z NJ for BARBADOS and
BRAZIL. per SIS Catania. from New York, via
NORTHERN BRAziL. ARGENTINE, URUGUAY AZ
and PARAGUAY must be directed Per Ca
@ ht rM for GEAPE n2
New York lcD At lies PM for cENrnAL
CIFIC PORTS. per SIS Yucatan. from New York
via Colon Mail for GUATEMALA must be directed
Per Yucatan.'
TuESDAY-tc) At 11:25 PM. for the BAHAMAS,
per SIS. Antilia from New York. Mail must be di-
TusRs 1sLANp ana 9 p peF
SIS. Cherokee from New York. (c) At II: 25 PM.
for ST; THOMAS, ST; cRoIx: LEEwARD and
York. Mail for TRINIDAD and GRENADA must
be directed Per Caribbee.''
wEDNEsDAY-td, At 500 AM. for YUCATAN,
per s; Tjomo, from New York, via Progress. lei
New York via Progreso Campeche and Vera Cruz
e. At Il;25 Pm for the BAHAMAS and the
PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO CUBA, per SIS Jason,
THuRsDAYNee, At n:2s PM for NEW
lcl At 11:25 PM. for MEXIco. per SIS. city Of
washington hing from New York Mail must be direct.
sM for SAGuA of and H per @
from New York. Mail for SAvANILI.A must be
foT ps5 SIS from s M fGT
for other parts Of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC must
be Hr6ctsd Pes SIS; IA Aic eM for
2' IN for BERMu ID Per Trindad from
for sAvANILLA and CARTAGENA must be direct
RICO, per SIS Coamo. from New York, via San
Issn ls' A. l12} Pm for FoRTTSE IstASR
TOWN. per SIS: Allegheny, from New York. Mail
for COSTA RIGA must he directed Per SIS; Ale
SANTIAGO, CUBA, per SIS. Santiago, from New
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 300
MEXICO mails overland unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1905 AN. ~ and 1000
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer close here daily,
T o AZ the Closes on bens S
Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence
via steamer, close here Tuesdays and Thursdays at
thence ' via steamer, close here daily. except Sum
days, at 1900 NJ. (d), and on Sundays at 1:30
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO coRTEz and
GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1000 AN ~
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans ms
AN. (0 and 1000 Pm. (hl the connecting closes
being Tuesdays.
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close
here daily $3.50 PM. up to August 81 inclusive,
for as ss y HAWn snd PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS via San Francisco close here daily at $50
PM: up to August 20, inclusive for dispatch per
CHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle. close here daily
at sso Pm Hp to Ms1u 90 for dis
HAWAII, via San Francisco close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to August 81 inclusive. for dispatch
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Victoria,
B. C., close here daily at $50 Pm up to septem.
China Mcrcha ld,se for the U. s. Postal Agency
at Shanghai, China, cannot be forwarded via Can
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily "a, at
patch per SIS. Gaelic. to)
AUSTRALIA except ,, mails for West ATstralial,
MoA and HAWAII, via San Francisco @ close here
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA specially
addressed ony) via Vancouver and Victoria, Il. c.,
close here daily At $3.50 PM. up to September II,
for and Msaaa s. via
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 2 NJ. up Sep
TENDER Is, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Mari
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA dispatched
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 IS
LANDS via San Francisco, Cal-the quickest routes.
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS specially ad-
dressed .'Via Canada" VIA Europe" must be
prepaid at the foreign rate of postage. Mails for
HAWAII dispatched via San Francisco. Cal.
exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE as follows: (a At $3.50 P M. same day; tb)
at :45 p NJ. same day; (c) at s45 P. M. same day;
Ia at $50 AM same day; (e) at 5:45 Pm. same
day: (f) at 9:35 AN. same day; (h) at 1:15 2 NJ.
same day; (k) at S:45 PM. previous day; (o) at
2:3O 4. NJ. same day.
au22 JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.