Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.


o.. WEAVER BROS. Agents.
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. .
WASHINGTON, D. C., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports of
sailing daily and the schedule of closings is ar
overland transit. For the week ending December
81, 1904, the last connecting closes will be made
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TuESDAY.ta) At 7:15 PM. for EUROPE, per
LIZ MS fo r fols
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT,
GREECE and BRITISH INDIA must be directed
WDNEsDAY-(c, At 1890 Pm, for FRANCE.
S TTg I AN ITALY sPAIS PoRTUGAL
Ola, per La Savoie, from New York, via
Havre. Mail for other parts of EUROPE must be
'Tssifa At "a 1 saI TM for EUROPE per
SIS St. Louis from New York; via Plymouth and and
shS REN na faF be 80
Louis Ia At 7:15 PM fo- EUROPE, per SIS.
Campania, from New York. via Queenstown and
rect, per SIS. vaderland from New York Mail
must must be dF rec ID Pe, SIS , vaderand 'e At
opa, from New York. Mail must he directed Per
SIS, Ethiopia &c, At 11:45 Pm: for ITALY di
Mail must be directed Per SIS. Citta di Torino
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
TUESDAY-tf) At 1905 A NJ for PANAMA, per
NEARAGGI except East coasn: HoIDuRks
eANAL zoSE. cAHcA DErAhTMExT IF CO.
LUMBIA, ECUADOR, PEEU, BOLIVIA and
1l;45 PM. for the PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO.
CUBA, per s.. S. Yqmuri, from New York. Mail
WEDNESDAY-(c) At 11:45 PM for CUBA,
YUCATAN and CAMpECHE per SIS. Havana, from
New York. Mail for other parts, of MEXICO must
SIS. A Z. Nj,
for INAGuA, HAITI. SANTA MARTA and other
PLACES Places, in MAGDALE I DErARTME X OF CO.
New York. via TampIco Mali must be directed
-FRDAY-lG At 11:45 PM for BERMUDA per
SIS. Trinidad from New York. (c) At 11:45 Pm.
caibo from New York Nail for for c6L I via
Curacao; must be directed Per SIS oa Maracaibo."
Ponce from New York or via San Juan. per e) At
Lao Pm. for FORTUNE ISLAND, JAMAICA and
for COSTA RIGA, via Iimon must be directed
RgE Asg31ny ch At 20 PM 6Of
GUIANA, per SIS. Grenada, from New York.
MEXICO. overland unless specially addressed
close here daily at 1905 An. ~ and 1000
CUBA MAILS close here at 300 PM on Mon
days Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa,
Fla. p, and at 1000 PM on Thursdays, via New
Orleans La h a. alse via New York. " y On
NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer close here daily. except Sun
days, at 2:30 PM. (b), and Sundays at 11:30
AN. (k), the connecting closes being Mondays.
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
steamer close here at 2:30 p NJ. on Tuesdays d.
and Wednesdays at 1890 PM. (c), by rail to
PHILADELPHIA and thence via steamer.
MIQUELON, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here daily, except Sundays; at 2:3o
Pm htsH and on spnday at sg AM N
East COAST and GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans. La, and thence via steamer, close here
daily at 1905 AN. ~ and 1000 Pm. th), the
connecting CLOSES being on Mondays.
COSTA RIGA. by rail to New orleans and thence
via steamer close here daily at 1905 AN. ~
and 1000 Pm, (h), the connecting closes being
NICARAGUA EAST COAST, by rail to New Or
daily at lO:05 AN. IN and 1000 PM (hl, the
connecting closes being on Thursdays
PANAMA MAILS close here at 1005 AM.
Tuesdays for dispatch to destination per steamer
sailing from New Orleans. La, on Fridays. 20
TAHITI and MARQUESAs ISLANDS, via San
Francisco. close here daily at $50 M up to De-
PHILiPPiSE, ISLANDS and GUAM, via San
Francisco, close here daily at $50 PM up II De-
HAWAII, via San Francisco close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to December 49, for dispatch per
SIS Alameda. tal
TRALIA), FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA,
via Vancouver and Victoria: b. C.. close here daily
JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS via Seattle. close here daily at $3.50 P NJ
up to December 81, for dispatch per s.s. Plei-
HAWAII, JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
daily at $3.50 p. NJ. up to January 5, for dispatch
per China. ta)
AUSTRALIA except mails for West Australia,
NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA, HAWAII and FIJI
ISLANDS, VIA San Francisco, close here daily at
$3.50 M. up to January T. for dispatch per SIS.
JAPAN, KOREA CHINA and specially addressed
mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via Ia
coma. close here daily at $3.50 PM. up to January
HAWAII, JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here
per SIS. Manchuria. ta)
5APAN EXCEPT n,p Parsels,post msiis, KOREA,
and Victoria, B. c., close here daily at $3.50
PM. up to January II, for dispatch per SIS. En-
p NoT p for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York. n. Y, for connection with Euro
Mails for MANcHURIA Except Newchwang) and
EASTERN SIBERIA will be dispatched to New
York. N. Y. until further notice, for transmission
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe; those for
YUNNAN via British India-the quickest routes.
Mails forsthe PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, specially
addressed ''via Europe" must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rate of postage.
Mails for HAWAII are dispatched via San Fran
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF.
FICE follows la) At $3.50 Pm. same day; OBJ
at AS PM. same day; tc) at 9:i5 PM. same day;
day; % at 0:35 AN. same day; (h) at 1:15 PM
same day; (kl at s:45 PM. previous day; (p) at
dy @ at $50 pfsgons as
at 9:45 z NJ. previous day.
de24 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.
STORAGE.