Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-05
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FoREfGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings Is ar:
overland transit For the week ending January q.
1908 the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN 9 HnassA = isslPT:; MAILS
;o At 5S pm for EeRopE
SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
EGyPT GREECE BRITISH MpA
from New York, via Havre Mail for other parts
Of EUROPE must be directed per SIS La Cham.
FRlDAY.ea At 7:1s Pm for EuRoPE ,9 per ,s SIS
s s st. Louis. 'F (asAt Els PM si for e EuRofE per
!vernia' from ny YSTk ,,a Queenstown (sAt
land from New York. Mall must be directed Per
SIS. Vaderland.'
WEST INDIES, ETC.
wEDNEsDAY-tc)A At las Pm: for MEXICO IESxI
Campeche and Vera Cruz. Mail must be directed
Per SIS. Monterey" (e) At l1;4s Pm for Ben 4,
mGR s pn for I MESc5 fIs@ ss" Sa
New York, via Tampico. Mail must be directed
THURsDaY-Sc, At 11:45 Pm, for the BAHIA
MAS per SIS Orizaba from New York. Mail for
the Province OF SANTIAGO, CUBA. must be
FRiDAY-(, At 1l:As Pm; for Porto Ri. RICO
Sa3 and r and ca
TAGENA must be directed Per SIS Car , AS
g 4 i1ss PM for F1RTTSE and d Ghs9
COSTA RIGA must be directed per SIS: Altai."
tc] At IL AS pm for LEEWARD and WINDWARD
ISLANDS BRIIisH Dutch f N an9 Tdrk Man for
GRENADA and TRINIDAD must be directed Per
CUBA MAILS close here at 3 PM. daily except
Sundays and Mondays via Port Tampa, Fla, the
connecting closes being on Wednesday, and satur-
days; and at 3 PM on Sundays and Mondays, via
MEXICO overland, unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York,
close here daily at 1905 AN 81 and 10 Z. NJ lh)
Malls for NEwFoUNDLAND. by, rail to North .,
except Sundays at u NJ td). and on Sundays at
ii 80 AN. jk, the connecting closes being on
Mails for JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence
via steamer close here every Friday at II NJ I'D;
also by rail to PHILADELPHIA. mails closing every
Sq Mails At for Mfo6noN by rail to Boston and
thence via M cs sSa here or Sundays al
Mails Ma for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEz and qua
TENALA BY rail to New Orleans and thence via
steamer. close here daily at 1905 AN @, and 10
Pm CHI. the connecting closes being on Mondays
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
AN. o. and 10 PM. (h). tie connecting closes
Of Mails sn for COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer, close here daily at 1905
A, M 10, and ~ I'm. tnl, the CoHnectins tiosts
Oe'"s vi TRANspAc1FIo MAILS
CHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle. close here daily
at $40 PM up to January 9, inclusive, for dis
patch per SIS. Shinano Maru 20,
oaI1 NJ e soa PM up to January inclusive for
disratch per SIS. Tacoma. 20,
sS Sp walls fGs Wsit pa van
couver and Victoria B. c., close here daily at 6:3o
PM, up to January o. inclusive. for dispatch per
SC cH MSan0 JAP Pa HAWAII and PHILIPPINE u.s.
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at $3.50
PM up to January 10. inclusive. for dispatch Per
. AusTRALIA texeept West australia, NEW
HAw All. via San Francisco. close here daily at
$40 PM. up to January IS. inclusive for dispatch
pe CHINA S and JAPAN via Vancouver and Victoria
r. c.. close here daily at 6:3O PM up to January
49, fST o the g. agency
at Shanghai. China cannot be forwarded Via
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS close here daily at $50 PM. up to
January 20, inclusive for dspotch per SIS Amer
e PfIIPpISE ISLANDS. via San Francisco close
here daily at $3.50 Pm No to January q, inclusive
10Y TAHITI SfTIen and MARQUES IS ISLANDS. via San
Francisco close here daily al $3.50 PM. M 70
February, g. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. MARI
NoTE.oMans for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New Yorl. N Y. for connection with Euro
Unless othe. wise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
mails VIII De inexperienced VIA ana tnOSe Tor
NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
via San France CO. Cal-the quickest routes. Mails
ed '.via Europe or ''via Canada" must he pre-
maid at the foreign rate of postage. Mails for
HAWAII are dispatched via San Francisco. CAL.
eyclr sfvely.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE az follows: (a) At $40 PM same day; tbl
AT 1:45 M same day; fc) at SAB PM same day;
(d) at $40 M. same day; te) at 5:45 P NJ same
dsy: ~ at 0:35 A NJ. same day: fh} at 1:15 PM
same day; (kl at s:45 PM previous day; to) at
la isa ~" JHHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.