The Washington times., 1903-12-23
FOREIGN MAILS.

coNPANY's WASHINGTON OFFICE. 1905 St
FOREIGN MAILS.
WASHINGTON ID. c. PosTonFIcE NOTICE.
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 Blessings is
arranged on the presumption Of their uninter-
ruptcd overland transit For the week ending
December &c, 1903. the last connecting closes
viii be made from the MAIN OFFICE as fol.
lows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNESDAY - (c) At 1880 p.m., for
FRANCE. SWITZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN.
PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, GREECE.
BRITISH INDIA, and LORENZO MARQUEE, per
sa La Bretagle, from New York, via Havre.
Mail for parts Of EUROPE must be directed
'Per SIS La B.etsgne"
FRIDAY-.(al At 7:I5 pm. for EUROPE, per
SIS. =. Paul rom New York, via Southampton
POOL must be directed per SIS. St. Paul"
(a) At 7:l5 pm. for EUROPE, per SIS Lu-
eanias from New York, via Queenstown.
(e) AZ has pm; for BELGIUM direct, per
SIS. iceland. from New York. Mail must Be
irected per SIS. Iceland
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
wEDNEsDAY-Cc) At 11.45 pm, for BARBA-
DOS and BRAZIL. per SIS. Bellaggio, from New
York, via Pernanibuco, Rio Janeiro and Santos.
Nail for NORTHERN BRAZIL. ARGENTINE.
URUGUAY and PARAGUAY must be directed
''Per SIS Beliaggio.''
(e) At ll:45 pm, for LEEwARD and WIND
WARD ISLANDS, BRITISH DUTCH. and
FRENCH GUIANA. pr SIS, Fontabelle, from
New J ork. liail for GRENADA and TRINIDAD
MN he dr. I'D af..f1o
FRIDAY-(o) II Has m, for BERMUDA,
per SIS Pretoria, from New torS.
= !el At ~ I'm, Tor PORTO RICO. Gu
from New Yt-k- Nail for SAVANILLA ana
CARTAGESA raust be directed Per 5. Phisa-
delpllia-"
te) Az ~ q pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAYANILLA, CARTAGENA, an
GREYTOWN. per SIS. Alene. from New York
Mall for COSTA RIGA must be directed -'Per
IS. Alene
(c) At II IS p m, for GUADELOUPE. MAR
TTNIQUE. BARBADOS, BRITISH, DUTCH, an I
FRENCH GUIANA per SIS 1altsnan from New
FORK
CUBA MAILS close here at 3 pm. daily. ex-
eept Sundays and Mondays, via Pert 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
for dispatch BY steamers sailing from New York.
close here daily az 1O;e5 am. ~ and 10 pm. (hl
Mails Tor NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail 10 North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily.
except sundays, az - n. Cd, and on Sundays
at II 30 am. tk), the connecting closes being
on Mondays. Wednesdays. and Saturdays.
Nails for JAMAICA. by rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer, close here every TUESDAY
at u m. (dD: also by rail- 10 Philadelphia.
mails closing every Wednesday at II As pm (cl.
Mails for snQUELON, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except
Sundays, at i2 m. I'D. and on sundays at II 80
am 0O.
Nails for BELIZE. PUERTO eoRTRz and
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
am % and 10 pm. h), the connecting closes
Mails Cor COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Or
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10:05 an % and 10 pm (hl, the connecting
closes being on Tuesdays.
1.sns-Pacihc Mails.
CHINA and JAPAN. via seattle. close here
daily at $3.50 pm up 70 Dec. 22d inclusive.
for dispatch per SIS. Shawmut. (o)
CHINA, JAPAN. HAWAII. and specially ad-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS via
San Francisco. clrse here daily at $50 .. m I'D
30 Dee. 18th, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Nippon 4Arti (ol
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australial
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA Especially
addressed only, VIA Vancouver and Victoria.
B. c. close here daily al $50 pm. up 70 Dec
25th. inclusive, for dispatch per SIS Miowern fo)
lia). NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI.
SAMOA and HAWAII, via san Francisco, close
here dali, az $3.50 pm. up 20 Dec. Goth, inclu-
sive, for hspatch per SIS. Sierra. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco
close here daily at ESQ pm up to Dee 2sth
inclusive. Tor dispatch per u. s. transport (o)
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS via San
Francisco, close here daily at $50 d m M n,
Jan. lst inclusive, for dispatch per SIS Mari
pcsa. (o)
CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, via san Francisco, close mere daily AT
$50 nm up 70 Jan I'd, inclusive, for dispatch
per SIS. Siberia (o)
HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here daily
At $3.50 pm. up 20 Jan. 4th. inclusive for dis.
patch per SIS Alameda (ol
NoTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dis
patched TO New York. n. " for connection
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRIA
LIZA Mails viii 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 'Nia Europe" or ''Yia Can
ada" must he prepaid at the foreign rate Of
postage. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via
San Francisco Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED NAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE as follows: (a) AZ $3.50 pm. same day.
Co az :f5 pm. same day. (c) at s:45 D. m same
day, I'D at $3.50 am same day. (e) at 5:45 pm
same day, % at 1886 an day, (hl at i rs
Pm. same day, Ck) at s:45 pm. previous day,
(o) at 2:3O am. same day.
John A. MERRITT posfr,asfar