Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-07
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, D: g, POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may occur al
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule of closings Is ar
overland transit. For the week ending December
10, 1904. the last connecting closes will be madt
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
| WEDNESDAY-(cl At 1890 Pm. for FRANCE
SWbTz 1fy R ITAbY SPAIN P2RTgG4 Al
Havre. Mail for other parts of EUROPE must b'
| FRIDAY-(b) At $50 PM. for, AZORES IS
| LANDS, per SIS. Romantic. from Boston, (a) A,
New York ' Hia per and Il liverpool @
| 7:15 Pm. for EUROPE, per SIS. Minnehaha, from
NsT 19rk via @ At fro 4s New wv
Mail must be directed Per, SIS. Finland: tc) a,
AS PM for ITALY direct, per SIS. Neckar. from
Neckar.' (c) At II AS PM for ITALY direct, pei
SIS higuria. from New York Mail must be direct
MAILS FOR s %EsT i Mi sh ErG ANhAoA
per s ssTssas A Sss 3o fsf
Ts a 9 G must be- su sn
CATAN end CAMPECHE. per SIS. Monterey, from
New n d H M Far for oh Of q at nns
York, via Tamplco. Mail must be directed per
THgFSDAYmstel At l1;45 PM. for YXUcA TAI
and CAMpECHE, per SIS D D from New York H
catan, from New York. Mail for the PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO, ella, must be directed per SIS
FRIDAY-(e) At Cos PM. for NEwFOUND
LAND per carth az from P FRf
S GraY and na Sf New
York, 20 At, 11;45 Pm, for PORTO RICO
cm New y eaa V1 for RSn a.
pqsf fe Ay6
Department
SIS Siberia, from New York. Mail for COSTA
RIGA, via Limon. must be directed Per S. 81
T TTi'p ' ST. dRoix. IEEWARb and VIVID
WARD ISLANDS and GUIANA, per SIS. Fonta
MEXiCo. overland, unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York
PM Oh
CUBA MAILS close here at 300 PM. on Mon
Fla. (p), and at 1000 PM on Thursdays. via New
I Orleans. La. th) also via New York, N. Y, OF
| Wednesdays at AS PM. (c)
! NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North Sydney ant
thence via steamer, close here daily. except Sun
days, at 2:3o PM o. and on Sundays at liza
An. Ckl, the connecting closes being on Mondays
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA by rail to % Boston and It'll thence u, va
| and Wednesdays at 1920 Pm. (c). by rail t.
Philadelphia and thence via steamer.
steamer, close here daily, except SUNDAYS. at 2s(
Pm 1bs and Iio on Sundays at Il 80 AN A. I
cdastl and GUATEMAIA BY rail to New Orleans
La, and thence via steamer, close here daily a
1906 AN 81 and 1000 PM. On, the connecting
COSTA RIGA. by rail- to New Orleans and theme.
via steamer close here daily at 1905 AN. ~ am
| Tuesdays.
NICARAGUA east COAST, by, rail to New Or
| 1905 AN % and 1000 PM. CHI. the connecting
-'OoS TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
dressed mails G for the PHILfPpiSE IsLASD Vi,
| Seattle. close here daily at $3.50 PM up to De
HAWAII. JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA and thu
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco, clos
| patch per SIS Gaelic. (al
HAWAII. JAPAN. KOREA and PHILIPPINE
| ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here daily a
e:3o PM. up to December H. for dispatch per SIS
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australlq)
| NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. via San Franciseo
close here daily at $50 Pm. up to December II
'o JAP is.e Ko Pa CHINA and PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS. via Tacoma close here s,. daily at 6:s
JAPAN except Parcels Post mails,. KOREA
| CHINA and specially addressed mail for tn
RI mIPPINE ISLANDS. via Vancouver and Vic
tora. B. c.. close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up Il
December 20. for dispatch per SIS. Empress o
TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS via Sal
December 2e. Tor dispatch per SIS. Mariposa. ta)
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ami GUAM. via Sal
| frPnclsco. close mere ualiy at 6.3U I'M. up TO lie
| cember 90 for dispatch per u. s. transport. (a)
| AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia)
| FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
| couver and Victoria. B. c.. close here daily a
$3.50 PM. up to December 81. for dispatch pc
NoTEmMails for COCHIN CHINA are dis
patched to New York. n. Y. for connection witt
| European steamers.
| Mails for MANCHURIA Except Newchwang) an
| EASTERN SIBERIA. will be dispatched to Ney
| York. " Y. until further notice. for transmits
| sion via Russia. instead Of via Japan, the usua
| route.
| Unless otherwise addressed WEST AJISTRALI.
| MAILS will be dispatched via Europe those 10
| NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. and thos
| for certain places In the CHINESE PROVINCE Q
| YUNNAN via British India-the quickest routes.
| Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, special
| addressed ''Via Europe" must be fully prepaid a
the foreign rate of postage.
Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San Fra1
| CISCO Cpl.. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
| FlCE as follows: ta) At $3.50 PM. day
Oh at LAS Pm. same day; tc) at 9:45 PM. sam
day; Id at $50 AN. same day; te) at 5:45 p. N
same dry: 81 at 9:35 AN. same day; CHI at IL
PM seme day; Q) at SAB PM previous day
(pl ct 1870 Pm. previous day (q) at $3.50 P n
second previous day; (r) at $3.50 Pm. previous day
| Isl at 9:45 Pm. previous day.
| de3 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.