The Washington times., 1903-12-31


WASHINGTON %. c. POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur
at any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched to the ports
q sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings
IS arranged on the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland transit For the week ending
made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY--(a) At 7:l5 pm for EUROPE. per
SIS. Philadelphia, from New York, via Plymouth
and Cherbourg Nail for IRELAND must be
directed Per SIS Philadelphia"
(e( At ll;45 pm, tor BELGIUM direct, per
SIS. Finland, from New York Mail must be d.
rected per as. Finland"
tc) At Has pm, for SCOTLAND direct, per
SIS Anehoria. from New York. Mail must be
directed Per SIS. Anchoria."
te) AT II ;45 pm, for EUROPE, per SIS. Etru-
ria, from New York, via Queenstown.
(el At HAS pm, for DENMARK direct, per
SIS Island. from New York. Mail must be di-
rected per SIS. Island"
Cd Al y m for AZORES ISLANDS. per SIS
Republic. from Boston.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(e). At II:45 pm, for CURACAO
and VENEZUELA, per SIS. Maracaibo, from
New York Mail for SAvANILLA and CARA
GENA must be directed per SIS. Maracaibo.''
(e) At 1l:45 pm, for PORTO RICO. per SIS
Ponce, from New York. via San Juan
te) ~ 1l:s5 pm, for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. sAvANII.LA, and CARTAGENA, per
IS Valencia, from New York Mail for COSTA
RIGA must be directed "Sr S. Valencia
&C. AZ AS pm. for INAGUA and HAITI.
per as. Flandria. from New York.
(e) At sos pm for NEWFOUNDLAND. per
SIS Buenos Ayrcan, from Philadelphia.
SATbRDAY-(6 At 500 am. for ARGEN-
TINE, URUGUAY. and PARAGUAY. per SIS
Sailor Prince. from New York
CUBA NAILS close here az pm daily ex-
Cept Sundays and Mondays, via Port Tampa.
va, the connecting closes being Wednesdays
and saturdays, and at pm on Sundays and
Mondays. via Miami. Fla
MEXICO overland. unless specially addressed
Tor dispatch by steamers sailing from New York |
close here daily at 1905 am. % and 10 pm (h) !
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily /
except sundays. at II m Id, and on Sundays /
at II 80 am lk), the connecting closes being I
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturday.
Nails for JAMAICA. BY rail to Boston and /
thence via steamer, close here every Tuesday at 1
p m. () also by rail to Philadelphia. mails /
closing every "Wednesday AT II IS pm. (c)
Mails tor MQUEbON. By rail to Boston and 1
thence VIA steamer, close here daily. except sun
days at y m. I'D. and on Sundays az 1880 /
Mails for BELIZE, Puerto CoRTEZ. and
GUATEMALA by rail- TO New Orleans and I
thence via steamer, close here daily at 1905
m. (fl and 10 pm (h), the connecting closes
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail to New orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at
l0:o5 am. ~ and 10 pm. ID the connecting
closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco. close here daily at $50 pm. up to
Jan ist, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Mari
posa. (o)
CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII. and the PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS. via san Francisco, close here
laiy at $3.50 pm. MP 70 Jan. I'd, inclusive for
ispatch per SIS. Siberia. (ol
HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here daily
1t $50 pm. W. to Jan. 9TH, inclusive, for dis
patch per Alameda. Co
CHINA and JAPAN. via Seattle close here
iaily NJ G:3O pm. up 70 Jan. 9Th, inclusive for
iispatch per s. Shinano Marts. (o)
AUSTRALIA (except mails for West Austria.
ia). FIJI ISLANDS. and NEW CALEDONIA. I,
ia Vancouver and Victoria. B. C.. close here
laiiy at g:So pm. up to Jan 9th. inclusive. II
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austria
ia). NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA FIJI !
AMOA, and HAWAII. via San Francisco. close
ere daily az $3.50 pm. up 10 Jan. 10th. inclu- {
i've. for dispatch per So. Soiioma los
CHINA aud JAPAN, via Vancouver and Vie
oria. b. C.. close here daily az $3.50 pm. up
o Jan. 18th. inclusive. for dispatch per s En-
ress 81 Japan Merchandise for the L. Pos- .
al Agency at Shanghai China, cannot be for
rarded via Canada. (o)
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA arc dis
atched 20 New York, n. Y for conpeetion
nth European steamers
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRIA
ia mails will be Dispatched via Europe. and I
hose for NEW ZEALAND and the PHITIPPTVF' !
STANDS via san Francisco Cal.-the quickest
outes Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS :
pecialiy addressed ''Yia Europe or via Can,
ostage Mails for HAWAII are dispatcbc5 vio /
an Francisco. Cal, exclusively %
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN or ]
ICE as follows: (a) At $50 pm same day 4
By at $40 pm. same dav; (c) az 9.45 n N, 3
'me- day Cd at $50 am. same day: (e5 AZ :,
20 pm. same day; ~ at OBS am same dav: !
ID Mt l:l5 nm. same day; OI) ~ s:45 m. pre '
lous day; Co az 2:9O am. same day
JOHN \. MERRITT. Postmaster