Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
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
sailing daily. and the schedule of eosings Is ar,
overland transit For the week ending May %,
1904, the last connecting closes win be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY-(bl AT 2:3O PM. for AZORES IS
III: 1,i Pm for EUROPE. per SIS St Louis, from
New York. via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Mail for
lcl At ii As PM for EUROPE, per SIS. Etruria,
from New YORK via Queenstown; g. At tra
M for must BET Ps
land (c) At 11:45 Pm. for ITALY direct. per
SIS konign Luise from New York Mall must es
PM. for SCOTLAND direct, per SIS. Columbia,
from New York. Mail must be directed Per SIS.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
rHuRsDAy VEST l so5 fM hr for
rom @nf New york sod te5 At As PEI for
c At Il Is PM PEE for iSAGUa HAITI and sASTA
MARTA, per SIS. Adirondack. from New York. Mail
be directed per SIS. Adirondack &c, At II AS
Pm for the BAHAMAs per ss ori na from H9
AGO, CUBA, must be directed per SIS. orizaba: -
(cl At II AS Pm. for BRAZIL. per SIS Bellaggio.
Fl o of Mall i for NoRTnERN Brazil ILL.,
ARGENTINE. URUGUAY and PARAGUAY must
be fF6sts4 pe At s Pn for
URUGUAY and PARAGUAY, per SIS. Arabstan,
from New YORK Ce A. 40 Pm for PORTO
Caracas from New York Mail for COLUMBIA
must be directed PER SIS Caracas !e At l l
LUMBIA ,,v Except cauca and Magdaens Deptsl.
'Per S. Valencia" (c) At 1l:45 PM for MEX
100 per SIS. Matanzas. from New York. via Tam
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 PM. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa, Fla,
and at io:0e Pm. Mondays and Thursdays. via
MEXICO, overland unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York, close
here daily at 1905 AN. % and 1000 PM. th)
NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North Sydney and
days. at 1900 NJ Id. and on Sundays at IL 80
AN. CD. the connecting closes being on Mondays,
Wednesdays and saturdays
JAMAICA, by rail TO Boston and thence via
steamer, close here Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:30
MIoUELoN, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here daily, except Sundays, at 2: 80
Pm. tbl, and on Sundays at 1880 AN. Gl
by rail to New Orleans and thence via steamer
close here laily at 1905 AN Il, and 1000 p M
"" COSTA RIGA. BY rail to New Orleans and thence
via ste. mer close here daily at 1905 AN. ~ and
1900 Pm. (h), the connecting closes being %
''' TRANsPAcIFIC MAILS.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close
here daily at $3.50 PM. up to May "a, for dis
patch per U. $: Transport: lo)
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS via
San Francisco, close here daily az $50 PM up to
May q for dispatch per SIS Dorc. to)
HAWAII via San Francisco. close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to May 80. for dispatch per SIS.
CHINA and JAFGS. via Tacoma close here daily
az $3.50 PM up to June Q. for dispatch per SIS.
CHINA. JAPAN HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS.
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at 6 80
PM. up to June 0 for dispatch per Siberia (o)
CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver and Victoria
c.. close here daily at $3.50 PA up to June T.
70; dispatch per Empress Of Japan. Merehan-
disc for the L. 8. Postal Agency at Shanghai
China cannot be forwarded via Canada {o)
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. SAMOA
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. via San Francisco,
close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to June IL, for
dispatch per SIS. Ventura. (o)
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA via Van
and Victoria. B. G.. close here daily at $3.50
p NJ IN 10 June 49, for dispa oh SIS Nnana o)
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dsratched
TO New York. X. ". for connection with European
steamers
Mails for MANCHURIA and EASTERN SIBERIA
will. be dispatched to New York. ~ y until fur
Their notice. for transmission to destination via
Russia. instead of via Japan. the usual route.
| Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
fo- NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. CaI-the
quickest routes. Mails for the PHILIPPINE 49,
LAND specially addressed '.via Europe or s'Via
| Canada must be prepaid at the foreign rate OF
| postage Mails for HAWAII are dispatched to San
| Francisco. CAL. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
! FICE follows: Ia AT $3.50 PM same day;
| fbl at I:45 Pm. same day; te) at 9:45 p NJ same
day; i'd at $3.50 4. u. same day, te) at b.45 PM
same day: 90 at 9:35 AN. same day: Oh at i. is
| co. at 2:30 AN. same day.
my2i JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster