Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. g., 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 ciosings Is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending December
81. 1904. the last connecting closes will be made
from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
SIS st. Louis from New Y9rb via Plymouth s N
Louis" 'a) At 7;lo p;M. for EUROPE, per SIS
Liverpool lcJ At ll45 PM for BELGIUM d.
rect. per SIS vaderiand, from New YORK Mail
mas! Pm Pe fer dree per
opia, from New York. Mhil must be directed Per
SIS. Ethiopia" !e) At I1:45 Pm: for ITALY d.
Mail must be directed per SIS. Citta di Torino.
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
THURSCAY-te) At Cos PM for NEWFOUND-
FnIDAY-!cS At ii:45 i: NJ: for BERMUDA, per
esbs. from New any York. pft
@ aS PM feT FohTo ri Ro
Ponce from NeU TE,k q, va San JHsn nd
c coz except canca and Masdaiena Depart
for COSTA RIGA Via Imon: must be directed
hsE TKsiBAD ci3b "a and
GUAM per SIS Srenada from NeM Io56
close here daily at 1905 AN. 70 and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 300 Pm. Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa
61 @ a1a sso P VA New VIZ
Wednesdays at :t5 PM
NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North Sydney and
days, at 2:3O Pm. OBJ. and on Sundays at 1880
AN. al, the connecting closes being on Mondays.
Wednesdays and Sa 'urfays.
JAMAICA, b. laiI to Boston and thence via
and on Wednesdays at 1890 Pm. (c). by rail to
philadelphia and thence via steamer.
MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here daily, except Sundays at 2:3O
PM. Oh. and sundays at 1880 AN. tk)
BRITISH HONDURAS. HONDURAS Except
East COAST and GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans, La, and thence via steamer, close here
daily at 1905 AN: tD and 1900 Pm. CHI, rhe
connecting clos being on Mondays.
COSTA RIGA, by rail- TO New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 AN. ~
and 1000 Pm. th, the connecting closes being On
NICARAGUA EAST COAST, by rail to New Or
leans. La, and thence via steamer close here
connecting closes being on Thursdays.
PANAMA MAILS close here at 1905 AN. on
TRANSPACIFIC NAILS.
rk1 F TsfsG m sna NE Ss
via Vancouver and Victoria. b. c., close here daily
at $3.50 Pm up to December 81. for dispatch per
JAPAN, Kof;EA, CHINA and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS. via Seattle, close here daily at $50 PM
up to December 81, for dispatch per Ple-
HAWAII. JAPAN, KOREA CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here
daily at $3.50 Pm. up 10 January ., for dispatch
per SIS. China. ta)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia
NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA, HAWAII and FIJI
ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up TO January I, for dispatch per SIS.
JAPAN, KOREA CHINA and specially addressed
mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Ia
coma here daily Mt $3.50 +. NJ. to January
13 for dispatch per SIS. keemun. ~
HAWAII. JAPAN KOREA. CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, San Francisco. close here
daily at $3.50 PM. up to January 49, for dispatch
per Manchuria. lal
JAPAN Except Parcels-post nails. KOREA
CHINA and PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Vancou-
yer anL Victoria, B. c., close here daily at $3.50
pf SorE.M MAILS for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York. \. Y, for connection with Euro
Nails for MANCHURIA Except Newchwang) and
EASTERN SIBERIA will be dispatched to New
York n. Y, until further notice, for transmission
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS VIII be dispatched via Europe; those for
NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco and those for
certain places In the CHINESE PROVINCE OF
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 Mt the MAIN OF
FICE follows: Ia At $50 PM. day; lbl
(d) at $50 An. same day; te) at 5:45 PM. same
day: ~ at 9:35 AN came day: (h) at 115 PM
day; (kl at S45 PM. previous day; tp) at
1:so PM previous day; 'ql at $50 PM. second
previous day; tr) 81 $3.50 PM previous day; Isl
de24 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.