Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. 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,
1904 the last connecting closes will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS:
TUEsDAY-la) AT 7:15 Pm. for EUROPE. per
Mail for GERMANY must be directed per SIS.
Cherbourg and Hamburg. Mail for FRANCE must
R sM aFf for FR hss At
SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, GREECE zee
New YORK. Via al fo otser parts
EUROPE must be directed Per SIS. La Bretagne."
bria. from New York. Mail must be directed Per
LANDS. per SIS. Canopie, from Boston. (a) At
!:15 Pm. for EUROPE, per SIS Philadelphia,
sf s for asT SR a and RfEf
must be directed Per SIS Phade1hia a AT
New New f YORK lN Via Queenstown pn. e. At 4
for BELGIUM direct. per SIS. ICELAND. from New
York At Man 45 must Pm be Dr direct per
konigin Luise, from New York. Mail must be di.
fefed for feF hSn direct per Island
New York. Mail must be directed per SIS.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TUEsDAY-t1 At ~ NJ. for Porto :, Plata l. "A:
IA M1ssS s aneFo ed Saa1
URUGUAY and PARAGgAY must be directed dir ted
aa mHS ' from New YORK Mali must be directed
Per SIS MsnsaniIs @ At mt anE Pn n;p for
BADos. TRINIDAD. BRITISH, DUTCH and
FRENCH GUIANA must be directed Per SIS.
WEDNEsDAY,,tc,A At 1l;4s Pm for BERMUDA,
York via Progreso, campeche and Vera Cruz Man
P P1s. G for HST Prns Me@
New York Mail for CAPE . HAITI. Port DE =
IL" "a lis P:M. for MExIco, per s: II:
for Se TsRs sfasD and
THURSDAY-(c) At 11:45 Pm. for BERMUDA,
per SIS. Caribbee. from New York. (c) At AS
from S sss Yofi sna At for aRe
TINE, URUGUAY and PARAGUAY. per SIS. Hy-
passrs from 0 Mall must Be- s
res ssan aH S. paEeryp 70, ep,c.o
Mail for sAvANILLA and CARTAGENA must be
directed Per , SIS Maracaibo." &c, At AS IN.
via San Juan &c, At 11:45 Pm for FORTUNE;
ISLAND ISLAM JAMA I,,..., sAyANILLA - and CARTA-
COSTA RIGA must be directed "Per SIS. Siberia"
CUBA MAILS close here at $500 P NJ. daily. e1-
cept Sundays and Mondays via Port Tampa Fla.
the connecting closes being on Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
MEXICO. overland unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York close
here daily at 1905 M. ~ and 1000 PM. (h)
thence via steamer, close here daily except Sun.
days, at 1900 NJ. d. and on Sundays at IL 80
An Ql, the connecting closes being on Mondays.
JAMAICA, by rail- to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here Fridays at 1900 NJ. Id
MIQUELON, by rail- to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here daily, except Sundays at 1900
Ga; - and On SUNDAYS at 80 AN; o.
by rail to New Orleans and thence via steamer,
close here daily at 1905 AM f) and 1890 PM.
COSTA RIGA, BY rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer. close here daily at 1905 AM. 60 and
1000 I'm h), the connecting closes being en-
TRANsPAcIFIC MAILS.
mali for the f4mA sns specially sd
San Francisco close here daily at $3.50 PM up to
April Fl Inclusive, for dispatch per Gaelic (o)
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, Via Van.
eonyer and Victoria B. c.. close here daily at $50
PM up TO April %, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco. close
n CHINA , and JAPAN; via yaneoaysr and Victoria.
20, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS Empress Of
China. Merchandise for the U. s. Postal Agency
a: Shanghai. China. cannot be forwarded via
Cenads. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except West Australia mails,,
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA FIJI SA-
MOA and HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here
daily at $3.50 Pm. up to April &c. inclusive for
deRsiSh PEI 9ApaN slf Hawaii and PHILIPPINE IS
lands via San Francisco close here daily at $50
Mongolia. to)
N0TE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatch
ed to New York. ". T.. for connection with Euro-
pean steamers
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUSTRALIA
mails will be dispatched via Europe. and those for
NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
VIA San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest routes Malls
Tor the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. specially addressed
Via Europe" or VIA Canada. must be prepaid
Mt the foreign rate Of postage. Mails for HAWAII
are Dispatched via San Francisco, Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN o.
FICE as follows: ta) At $50 Pm. same day;
tbD at 40 NJ same day; (e) at 9:45 PM. same
day; (d) at $3.50 An. same day; (e) at 5:45 PM.
same day; ~ at 9:s5 AN same day; (h) at 1:I5
Pm. same day; (k) at 8:45 PM. previous day;
10, at 2:30 AN. same day.
api6 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.