Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland land transit For the week ending December
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY.(e) At sos Pm for IRELAND, per
Mail for other parts of EUROPE must be directed
nnpr SIS umbrie "a, At lilo Pm v for Eu
Plymouth and Cherbourg. &c, At 1:45 PM. for
BELGlCM direct, per SIS krooniand, from New
i hG5h Mail must be directed per S. kFo0n-
--'''''' VEST INDIES f Ere c. ''i'->-,'
THHRspA5s At La Pm sro for Sc Y y6yy
seneca, from New New York Tor ny Mail for MEXICO. via
FRIDAY~(bl At $50 Pm. for BERMUpA. per
steamsr from Halifax @ At Ii5 Pm for AR
Virgil. from New York (cI At 1l:45 PM II. fer
PORTO RICO, CURACAO and VENEZUELA, per
Sa fsSm Ne% h aoh ff
PHILADELPHIA, lel At 11:45 Pm; for FORTUNE
from New York Mail for COSTA RIGA, via
Limon must be directed per SIS, sarnia."
MEXICO. overland, unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York
close here daily at 1905 AN. ~ and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 PM on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays via Port Tampa
Fla. lpl. and at 1000 Pm: on Thursdays, via
New Orleans, La CD; also via New York, n. Y,
on Wednesdays at II 40 PM
NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
days, at 2;so PM o., and on Sunday, Sundays at Il 80
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here at 2;o ~; on TUESDAYS 3D.,
PHILADELPHIA and thence via steamer.
MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and thence Tla
nln hara 1uil cgn a
Pm; o., and on Sundays at Il 80 M G)
La. and thence via steamer close here daily at
1905 AN. % and 1900 PM. (h), the connecting
COSTA RIGA. by rail- to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 AM. ~
and 1000 PM. H) the connecting closes being
NICARAGUA EAST COAST, by rail to New Or
leans, La and thence via steamer, steam close here
connecting closes being Thursdays.
PANAMA MAILS close here at 1905 AN. On
Tuesdays, for dispatch to destination per steamer
sailing from New Orleans, La, on Fridays. ~
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS
HAWAII. JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and spe-
cially addressed mail for the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at
$50 PM. up to December %, for dispatch per
TAHITI and MARQUEsAs ISLANDS, via San
Francisco, close here daily at $50 Pm. up to De-
cember 20, for dispatch per SIS. Mariposa (a)
Francisco close here daily at $50 Pm. up 'i to
December 20, for dispatch per U. s. transport. (a)
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to December 20, for dispatch per
SIS. Alameda. (a)
AUSTRALIA except mails for West Australia,
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couver and Victoria, b. c., close here daily at
$50 PM up to December 81, for dispatch per
ST HA AS!ans', JAPAN a KOREA CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 PM up to January 8, for dispatch
AUSTRALIA except mails for West Australia
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, via San Francisco
close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to January T. for
dispatch per SIS Sierra ta)
NOTE.-Mais for COCHIN CHINA dispatch
ed to New York, N. T., for connection with Eu-
Malls for MANCHURIA Except Newchwang) and
York n Y, until further notice, for transmission
via Russia, instead Of via Japan. the usual route
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe; those for
NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. and those for
certain places In the CHINESE PROVINCE OF
YUNNAN via British lndia.the quickest routes,
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, specially
addressed .Via Europe must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rate OF postage.
Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San Fran
CISCO Cal, exclusively
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
FI6'E as follows: (a) At $3.50 PM. same day; b)
at 40 PM. day; tc) at 3:45 Pm. same
same day; (D at 9:35 AN. same day; lh) at 1:15
PM. day; (k) at S:45 PM. previous day;
(p) at 1870 PM. previous day; I'D at $3.50 PM
second previous day; (r) at $3.50 PM previous
day; Isl at 9:45 PM. previous day.
DELI JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.