Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-06
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

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Should be read daily changes may occur at
any time.
sailing daily, and the schedule of elosings is ar.
ranged on the presumption of their uninterruptea
overland transit For the week ending October 8,
1904 the last connecting closes Will be maae from
the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRIDAY-(bi At 2:3o PM. for AZORES IS
Ills PM for EUROPE, per SIS Philadelphia, from
Seq fGl va TEPe1 a and Be
directed Per SIS. philadelphia" tc) At Has
York. via Queenstown and Liverpool te) At II AS
PM. for BELGIUM direct, per SIS iceland, from
EGG fO5 5e At 45 PM for ITALY direct per
SIS Princess Irene, from New York. NAH must
be directed Per SIS Princess Irene (c) At III
from New York. Mail must be directed Per IS.
Anchoria."
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
WEST INDIES, ETC.
'nf GbAEE9bh peg s. Rsxsfy
from New York. (c) At 11:45 PM for CURACAO
york S6G a for P5s VIA Curacao
directed ''Per SIS Maracaibo." &c, At II AS Pm.
for PORTO RICO Per SIS Ponce from New York
ISLAND. JAMAICA and COLOMBIA. except Mag.
Rs t6P Gosa 2a mon
P.M. u-'f for GRENADA. TRINIDAD, CIUDAD
S SoniS YORK a &c, At i1:45 Pm for MARTINIQUE.
ANTIGUA and GUADELouPE per S s;s Pr Tsfa
IDAD and GUIANA must be directed per SIS.
MEXICo, overland unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New York,
close here daily at 1906 AN. ~ and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 PM. Mon
DAYS Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa,
Fla. (pJ, and 1000 PM. on Thursdays, via New
NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily. except Sun,
AN. OK. the connecting closes being on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
steamer, close here at 2:sO PM tb) on Tuesdays,
and at 1890 PM. tc) on Wednesdays, by rail to
and nd 1s to Via Bosen sn thence
steamer, close here daily, except Sundays, at 230
PM M and S on spGdsys at n8 80 Nm rss,
Coast, and GUATEMALA, by rail- to New Orleans
and thence via steamer, close here daily at loo
AN. % and 1000 PM. th), the connecting closes
being on Mondays.
COSTA RIGA by rail to New Orleans ea and thence
via steamer close here daily at 1905 AN " and
1000 PM. Ch), the connecting closes being on
NICARAGUA EAST COAST, by rail to New Or.
leans and thence via steamer. close here daily at
1905 AM 81 and 10000 PM. (h). the connecting
closes being on Thursdays
TRANspACIFIC MAILS.
FIJI npi ishANbs and NEW cAIEDoSIA via Van,
couyer and Victoria B. G., close here daily at
$50 Pm. up to October 8. for dispatch per SIS.
AG HAWAII "a. JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco close here
daily at $50 Pm. up to October g. for dispatch
T TAHITI and MARoUEsAs ISLANDS, vi. San
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 PM up 10
October IS, for dispatch per ss. Marfposa- t0
AUSTRALIA Except malls for West Australia.
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. SAMOA.
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. via San Francisco.
close here daily at $3.50 PM up to October IS. for
dispatch per SIS. Ventura. (a)
JAPAN Except parcels-p post mails). KOREA,
CHINA. and specially addressed mails for the
torIa. B. C., close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to
otocber Is. for dispatch per SIS. Empress OF ia
pA PHf2HiIPpNE ISLANDS and GUAM. Vi. s.r
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are els
patched to New York. N. Y, for connection with
European steamers
EASTERN SIBERIA. will be dispatched to New
York n. Y, until further notice for transmssfo IN
(, destination via Russia. instead Of via Japan,
t1e usual route
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe. and those
for NEW ZEALAND. via San Francisco. Cal.-the
quickest routes. Mails for the PHILIPPINE Is.
LANDS, specially addressed ''Via Europe" must
be prepaid at the foreign rate of postage. Mails
for HAWAII are dispatched to San Francisco. Cal,
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
FICE follows: ta) At $3.50 Pm: same day;
Obi at 1:45 PM. same day: (c) at GAS PM same
day; td) at $3.50 AN same day; (e) at 5:45 P NJ.
same day: 20 at e:35 AM. same day: th) at I:15
Pm. same day; Qp at s:45 Pm. previous day;
Up, at 1880 Pm. previous day; I'D at $50 Pm.
second previous day; tr) at $3.50 Pm. previous
oc1 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.