The Washington times., 1904-12-17
FOREIGN MAILS.

I WASHINGTON. u. C.. POSIOFtICE NOTICE
should be read daily. as changes may occu
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched TO IN,
ports Of sailing daily. and the schedule o
ciosings is arranged on the presumption d
/ their uninterrupted overland transit. For tn
week ending December IL. 1904, the last con
Meeting closes viii be made from the MAIN
OFFICE as follows.
Mails for South and Central America
West Indies. Etc.
MEXICO. overland. unless specially al.
dressed for dispatch BY steamers ealing from
Ne~ foF-J. close here daily at lO:0s an. a.
CUBA MAILS close here at pm. on
Mondays. Wednesdays. and Saturdays vie
III 59r. an p IA "a 60 CP!; and At 10 pm. On
va New York. ~ T.. on Wednesdays al
NEWFOUSDLAHD. BY raj 10 North sgd
hsy ana thence VIA steamer. close here daily.
except Sundays. at ZsS1 pm. Oh and On
5-n-ays AZ II 30 am. Ck). the connecting
eioEea being on Mondays Wednesday,, and
JAMAICA, BY Tau 10 Boston and thence via
steamer close here al 30 .. IA. on Tuesda Va
I'd En1 On Wednesdays al 1890 pm. (cl by
rail o. Pllladssp his, and thence va steamer
a--l-E-l@J%. ~ rail % Boston ana thence
"a Hte4Ts@r close here daily. except Sundays
~ ~ pm. %. and "a Sundays at II 30
british HONDURAS. HONDURAS Cexeept
East tlaHD. and GUATEMALA By rail- no
New Orleans and thence Via steamer close
here daily AZ 1905 am. 10 and 10 D m. (hJ.
me e5eHHscting closes being on Aondays
IOslA ltIoA. ~ rail- 10 New Orleans and
ttehce Via steamer. close here daily az fO.Os
H.m. % and 10 pm. Ch). tho connecting
loses being On Iucsdaya.
NICARAGUA O.aat CoastJ. by rail- To Nsz
orleans ana thence via steamer close here
oal!y az 1000 "a Tu. % and 10 D. m. (hl. the
connecting closes being on Thursdays.
Irans-Pacifc Mails.
ACsIk tA,l,! leKeeDt malls Tor West Aus
taIla), NEW ZEALAND. NEW CAIEDO-
MAJ SAMOA, HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS.
VIA san Francisco. close here daily IN
6-sJ pm. W 10 December II. Tor dispatch per
JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA. and specially adj.
eiS7se4 malls Tor the PHILIPPINE ISL
pm Up 'O-DecemDer IL. for dispatch per g.
JAPAN except Parcels-Post Mails). Ko-
RIA. CHINA, and specially addressed mail
for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via Van
couver and Victoria. Is. c.. close here daily az
$50 pm. up 10 December 70. for dispatch per
S. Empress or India. tQl
HAWAII. JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA. and
specially addressed mail Tor the PHILIPPINE,
ISLANDS. VIA san Francisco. close here daily
per SIS. Mongolia. ta)
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS. via
san Francisco, close here daily at 6 80 Ia.
up 10 December 70. FOR dispatch per as
Mdrlpasa. lal
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and GUAM, via
San Francisco, close here daily at Z 80 pm
Transport. taI
HAWAII. Via San Francisco close here
daily al $50 pm. up 10 December q. Tor dis
patch per SIS. Alameda. tRb
AUSTRALIA except malta for West Aus
JTaliaJ. FIJI ISLANDS. and NEW GALE
donna. via Vancouver and Victoria g. c.
close here daily AT G.3O pm. up TO Decein-
Der 81. Tor dispatch per SIS. AOrangt, (q5
kOTE.-Mals Tor COCHIN CHINA are dis.
patched 10 New York. ~. Y. for connection
with European steamers.
Mails for MA&CHURIA. except New
ehWaug. and EASTERN SIBERIA, will b
dispatched 10 New York n. y. until further
notice. for tfansmiSslcn to destination via
Russia. instead Of via Japan. the usual route
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUS
TRALIA MAILS will be dispatched via Eu-
rope; those for NEW ZEALAND via san
Francisco: and those Tor certain places In ths
CHINESE PROVINCE OF YUNNAN VIA
British India-tho quickest routes
sIally addressed Via Europe" must Do pre-
paid az tie foreign rate OF postage
Mails foF HAWAII are dispatched To San
Francisco, Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN
OFFICE as follows; tal At ESQ pm same
day: h) a. l.45 pm. same day: teJ at g:z3
IA. same day. cd at $50 am. same day:
t@l at Sac pm. same day; 10 at s:s5 ala.
same day th) at / rs pm. same day; tkl a.
s.45 pm. previous day. tp) az $50 pm. pre-
vious day; cd at ESQ pm. second previous
day; tTl at ESQ pm. previous day: (E) al s:4s
=. IA Previous day,
4oHN a. MERRITT. Postmaster.