Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-27
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur al
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
nrs on The e of Ut
overland transit. For the week ending May 2s,
1904; the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRID D AT 2:3o PM for AZORES IS.
1915 Pm. for EUROPE, per st. Louis, from
Me New, York via pIyn9ath and Gherbourg Mall fc.
&c, At AS PM. for EUROPE. per SIS. Etruria,
from New pr Yo Err, via Queenstown e. At iiis
New York, Mail must be directed Per SIS Fin
land" C, At 11:45 Pm: for ITALY direct. per
directed s.Per SIS Konign Luise.'' CcJ At Ii: as
pm. for SCOTLAND direct, per SIS. Columbia.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
URUGUAY and PARAGUAY, per SIS. Arabistnn.
S NsM fs and a ti ZEN for rohTo
Caracas, from New York Mail for CoLUMBIA
s er sANp
LUMBIA Except Cauca and Magdaiena Depts).
1a fHT COSTA %.s be SsS
Per Valencia" tcl At 1:45 PM. for MEX
ICo. per SIS. Matanzas, from New York, via Tam:
pico. Mail must be directed per :. Matanzas."
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 PM. Mondays.
Wednesdays and Saturdays. via Port Tampa. Fla,
and at 1000 PM. Mondays and Thursdays. via
MEXICO, overland. unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York, close
here daily at 1905 AM. ~ and 1000 PM. on
NEwFoUNDLAND, by rail to North sydney and
thence via steamer close here daily, except Sun
days at 1900 NJ td), and Sundays at II 80
AN. Rl. the connecting closes being ON Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA, by rail TO Boston and thence via
steamer close hero Tuesdays and Fridays 2:a0
MQUELoN. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here daily, except Sundays. at 2:3o
BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz i and GUATEMALA.
~ rail here to SsT % n and thence and 1
dr. the e' Connecting closes being on Mondays
COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans and thence
1000 Pm. Oh, the connecting closes being on
Tuesdays.
TRANsPAcIFIC MAILS
here daily at $3.50 Pm. up TO May 81, for dis
patch ate, per u s Transport g,
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via
San Francisco: close here daily al $3.50 p. m. up to
HAwAif. via San Francisco. close here daily at
$50 Pm. up to May 3d. for dispatch per Sc.
CHINA and JAFAN. via Tacoma. close here daily
az $3.50 PM. up to June 3. for dispatch per as.
CHINA. JAPAN HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS. via San Francisco close here daily at $3.50
Pm up to June for dispatch per SIS. Siberia. lo)
c.. close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to June Z,
TO- dispatch per SIS Empress of Japan Merchsn-
China cannot be forwarded via Canada. (o)
AUSTRALIA texcept mails for West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA SAMOA
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. via San Francisco,
close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to June II. for
dispatch per & Ventura. (ol
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Austrailai,
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA. via Van
and Victoria. b. c.. close here daily at $40
p NJ. M June IS. for dispa ch SIS. Moann. 70,
NoTE--Malls for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
to New York. y. " for connection with European
steamers
Mails for MANCHURlA and EASTERN SIBERIA
vii. be dispatched to New York N. Y. until fur
ther notice. for transmission to destination via
Russia instead OF via japan. the usual route.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe, and those
fo- NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. Cal.-ths
quickest routes. Malls for the PHILIPPINE IS
iANDS specially addressed VIA Europe" or Via
Canada" must be eregSid at the foreign rate Of
Francisco, CAL. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
FICE as follows: ta) At $3.50 Pm, same day;
Oh, at 1:45 PM. same day; tc) at e:46 Pm. same
day; ID at $50 AN. same day: (e) at 5:25 Pm.
same day: q, at 8:s5 AN. same day; fhl at LIS
r ~. same day; Oh at s:45 Pm. previous days
myi JOHN A. MERRITT. possm.stes.