The Washington times., 1903-10-14
FOREIGN MAILS.


FOREIGN MAILS.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. changes may occur
at any time
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports
Of sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings
is arranged on the presumption Of their unin-
terrupted overland transit. Fo- tie week end
ing October II, 1903 the last connecting closes
viii be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
Transatlantic Mails
wEDNESDAl--(c) At D:t5 p ~. ..s FRANCE.
! SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
| TURKEY, EGYPT, GREECE, BRITISH INDIA,
ald LORENZO MARQUEE, per SIS. Ia Savoie,
| from New York, via Havre. Mail for other
| parts Of EUROPE must be directed Per SIS. La
| Savoie-"
TRIDAY-Cc) At o:l5 pm. for EUROPE, per
SIS La Gascogne, from New York, via HaYre.
Nail must be directed ''Per La Gascogne." F"
(c) AT 1925 pm. for BELGIUM direct, per
SIS Naderland, from New York. Nail must be
| directed per Federland."
| (c) At ll:25 pm. for EUROPE, per SIS.
| Campania, from New York via Queenstown.
| (c) At ii rs pm. for SCOTLAND direct, per
/ 50 Columbia, from New York. Mail must be
| directed ''Per SIS Columbia"
| NOTE-The SIS. Deutchland takes Printed
Matter, Commercial Papers, and Samples for
GERMANY only The same class of mail mat.
ter for other parts Of EUROPE will not be sent
by this ship unless specially directed by her.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
WEDNEsDAY-(c) At 11:25 pm for MEX
ICO, per SIS. Monterey, from New York. via
Progreso, Campeche, and Vera Cruz.
(c) At 1I:25 pm for MEXICO, per SIS Nj
agara, from New York. via Tampico. Mail
must be directed per SIS. Niagara
FRIDAY-(d) At ~ m. for BERMUDA, per
steamer from Halifax
(c) At sos pm. for ARGENTINA, URU-
QUAY. and PARAGUAY, per SIS. Arabistan,
from New York.
Cc) At n:25 pm. for PORTO RICO Cordi-
nary mail only. per SIS Pathfinder, from New
York, via MayagueZ-
(c) At 1:25 pm. for PORTO RICO, CURA.
Gao, and VENEZUELA, per SIS. Caracas, from
New York Mail for SAvANILLA and CAR
TAGENA must be directed per SIS. Caracas"
(c) At l1:25 pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, and CARTAGENA, per
SIS Altai, from New York. Mail for COSTA
RIGA must be directed per SIS. Altsi."
(c) At 11:25 pm. for INAGUA, HAITI, and
SANTA MARTA, per SIS. Athos, from New York
CUBA MAILS close here at pm daily,
cept Sundays and Mondays, via Port Tampa,
Fla, the connecting closes being on Wednesdays
and Saturdays; and At pm on Sundays and
Mondays via Miami, Fla.
MEXICO overland. unless specially addressed
Tor dispatch per steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1906 am. GJ and
10 pm. (h).
Mails for NRwFoUNpLAND by rail to North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sundays at l2 m. I'D, and on Sundays
at IL 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 every Tuesday
at II m. (d), and by rail TO Philadelphia, for
connection with steamer, the connecting closes
being at IL rs pm. on Wednesdays. (c)
Nails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily except Sum
days at u m. I'D, and on Sundays at 1l:3O
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz, and
GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans and
thence via steamer, close here daily at lo:OS
being on MondayL
Mails for COSTA RIGA, by rail TO New Or.
leans and thence via steamer g Close here daily
ing closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
CHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle, close here
daily at $50 pm up TO October IA, inclusive
for dispatch per SIS. Shinano Maru. (O)
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII. and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here daily
at $50 pm. up 70 October Is, inclusive, for
dispatch per SIS. Siberia. (o)
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco, close here daily at ESQ pm. I'D to
October Fl, inclusive, for dispatch per
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austraiia),
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI, SA-
MOA, and HAWAII, via San Francisco, Close
here daily at $50 pm. up to October "a, in
elusive, for dispatch per SIS Sierra. (o)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII. and specially ad-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
via San Francisco, close here daily at $3.50 D. IN.
up TO October 20, inclusive, for dispatch per
SIS. Coptic. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco,
close here daily at $3.50 pm. up to October 27,
inclusive, for dispatch per U. s. Transport. (o)
toria B. c., close here daily at $50 pm up
TO October p, inclusive, for dispatch per s-s-
Empress of Japan. Merchandise for the q. s.
Postal Agency at Shanghai. China, cannot be
forwarded via Canada. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
Vancouver and Victoria, B. c., close here daily
at $3.50 pm. up 10 November Z, inclusive, fos
dispatch per AorRng1- (o)
NOTE-Mais for COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched 10 New York, n. y, for connection
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
mails viii be dispatched via Europe and those
for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISL
ANDS via San Francisco, Cal.-the quickest
routes Nails ior the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
specially ADDRESSED Via Europe" or Via Can
ada must be prepaid at the foreign rate Of
postage. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via
san Francisco. Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close al the MAIN OF
FlCE as follows: (a) At $3.50 pm. same day;
(b) at 1:45 pm same day; (c) at e:z5 pm.
same day; (d) at $3.50 am same day; (e) az
5:45 pm same day; % at 9:s5 a. m. same day;
(h) at 1:i5 pm same day; Ck) st s:45 nm
previous day; (o) at 2:30 am. same day
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster