Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-27
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON. D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FoaEiaN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings Is ar
81. 1904. the last connecting closes win be made
from the MR. 4RA Sss1GE e tSlls %air
TUEsDAY.tal At 7:lS Pm. for EUROPE. pc.
ITALY, SPAIN, P0RTUGAL- turkey, EGYrT,
GREECE and BRITISH INDIA must be directed
Hn 81 ssl.f A. 1880 Pm. for FRANCE.
TgRkb7 ha2pr fd dkknoE and BRITISH
pc, n. La ssv9 from 70 NEG 5G %.t v be
ThiDAYEl. Il 7;ls Pm. for EgRopE, per per
st. M. s1 o s'T YS q rsSS1sh No
Louis s a X 1;Is Psi Tor EUROPE; per =;
sest, per =. xsaerIsna from New YcFs. y NAN i,
Has Pm. for SOUTHLAND direct. per s.. En-:
opis. from New York Mail must be directed Per =.
rect PER- ss Cit. ~ d, Tasino from New YORK
MAJ. mus, b directed psr Gtta d M TeEno
TuEsDAY-tf, At At 1905 ac An for PANAMA. per
steamer from Ssw orleans g a ;as oT I'm fSs
sasgI zo ss1 e esseA pEfARTaESE SF CO.
1l;as Pm. for the PROVINCE OF san SANTIAGO AGO,
must be directed Per SIS. Yumuri."
ss2i a sS Then fse i MAJ
dalena Department of Colombia. per SIS. Alene.
GT TsT ~. YSrE 81 As aS Pm for cg from
New Yoas 'S Mai for other Rfs 1
be directed Per SIS Havana (c) At 11:4o
PM for MEXICO, per SIS. Santiago, from New
York. via Tampico. Mail must be directed Per
Santiago
csibo, from New York. Mail for c6LoMBIA. via
lc) At i1:45 Pm. for PORTO RICO, per SIS:
rOnse from NsS THk ia San e.
ments. per SIS. Allegheny, from New York Mail
for COSTA RIGA. via Limon; must be directed ted
GRENADA, TRfSfDAD. of3 IL "a BOLIVAR and
GUIANA; per SIS Grenade, from New York OH,
close here daily at 1905 AN. % and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 300 Pm. Mon
days. Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa,
P' ana a. !o 90 p x. On new YoTs wa new
Wednesdays at II AS PM.
NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North Sydney and
days. at 2:3O PM. (b). and Sundays at 1880
An. Ok. the connecting closes being on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer, close here at 2:aO PM. Tuesdays (b,.
and on Wednesdays at 1880 PM. (c), by rail to
Philadelphia and thence via steamer.
MIQUELoN. by rail- to Boston and thence via
PM Oh, and on Sundays at 1870 AN. (k)
BRITISH HONDURAS, HONDURAS Except
East COAST and GUATEMALA. by rail to New
Orleans. La, and thence via steamer close here
daily at 1905 AN. IL and 1000 PM. CHI, the
onnecting closes being on Mondays
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 AN. ~
and 1000 Pm. (h) the connecting closes being on
NICARAGUA Cast COAST. by rail to New Or
leans La and thence via steam close here ere
connecting closes being on Thursdays
PANAMA MAILS close here at 1905 AM. on
Tuesdays. for dispatch to destination per steamer
sailing from New Orleans. La, on Fridays. %
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and GUAM via San
cember %, for dispatch per U. s. transport. (a)
HAWAII. via San Francisco close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to December 20, for dispatch per
AUSTRALIA except mail. for WEST AUS
TRALIA), Eli ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA,
via Vancouver and Victoria B. c., close here daily
at $3.50 Pm. up to December 81 for dispatch per
JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and PHILIPPINE Is-
LANDS, via Seattle, close here daily at $3.50 Pm.
up to December 81. for dispatch per S. Plei-
HAWAII, JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and PHIL
!PPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here
daily at $3.50 Pm. up to January 0. for dispatch
AUsTRALIA Except mail. for West Australia.
ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to January 7. for dispatch per SIS.
JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and specially addressed
malls for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Ia
coma, close here daily at $50 2 NJ. up to January
49, for dispatch per SIS. Keemun. (r)
HAWAII, JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 PM. up to January 10, for dispatch
per SIS. Manchuria. (a)
JAPAN Except Parcelspost mails), KOREA
yer and Victoria, B. c., close here daily at $3.50
PM. up to January II, for dispatch per En-
press Of Japan. tq)
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York. n. Y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers.
Mails for MANCHURIA Except Newchwang) and
EASTERN SIBERIA Will be dispatched to New
York. n. Y, until further notice, for transmission
via Russia instead of via Japan, the usual route.
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe; those for
NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. and those for
certain places in the CHINESE PROVINCE OF
YUNNAN via British India-the quickest routes
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, specially
addressed Via Europe" must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rate Of postage.
Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San Fran
cisco. Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
FICE follows: (a) At $3.50 PM. same day; (b)
at AS M. same day; (c) at GAS P M same day;
(d) at $50 An same day; (e) at 5:45 Pm. same
day: ~ at 9:35 An. same day; (h) at lis PM.
same day; (k at s:45 PM previous day; (p) at
1SO PM. previous day; (ql at $3.50 PM second
previous day; (r) at $3.50 PM. previous day; Isl
at GAS PM. previous day.
de24 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.