Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-24
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE
FOREIGN MAILS.


FOREIGN MAILS.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
FoREIGN MAILS are dspat ched to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of c1osings Is ar
overland transit. For the week ending April 20,
1903 the last connecting closes will be made from
the MAIN OFFICE follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
TUESDAY-tc) AT 11:3 PM. for NEITHER
LANDS direct especially addressed only. per SIS
IRELAND and FRANCE per SIS. Baltic from New
York, via Queenstown and Liverpool; also for
other parts Of EUROPE when specially addressed
for this steamer tc) At 1880 PM for ITALY
direct ddss, especially addressed only. per S. LON
NORWAY TARc H s Nails al per per- ss Oscar
II, from New York; also regular mall for DEN.
Mark when specially addressed for this steamer.
per IS. La Bretagne. from New York, via Havre;
also for other 9th parts Of EUROPE when specially a
EUROPE, per SIS. Deutschland, from New York,
via sp plymouth, cherbourg and Hamburg
from New ~ ort Ior v Prmo Per snd
Cherbourg Including nsal for IRELAND when spe-
fiaily addressed for This steamer tc At iao
Pm. for BELGIUM PARCELS posi- NAILS, per
for BELGIUM when specially addressed for this
steamer ste, lc At 113o Pm. for ITALY direct lspe.
New @ a any 5 Pm or
LANDS. per SIS. Cretic from New York; also mail
sSr ITALY pfss for ths
Especially addressed only. per Furnessia. from
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES, ETC.
MoNDAY-(c, At 1:3o PM. for BARBADOS,
Manaos
hsan 10 FROM from S for 4sgt @ R
IESa fHE Of H nna M La
PRINCE, ST. MARC. PETIT GOAvE, AUX
CAVES CA, and JACMEL when specially addressed for
VAR per SIS. Maraeas from New York: (c) At
New York eF % Rs! c al F HArT PORT
DE PAIN, CURACAO VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD
Hfen 60 r he fSE zee
OF SANTIAGO, CUBA Especially addressed onyl
per ss so- MataHzas from New Iqrb e. At 1879
PUBLIC, per SIS. Seminole, from New York.
WEDNESDAY-tc, At IL 80 PM for BERMUDA,
PM. for CUBA, YUCATAN and CAMPECHE, per
SIS Monterey, from New York; also for other
steamer, tc) At II 80 PM. for MEXICO Especially
a Sny yer SIS fro from Fsy 11rk
per S. taribsee, from New York ''' '''''.' D'''
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:15 PM for PORTO PIA-
IA per ss SIC b5ightoa from Boston sc At II 20
ANA, CANAL ZONE, CAUCA DEPARTMENT OF
CHILL, per SIS. Advance. from New York, via
Colon; also mail for GUATEMALA when specially
TRIDAYN1c) At Ii:ao PM. for PORTO RICO.
CURACAO and VENEZUELA, per SIS. Caracas,
Curacao, when specially addressed for this steam
er; lc) At II 80 Pm. for ST. THOMAS, ST.
snS pF ss and IsM Yd2s
Including mail for GRENADA, ST. VINCENT and
TRINIDAD when specially addressed for this
LAND, JAMAICA and COLOMBIA except Cauca
and Magdalena Departments, per SIS; Sbiria from
mon, when specially addressed for this steamer.
e. At 1870 Pm. for NEWFouNDLAND, per SIS.
ARGENTINE URUGUAY and PARAGUAY, per
SIS. Etona, from New York
steamer, close here at 1870 AN. (dJ on Sunday,
MEXICO, overland unless specially addressed
close here daily ct $50 AN tf) and 9:45 PM th,
CUBA NAILS close here At 2:45 Pm. Non
Fla. tpl, and at 9:45 Pm Thursdays, via New
Orleans, La Oh; also on Wednesdays. via New
York, n. Y, at 1870 PM. (c)
NEWFOUNDLAND Except Parcels-Post Nails,
by rail- TO North sydney and thence via steamer,
and on sundays at Ills AN ia, the connecting
closes being on Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur-
JAMAICA, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer, close here at 2:15 PM. on Tuesdays and
Fridays Oh; also at 1880 PM. on Friday, via
BAHAMAS Except Parcels Post Nails, by rail
to Miami, Fla, and thence via steamer, close here
I'm.
BRITISH HONDURAS. HONDURAS EAST COAST
and GUATEMALA, by rnil to New Orleans, La,
and thence via steamer, close here daily at $3.50
AN. ~ and 9:45 Pm. Oh, the connecting closes
being on Mondays
COSTA. RIGA, by rail to New Orleans, La. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at $3.50 A. "
u and 9:45 /. NJ. Oh, the connecting closes being
on TUESDAYS. lAlso from New York. See aboye.)
PANAMA and CANAL ZONE, close here daily at
$3.50 AN. a., by rail to New Orleans, La, and
thence via steamer. and at 1880 Pm. (c)
TRANSPACIFIC NAILS
JAPAN Except Parcels-Post Nails, KOREA,
IPPINE ISLANDS, via Vancouver and Victoria.
b. c., close here daily at 6:l5 PM. up to April
Is dGf an!fh ISLANDS Em anS e Ghn4 vim
Francisco, close here daily at 6:15 PM. up to
APrll % for a,;Ps,sl Fer Z $. transport: (p
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here
daily at 6:15 Pm up to April IS, for dispatch per
HAWAII. via San Francisco close here daily at
6:15 Pm. up to May !, for dispatch per Ala
JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and specially address
ed mail for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Seat
tie, close here daily at 6:15 PM. up to May 4,
JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and specially address
ed mail for the the pH PHI IsLAEDs Via Ia
for dispatch per So oanfa. tr)
HAWAII: JAPAN, KOREA CHINA and Phil.
IPpINE ISLANDS, Via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:15 PM. up to May T. for dispatch per
AUSTRALIA Except mails for West Australla,,
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS, via San Francisco
close here daily at G15 PM. up to May 10, for
dispatch per SIS. Sierra (a)
AUSTRALIA (except mails for West Australia),
FIJI ISLANDS and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
and Victoria B. c.. close here daily at 6:15
Pm. up to May 20, for dispatch per SIS. Ma
nuka. ta)
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS, via San
Francisco close here daily at $50 PM. up to
May 81. for dispatch per SIS. Marfposa. (a)
NOTE.-Mails for COCHIN CHINA dispatc
ed to New York, y. Y, for connection with Euro.
pean steamers.
Mails for MANCHURIA Except Mukden New
clwang and Port Arthur and EASTERN SIBERIA
Will be dispatched TO New York, \. Y, until fur
Their notice. for transmission via Russia instead of
via Japan, the usual route.
Unless otherwise addressed WEST AUSTRALIA
MAILS VIII be dispatched via Europe; those for
NEW ZEALAND via san Francisco, and those for
certain places in the CHINESE PROVINCE OF
YUNNAN via British India-the quickest routes
Mails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. specially
addressed 'Via Europe must be fully prepaid at
the foreign rate OF postage.
Mails for HAWAII dispatched via San Fran
cisco, Cal, exclusively.
REGISTERED MAILS close at the MAIN Of
FlCE follows: (al At $50 M day; (b)
ii, 1880 PM. same day; (c) at IL 80 PM. same
day; ID at $3.50 AN. day. (e) at 5:45 T. NJ
same day; ~ at $50 M. same day; tg) at $3.50
PM same day; th) at 500 PM. same day; (p) at
80 7. NJ. same day; (r at $3.50 p NJ. previous day
ape JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster
SKIRMISH WITH SCOUTS.