The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
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 cloaings IL
arranged on the presumption Of their uninter-
rupted overland transit. For the week ending
December 5. 1905. the last connecting closes VIII
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
Mails for South and Central America.
West Indies, Etc.
CUBA MAILS close here at pm daily ez.
cept Sundays and Mondays via Port Tampa.
Fla, the connecting closes being on wednesdays
and Saturdays. and at pm on Sundays ana
Mondays via Miami. Fla.
MEXICO overland. unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sziling from New
York. close here daily at 1905 an. o. and 10
p. m. Oh.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by ran to Eorth
Sydney and thence Via steamer close here daily
except Sundays at u m I'D. and on Sundays
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday,
Mails for JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and
AEnns via steamer close here every Tuesday
at z a llli sso Sy Ea to Ph n &C mails
Mails for N1QUElOH. hy rsn to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily ex~~Pt sun
days at u m Id. and on Sundays AZ Tlss0
am. Ck).
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEz ga
fENALA. by rail 20 New Orleans ana
thence via steamer. close here daily at I0.od
am. %, and 10 pm Ch), the connecting cioss
being Mondays
Mails for COSTA RIGA. by rafl to New o..
leans and thence via steamer, close hers daily ss
1905 am. ~, and 10 pm. CD, the eonnecttaS
closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austra-
Iia), NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI.
SAMOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco, cioss
here daily at $50 pm up to Dec. 9TH, inclusive,
for dispatch per SIS Ventura (o)-
CHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle. Close hers
daily al 6:3O pm. up 10 December eth, inclusive
for dispatcn per IS Hyades (o)-
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily
at $50 pm. up to Dec. Tth, inclusive for dis
patch per IS. China eo).
at $50 pm. up 70 Dec. 18th, inclusive, for dis
patch per SIS. Alameda (o)-
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austria
lia), FIJI ISLANDS AND NEW CALEDONIA.
via Vancouver and Victoria. B. c., close here
daily at ESQ pm. up to Dec IA inclusive, for
dispatch per SIS Aoana (o).
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily
at $50 pm. up to Dec. nth. inclusive. for dis
patch per S. DOrfc (o).
CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver and Vic
toria, B. c., close here daily at ESQ pm. u
TO Dec. 22d, inclusive. for dispatch per ga
Empress Of India. Merchandise for the U. s.
Postal Agency at Shanghai China cannot b
forwarded via Canada (o).
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS via San Francisco closs
here daily at $50 pm up 10 DeU. 18th, Inelu-
sive, for dispatch per U. s. Transport (oj.
TAHITI ard MARQUESAS ISLANDS Via Sen
Francisco, close here daily at $50 pm. up to
Jan. LIST. inclusive for dispatch per sA Mari
posa (o)-
NoTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched to New York. N. Y, for Connected
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST ans.
TRAIIA NAILS viii be dispatched via EUROPE
and those for NEW ZEALAND and 49,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. CaI
the quickest routes Nails for the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS specially addressed ''Yia EuropeIs or
''Via Canada" must be prepaid at the foreign
rate Of postage. Mails for HAWAII are dis-
patched via San Francisco. Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS closa at the MAIN or.
FICE AZ follows: (a) At $50 pm. same dsgg
CD at l;4S I'm. same day; (e) at s:45 pa.
same day; Id at $50 am same day; (el ss
So pm. same day. % at 1855 a. N ame DAY;
(h) at lbs pm. same day; (k) at s.45 pm,
previous day (o) at ESQ am same day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.