Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.

FOREIGN MAILS.
should be read daily, as chsnges may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule of closings is
overland transit. For the week ending May -.
1905, the last connecting closes will be FROM
the MAIN Office ,t as follows;
sW MIEEpEEspA AZ AZ io:is rM for FRANCE.
TURKEY, EGYPT, GREECE and BRITISH IN,
niA. per SIS La Touraine. from New York. via
when specially addressed for this A steamer. III
FRiDAf-tb) At 800 Pm. for AZORES IS
200 Pm for EUROPE. per ss NeS S'i York from
New York; via Plymouth and Cherhourg includins
mail for IRELAND when specially addressed for
and Liverpool; tc1 AZ 1880 PM for BELBIUM
New York: also regular mail for BELGIUM when when
specially addressed for this steamer tc) At 1880
per SIS; Konlg Albert. from New York. (c) At
1880 Pm; for SCOTLAND direct Especially ad.
NAILS FOR so et ASD ' CENTRAL sTTR lew AmgRrcA
WEST INDIES. ETC.
psT 81. A. a% New SM FORK for bER e
T lso PM for TgsA cA MP, and ND. iuca,
X XUcA Van via Progress per SIS SsnsGa from
Tampico. when specially addressed for this steamer
THuRsDAY.tel At II 80 Pm; for BRAZIL. per
BRAZIL. ARGENTINE. URUGUAY and PARA.
tc At II:so I'm. FOR HRGEST ITS 'i URUGUAY
and PARAGUAY. per SIS. Isle OF Lewis. from New
Bermuda from New York tc) At 80 Pm. for
NEWFOUNDLAND per SIS. Rosalind, from New
FRiDAY-(c, At 1890 Pm. for PORTO RICO,
CURACAO and VENEZUELA. per SIS Philadel-
via Curacao. when specially addressed for this
steamer. tcl At 1880 p. for ST. THOMAS. ST.
GROIN IN, LEEwARD and WiNpWARD ISLANDS
GLIDING mail for GRENADA. ST. VINCENT and
TRINIDAD when specially addrsssed for this
LAND. JAMAICA and COLOMBIA. except Cauca
and Magdalena Departments per SIS. Sarnia. from
New York; also mail for COSTA RIGA. via Limon.
when specially addressed for this steamer. tcD At
1880 PM. for ARGENTINE. URUGUAY and
PARAGUAY, per SIS. Hazeiwood, from New York.
MEXICO overland. unless specially addressed for
dispatch by steamers sailing from New York, close
CUBA MAILS close here at PAS PM on Mon.
days. Wednesdays and Saturdays, via Port Tampa.
Fla. tp) and at e:45 PM on Thursdays. via New
Orleans, La. IN: also Wednesdays. via New
York, n. Y, at II 80 PM. (cl
by rail to North sydney and thence via steamer
close here daily. except Sundays, at 2:l5 PM. d.
and on SUNDAYS AZ oai tne eopnse,ns
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer close here at 2l5 PM. on Tuesdays and
Fridays tbD; also at II 80 PM. on Friday, via
New York.
to Miami Fla, and thence via steamer, close here
Tuesdays at $50 PM
BRITISH HONDURAS, HONDURAS East COAST
and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Orleans, la.
and thence via steamer, close here daily at $50
AN. ~ and 9:45 Pm. th the connecting closes
COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans and thence
via steamer. close here daily at $3.50 An ~ and
GAS Pm. (h). the connecting closes being Tues
days.
addressed only. close here at $3.50 AN. on Mon
days ~ for dispatch by steamer from New Or
leans; also by steamers from New York tsee
MIQUELoN by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer. close here at 1850 AN. i'd on Sunday.
NICARAGUA Cast COAST. via New Orleans La
close here at 700 An on THURSDAYS West Coast
of Nicaragua is dispatched from New York. via
: A''"H'' TRASsPAcIFIc MAILS
JAPAN KOREA, CHINA and PHILIPPINE IS-
LANDS. via Seattle. close here daily at 6:l5 PM.
up TO May 10. for dispatch per SIS. Iyo Maru ts)
NEW ZEALAND. NEW CALEDONIA. SAMOA.
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS via San Francisco.
close here daily s at eiS PM up to May b. for
JAPAN Except Parceis-Post Nails. KOREA.
CHINA and specially addressed mail for the PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS via Vancouver aud Victoria,
B. c.. close here daily at 6:15 Pm. up May
l6. for dispatch per SIS. Empress OF India. tal
LA. FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via
Vancouver and Victoria. B. C.. close here daily at
6:I5 PM up to May TO- FOR dispatch per SIS
TAHITI and MARouEsAs ISLANDS, via San
Francisco,
HAWAII, JAPAN. KOREA. CHINA and spe-
cially addressed mail for the PHILIPPINE Is
LANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:I5 N. up TO May % for dispatch per S. 81
IBERIA. (al
HAWAII, via San Francisco. close here daily ct
6:15 PM up TO May D. for dispatch per SIS.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and GUAM. via San
Francisco close here daily at 6:i5 PM. up to May
se 5ST fer coaN CHINA dispatch
ed to New York. n. Y, for connection with Euro
pean steamers.
Mails for MANCHURIA Except Mukden. New
chwang and Port Arthur and EASTERN SIBERIA
will he dispatched to New York, n. Y. until fur
Their notice, for transmission via Russia, instead
of via Jrpan, the usual route
Unless otherwise addressed, WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS will be dispatched via Europe: those Cor
NEW ZEALAND via San Francisco. and those for
certain places In the CHINESE PROVINCE DF
YUNNAN via British 1ndia-the quickest routes.
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, specially
addressed Via Europe must be fully prepaid st
the foreign rate Of postage.
Mails for HAWAII dispatched via San Fran
cisco. Cal. exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN OF
FICE IS follows: (a) At $3.50 PM. same day: top
Mt 1880 PM. day; tc) ut 1880 Pm. same
day; Id ut $50 AN. same day. te) at 5:i5 Pm.
same day; 90 at $50 AN. same day; fg) at $3.50
p. same day; Oh, at 500 p. N. same day; (pl at
80 p NJ same day: fr) OF $40 p. NJ. previous day.
my6 JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.
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