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MUKDEN AND THE KUOMINTANG.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG READY FOR PEACE OR WAR.

YEN SHIH SHAN'S WISH TO ATTACK.

DEMANDS MONEY FROM CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT.

There appears to be a great possibility of Chang Hsueh Liang bringing Mukden into line with the Government at Nanking. There are still difficulties in the way, but they do not appear to be insurmountable, especially as Chang Hinch Liang still seeins to wish for the settlement. At first it seemed that there might be some disagreement over the Nationalist demand that Fengtien should haul down the five barred flag and fly the Kuomintang flag in its place. Chang Hsuch Liang is now ready to do this, but he is still boggling over Sun Yat Sen's Three Principles,

There is, however, another side to the question. If the Nation- alists should attempt to advance into Manchuria, the Féngtien. forces have prepared a strong defence line at Luanchow, with trenches straddling the railway and stretching for 10 miles on either side. Large quantities of barbed wire have arrived from Mukden for use as barriers.

It is reported that Yen Shih Shan means to attack Manchuria in face of the wishes of the Nanking Government, which is opposed to this policy. The Shansi Tupan has, so it is said, increased his army by 100,000 since his arrival in Peking, mainly by re- organising errant Northerners. He is now asking for a grant from the Central Government.

PEACE OR WAR?

(THROUGH EZKIER'S AGENCY.)

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PEKINO, June 97th.

་ ་ ་

CHIANG AT HANKOW.

(Teun Wan Tat Pao.)

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SHANGHAI, June 97th. A message from Mukden reports General Li Chung Jen telegraph that negotiations between Feng-ed to General Pei Chung Hai, tien and Nanking are going on. It is understood that Mukden is wil ing to accept the Kuomintang flag, but Sun Yat Sen's Three Pria ciples are not acceptable.

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Meanwhile Fengtien activities at Luanchew indicate that they are ready to make a stand against the advances

the Nationaliste. Trenches stretching for ten miles on either side of the railway are being built, while large quantities of barbed wire are arriving at Luanchow from Mukden.

Fifteen-trains, full of Sun Chuan Fang's troope, have passed through Shanhaikwan to Chinchow.

INCLINED TO "ACCEPT,

Feking. to the effect that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek had arrived at Hankow. After a short stay there they would go together to Peking.

ARMOURED TRAIN SURRENDERS. (TRZOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TIENTSIN. June 26th. Northern armoured train steamed into Tientsin yesterday and surrendered to the Nation- aliste.

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It appears that the Chinese crew mutinied yesterday morning, over powered the Russian crew, and left the vicinity of Tangku, with the Russians as prisoners.

Another armoured train, obser- ving the flight, gave chase, but was unable to keep up the pursuit.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 28th, 1928.

THE ITALIA'S " CRASH.

CHIEF MECHANIC KILLED.

THE WALKING PARTY,

"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOME, June 7th. General Nobile's detailed account of what happened when the Italia crashed on the ice floe shows that the impact was taken by the engine in the front gondola (which became detached, thus marconing Nobile's party). In this crash the Chief Mechanie, Pomelia, was fatally in jured, and was subsequently given honourable buria by the marooned party.

Noblie says that the dirigible re- ascended, and was step to drift about six miles, when 21 small plume of smoke was seen trailing astern

Other Parties, Nobile gives directions for find ing the party with the airship bull, and two Italian and one Swedish seaplane will start the search im- mediately the weather, which is at present bad, permits.

teat

Nobile states that the walking party, of which there is still no news, was provisioned for forty days, and had instruments and. maps. They were without a or fire arma.

Nobile says Malmgren calculated that they could do six miles a day. They had done barely three miles a day when they reached Foyn Island, since when nothing has been heard of them.

An Italian seaplane, piloted by Captain Ravazzoni, has arrived at Tromsoe to search for Amundsen and Guilbaud.

American Generosity. The Norwegian Government, sàƒa ̄ a message from Oslo, has accepted the offer of in American, Miss

THE DEMOCRATS' KEYNOTE.

REPUBLICANS ATTACKED.

CARNIVAL OF CORRUP

TION.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

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HOUSTON, June 28th. The National Democratic Presi. dential Convention opened here today in a huge hall, specially built for the occasion, capable of seating 16,000 people.

UNDERWORLD BOSS SHOT.

NOTORIOUS MAIL ROBBER.

"LEVIATHAN " AFFAIR?

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, June 9th.

TRIAL OF BELA KUN.

PEACE MOVE IN INDUSTRY.

T.U.C. AND CO-OPERATION.

CONCILIATION BOARDS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, June 26th.

LADY SECRETARY GUILTY...

ONE DAY'S FASTING..

(THROUGH KAWYER'S AGENCY.]

VIENNA, June 16th. The Police and postal authorities The trial of Bela Kun, former A highly important decision was are inclined to think that the sen-head of the short-lived Communist made at a special meeting of the sational robbery of the Leviathan Government of Hungary in 1919, General Council of the Trade mail is connected with the my opened to-day, when he was charged Union Congress held to-day, when sterious murder of a notorious un with conspiracy and with Com Mr. George Hicks moved a resolu derworld character, Edwin Jerge mucist agitation since 1997. Hetion to terminate the peace-in- The Convention Hall provided a

who was shot dead in a motor-car striking spectacle.

was further charged with being industry discussion with a group of Placards on in Broadway, the day after the member of a secret society and with employers on the ground that the poles were dotted all over the

Leviathan sailed from New York: returning to the country contrary

discussions have reached the limit auditorium, showing the location The Police who have been investi-

to an order probibiting him from of their ecfulicas. of the delegates from the various gating the two remarkable cases are doing so Staten

of the opinion that Jerge was mur The ceiling was a mass of high-dered because he knew too much, powered electric lights, interspers

or because there was some quarrel ed with decorative trumpets and

over the division of the loos. megaphones. On

Jerge was a known specialist in mail robberies, and he was a3_05- sociate of several adepts in that branch of crime, including the notorious Isidore Rosenberg, an in- ternational crook, who was sent to prison for three years in 1909 for tobbing mails on board the 6.5 again imprisoned for a similar rob Minnekahda, and was subsequently

bery on board the s.s. George Wash ington.

Hundreds of electric fans were used to counteract the stifling heat. Over a thousand journalists are attending the Convention.

Much amusement was caused Houston's famous Grey Mare" Band, formed at the time the Texas Continent went to war,

when

paraded the hall.

herself, ridden by

The band was led by the mare beautiful girl and fallowed by a small negro groom dressed in a red tunic, While the delegates were assem- airs and impromptu dance tunes to bling, the band played Democratic while away the time.

Mad Enthusiasm..

HOUSTON, June 27th. A violent downpour has rendered! the streets impassable, with the re- sult that traffic is hopelessly con- gested. This considerably delayed yesterday evening's selsion of the Democratic Convention.

The New York police are now searching for Isidore Rosenberg, who only recently was released from prison.

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Found Guilty.

The resolution was dafented by 13 votes to #1, a substantial majority which was quite unexpected.

Miss Iloma Greuer, who is said to have been Bela. Kun's secretary, and Georges Mayerhoffer, who la

Very Definite Step. alleged to have been an accomplice of Bela Kun, were also in the dock. with the favourable attitude adopt- Observeis are extremely pleased All three prisoners pleaded noted by the T.U.C. and are of guilty to the charges Bela Kun, opinion that if the proposal to in the witness box, declared that create a National Industrial Coun he came to Vienna for the purpose eil is ratified by the full conference of attending a Congress of political of employers, which is meeting on and literary workers

July 4th, a very definite step wil have been taken towards the promo- Bela Kun was found guilty of tion of industrial peace, and the belonging to a secret society and complishment will be a great of falsely describing himself, and tribute to those concerned. was sentenced to three months' attempted since the failure of the Nothing of the kind has boom prisonment.

Miss Greuer was sentenced to one

Industrial Council project initiat month "strict arrest," while Mayer-ment, and hitherto, the main cri

ed by Mn Lloyd George's Govern- hoffer was acquitted. “

participating in the discussions are ticism has been that the employers

tions or industry. not representative of any organisa-

in

INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES.custody for two months and it is

The prisoners have been understood that this will be taken in account, with the presumed re- ault that Bela Kun will only serve one month, while Miss Greuer will be released.

FRENCH LEADER'S HOPE.

PRAISE FOR HOLLAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

PARIS, June 26th.

Bela Kua was also found guilty of contravening the order forbid ding him to return, and one day fasting each month was ordered during his three months' imprison-

Eventually Claude Bowers of New York read

President Doumergue presided the keynote over a dlaner given in honour of speech," Catlining the party's personages directing the Colonial

pean countries. Severa! Ministers Immediately on his release from were present

National Industrial Council. At today's meeting of the T.U.C., the question of continuange being definitely decided upon, the Council by 18 votes to adopted the report of the Industrial Com- mittee, drawn up as the result of its meeting with the sub-commitize

Boyd, who had hired the sealer policy and aims, and unsparingly Administrations of various Euro-ment, while a further order of de- of the employers group.

Hobby which was thus obliged to return from the search for the Italia. She has volunteered to send

back the Hobby to Spitzbergen free of cost to search for Amundsen and

Guilbaud.

"FOR FASTENING

PURPOSES." "

BUTTONS DISCUSSED FOR 16 HOURS.

denouncing the alleged corruption in the Republican Party.

It was greeted with outbursts of frenzied clapping and cheering, the delegates sometimes rising and parading the hall with banners, screaming and shouting while bands' blared appropriate airs.

The Farmer's Lot. The speech declared that Ameri- Can demoerney was battling for the Nation's honour against the most brazen and shameless carnival of corruption. It pleaded the aims of the farmers, who were sac. aficed for high finance, while millions of farme

abandoned. The

were

the

portation was made to take effect

KONG G.P.O. IN 1927.

SATISFACTORY FIGURES.

Minister and Minister for

M. Jaspar, the Belgian Prime prison. Colonies, and Dr. Koningaberger, HONG Netherlands Minister for the Colonies, were the guests of honour. M. Marsal, President of the French Colonial Union, in the course of a speech, praised the Dutch Colonial Administration. Ho referred to the Dutch Chamber having passed a grant for a re gular_commercial air line to the Far East, and expressed the hope that the ain lines. now being dis- eussed by various Governmentes would be "common to several na

The Russian sergeant in charge OPPOSITION MANCEUVRES. auctioneer's hammer knocking down tions, instead of purely Imperial"

(Wah Te: Yai Pao).

SHANGHAI, June 7th. Generals Yin Shi Lia and Yu Chien,

representatives the of the train, whose alleged ill

of Nationalist Government, are carry-treatment of the Chinese crew is ing on negotiations with General stated to have caused the mutiny. Chang Heuch Liang regarding the was executed this morning. The question of the latter's surrender fate of the other prisoners is to the Nationalist side. According unknown.

FOREIGN OFFICE. ATT PEKING."

to the latest report General Chang The Chinese crew were well re is inclined to accept the terms proceived by the Nationalista. posed by the Nationalists." He insists, however, that the chairman- ship of the Manchurian political commission shall be his. If the Nationalist troops do bot march into Manchurian territory, he will not insist on flying the five barred flag,

YEN SHIH SHAN'S STRENGTH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PEKING, June 27th.

It is reported that Yen Shih Shan has increased his forces by 100,000 since his arrival in Peking, mainly by reorganising Chibi. Shantung remnants.

EXPENSES.

Wah Tez Yat Pao), . ་་་་་. SHANGHAI, June 27th.

(Wah Tez Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, June 17th. The Nanking. Foreign Ministry will establish a foreign otices in Peking in order to take charge of transacting diplomatic affairs of a focal anture in North China. The Assistant Foreign Minister. Tang will be the head of the Branch Office,

THE LEGATIONS.

(Tsun Wan Yat Pau.)

(THROUGH, LINTEË'S AGENCY.]

farm lands sounded like the con- tinuous bombardment in a major battle in the West."

"He denounced dollar diplomacy, LONDON, June 27th. which he considered was endanger- sitting for two years, the House of not match a marine with a musket After sixteen hours, the longesting America's markets. "We can Commons adjourned at 7.06 a.m. against a British or German sales- thie morning. The sitting was pro- man with a smile.". tracted by the manoeuvring of the He declared that the Repub- Churchill opposition in the Com-licans' foreign policy.

"made us mittee atage of the Finance Bill, the most distrusted and unpopular and their efforts were chiefly con- nation on the globe."

centrated on a wearisome discus- sion of buttone "for fastening purposes."

Finally the new duty on buttone was carried with the addition of a subsection impoeing a 25 per cent. duty on imported hollow ware.

CAPT. COURTNEY SETS OUT.

RECONSTRUCTION OF BALDWIN'S, LTD

THE SCHEME DISCUSSED.

DEBENTURE HOLDERS

OPPOSED. N

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 27th.

GHASTLY CRIMES AT MARSEILLES.

WOMEN DECOYED AND MURDERED.

THREE BODIES FOUND.

(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MARSEILLES, June 20th. "A sensational series of murders is now engaging the attention of the Marseilles Police, the case having every appearance of another

Landru Affair.” The body of a woman was found strangled in a villa, and suspicions having been aroused by several mysterious disappearances of late, the Police made a close search of the house and discovered two other murdered women.

PROFIT 8430,000-THE THIRD

BEST ON RECORD

the Hong Kong General Post Office During 1927 the total revenue of

showed the record figure of $767,000 as against the previous highest figure (for 1920) of $896,000. But on the other hand expenditure went up from $263,000 to $336,000 so that the profit was only 8430,000 compared with 8434,000 in 1928 8497,000 in 1924 and the record of 8622,000 in 1923. The number of registered articles showed de- crease, but the stamp revenue was up and radio telegraph receipts nearly doubled:

The report states inter alia: 5,792 steamers carrying mails are hrived and 6,414 left, an increase-of 1,892 and 2,958 over the previous year's figures.

The number of registered articles handled amounted to 833,177 as compared with 880,721 in 1926- decrease of 47,344.

The figures for insured letters were 17,648 and 20,238 respectively -- decrease of 2,585.

The decrease in the number of in. sured letters was due to the fact warding insured letters direct to that some countries are now for....

Parcela, ordinary and insured,

One had been buried in the cellar, In addition to the general meet the floor of the chicken-house.

while the other was buried under ing of the shareholders of Bald-The Police believe that other win's Ltd. held on June 25th. bodies will be revealed shortly; China in closed sacks. separate meetings were held of.

The man wanted in connection

hishment of a National Industrial The report provides for the estab- Council

The employers representatives on the council will be commated by the National Federation of Em- ployers Organisations and the... Federation of British Industriemy while the General Council of the Trade Union Congress will repre- sent the Trade Unione.

One of the functions of the In dustrial Council will be to establish conciliation boards to investigate any trade disputes referred to them by parties before a lockout or strike is declared.

voluntarys

The machinery will be entirely

JAPAN AND WORLD PEACE.

NEWSPAPER APPROVAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S (ADENOY.]

Tokyo, June 9th. Mr. Kellogg's latest proposals for the Treaty for the outlawing of war occupy the attention of "the" their unanimous approval. leading newspapers, which express

They are fully satisfied that is will reinforce and not supplant the the prevention of war. existing Pacts and provisions for

French and other reservations and The Treaty's recognition of the

the inclusion of small countries

among the participants, it is con- sidered, wile increase its practi- cability and effectiveness.

BRITISH OFFICER LOST.

SEARCHER DECORATED.

which were dealt with reached a

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) total of $24,047 as against 655,354 in 1926- decrease of 131,307.

LONDON, June 28th. An increase of 10,451 parcels (at-

The award of the Order of the British Empire is gazetted, today tributs) was exchanged with Lo

for the gallantry of Lieut.-Cal Janta Ernest Stewart, formerly of A decrease of 97,170 under the the Royal Engineers, in attempting heading "China Parcels" is ac-to trace the whereabouts of Lieut. counted for by the easing of the S. Enowles, of the East York- shire Regiment, in the mountainous political situation. "

regions to the north-west of Peking.

General Yen Shih Shan has tele- Nanking. They came to no deci. stage of his long flight across the per cent, debenture holders BP bad five affairs in Marseilles alone, tributable to the increase of H.M.

graphed to the Nanking Govern- ment to the effect that the pre sence of a large number of troops in the metropolitan area and Tien- tsin must require a considerable sum for their upkeep. He asked the Central Government to remit him a sum of $1,200,000 for the purpose.

DISBANDING TROOPS.

(Wah Fr Tat Pao).

FIRST STAGE, BEGUN. SHANGHAI, June 27tb. According to a Washington mes-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] sage the Diplomatic Corps in Peking held a meeting the other

LISBON, June 97th? the various classes of shareholders with the ghastly crimes is alleged day to discuss the advisability of The aviator, Captain Courtney, and debenture holders. transferring their Legations to has set out for the Azores, the first All the shareholders and the 4 to have been engaged in marriage swindling. He is known to have sion, three Ministers advocating Atlantic and back. Capt, Courtney proved the scheme, but opposition the transference of their Legations has been delayed at Lisbon for the was raised at the meeting of the and all five women have disappear- to Shanghai, two Ministers still est fortnight, awaiting for .4 1 per cent, debenture bolders and ed under mysterious circumstances. favouring Peking, and one Nanking, favourable opportunity of starting. the meeting was adjourned for a fortnight for fuller consideration of JAPANESE MANOEUVRES.

the proposals,

(Wah Tax Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, June 27th. " According to information obtain ed from Japanese military sources. big manœuvres will be held by Japanese troops at Tientsin next month. In these manœuvres Japan ese artillery, cavalry, engineers, and air force will participate.

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SITUATION REVIEWED.

† railway at Lanfang. There are

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Lisnox, Later., Captain Courtney has returned owing to mechanical trouble,

DUTCH QUEEN'S HOLIDAY.

(TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

STOCKHOLM, June 8th. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Princess Juliana have left for Norway after spending a week at Abisko, in Lapland.

NEW OIL CORPORATION

FORMED. Y

HUGE SUM ALREADY ́SPENT.

HUNDRED MILES OF PIPE.

(REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.]

bo, with a daily capacity of twenty thousand barrels.

GET RICH QUICK! AMERICAN ASSOCIATION'S

ATTEMPT.

$7,000,000 FROM U.S. TREASURY.

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[REUTER'S AMERICAN RERVICE}

WASHINGTON, June Mth.

don.

to1

Revenue And Expenditure," The total revenue from the Postal Service in 1927 amounted 8787,950.13, an increase on the pre- vious year of 889,644.00. The Ex- penditure for 1027 amounted to The Supreme Court to-day reject-8338,885.20 or 873,110.25 more than ed an application by the American Silver Producers Association to compel the United States Treasury to purchase 14,300,000 ounces of silver at a dollar per ounce.

If the application had succeeded, the cost to the Government would market price of silver to-day is 57 have been nearly 87,000,000, as the

cents an ounce

interpretation of the Pittman Law. The application was based on the

SANCTION FOR SUGAR DUTIES.

SHANGHAI, June 27th. At yesterday's meeting of the leaders of the Nationalist Govern-

NEW YORK, June 28th. ment it was revolved to embark

The Colon Oil Corporation is upon the scheme of disbanding

there are about 15,000 troops in the being formed to take over the entire superfluous troops with the First Army Group, which is under the

district, these spreading down to capital stock of the Colon Develop Naval wireless messages received Lutai which has been looted. ment Company, the two principal direct command of Marshal Chiang in Hong Kong to day show that Kai. Shek Marshal Chiang has there is les tension in the Tangtion officials have been feeding the Shell group and the Carib Syn- The Kailan Mining Administra-negotiators being the Royal Dutch put forward a suggestion that the shan district and give the disposi troops in order to prevent further dicate. Nanking Treasury should iesne a tion of Feng's forces in Chiblioting: Chang Teung Chang's su series of public bonds for the ex- province. His main force is ander-ordinate, Wang. at. Tangshan has hundred-mile pipe line from Tara The new Corporation will day a penses of "disbanding them. stood to be, north of Hokich while been paid large sums by the Cham-Field, Veneruela, to Lake Maracai-

ot ir contingents are stationed on ber of Commerce. GOVERNOR OF SINKLANG.

about 29,000 troops in the Tientsin now been made between General Batisfactory arrangements have (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCx.)

Thirty wells have already been district under Marshal Yen Shih Wang and the Kailan Mining Ad- completed on the property, but the Shan. 11,000 of there having turned ministration. Chang's, force seems development company were in PEKING, June 26th. over from the Northern, armies, A special telegram from Nanking

likely to remain in the area until dificulties owing to lack of tran- Disorganised Chihli Shantung threatened by a Nationalist ad sport facilities states that the Nationalist Govern-forces hold the railway from Tang vance. ment has appointed the Mahom-ko to Lanchow. These troops have to have decided on this although value of G.810,000,000 to provide Ten Shib Shan is reported: Convertible debentures to the medan General Ma Fu Hsiang sa thirty troop trains and six armour- Nanking is opposed to the plan. Held will shortly be issued Vote Finance Bill dealing with the Pacification Commissioner for Bined cars on the sector.

funds for the development of the kiang.

The railway sector between Lan- With regard to the Tangshan chow and Mukden is occupied by This apparently

The Royal Dutch interests will means that district, where trouble developed Fengtien troops. The men are dis own the majority of the 2,200,000 General Yang Tseng Hain, who has over the week-end when disbanded ciplined and not hostile to foreign shares, and the Batavian Petroleum been Governor since 1911, will be troops demanded. money under ers. Part of the force has reach Company manage the properties on superseded, despite the fact that threat of destroying the mines, ed Mukden although the greater which at least G.812,000,000 have he has hoisted the Nationalist fag.

(Continued on next Column), **}

already been spent. part is now at Shanhaikwan."

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INCREASED TRADE..

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 26th. The House of Commons, by 250 votes to 125, passed the clause in sugar duties. ・・・

Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, said since the Budget was introduced the amount of sugar handled by Britain had largely increased.

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that of the previous year.

* Postage Stamps. The revenue from the sale of postage stamps has almost doubled during the past ten years. In 1918 it was $373,403

been

For the last three years it has

· 1925

1920......................

1927

*

$505,645

8661,976

$733,108

Chiness Delivery Section.

Radio Telegrams, Etc.

The revenue collected" by the Postal Department during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $122,708.02, an increase of 855,596.03 on the amount collected in 1926. Lighthouses Advices of vessels signalled at the Semaphore messages $16.10 and yielded 81,024.60, Wifeless Receiving Station Licences 8302.05. The total Revenue from the Telegraph Service amounted to $124,139.77.

The number of radio telegrams forwarded during the year was 22,793 consisting of words 209,171 against 7,838 consisting of 81,000 During the year, this section words in 1920, and 26,328 were re- handled 3,216,438 ordinary letters,ceived consisting of. 276,078 words 231,142 other articles and 8,233 as against 13,726 consisting of postal Hong packets as against 150,129 words in 1920 2,950,547 ordinary letters, 106,777 Total Profits For The Year other articles and 9,164, postal Hong packets in 1926.

of America and Canada and 119,613 The registered articles delivered amounted to 244,812 of which 125,004 were from the United States

shewing a decrease of 30,739 as from China and other Countries compared with 275,666 in 1928.... with as against 6,794 in 1928.

5,206 asured letters were dealt

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1918 to 1927.

+271,025.19 cent 7+ 345,092,81

+296,748,38 3 +383,079. 70 feit +104,748,54,!te

1918. 1919 7020

1621

1922

1023

+822,700,28 «-<3!

1024

+497,354.67

1925

+348,221.99

1920

+434,831.00

-430,384:84