Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FoREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
sase on lie OF
overland transit. For the, week ending March Z.
the MAIN e oFFcg as feo%s WI" Ao'
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
At ,Io 2 &sw PM for v EPRopE
ICELAND; from 1 New York. Mail must be directed
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ;S1G AMERICA.
Dutch and 4 .os
fom New York: &c, At I1:25 pm for for M IRs,
l1:25 PM; for ARGENTINE, n URuGgAY and and
FRiDAY-tc, At 1925 PM. for BERMUDA, per
for PeRTo RICO, CURACAO and vENEZuELA.
per SIS. Caracas, from New York. Mail for sA;
ru psT Isl fsaS sTeeS JAMAicA and CAR
t tai ie5 At i1:25 Pm. for HAITI and SANTA
cEB eese ase% f Port Tampa Fla
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:3o
Mails for MEXICO overland, unless specially ad-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1905 AN. 0) and 1880
M: Mails u.s. for NEwFouNDLAND. by rail to North
except except Sundays at i2:oo NJ d. and on Sundays
at II: 80 An ik). the connecting closes being
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence
via steamer. close here daily. except Sundays, at
also by rail to Philadelphia and thence via steam
er, close here Wednesdays at 1890 M (cl
thence via ise steamer close here daily except sum
days z at At 1900 NJ. 3D. and on Sundays at 11;so
Mails for BELIZE. PUERTO coRTM and
GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
and 1000 PM (h). the connecting closes being on
and thence via steamer close here daily at 1905
AM. ~ and 1000 Pm. CHI, the connecting closes
0f Mails ed for the BAHAMAS by rail to Miami Fla,
and thence via steamer close here ,o on Mondays o.
sns g m Ct fGe' AM
! CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS.
dS via np s to for
As.sSs Az ABsSf1A sfs aoA w sss
HAWAI- via San Franes GO close here daily at
'n cHNs i gAP sSea HAWAII and IS
np s TO Is for dspae
per SIS. Coptic. 70,
$50 Pm. up to March is, inclusive, for dispatch
via s and am yss
H. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Empress of In
dia Merchandise for the u. ;. Postal Agency at
Shanghai China, cannot be forwarded via Can
TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS via San
Francisco close here daily at $50 PM. up to
March 10, inclusive, for dispatch per S.. Mari
CHINA and JAPAN via Tacoma. close here daily
at $50 PM up to March a. Inclusive for dis
ma tch per SIS Shawmut. (o)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisro close
here daily at $40 Pm. up to March o. Inclusive,
for asash per s Wsss TO- FIJI,
LANDS. NEW CALEDONIA. via Vancouver and
Victoria. B. c.. close here daily at 6:30 Pm up to
March o. inclusive. per SIS Moana Especially adj
mails Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched to
New York, N. Y. for connection with European
steamers.
Note-Unless otherwise addressed. West Austria
liza mails are dispatched via Europe. and those for
New Zealand and the Philippine Islands via San
Francisco-the quickest routes. Mails for the
Philippine Islands specially addressed via Can
ada - "vfa Europe" must be prenaid at the for
eign rate of postage. Mails for Hawaii dis
patched via San Francisco exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE as follows: fa) At $3.50 PM. same day; Oh
at 1:45 PM. same day; &c, at s:45 Pm. same
same day: ~ at 9:35 An same day: III, at 1:15
PM same day; fk) at S:45 PM. previous day; (ol
at 2:30 AM. same day; (p) at II 80 AN same
day.
fe2s JOHN A: MERRITT Postmaster