The Washington times., 1903-08-21
FOREIGN MAILS.

Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports
Of sailing daily. and the schedule Of elosings
is arranged on the presumption of their uninter-
rupted overland transit For the week ending
August %, 1903, the last connecting closes will
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC Mails.
FRIDAY-(a) At 7:I5 pm. for SCOTLAND
direct, per SIS Columbia, from New York. Nail
must be directed Per SIS. Columbia"
tel Al II rs pm. for BELGIUM direct. per
directed Per SIS. vaderland"
te) At l:25 pm. for EUROPE, per SIS
NainPania, from New York. via Queenstown
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(d) At $40 am. for BERMUDA.
per steamer from Halifax.
la) At 7:I5 pm. for ARGENTINA. URU-
New York
Cal At 7:I5 pm. for NEWFOUNDLAND, per
SIS. Rosalind, from New York
go AT 1l;29 pm, for ARGENTINA, URU-
quay, and PARAGUAY. per SIS. Sailor Prince.
from New York
(e) Al lI;25 pm. tor PORTO RICO. CURA-
Gao, and VENEZUELA, per s.s Caracas. from
New York. Mail for SAVANILLA and CARTA-
GENA must be directed per SIS Caracas
(el At l:25 nm. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, sAVANILLA. and CARTAGENA. per
s-s. Altai. from New York. Mail for COSTA
RIGA must be directed per SIS Altai''
(cl At ll:25 pm. for INAGUA. HAITI, and
SANTA MARTA, per SIS. Athos, from New York
CUBA MAILS Close here via Port TAMPA Fla
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at D.
m (hl
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially
addressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1905 a m. ~
and 10 D. m. (h1
Mails FOR NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
sydney ana thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sundays at ~ m. Id, and on SUNDAYS at
1880 a m lk), the connecting closes being
on Mondays, Wednesdays. and SATURDAYS
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail 20 Boston and
thence via steamer, close here Tuesdays and
Mails for NnQUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily except Sun
days at l2 m. I'D, and on Sundays at IL 80
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO coRTEZ. and
GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at I0:O5
a m % and 10 p. m (h), the connecting
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail 70 New Or
leans, and thence via steamer, close here daily
at IO:o5 a. m. % and 10 p. m. Ch). the
connecting closes being on Tuesdays.
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII, and specially ad
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
via San Francisco. close here daily at $50 D m
up TO August q, inclusive. for dispatch per s. s.
America Msru. (o)
AUST RALIA Except mails for West AustraIia).
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI
here daily at $3.50 p. m. up to August 22, inclu-
sive. for dispatch per S. :. Sierra (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco.
close here daily at ESQ p. m. up TO August o.
for dispatch per U. s. Transport (o)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII, and PHILIPPINE
via San Francisco. close here daily
at $50 pm. up to August %. inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Korea. (o)
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:S0 pm. up to August 81. inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Alameda. (o)
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Vic
toria, B. C., close here daily at 6:3O pm. up
TO September /, inclusive. for dispatch Der SIS,
Empress Of China Merchandise for the U. s.
Postal Agency at Shanghai. China. cannot be
forwarded via Canada. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austra
lia), FIJI ISLANDS, and NEW CALEDONIA
Especially addressed only, via Vancouver and
Victoria B. c., close here daily al 6:2O n m
up to September I2, inclusive. for dispatch Der
SIS Moana (o)
TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
close here daily at 6so PIN. Up TO
IS. inclusive, for dispatch per SIS.
NoTE-Maiis for COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched to New York, N. Y, for connection
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
pecially addressed ''Yia Canada" "via Eu-
rope" must be prepaid st the foreign rate OF
postage. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via
Gan Francisco, Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN or
.lCE as follows; (a) At $3.50 p. m. same day;
(b) at l;45 p; m. same day; (c) at s:45 p. m.
same day; (d) at $50 a. m. same day; (e) at
5:45 p. N. same day; % at e:35 a m. same
day; (h) at l;15 p. m. same day; Q) at s:45
p m. previous day; (o) at 2:S0 a. sans
lay. JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster