Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. C.. posi- 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
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending April 30
1904 the last connecting closes viii be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TuEspA4c PA At I IlS PM for EUROPE per
s At Has for DEN%aRk l dree aeep psr s.s
Hellig olav. from New York: Mail must be d.
rected Per IS: Hellig olav."
WEDNEsDAY-tdD At ~ NJ. for AZORES IS
foAS per 1 ,sao reniTsular from New Bed
zERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, P6RTuGaL. FUR FUR
KEY, EGYPT. GREECE and british IN
Havre. Mail for other parts Of EUROPE must be
DIRECTED Per SIS La Savos:''
SIS Etruria. from New York. via Queenstown
Ma Mall for other parts of EUROPE must be directed
ROPE, per ss St. Louis from ono New N YORK ppE via via
sG6%T l and dr cnerboug "a At 10 PM for
York Mail must be directed Per ss. Columbia he%
9cl At II: 45 PM. for BELGIUM direct per SIS
Finland .ha from New York Mail must be directed
MAILS FOR SouTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA,
rrrpsn,v VEST INDIES N ETC;
wEDNESDAY-tc) At Has PM. for MEXICO.
campeche and Vera Cruz. Mail must be directed
LrcA ST. VINCENT GRESA I5 A and TRISip Al
11:45 PM for MEXICO per SIS. Matanzas II from IN
New York: via Tampico Mail must be directed
THuRsDAY.lc) At 11;45 PM. for BERMUDA
per SIS Pret2ria from New York. g Al 1i:45
LAND; HAITI ATT and and SANTA IARTA. per S. Adj
Of coLUMBIA via savanlla must be directed eissi
Per ss. Adirondack C, At 1:45 Pm. for the
o he : s 9 OF sSf fig Sec c Hs na
be directed Per SIS. Orizaba.'
snd NE fM for per- rosro
from New York. Mail for COLUMBIA must be
@ MAS cR A Az And MS f.
WARD ISLANDS. BRITISH, DUTCH and FRENCH
GUNA Per ss kSsona from aa HeT Y0rk Mail
be directed per SIS. Korona.'' &c, At 1:45 M
for FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMAICA. COLUMBIA
TOWN per SIS Altai, from New York Mail for
COSTA RIGA Must be directed Per SIS. Altal-"
CIUDAD BOLIVAR. BRITISH, DUTCH and
FRNGa GuhN Per cs GRsHaSa from KY
QUAY and PARAGUAY. per SIS. Sailor Prince
from New York. &c, At HAS PM for PORTO
RICO tordinary mail only per SIS. Mae, from -
CUBA MAILS close here at 800 Pm. daily ex-
the connecting closes being on Wednesdays and
Saturdays
smiling sm Nsm 1os
here daily at 1905 AN. tfi and 1000 ?; M CHI
NBWFoUNDLAND. by rail to North Sydney and
thence via steamer, close here daily, except Sun
days, at 1900 NJ. Id. and on Sundays at II 30
AN Ok, the connecting closes being on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays
JAMAICA, by rail TO Boston and thence via
steamer, close here Tuesdays and Fridays at 1900
MioUELON by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here daily except Sundays at 1900
BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEZ and GUATEMALA.
by rail to New Orleans and thence via steamer.
close here daily at i0:o5 \ NJ. 81 and 1000 Pm.
(h) the connecting closes being on Mondays
COSTA RIGA. by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer, close here daily at 1905 AN ~ and
iO:OO PM (hl, the connecting closes being on
Tuesdays.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco close
here daily at $3.50 up to April 26. inclusive, for
di caisA p and ApAS Via and vetor
B. G.. close here daily at $50 M up to Apr ~
Is f d ps he e.
at Shanghai. Chira. cannot be forwarded via Can
AUSTRALIA Except malls for West Australia Ial
and via via IS San sDr sS nsu ssss
and jAPAN via Seattle specHislly m as d.
April 80. inclusive. for dispatch per s.s. ire
m CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at $3.50
PM. up to May 2 inclusive, for dispatch per SIS.
n cHiSa and JAPAN. via Tacoma close here daily
a. $40 PM. up to May O. inclusive. for dispatch
SIS.
HAWAII via San Francisco. close here daily at
$50 PM up to May Q. inclusive. for dispatch per
Sc cH nane 9apA e HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS via San Francisco. close here daily at $3.50
PM, up to May H. inclusive, for dispatch per S.
China. to)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA Especially
ddressed only, via Vancouver and Victoria B. G.,
close here daily at $50 PM up TO May 21, in
elusive. for dispatch per SIS Miowera (o)
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS, via san
Francisco close here daily at $3.50 7. NJ up to May
"a inclusive for dispatch per SIS. Mariposa. to)
NOTE-Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
to New York " Y. for connection with European
steamers.
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUSTRALIA
NAILS will be dispatched via Europe. and those
for NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS via San Francisco. Cal.-the quickest
routes Malls for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
specially addressed "yia Europe" or 'Via Cam
ada. must be prepaid at the foreign rate Of
San Francisco Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE as follows: (a) At $3.50 Pm. same day;
%, at 1:45 PM. same day; tcl at 9:45 Pm. same
day, (d) at $40 AM. same day; te) at 5:45 Pm.
same day; 10 at S:35 AN. same day; (h) at 1:15
PM same day; (k) at S:45 PM. previous day;
20, at 2:30 AN. same day.
ap23 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.