Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

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 February &.
1904 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY.ta) At 7;15 Pm for Ireland: per
Mail for other parts Of EUROPE must be directed
Per Per SIS. Etruria" Ia At 1:15 Pm for Eu-
Plymouth and Cherbourg. &c, At ii :45 PM. for
BELGIUM direct, per SIS. Finland from New
&c, At II As PM for DENMARK direct. per SIS
Norge. from New York. Mail must be directed
Per SIS. Norge
MAILS FOR S9gTH , Mp CENTRAL Sre AMERICA.
URrGUAY and pARaGtAY, per SIS. Merchant
Primes from New York tel At 1l4S Pm for
SIS: Arabstan. from New York t le1 At 1l IS
Pm. for PORTO RICO lordinary. mail only,
guez. c5 AT las f0 PM eM for PoRTo RiGo
CURACAO and yESEzUELA. per IS. Caracas,
sG Ssy m nHH be @ @ns
At II: 40 Pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMAICA.
aeW 4aTs and or R
must be directed per SIS Altai." le) At 11:45
Tor 81; THOMAS, ST: cRoIx; LEEWARD and
FRENCH GUIANA per Fontabelle, from New
York. e, At 1l:45 pm. for ANTIGUA: MAR.
UNIQUE and GUADALoUPE. per SIS: Citta d
TRINIDAD, BRITISH, DUTCH and FRENCH
GUIANA must be directed Per SIS. Citta di Mes
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 PM. daily. ex-
cept Sundays and Mondays via Port Tampa, Fla.
the connecting closes being on Wednesdays and
MEXiOo. overland, unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York close
here daily at 1905 AN. IL and 1000 Pm. (h)
NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
days. at 1900 NJ. Id. and Sundays at 1880
An. (k), the connecting closes being on Mondays,
JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here every FRIDAY AZ oen NJ od
sunday SUM at I1:4s PM q -
MIouELoN by rail to Boston and thence via
BEHz zRa fR sasS5ss cohrEz and
CLOSE s a here to sy at and
(h), the connecting closes being on Mondays
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 AN. 20 and
1000 PM. CHI, the connecting closes being on
TRANspACIFIC MAILS.
CHINA, JAPAN: HAWAII and PHILIPPINE Is Is
LANDS via San Francisco close here IRE day az $50
- TAHITI fris' and nd MARouEsAs ISLANDS. Via San
ruary 8. inclusive for dispatch per SIS. Maripo-
ASsTRAA EXCEPT W srn aSst,a'a AR, mail,,
AND 80 A up ss 10
dispatch per SIS. Ventura. to)
CHINA, JAPAN, HAWAII and PHILIPPINE 49,
LANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at G30
PM up 10 February ~. inclusive. for dispatch
per SIS. Kong Kong Maru. TO-
HAWAII, Via San Francisco. close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to February 49, inclusive. for dis
CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver and Victoria,
B. c. close here daily at $50 PM up to Febru-
airy 49, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress Of
PHillPp1NE ISLANDS. via San rrancisco. close
here daily at $3.50 Pm: up to February 20, inciu-
sive for dispatch per U. s. Transport. to)
AUSTRALIA (except West Australia mails) FIJI
and NEW CALEDONIA. via Vancouver and VIC
toria b. c.. close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to
February 81 inclusive, for dispatch per IS. Mo
NoTEWMaIls for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
to New York. N. Y. for connection with European
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
routes. Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. spe:
cialiy addressed ''Via Europe" or>''Via Canada"
must be prepaid at the foreign rate Of postage.
Mails for HAWAII dispatched via San Fran
cisco, CAL, exclusively.
REisIsTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
F1CE a. follows: ,(a) At ESQ Pm. same day;
(b, az 146 Pm same day; tei at S:45 PM. same
day: ID, at $40 AN. same day; (e1 at 5:45 Pm.
same day; (f) at 9:35 An. same day; th) at 1:I6
PM same day; Q) at s:46 Pm. previous day;
(ol al 23O AN. same day.
'" jaso JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.