Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

de1-th.s, III, 52t.2s
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 closngs is ar.
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterruptea
overland transit. For the week ending December
"a 1904, the last connecting closes will be made
S. Majestic from New York via oaeenstown and
direct, per SIS. Rotterdam, from New York. Mail
must be directed Per IS Rotterdam; . tcl ,, At
per United States, from New York. Regular
mall for DENMARK must be directed Per S.
WEDNEsDAY-tcl At 1890 Pm: for FRANCE.
SWpTZERLANp ITa sPan AIN p P3RTHGA
p per La from NeM YORK. Via
Havre. Mail for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed Per S. La s.o Gase9gne ,pr1.xn no,
SIS. Umbria. from New York. via Queenstown;
Mail for other parts of EUROPE must be directed
ROPE, per SIS. St. Paul, from New York, via
Plymouth and Cherbourg. &c, At AS PM for
York. Mail must be directed per Kroon-
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TUEsDAY-CO At 1905 AN for PANAMA, per
GRENADA e:Ss '" TRINIDAD rim and cIGDAD BOLIVAR
PEI, SIS. Marayal, from New York e. At 1l:45
as M p pSa as n sHSHA MahH Of
COLOMBIA, per SIS Adirondack from New g York
NAH for Aux SAi q Be fer
H .aiSHpua and DoMiN1cAN REPuBL1d per SIS.
from New sn York @ At S Pm r for
New York. Mail for CURACAO. VENEZUELA,
TRINIDAD an GUIANA must be directed Per
WERSEsbAYI(d, # S:l5 An; for ST THoM,
A and
TAS and cA1FEcHE per S. yisI ERsl6 from
Pm for the BAHAMAS Per S. r Seneca, from
be directed per SIS Seneca (c) At Has PM.
for YH Tc. AN, and cAMpEcHE, per S. TjOmo'
'F3 %aG HsM aS[1l At HAS PM. for NEW.
FoTNDLAND per SO Rosali9d from MeU York
steamer from Haifas (al At 5:l5 Pm. for Ar
G GEN, uRuGUAY and PARAGUAY per SIS IS.
FokTo l9 eT s.s S 4
SIS PHILADELPHIA, from New York Mail for for CO
@ At f FM for
ISLAND, JAMAICA and COLOMBIA, except Mag
ro@ s sna Yos Ma of cos c
Limon must be directed Per SIS. sarnia."
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York,
close here daily at 1905 AN. f) and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 Pm. on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Saturdays. via Port Tampa,
Fla. tpl and at 1000 Pm; on Thursdays, via
NEWFoUSbLAND, BY rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
days, at 2:3O Pm. OBJ, and Sundays at II 80
AN. Ok. the connecting closes being ON Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here at 23o p ~ on Tuesdays o.,
Philadelphia and thence via steamer.
MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and thence " via
PM. (b). and SUNDAYS at IL 30 AN. (kD
BRITISH HONDURAS HONDURAS Except East
Coast and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans
1905 AN. 81 and 1000 Pm. (h), the connecting
COSTA RiCA, by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer. close here daily at 1905 AN. ~
and 1000 Pm. (h). the connecting closes being
NICARAGUA east Coast, by rail to New Or
leans La, and thence via steamer, close here
daily at 1905 AN (D and 1000 PM. h), the
connecting closes being Thursdays.
PANAMA MAILS close here at 1905 AN. en-
sailing from TfT 9EIssGs Ia On fridays 20
JAPAN Except Parcels-Post Nails KOREA,
PHILiPpiSE IsEASDs, Via vancouver and VIC
December 20, for dispatch per SIS Empress Of
in HAWAII al JAPAN. KOREA CHINA and spe-
cially addressed mail for the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS. via San Francisco, close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to December %, for dispatch per
+ TAH Gif'- and MARouEsAs ISLANDS, via San
Francisco, close mere daily at o:oo I'M up 10 De-
cember g. for dispatch per SIS. Mariposa. ta)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and GUAM, via San
Francisco, close here daily at $50 Pm. up to
December %, for dispatch per U. s. transport. tal
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:aQ Pm. up to December 26, for dispatch per
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couver and Victoria, 3. c., close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to December 81. for dispatch per
'f nA AStahs', JAPAN z, KOREA, CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 Pm. up to January 8, for dispatch
per China. ta)
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA,
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, via San Francisco,
close here daily at $3.50 p NJ. up to January Z, for
dispatch per SIS. Sierra (a)
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA dispatch
ed TO New York, N. Y, for connection with Eu-
ropean 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
addressed Via Europe" must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rate of postage.
Mails for HAWAII dispatched via San Fran
cisco, Cal, exclusively
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICB as follows: (a) At $3.50 PM. same day; 'b)
at 1:45 PM same day; (c) at 9:45 PM. same
day; Id at $50 AN. same day; (e) at 5:45 PM.
same day; IL at 9:35 AN. same day; th) al lis
Pm. same day; Q) at s:45 Pm. previous day;
second previous day; G) at $50 Pm. previous
day; Isl at 9:45 PM. previous day.
DELI JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.