Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-18
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August 22,
1908 the last connecting closes win be made from
the MAIN OFFICE As follows:
TRANSATLANTIC NAILS
r fng;. ,n Ms Ms PM, 70, per
&c, At 1i:25 PM for NETHERLANDs direct. per
EUROPE. per So Majestic, from IN New York. via
rect, per IS; Heilie from New York Man must
be directed Per SIS. Hellx Olav.'
r A s'I SIN fGf FFASGH
TURKEY: EGYPT, GREECE. BRITISH INDIA
Ssm Yas va La psts
EUROPE must be directed per SIS; La sayoie..
rect. per SIS. Columbia, from New York. Mail
must be directed per SIS. Columbia" (c) At II o5
from S for 9 9at per s
vaderlnnd-'' &c. At II :25 PM. for EUROPE. per
SIS. Campena, from New York via Queenstown.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
ana A FM tes ErSss
s aHs sfy Sslt g 4 \ IS f1s DTGR
New Man sna BAD
must be directed Per SIS. Fontabelie'
per aa1ssy from s sss Fo1t t Ss
Cempeehe and Vera Cruz tc) At 1:2o PM. for
ra Para ana Msnpes a1y fn
the provinces Or SANTIAGO. CUBA. per s Is.
"a RIs on Tsw Fsh ,nd u sF
via St kits. and BRITISH, DUTCH and FRENCH
GUIANA. per S. Uiler. from New York. via
THURsDAY-tc) At 1925 Pm. for HAITI. per
CAPE Rr Hs M s0KT p 1P New x Mail for
ANA must be directed ,Psr s.; Prins Wiliem IL
rom New York. va rsnples Mai! mi must e a.
fs 1Eo Per ea.T IS r@9h At lbs Pm for
Lie must be directed Per IS. Foxhali;"
sENTIsE III uRgGuAy and FAnAGgAY, Per s.
YORK @ At Is for RICO a5o4 euR
and ns lz sn5
be ,er Psr s. g At
York Mail for COSTA RIGA must be directed
rer ss and @ A 2 Pm 70. TN NAGuA
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
MEXICO MAILS overland. unless specially ad-
York. close here daily at 1905 AN. ~ and 1000
Mails NJ is for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily,
except sundays. at 1890 NJ. (d,. and on sundays
at II 80 Am. Ok. 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 MIoUELoN by rail to Boston and
days. at 1900 NJ 3D. and IN Sundays at 80
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 A N a. and
1000 NJ. (h). the connecting closes being Mon
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans
An. 70 and 1000 Pm On. the connecting closes
being on Tuesdays.
TRANSPACIF'1C MAILS.
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and specially ad-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
San Francisco close here daily at $3.50 PM up to
August FL inclusive, for dispatch per S. America
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
MOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco close here
daily at $3.50 PM: up to August D. inclusive, for
' PMp a ISLANDS. via San Francisco close
here daily at $3.50 N. mp to August 81, inclusive
for dispatch per U. s. transport. (O)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE Is-
LANDS, via San Francisco close here daily at $50
M up to August %, inclusive for dispatch per
HAWAII. Via San Francisco, close here daily at
PEE cn III ana 1APss via Vancouver and Victoria.
B. c.. close here daily at $50 p NJ. up to Septem-
her l. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Empress Of
China. Merchandise for the u s. Postal Agency
at Shanghai China. cannot be forwarded via Can
ada tO)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA Especially
close here daily at $50 PM up to SEPTEMBER Il,
n aaT for and asRatfa Pss Saas g Vi.
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 p M. up to Sep
TENDER 10, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. MARI
posa. (O)
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York. N. Y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers.
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 specially addressed
"via Canada" Via Europe" must be prepaid at
the foreign rate OF postage. Mails for HAWAII
dispatched via San Francisco. Cal. exclusively.
RDGIsTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE follows: {a) At $3.50 IN. same day; tb)
at LAS P. NJ. same day; tc) at 8:45 Pm. same day;
td) at $3.50 AM same day; te) at 5:45 M. same
dou o. A ~ dav.lf ~ N.fR N NJ