The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-13
FOREIGN MAILS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
should be READ daily as changes may occur
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched TO the ports
Of sailing daily. and the schedule OF cIosings is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninter-
Tupted overland transit For the week ending
February IL, 1904, the last connecting closes will
DC made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
CUBA MAILS close here at 3 pm. daily. ex-
oept &ndsys and Mondays, via Port Tampa
Fla, the connecting closes being on wednes-
MEXICO overland, unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 10:o5 am %, and 10
NEWFOUNDLAND. BY rail to North sydney
and thence via steamer, close here daily. exccp.
Sundays, at u m. Id, and on Sundays at II 80
am. q, the connecting closes being on Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
JAMAICA, by rail 10 Boston, and thence via
steamer, close here every Friday at 10 m Id /;
also by rail 20 PHILADELPHIA, mails closing every
MQUEIoN, by rail 70 Boston. and thence
via steamer. close here daily, except SUNDAYS.
at ~ m. Id, and on sundays at II 80 am dI1
BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and CUATF-
MALA, by rail to New Orleans, and thence via
steamer, close here daily at 1905 am. 10. and
10 pm. Oh, the connecting closes being on
Mondays.
COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans. and
thence vta steamer. close here daily at 1905
am. ~. and 10 pm. (h), the connecting closes
being on Tuesdays
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
HAWAII, via San Francisco close here daily
at $3.50 pm. up 20 February IS, inclusive for
dispatch per SIS. Alameda. (ol
CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver and Vic
toria, b. c., close here daily at $3.50 pm. up
to February l6, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
Empress Of China. Merchandise FOR the L. s
Postal Agency Shanghai 4
forwarded via Canada. (o)
CHINA and JAPAN. via Seattle close here
daily at $50 pm. UP TO February Is. inclusive,
FOR dispatch per SIS. Riojun Marii CO..
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and specially nd
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via
San Francisco. close here daily at ESQ pm. up
70 February 81 inclusive for dispatch per SIS.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco
close here daily at $3.50 pm. up % February 2l.
AUSTRALIA Except West Australia mails).
NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI
SAMOA, and HAWAII. via San Francisco. Gloss
elusive, for dispatch per SIS. Sierra. (o0
Al SIRALlA except West Australia nails
FIJl ISLANDS. and NEW CALEDONIA Especially
addressed only, via Vancouver and VfctorjS
B. c., close here daily at $3.50 I'm. Fup 10 Feb
-uaY y; inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Mo
TAHITI AND MARoUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
francisco. close here daily at $3.50 pm. up to
)osa. Co)
NoTE-Mails tor COCHIN CHINA ere dis-
patched to New York n Y for coDnactior 4
With European steamers
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUSTRALIA
Nails will be dispatched via EUROPE. and those /
or NEW ZEALAND and the PHIIIPPINF
STANDS via San Francisco the Quickest
outes. Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. /
PeciaLy addressed Via Europe" or Via Cam
da," must be prepaid at the foreign rate -,
postage. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via
an Francisco, Cal, exclusively.
hEGlSIEkED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
ICE follows: (a) At 6:8O pm. same dav.
b at :k5 pm. day; (c) at s:45 n n,
anne day; (d) at $3.50 am. same day; (e1 M
20 pm. same day; % al 9:35 am. same daY
h) at l;l5 pm. same day; OK at s:g5 nm
revious day; (o) at 2:30 am. same day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.