Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29
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 closngs is ar
overland transit. For the week ending October i,
1904; the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
81 FR nl,1 ia 1;l5 NJ for EUROPE per SIS.
bourg. Mail for IRELAND must be directed "Per
SIS St Paul" ts)At T:l5 PM. for EUROPE, per
Liverpool (c) At II AS 2 NJ for BELGIUM direct,
per SIS kroonland, rom New York. Mall must be
directed Per SIS. KrOonland." tc) At 11:45 PM.
for SCOTLAND direct. per SIS. Astoria. from New
York Mall must be directed Per SIS. Astoria"
SATURDAY-tb) At $50 PM. for AZORES Is
LANDS, per SIS Peninsular. from New Bedford.
MAILS FOR s %rEF r MD sE FT5
and PAhiG 5 FM Df for
M A and 6 IL per Pro-
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az Tn1t Re st 81 krs sEE Rfssd ST.
GUADEL0UPE BARBADOS, BRITISH. DUTCH
and FRENCH GUIANA, per SIS. Uller, from New
FRIDAY-Cb) At 2:so PM for BERMUDA, per
steamer from nj, HalifaI ls1 At Ia Pm for P0R-
Philadelphia, from New York. Mail for COLON
LAND. JAMAICA and COLOMBIA except Mag
dalena Department, per SIS. Allegheny, from New
York Mail for COSTA RIGA, via Limon, must be
directed per Allegheny" tc) At II AS p NJ.
for ARGENTINE URUGUAY and PARAGUAY,
per SIS Kelvin, from New York.
MEXICO, overland, unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York, close
CGs sa NAILS Close here at anq tOP on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa
Fla tp), and 1000 PM on Thursdays. via New
Orleans La. (h)
NEwFoUNDLAND by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
DAYS. 2:SO Z NJ tbl. and SUNDAYS a II
An (<l, the connecting closes being Mondays,
a bG S Sa ia RostoD and .n.,o.
steamer, close here Tuesdays and Fridays at 2:3O
steamer close here daily, except sundays at 2:5o
Pm; d. and on Sundays at 1870 AN q
COAST and GUATEMALA, by rail TO New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1908
being Mondays
COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer close here daily at 1908 AN. ~ and
1000 Pm. CHI, the connecting closes being on
Tuesdays
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily at
1905 AN. % and 1000 Pm. th), the connecting
closes being n Tn T9asffaEEi MAILS
HAWAII JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and PHIL
daily at $50 PM. up to October 2, for dispatch
per s,s, Siberia. Ial
HAWAII. via San Francisco; close here daily at
$50 Pm. up to October g. for dispatch per SIS.
Alameda. ta)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia),
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
eouver and Victoria b. c., close here daily at $3.50
PM. up to October 8. for dispatch per SIS.
Aorangi. 10
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 NJ. up to
October Is, for dispatch per SIS. Mariposa (a)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA
close her, daily at $50 I. NJ. up to October 49, for
dispatch per 3 9. Ventura. ta)
JAPAN KOREA and CHINA, also specially ad-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
Tacoma close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to DC
tober 81, for dispatch per SIS. Telemachus. (r)
NOTE.-Maiis for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed TO New York. n. Y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers
Malls for MANCHURIA. except Newchang and
EASTERN SIBERIA viii be dispatched to New
York N Y, until further notice. for transmission
TO destination via Russia, instead OF via Japan the
usual route.
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
malls Will b. dispatched VIA Europe, and those for
NEW ZEALAND, via San Francisco Cal.-the
quickest routes Mails for the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS. specially addressed Via Europe or "yla
Canada, - must be prepaid at the foreign rate OF
San Francisco, Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
PICE as follows: Ia At $3.50 Pm. same day; Oh
at las PM. same day; tc) at 9:45 Pm. same day
Id at $50 M same day; (e) at 5:45 PM same
day; ~ at 9:35 A NJ same day; III at 1l5 2 M
day; a. at s:45 Pm. previous day; tpl al
80 Pm. previous day; lql at $3.50 PM. second
previous day; (r) at $3.50 PM previous day.
sea JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmas ter.