Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

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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
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending March IL,
1904; the last connecting closes Will be made from
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TUEsDAY.lO At y NJ. for AZORES ISLANDS,
ii As PM for EUROPE, per per" Sc. Oceanic, from ON
New York, via Queenstown.
SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PoRTuGAL,
TURKEY. EGYPT. GREECE and BRITISH IN
Ola, per SIS. La Lorraine, from New York. via
Havre. Mail for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per SIS La Lorraine" (c) At AS PM
for ITALY direct. per SIS. vieenzo Florio, from
FRIpAY-Ca) At rs Pm; for EUROPE. pc.
Cherboqrg, Mail for SCOTLAND. IRELAND and
LIVERPOOL must be directed per New
Lucania, from New York, via Queenstown. (c) At
II :45 Pm. for BELGIUM direct, per SIS, vader-
direct per SIS. Konigin Luise, from New York.
e., At ii - Pm for SCOTLAND direct. per SIS.
Ethiopia from New York Mail must be directed
MARK direct 'p per SIS Hekla f from New e York
Mail !, must q ST. be s directed Per Heka..
WEST INDIES. ETC.
TUEsDAY-(0 At 11:45 PM for BERMUDA.
PM. for the BAHAMAS. per SIS. Antia, from
New York; via Nassau. Mail must be directed Per
wEDNESDAY-(c) At 11:45 Pm. for MEXICO,
per SIS Esperanza. from New York. via Progreso;
per s Santiago from New Sa Nam
@ At II As Os for ST. ST
kEEw hITc and ~ WINDWARp IsLANDs BRIT
Korona, from New York. Mail for GRENADA
and TRINIDAD must be directed Per SIS; 10
New York; e. At 1l;a5 Ply. for GuADEIoTPE;
and FRENCH GUIANA, per S. Talisman, from
New York. Mail must be directed per Tails
THURsDAY-(c) At 11:45 PM. for INAGUA
and HAITI per SIS Alene from from, New York (cl At
CUBA, per SIS. Cienfuegos, from New York. Mali
must be directed Per So Cienfuegos" (cl. At
New York. Mail must be directed per SIS Dag
FRIDAY-t) At sos Pm. for BARBADOS and
yietoriai Rio Janeiro and Santos Mail for
laggio.' lc) At 11:45 Pm. for CURACAO and
Man for VI and IVA sS Aen must Be
d 66sto .Per SIS zuiia e At 1I;4S PM for
via ssn @ At from for FsT HHS
ISLAND, JAMAICA. sAv1N1LLA and cARTA-
m ssfp 6 directed New IS
(cl At 11:45 PM for GRENADA TRINIDAD.
FRENCH FRENCH GUIANA per sa Maravai o from S SHS
York. via Grenada and Trinidad.
CUBA NAILS close here at Pm. daily except
Sundays and Mondays. via Port Tampa Fla the
connecting closes being on Wednesdays and Satur-
MEXICO overland, unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York, close
WIZ 5 by rail- to North Sydney and
thence via setamer, close here daily except Sun
days at 1s Nj ana On e SUNDAYS u 80 w M
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
by rail to Philadelphia, mails closing every Sun
NIQUELoN, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here daily except zee Sundays at IL
e zRd Pq sSnssy cosrEz and duaTrNA1A
by rail to New Orleans and thence via steamer,
se asss da closes s N onays 80 Oh
COSTA RIGA, BY rail to New Orleans and thence
and 10 PM. CHI. the connecting closes being
Tuesdays.
TAHITI and MARQUESAs ISLANDS. via San
Francisco. close here daily at $3.50 PM. up
March 49, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Mari
CHINA and JAPAN. via Tacoma, close here
daily at $3.50 PM up to March 10. inclusive, fer
'' CHINA al and JAPAN. via Seattle Especially adj
dressed only, close here daily at $3.50 Pm. up to
March IA, inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Pleia-
&c CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver and Victoria,
10. inclusive, for dispatch per SIS. Empress of
Irdia Merchandise for the U. s.. Postal Agency
at Shanghai, China. cannot be forwarded via
CHINA. JAPAN. HAWAII and PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS. via San Francisco. close here daily at
$3.50 Pm. up to March IS. inclusive. for dspaten
per SIS. Siberia. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except West Australia NEW
ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. FIJI. SAMOA and
HAWAII. via San Francisco. close here daily at
$50 PM up to March 10, inclusive. for dispatch
per SIS. Sonoma. (o)
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australia,
couver and Victoria. b. c.. close here daily at
$3.50 PM. up to March %. inclusive. for dispatch
per S. MOana. to)
CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII and specially at-
dressed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via
Sal Francisco, close here daily at $50 PM. up to
March &C. inclusive. for dispatch per SIS. Cop
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. via San Francisco: close
here daily at $3.50 PM up to March 81, inclusive
for dispatch per U. s. Transport. to)
NOTE--Mails for COCHIN CHINA are dispatched
to New York ". Y, for connection with European
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. Mails
for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. specially adj
dressed 'sVia Europe" .sVia Canada" must be
HAWAII are dispatched via San Francisco Cal,
exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE follows: (al At $3.50 Pm. same day:
day; td) at $50 AN. same day: (e) at 545 pm
same day; ~ at 935 AN day; th) at I:15
Pm. same day; (k) at S:45 PM previous day;
u mhb JOHN 4. MERRITT. Postmaster
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