The Washington times., 1903-08-01
FOREIGN MAILS.


Should be read daily. as changes Iaay occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched 70 the ports
Of sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings
is arranged the presumption Of their un!n-
terrupted overland transit For the week ending
August !, 1893, 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, via Port Tampa.
Fla Mondays. Wednesday,. and SATURDAYS at
p. m Ch)
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially
ADDRESSED for dispatch BY steamers sailing from
New York. close here daily at lo:o5 a. m o.
and 10 ?. m Ch)
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, BY rail 10 North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sundays at y m, and on Sundays
at lis a. m, Ck), he connecting closes being
on Mondays, Wednesday,, and Saturdays
Mails for JAMAICA. BY rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 70 n. Cd
Mails Cor MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily except Sun
days at p m Id, and on Sundays at II 80
4 m. Qkl
Nails for BELIZE. PUERTO CORTEZ. and
GUATEMALA, by rail to New Orleans and
thence via steamer, close here daily az Io.05
IA. n. % and 10 p. n. o., The connecting
closes being on Mondays.
Mails for COSTA RIGA. ~ rail to New Or
leans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1905 a. m. % and 10 D. m. Ch), the con-
meeting closes being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI, sA-
MOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at ESQ p m up 70 August !, in
elusive, for dispatch per $ 5. Ventura. (o)
or.A r=fa IL
daily Al ESQ p. nj. up 10 August ,, inclusive,
for dispatch per s $. Toea Maru. (o)
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII. and the PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. elose here
daily at $50 p m. up to August 3. inclusive.
for dispatch per s. $. Siberia. (o)
TAHITI and MARQUEsAS ISLANDS, via San
August 10, inclusive. for dispatch per $ s
Mariposa- (o)
HAWAII, via San Francisco. close here daily
at ESQ P m. up &c. August 10. inclusive. for
dispatch per s. 6. Alameda (o)
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Vic
toria B. c., close here daily at $50 D m
up to August II. inclusive. Tor dispatch per 5 $.
Empress Of Japan Merchandise for the L. :.
Postal Agency at shanghai, Chiaa, cannot he
forwarded via Canada
AUST RAIIA except i..Ails for West Australia),
FIJI ISLANDS, and NEW CALEDONIA. via Van
couver and Victoria. D. C.. close here daily
at $50 p m up to August IS inclusive, for
dispatch per :. 5. AoTangi. (o)
NOTE-Mails Tor COCHIN CHINA are dis
patched to New York. n. Y. for connection
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via EUROPE, and
those for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS via San Francisco, Cai.-the quickest
routes Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
specially addressed ia Canada" via Eu-
rope" must be prepaid al the foreign rate Of
postage. Nails for HAWAII are dispatched via
San Francisco, Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED NAILS close at the MAIN Of
FlCE as follows: (a) At $50 p. m same day;
(b) az ! as p. m. same day; (c) at s:45 p. m.
same day; az at $3.50 a. m. same day; (e) at
5;45 p. m same day; 90 at 9:35 n. m. same
day; Oh at lis p. m same day: Qk) at s:45
p. m previous day; (o) at ESQ a. m. same
day. JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.