Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
FOREIGN POSTAL SERvIC.
WASHINGTON. d. c., POST OFFICE \
Should be read daily. rs changes may o.

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Should be read daily. as changes may Cd
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched TO the n
sailing daily. and the schedule of closIngs|
overland transit. For the week ending DeI
10, 1904 the last connecting closes viii I'd
from the MAIN OFFICE as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRiDAY-tbI At 2:3o PM. FOR AZoId
LANDS, per SIS. Romantic, from Eoston.
T.i5 PM. for ErRoPE, per SIS. EtruriaI
New York. via Queenstown and Liverpool.
1915 PM. for EUROPE. per SIS. Minnehahd
New York. via southampton. tcD At ii:45 III
BELGIUM direct, per SIS. Finland. from New
Mail mast be directed Per SIS. Finland"
II:45 PM. for ITALY direct. per SIS. Neckai
New York. Mail must be directed "Pi
Neckar." tc) At 11:45 Pm. for ITALY direI
SIS. Ligrria. from New York. Mail must he
ed Per SIS. Liguria.'
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY-te) AT Cos Pm. for NEwF|
delphia. ial At 7:15 PM. for ARGENTINE
York. (e) A. l1:4a Pm. for PORTO
CURACAO and VENEZUELA. per SIS. q
from New York. Mail for COLOMBIA. via
iI:s5 PM. for FORTUNE ISLAND, JAMAIC
COLOMBIA, except Magdalena Department
SIS. Siberia, FROM New York. Mail for
RIGA, via Limon. must be directed Per
THOMAS. ST. CR0IX. LEEwARD and
WARD ISLANDS and GUIANA, per SIS.
belle. from New York.
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
close here daily at 1905 An. ~ and
Pm. thy
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 Pm. or
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port I
Fla. (p,. and at 1000 PM on Thursdays, vi
Orleans. La. thl: also via New York. n.
Wednesdays at Has PM. (c)
NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail TO North Sydn
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days. at 2:30 Pm. OBJ, and on Sundays at
AN. tk), the connecting closes being on Mo
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and then
steamer. close here at 2:3o PM. on Tuesda
and on Wednesdays at 1890 pm. tcb, by
Philadelphia and thence via steamer.
MIQUELON. by rail 70 Boston and then
steamer, close here daily. except sundays. 4
PM. tbI, and on Sundays at 30 AN. lk)
BRITISH HONDURAS, HONDURAS texceT
COAST and GUATEMALA, by rail TO New o
La, and thence via steamer. close here q,
1905 AN. ~ and 1000 Pm. Oh, the con:
closes being on Mondays.
COSTA RIGA, by rail TO New Orleans and
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 An
1000 PM. (ht, the connecting closes bel
Tuesdays
NICARAGUA EAST Coast. by rail to N
leans and thence via steamer close here di
1905 An. ~ and 1000 Pm. Obj. the com
closes being on Thursdays.
TRANSPACfFIC MAILS.
HAWAII JAPAN. KOREA and PHILIl
ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close here d.
ESQ Pm. up to December II. for dispatch y
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Aus,
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA, s.
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. via San Fra
close here daily at $50 PM. up to Decent
fer dispatch per SIS. Ventura. tal
JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA and PHHIPPl.
LANDS. via Tacoma. close here daily n
Pm. mp to December 10. for dispatch p
JAPAN Except Parcels Post nails. X
CHINA, and specially addressed mall 4
toria. B. c.. close here daily at $3.50 PM.
December 20. for dispatch per SIS. Emp
India. I'D
Francisco close here daily at $50 Pm.
December %. Cor dispatch per SIS. Mariposa
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AMI GUAM. vi
francisco. close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up
cember %. for dispatch per U. S. transport.
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Aus
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, VII
couver and Victoria. b. c.. close here ds
$3.50 PM. up to December 81. for dlspat
NOTE.-Aiails for COCHIN CHINA ar
patched to New York. n. Y. for connection
European steamers.
Mails for MANCHURIA Except Newchwan
EASTERN SIBERIA. will be dispatched t
York y. Y. until further notice. for ira
sion via Russia. instead Of via Japan. the
route.
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUST
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe; the
NEW ZEALAND. via San Francisco and
for certain places in the CHINESE PROVIN
YUNNAN via British India-the quickest rou
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, SIP
addressed 'Via Europe. must be fully PREF
the foreign rate OF postage.
Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San
cisco Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAI
FICE as follows: ta) At $50 PM. sam,
Obi at las PM. same day; tc) at 9:45 PM
doy: (dl at $40 AN. same day; (e) at ga.
same day: ~ at 9:35 AN. same day: Oh a
PM srme day: Ck) at s:45 PM. previoui
tpl st / 80 PM. previous dag; tql at 6:3G
Isl at 9:45 Pm. previous day
de3 JOHN A. MERRITT Postma