The Washington times., 1904-05-21


at any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched to the ports
Of sailing daily, and the schedule OF closngs is
arranged on the presumption OF their unfnter-
May q, 1904, the last connecting closes viii be
made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
CUBA NAILS close here at 8 D. m Mon.
days. Wednesdays. and Saturdays, via Port
Tumpa, Fla, and at 10 D. m Mondays and
Thursdays, via New Orleans
MEXICO, overland, unless specially address
ed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at I0:05 a. m. %. and
NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North Sydney
and thence via steamer, close here daily, ex-
cept Sundays at y m Id, and on Sundays at
1880 4 m. O., the connecting closes being
On Mondays, Wednesdays. and Saturdays
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer, close here on Tuesdays and Fridays
at u m. ID.
via steamer, elk e here daily, except Sundays,
at II m. Cd, and on Sundays at go a
BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz and GUATE-
MAI.A by rail 10 New Orleans and thence via
steamer close here daily at 1905 a m %.
and 10 P. m. (h), the connecting closes being
on Mondays.
COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans and
a. m. %. and 10 p. m. (hJ, the connecting
closes being On Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Ans
tralia). NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA.
SAMOA and HAWAII (also specially addressed
mail for the Fiji islands,, via San Francisco.
close here daily at ESQ p. m up TO May 2Ist,
for dispatch per S. SOnoma. CO..
FIJI ISLANDS (also specially addressed mail
for AUSTRALIA and NEW CALEDONIA. via
Vancouver and Victoria, b. c., Close here
daily at $50 pm. up to May 2l, tor dispatch
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS. via San
Francisco. close here Gaily al 6:sC pm. up 20
May "A, for dispatch per SIS Mariposa. (o)
pm IPPINE ISLANDS via San Franc;sco
close here daily at e:3O pm. up to May "a. for
dispatch per L. S. transport. (o)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII, and specially adj
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
San francisco, close here daily at $50 D. m
10 to May o. for dispatch per SIS Doric (o)
HAWAII, via San Francisco. close here daily
at $50 p. m. up 10 May 80. for dispatch per
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII. and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily a.
$50 p. m. up 20 June 8. for dispatch per SIS.
SoTE.NMaiis for COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched to New York. n. Y. for connection
with European steamer
Nails for MANCHURIA and EASTERN 81
IBERIA Will be dispatched to New York n Y
until further notice, for transmission to desti.
nation via Russia, instead Of via Japan the
usual route.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRIA
LA mails viii be dispatched via Europe. and
those for NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco.
Cal-the quickest routes. Mails for the PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS. specially addressed ''Yia Eu-
rope" or "Via Canada must be fully prepaid
at the foreign cate Of postage.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE as follows: (a) At ESQ p. m. same day;
o. At I:45 p. m. same day; (c) At 9:S5 D. N.
l.v IN Aa.r- IA A
5:I5 p m same day; % At 9:95 a. m. same
day; Oh At Isis p. m. same day; Qk) At s:4s
p m previous day; (o) At 2:90 a. m. same day
John A. MERRITT. Postmaster.