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The
BOUDOIR DIPLOMAT
with
BETTY COMPSON-IAN KEITH
MARY DUNCAN-JEANETTE LOFF LIONEL BELMORE-LAWRENCE GRANT
The Affairs of a Master Lover.
LIVE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931.
THE SINO-RUSSIAN PROBLEMS.
GOOD PROGRESS MADE AT
CONFERENCE.
Shanghai, Apr. 24.
the marked Goud progress fourth meeting of the Moscow Conference on Thursday, when General M6b Teh-hui continued to discuss with the Russian dele- gates the purchasing by the Nationalist Government of the C.E.R.
Siberian Mail Charges.
Volume Steady In Spite of Rise.
JUSTIFICATION.
ELECTIONS UNDER
HANDICAPS.
EQUALISING CONDITIONS. FOR RICH AND POOR.
London, Apr. 22. The Commons to-day resumed Electoral consideration of the Reform B, which not been before the Ifouse aince the defent of the Government before the recess on
the clause aimlishing University
of
representation, and debated the Although since April 1, letters clause prohibiting the use The Russian delegates suggesti That the preliminary negotiations to Europe sent via Siberia have retorcars on polling day excep should first be confined to the cost local residents in postage. 250 those placed at the disposal of the Opposition Speakers declared price which the Chinese Govern. per cent, more than prior to that Returning Officers. ment is willing to pay to cover date, there has been no decreuso
in the use of the quick route.the provision unworkable.
In reply: the Home Secretary, expenses incurred in connexion with the construction of this necording to Post Office officials,
The new rates of 20 cents per Mr. T. R. Clynes, while not claim- Railway before proceeding with
the Government's the legal procedure governing the 2 oz. If via Siberin, and 12 cents ing perfect draftmanship for the
it via Suez, have operated for clause, said restoration of the line to Chinese three weeks, and an for there has object was to equalise conditions rich enndidates.-
tministration.
Sino-02300/METIC
T Nanking Government han appointed two experis on Russian problema to prove to Misenw In at General Mohi Teh-hul. The question of mur Lehning the railway wil he co
sidered by a Committee of Chinese! delegates who will ventre their attenlion on the settlement of the 1.E.10 dispute, while the question
of Festoration
Sin-Busdan political relation will be studied by another commilfve of delegates,|
Reuter.
THE EXTRALITY PROBLEM.
BRUTISH AND AMERICANS IN CONCERT,
CTURE
A
It's A 1931 Universal Super-Production.
Sunday, April 26.
Philo Vince Thrill-Mya-
S.S. Van Dino's Most Daring
tery. Murder done before your
eyes! Vance right on the
acenet Five suspects defy you to pick the guilty person!
That's
THE
BENSON MURDER CASE"
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as Philo Vance
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CANTORDERAE Sinatutalberator Bettan netts: Jigtitæ:NAIS
been no disfaventiay of the former
reate,
Reply Ty to a question as why local rates have been further:
whilst increased,
lettera from
Need For Incrense.
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poor
British Wireless.
FRENCH NAVAL PROPOSALS.
HANDED TO BRITAIN AND ITALY.
London, Apr, 22. The French Ambassador to-day handed to the British Government a ropy of the latest proposals of the French Government regarding The HJ*** the Naval Agreement. now being studied.
ico
A copy has also been handled
the Italian Government. -- British Wireless.
Sanking, Apr. 23, Englnod still only cost the semiers what it now easts' the authorities spokesman of the Nanking 1 gal. Cur representative
to despatch. Government, commenting on the reminded that the sterling value
It was also pointed out that the
dillerem strality negotiations said, that for 20 cents was, at present, only a Post Office has many the British and U.S. Governments fraction over 2d., and that, expresiai rate charges to meet in send- were pruerding on similar linested in Hongkong money, it costing the Siberian mails-impost
14 Engine 123 dopting the Mumme Porrespondents Were
tions at Shanghai, the Manchurian attitude to the Nationalist aspira-conts euch better vin Spez or Sileria, Railway, the Siberian Railway, Run- tion for the abolition of extrality
sia, Poland, Germany, Holland, the privileges,
Dutch Maritime Customs and fa
having to be met The main factor necessitating England increase at this ensi was that when each instanes. The burden on the for oral rates for the use of either Hongkong Post Office was
facing the the Siberian or Suez routes r greater than that mained at 1 cent, it cost the postal authorities in England. t.. Post Oee 18 cents a letter
Actually it is more advantage- despatch vin Siberia and Northernjous to the local Post Office when Europe. a Joss of 14 cents pei correspondents use the Suez route. The Royal Closervatory reparts letter. This, coupled with thens the cost is much lower, the only that the anticyclone is central phenomenal decline of the dollar. flat charges being to shipping. near Shanghai. Pressure is low could not be maintained and the companies, and entry and despatel over Indo-China.
present rate of 20 cents is roughly Into and from France.
The French tiovernment, how- Ever. was adopting an attiture which might prove a real obstacle ten final solution. Reugha,
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