Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-25
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 closings is ar,
overland transit. For the week ending March %.
1904 the last connecting closes Will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY-Cbl At go PM for AZORES is
LANDS. per SIS. Republic, from Boston. (c) At
1880 Pm. for EUROPE. per SIS. ICELAND. from
New York via southampton. Mail must be d.
SCOTLAND direct. per S.. Astoria, from New
York. Mail must be directed Per SIS. Astoria.
(c) At II 40 i. NJ. for EUROPE. per Campana,
from New York. via Queenstown (c) At II 40
PM. for ITALY direct per SIS. Neckar. from New
lcJ At II As PM for DENMARK direct. per SIS
Norge from New York. Mail must be directed
Per SIS. Norge
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY-(cl AT sos M. for BRAZIL, per SIS.
ja iio'i and santos Mali for NORTHERN BRA:
I'll ARGENTINE, URUGUAY and PARAGUAY
must be directed Per SIS. Syracuse !a) At l:l5
M. for MARTINIQUE, GUADELoUPE and BAR
Mail for TRINIDAD and BRITISH GUIANA must
he directed per Citta di Missin" (cl At 1145
Maracailo, from New York. Mall for sAvANILI-A
and CARrAGENA must he directed Per S.
MaraeaiGg." (el At 1I:45 Pm for PORTO RICO
1EEWARD and WINDwARD isLANDs BRIT,
Parma. from New York. Mail for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD must be directed Per SIS Parma"
(cl At IL 40 PM. for FORTUNE ISLANDS, ia
MAICA, SAVANILLA and CARTAGENA. per SIS
Siberia, from New York. Mail for COSTA RIGA
must lie directed Per SIS. Siberia.
SATURDAI-Cd)A AT $40 AN. for ARGENTINE
URUGUAY and PARAGUAY, per SIS. Soldier
CUBA MAILS close here at 300 PM daily ex-
Cept Sundays and MOnda.s via Port Tampa, Fla
the connecting closes being on Wednesdays and
MEXiCo. overland unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York.
bara dali a and lU-lp
EEWFoUNDLAND. by rail- to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
days at 1900 NJ Id, and Sundays at IL 80
AN. a., the connecting closes being ON Mondays
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here every Friday at 1900 NJ. (d)
also by rail- to Philadelphia. mails closing every
MIQuELoN, by rail to Boston and thence via Via
sieaeF and ,os oa SUNDAYS gfe AT II 80 AM I at
BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUATEMALA,
cos ran here daily at foo5 AM e. and loco
th), the connecting closes being on Mondays.
COSTA RicA by ran AL to New orleans ana thence
and 1900 PM th), the connecting closes being
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia).
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
and Victoria. Il. G.. close here daily at $50
M. up TO March 26 inclusive. for dispatch per SIS.
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE is
LANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily at $50
PM. up to March 2s inclusive for dispatch per
Phi iIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close
here daily at $50 PM. up TO March q, inclusive
for dispatch per u. S. Transport. (o)
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to March % inclusive for dispatch
PC CHINA III and JArAS via Vancouver and Victoria.
b e.. close here daily at $50 F. M. up to April 5,
inclusive. for dispatch per SIS Empress of Japan.
Merchandise for the u. 5. Postal Agency at Shang-
| hal! China, cannot be forwarded via Canada. to)
CHINA and JAPAN, via Tacoma Especially ad-
dr ssed only. close here daily at $3.50 PM up to
April l. inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Agamef-
non tol
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West AustraIIa).
| NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA FIJI, SA-
MOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here
daily At $3.50 Z NJ. to April 8. inclusive for dis
pr tch per IS. Ventura. tol
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at 630
PM up TO April II, inclusive. for dispatch per
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
April IS. Inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. MARI
N0TE-MaiIs for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
10 New York. y. Y, for connection with European
steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe and those
for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest
specially addressed VIA Europe" or ''via Can
ada must be prepaid at the foreign rate of post
age. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San
francisco, Cal, exclusively.
FICE follows: (a) At $50 PM. same day;
(bl at AS PM. same day; (c) at 9:45 PM same
day: (d) at $3.50 AN. same day; te) at 545 PM.
same day; ~ at 9:35 AN. same day; (h) at l:l5
+ NJ. same day; (k at SAB PM. previous day;
(ol at 2:3o M same day
mh19 JOHN A. MERRITT Postmaster.