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III. C anada—Letter mail to and from the Dominion of Canada is sent and received
by each U.S. mail. Parcel post mail is, however, conveyed only in direct bottom by the
steamers of the Canadian National Steamships trading between Montreal and Halifax
and Jamaica once every week, the Pickford and Black Line trading between Halifax,
N.S. and Jamaica, and United Fruit Company trading between St. Jo an and Jamaica.
IV. C entral A merica—Mail communication with these countries {except East Coast
of Nicaragua and Venezuela) is maintained by the steamers of the United Fruit Co.,
Colombian Line, Standard Fru t and St amsh p Co , and Canadian National Steamships,
via Cristobal, Barranquilla, Limon, Belize, Barrios, etc.
V. W est India Islands and B ritish Guiana—Letter mail to and from the West
India Islands is exchanged by way of Trinidad and Barbados (fortnightly by Aluminum
Line steamers) and also by way of Cristobal. Parcel-post mail is exchanged by the
Aluminum Line steamers (see page 58). The Colombian Line maintains a weekly
service with Haiti.
The Canadian National Steamships maintain a direct service between Jamaica, Ber­
muda, and the Bahamas.
VI. Cayman Islands—A twice-a-month service is maintained by R.M.S. “ Cimboco”
and an irregular service by schooners.
VII. T urks Islands—A monthly mail service is maintained by the M.S. “ May­
flower.” Letter mail is also exchanged via New York.
VIII. Cuba—Mails are conveyed weekly by United Fruit Co’s steamers via Cristobal
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and Habana. There is no direct parcel-post exchange with Cuba.
By courtesy of the United Fruit Company, the following schedule of routes, etc., of the
their regular mail-carrying steamers is furnished.
New Y ork-Haiti-Jamaica-C olombia-Canal Zone-Service: A steamer of the
Colombian Line leaves New York every Thursday and calls at the following ports:—
Port-au-Prince, Kingston (arrives and leaves Tuesday), Puerto Colombia, Cartagena,
Cristobal, Kingston (arrives and leaves Tuesday), Port-au-Prince, New York (arrives
Monday).
New Y ork- Jamaica-C olombia service: A steamer leaves New York every
Wednesday and calls at the following ports:—Kingston (arrives and leaves Sunday), Puerto
Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Kingston (arrives and leaves Saturday, New
York (arrives Wednesday).
Ne w . Orleans-C uba-Jamaica-British Honduras-R epublic op Honduras-
Guatemala-Service: A steamer leaves New Orleans fortnight'y and calls at the
following ports:—Santiago, Cuba, Kingston, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Tela or Cortes,
and New Orleans.
Bristol-Jamaica-Service: Fyffes Line. (Elders & Fyffes Ltd.): A steamer of
the “ A ” Type leaves Bristol every Monday direct for Jamaica arriving at Kingston
weekly Sundays, leaves Kingston the following Tuesday direct for Bristol.
One or two “ B ” Type steamers leave weekly on Wednesdays or Thursdays from
Bristol, Garston, or Southampton, direct for Jamaica, arriving Friday or Saturday, a
voyage of 17 days, leaves on the return trip the following Tuesday from Jamaica home­
ward, a voyage or 14 days.
An “ A ” Type steamer calls at Bermuda outward from Bristol once a month on
Thursdays and leaves from Jamaica on Tuesdays via Bermuda.
The following is the schedule of the Canadian National Steamships mail-carrying
steamers:—
Canada-B ermuda-N assau-British Honduras.
Canada (Summer Service) (During St. Lawrence River Navigation).
Southbound: Weekly from Montreal, calling forthnightly at Bermuda and Nassau
en route arrives Kingston every Monday (every other Monday direct from Montreal
via Halifax).
Northbound: Every Wednesday from Kingston for Montreal calling fortnightly at
Nassau and Bermuda en route. (Every other Wednesday direct to Montreal).
Canada-Winter Service.
Southbound: Weekly from Halifax, calling fortnightly at Bermuda and Nassau en
route, arrives Kingston every other Sunday and Thursday. (Arrives direct from Halifax
every other Thursday).
Northbound: Weekly from Kingston every other Tuesday and Wednesday for Halifax
calling forthnightly at Nassau and Bermuda. (Direct to Halifax leaving Kingston
every other Wednesday).