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

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should he read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatc hed to the ports of
sailing daily. and the schedule of closings is ar,
overland transit For the week ending January 2,
1904 the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
FRIDAY-ta' At I;l5 Pm. for EUROPE. per SIS.
Phlisdslphs from IN New Serh via Plymouth and
SIS Philadelphia" &c, At II 40 PM. for BELGIUM
direct per SIS Faland from New York Mall
PM for SCOTLAND direct, per SIS. Anchoria.
from New York. Mail must be directed Per SIS.
g At il :45 P:Si. for DENMARK direct per SIS:
Per - Island ID At ' Il NJ for AZORES 5fE
ISLANDS. per SIS. Republic, from Boston.
MAILS FOR s9p II , AYD CENTRAL STR AMERICA.
Mai for sAvASilLA and oARfAGESA must be be
for K fro aa New
via via San San Juan; &c. At 1l;45 , Pm for FORTUNE
ASD AMA V,ss;, im New AND %dr cAET
for c6sfA RIGA must be directed PER 'h SIS. Va.
spe la @ A. .S Pm for IXAsuA and hal
PM for NEWFouNDLAND, per s.s Buenos
sATtR DAY At $40 AN. for ARGENTINE.
URUGUAY ana PARAGUAY. per SIS. Sailor Prince.
CUBA MAILS close here at 500 PM daily, ex-
cept Sundays and Mondays, via Port Tampa. Fla.
the connecting closes being on Wednesdays and
saturdays; and at 300 Pm. on Sundays and Mon
MEXICO. overland, unless specially addressed for
hf Mails as for hi shs 09 to
snd at and
at 1880 AN. tk, the connecting closes being on
Mails for JAMAICA by rail to Boston and theme.
via steamer close here every Tuesday at 1900 NJ.
@ also BY rail TO rhiadsphis mails closing
ev Mails for MiotEIdN By rail- to Boston and
AK AK d a5 lz00 NJ '''' ana on sundays at 'i;'0
Mans for BELIZE. PUERTO coRTEz and
via steamer close here daily at 1O:o5 AN. e. and
10000 Pm. (h,. the connecting closes being on
Malls for COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
A. NJ. % and 1000 NJ CHI. the connecting closes
being Tuesdays.
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS via San
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to jan
uary aP 0f H avpann apd the
ISLANDS via San Francisco close here daily at
$3.50 PM; up to January 2 inclusive. for dispatch
HAWAII. Via San Francisco close here daily at
$3.50 PM; up TO January 4. inclusive. for dispatch
CHINA and JAPAN via Seattle. close here daily
m esp pei fM Y gln s %a for dis
AUSTRALIA except mails for West Australia>.
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA. via Van
couver and Victoria B. C., close here daily at $3.50
PM up To January 8, inclusive, for dispatch per
s. Moano. tol
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI. SA-
MOA and HAWAII, via San Francisco. close here
daily at g 80 r. NJ. up to January 49, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. SonOma. (o)
CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Victoria.
B. G. close here daily at $50 Pm. up to January
49, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress of
Japan. Merchandise for the L. s. Postal Agency
at Shanghai, China. cannot be forwarded via Can
ada. (ol
NOTE-MaiIs for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
TO New York. ~ Y. for connection with European
steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRALIA
lis Will be dispatched via Europe, and those for
NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest routes. Mails
for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, specially ad
dressed ''va Europe via Canada must be
prepaid at the foreign of postage. Mails for
HAWAII dispatched via San Francisco. Cal,
exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE = follows: (a) At 6:S0 PM. day;
{b) at l: As 7 NJ. same day; fc) at s:45 M. same
day: (dl at $50 AM. day; te) at 5: As r. NJ
day: % at 9:35 M same day; (h) at / :15
p. NJ. day; * at S:45 PM previous day
(ol at 220 A. NJ. day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster