Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-06
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur al
FOREIGN MAILS dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings is ar.
overland transit. For the week ending August 8,
l90a the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC NAILS
FR1DAY-d, At IL N. for AZORES ISLANDS:
New YORK Man must r siIse.ss .PsS Zee:
per SIS. Furnessia, from New York. Mail must b
directed per SIS. Furnessla." tc) At 11:2o Pm.
for EUROPE. per S.. Lucania. from New York.
via Queenstown.
NOTE.-The SIS. Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse takes
Printed Matter. Commercial Papers and Samples
for GERMANY only. The same class of mail mat
ter for other parts Of EUROPE VIII not be sent BY
this ship unless specially directed by her.
100000 WEST INDIES. ETC
THURSDAY-(c) At n:25 Pm. for MEXICO.
Nail must be directed Per SIS. santiago" (e) At
II :25 PM for PORTO PLATA. per SIS. Foxhall.
NICAN REPUBLIC must be directed per SIS.
FRIDAY -t1At IL N, for BERMUDA. per
GENTINE REPUBLIC. URUGUAY and PARA.
GUAY per SIS cs1 %n% f R2@o NeC Re,s @ A,
xs 1ar sfn b
sar ps1 IS ISLAND At
and CARTAGENA. per SIS. Alene. from New York.
A Aiene fSf oSs Us PM i' for Ss G SSe1A MA
and SANTA MaKTA per IS a. Ad s% from
ANDs and BRITISH DUTCH and FRENCH GUI-
ANA. per IS. Parma. from New York. Mail for
GRE Sl1. and TRINIDAD must be directed Per
7 CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 PM CHI
MEXICO MAILS overland, unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York. close here daily at 1906 Am. f) and 10
Mails fer NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail- to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sundays at II M, and on Sundays at II 80
AM. (k). the connecting closes being on Mondays
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Mails for JAMAICA. BY rail to Boston and thence
via steamer. close here Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Mails for M1oUELoN. BY rail- to Boston and
at p NJ. 3D. and L.. On Sundays l;, at u 80 AN gl
TEMAI,A BY rail to New Orleans and thence via
steamer close here daily at 1905 AM q and 10
Pm (hj. the connecting closes being on Mondays.
and thence via steamer, close here daily at 1906
AM e. and 10 Pm. (h). the connecting closes
being on Tuesdays.
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
CHINA and JAPAN, via Tacoma, close here daily
at $3.50 Pm up to August 9 7. inclusive. for dis
patch Pr and e Vi.
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to
August 10. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. MARI
p1 HAWAII via San Francisco close here daily at
q 40 PM up to August 10, inclusive, for dispatch
Is Ai ana 9aps via and vcor.
b. G., close here daily at $3.50 PM up to August
II inclusive, for dispatch per Empress Of
at Shanghai, China, cannot be forwarded via
ca radSA w JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS via San Francisco close here daily at
$50 PM up to August ID. inclusive. for dispatch
Per ST. sSp except mails for West Australia,
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couyer and Victoria B. O., close here daily at $50
PM up to August 49, inclusive, for dispatch per
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI SA-
daily at 6:3O Pm. up to August e. inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Sierra. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco close
here daily at $50 p. n. up to August e. Inclusive
for dispatch per o. s. Transport. (o)
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
to New York, N. T., for connection with European
steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe and those
for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISL
ANDS via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest routes
Mails for the PHILIPPINE GLANDS special liz ad.
prepaid at the foreign rate Of postage. Mails for
HAWAII are dispatched via San Francisco, Cal.
REGiSTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF.
FICE as follows: ta) At $3.50 Pm. same day; (h)
at AS PM. same day; (c) at 8:45 P. M. same day:
day; - at e:sb AN same day: Oh at 1:15 Pm.
same day; q at s:45 PM previous day; (o) at
2:3O AM. same day.
auI JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.