The Washington times., 1903-08-20
FOREIGN MAILS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSTOFFICE 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 xz, lVoS the last connecting closes viii
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(a) At T:I5 pm. for SCOTLAND
direct, per SIS Columbia. from New York. Mail
must be directed ''Per SIS Columbia"
(c) At u:25 pm. for BELGIUM direct. per
SIS. Vaderlsnd, from New York Mail must be
directed Per SIS. Yaderlard.'' %
Cc) At u:25 pm. for EUROPE, Per SIS.
Campania, from New York. via Queenstown
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
THURsDAY-(e) At u:35 pm. for HAITI.
per SIS. Prins Willsm IL from New York
Mail for CAPE HAITI, PORT DE PAIX, CURA-
Gao. YENEzUE Ella. TRINIDAD. BRITISH and
DUTCH GUIANA must be directed "Per g. =
Prins Willem H.
-(c) At 1928 pm. for MEXICO, per ss
Niagara, nom New York. via Tanpioo. Nail
must be directed per SIS Niagara
(c) At ll:25 pm. for PORTO PLATA, per
sA Foxhsll from Boston. Mall for other parts
Of the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC must be d.
rected per SIS. Foxhall"
FRIDAY-lD At 6:2o am for BERMUDA.
ls) At 7:l5 pm. for ARGENTINA, URU-
quay, an PARAGUAY. per SIS. Barotse, from
New York
(a) At 7:15 pm. for NEWFOUNDLAND. Der
Sc Rosalind. from New York. p~'
(c) At n:25 pm. for PORTO RICO, CURA-
Gao, and VENEZUELA. per SIS Caracas, from
New York Mail for sAyANILLA and CARTA-
GENA must b directed ''Per SIS Caracas
(c) At ll:25 nm for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAFANtLLA. and CARTAGENA per
SIS, Altai from New York. Mail for COSTA
a.
(cl At n:25 pm for TNAGUA, HAITI, and
SANTA MARTA. per SIS Athos. from New York
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
Mondays. Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 8 p.
m. Oh
Mails FOR MEXICO overland. unless specially
addressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1905 a. m. %
Mails Tor NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sundays at u m Id, and on SUNDAYS at
u:3o a m. lk), the connecting closes being
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Mails FOR JAMAICA, by rail 70 Boston and
thence via steamer, close here Tuesdays and
Thursdays at u m. ID
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily except sun
days az l2 m. (D, and on Sundays at 1880
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz- and
GUATEMALA, by rail 70 New Orleans. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at lO:O5
q; m ~ and 10 p m Ch), the connecting
closes being hondaY6-
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail 10 New Or
leans, and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1905 a. IN. % and 10 p. ma (h), the
connecting closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII. and specially ad-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
via San FrEncisco close here daily at 6:3O D. m
up 70 August q, inclusive, for dispatch per s. =
AUST RAIIA Except mails for West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI.
SAMOA, and HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at $3.50 p m up to August p, inclu-
sive. for dispatch per $. $ Sierra. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco.
close here daily at $3.50 p. m. up 70 August o.
inclusive. for dispatch per U. s Transport (o)
CHINA, JAPAN. HAWAII. and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily
az $50 pm. up 70 August %, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS Korea. (o)
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:30 pm. up to August 81, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS Alameda. Co)
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Vic
toria. b. c., close here daily at $3.50 pm up
TO September /, inclusive, for dispatch Der : 3
Empress OF China Merchandise for the L. q
Postal Agency az Shanghai, China, cannot be
forwarded via Canada. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austria
lia), FIJI ISLANDS, and NEW CALFDONIA
Especially addressed only, via Vancouver and
Victoria, b. c., close here daily at $3.50 nm
up 10 September u, inclusive for dispatch Der
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS, via San
Francisco, close here daily at ESQ pm M to
September 10, inclusive, for dispatch per ss
Maripcsa- (o)
NOTE-Msils for COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched to New York, N. Y, for connectjon
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUSTRALIA
NAILS will be dispatched via EUROPE ana
those for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS via Sen Francisco, Cal.-the quickest
routes. Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
specially addressed ''Via Canada" ''via EI.
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
klCE as follows: (a) At $3.50 p. m. same day;
lo) at l:45 p m. same day; (c) at SEAS D. m
5;45 p: N. same day; ~ at 9:35 a. m ssme
day; (h) at 1:l0 p. m. same day; O1 az s:I5
p IN previous day; (o) at 2:sO a. m sans
day. JOHN g. MERRITT Postmaster