The Washington times., 1904-01-02

WASHINGTON %. Co POSTOFFICE NOTICE
should be read daily, as changes may oecuI
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched 10 the port.
Of sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings
- arranged on thes presumption OF their uninter-
ruptcd overland transit. For the week ending
Jan. 2, 1898, the last connecting closes viii be
made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
Mails for South and Central America
West Indies, Etc.
sATURDAY-(d) At GEO am. for ARGEN-
TINE, URUGUAY. and PARAGUAY. per SIS.
Sailor Prince. from New York.
CUBA NAILS close here at 3 pm daily ex-
cept Sundays and Mondays, via Pert Tampa.
Fia, the connecting closes bciag on Wednesdays
and Saturdays and at pm, on Sundays and
Mondays, via Miami. Fla.
MENlCO overland. unless specially addressed
FOR dispatch by steamers sailing from New York.
close here daily at iO:o5 am. % and 10 pm. Oh
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail 10 North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily.
except Sundays. at y m. Id. and on Sundays
at 1850 am. 90. the connect ing closes being
on Mondays, Wednes LAYS, and saturdays,
Mails for JAMAICA, by rail- TO Boston and
thence via steamer. close here every Tuesday az
u m. ID: also by rail to Philadelphia mails
closing every Wednesday az Il rs pm. (c)
Mails for MIOCELON BY rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer. close here dldIy. except sun
days, at i m. I'D. and on Sundays at II 80
am. ID
Mails for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ. and
GUATEMALA, by rail 20 New Orleans and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 1905
am. % and 10 pm. (h), TIE connecting closes
Mails for COSTA RIGA, wall to New orleans
and thence via steamer. c!cse here daily az
1905 an % and 10 pm (hl, the connecting
closes being TUESDAYS
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
TAHITI and MARcUEsAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco, close here daily at $3.50 pm up TO
Ian. Isl. inclusive, fer dispatch per SIS Mari
CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII. and the PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco, close here
dispatch per SIS. Siberia. Co
HAWAII via San Francisco, close here daily
at $3.50 pm. NJ, 70 Jan. 9TH. inclusive for dis
patch per SIS. Alameda. (o)
CHINA and JAPAN. Via Seattle. close here
daily AT ESQ pm up 20 Jan. 9th. inclusive for
dispatch per IS. Shinano MARI (o)
AUSTRALIA (cxcept mails for West Austria
lia), FIJI ISLANDS. and NEW CALEDONIA.
via Vancouver and Victoria, H. c. close here
daily AZ $3.50 pm mp 10 Jan. 9th. inclusive.
for dispatch per SIS NcanO- (Oi
ACSTR ALA Except mails for West Austria
lial, NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI
SAMOA, and HAWAII, via san Francisco. close
sive. for dispatch per -. ScnsIna. to)
CHINA aud JAPAN, via Vancouver and Vic
tcria. y. , close here daily az 80 pm. up
20 Jan. 10Th, inclusive, for dispatch per SIS En-
press OF Japan. Merchandise for the T. 8 Pos
tai Agency az Shanghai. China, cannot be for
warded VIA Canada. (o)
NONt--Mals Ter COCflN CHINA are dis
patched 10 New York, n. Y, for connection
with European steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed. WEST AUSTRIA
LA mails will be dispatched via Europe, and
thosa for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest
routes. Nails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
specially addressed "Nia Europe" or ''Via Can
ada must be prepaid az the foreign rate OF
postage. Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via
san Francisco Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close az the MAIN Or
FICE as follows; (a) At $3.50 pm. same day;
same day: Cd az $3.50 am same day; (e) al
5:45 pm. same day; % at 9:2i m same day:
th) az 10 pm. same day; a It s:45 pm. pre-
NoB day. (o) at 2:30 am. sas.c lay.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.