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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING

TO-DAY

at 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MAY 23, 1932.

A comedy-drama that was the rage of London now brought to the World through the Multi-Lingual talking screen.

ANGLO-IRISH CRISIS

MR. THOMAS' PLEA FOR FRIENDSHIP

RETURN TO NORMAL AT SHANGHAI.

IMPROVEMENTS RESULT FROM EVACUATION

POSTAL STRIKE

WALK OUT ORDERED IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, May 21. London, May 21

of The Officials the Postal An important statement on rela-

Shanghai, May 22. tlons with the Irish Free Slate was

The environs of Shanghai are Workers' Unions to-night rejected made in a speech by the Dominion's Secretary, Mr. J. II. Thomas, at rapidly returning to their normal the proferred mediation of Mayor routine on the heels of the Wu Tich-chen, who had arranged conference between the Hove last night.

He emphasised his desire to avoid ovacuating Japancao troops. The for a

village.s have been Postal Workers' Representatives speaking in a controversial spirit outlying but said that he felt it was due to evacuated and the network of and the Officials from Nanking the people of Ireland and at home omnibus services bringing Shang- for Sunday afternoon.

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A British Famous Players Guild Triumphant Maiden Production

WILLIAM HUTTER presents

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PARK LANE

With

DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY BETTY STOCKFELD

DIRECTCO BY ALBERT DE COURVILLE.

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The Unions at midnight issued instructions to the Postal Workers. that the position should be made hal within reach of numberless absolutely clear.

villages and small towns is

throughout China to commence a He said: "Here is a country auming operation this week.

On Monday morning the Japan-strike at 5 a.m. on Sunday.

The Workers are Insisting that where, after a long period of bitter,

the Ministry of Communications ness, we had all hoped and belleved ose commence the evacuation of that by the treaty of 1921 a new Chapel north of the railway return the business of the Postal era was opened. Who will deny, Chinese police officials having Savings Bank into the charge of

the areas in

the Post Office, us it was looking back over the last 10 years, motored through that we have witnessed a marked company with Japanese army

viously-Reuter. Improvement in political relations officers to inspect the areas, they between the two countries and will now take over control. growing friendship and standing?

under-

"On the basis of the treaty the Free State has become an equal member of the British Common wealth and the Irish Freesh State in the representatives have been fore-front in contributing towards the constitutional developments of these years, which have resulted in the establishment of the British Commonwealth ns we know it to day as a group of nations on footing of complete equality.

"Is all the advance made during that last 10 years now to be wasted --all this work to be thrown away? If so it will not be through any fault on our side or through any wish of ours,

Britain's Attitude.

E

pre-

110-

com-

Hopes for Settlement.

Shanghal, May 22. The fact that the Japanese have

More than 3,000 posint workers not withdrawn from the railway area has prevented the resump were idle to-day by the strike. tion of rail service with Nanking There is no immediate prospect of

been settling the dispute although but to-day workmen have very busy at the North Station gotiations will open to-morrow be- clearing up rubbish and debris tween the strikers and a representa- and preparing temporary bookingtive of the Communications Minis-

try. bouths.-Reuter's Spreial.

A member of the strike

that Transport Burned.

mittee told Reuter to-day there was no immediate danger Shanghai, May 22. The transportation ship Bombay of the strike aprending throughout to did not show a desire to consider Maru, scheduled for the transport the country unless the Government of part of the Ninth Division Japan on Monday, was burned on the denmads. Ala a res toptien of Sunday morning, allegedly by work before a settlement was. were the workers possible f Chinese.

thut the repre- Investigations are being made. convinced

the Communica- The ship was considerably dis. sentative of abled and the troops scheduled totions Ministry bad been given au- "I have had more than once re- leave have been forced to delay thority to negotiate and had the

dersands, and the principal griev rently to make statements on be-transportation until the arrival of zincere intention of considering the half of the Government indicating our attitude in relation to the Irish Free State, By every word of those ter. atatements I stand, But I want to in make it absolutely clear that making them I was not basing our position DN any constitutional theory or question of status, but simply on the sanctity of treaties and the maintenance of agreements, "How could we negotiate fresh agreements with the Irish Free State if the existing ones were not observed? How could we suppose that greater sanctity would be at-Shirakawa, one of the victims of that such tached to an agreement made in the Hongkew Ollawa than to one which had been outrage, la very critical. made in London? What other at- underwent a titude can we adopt? We have no choice. But are the relatious be- tween the two countries to be en such a footing? I cannot believe

it.

other transportation from Inpan.

There were no casualties-Reu-ances

HONGKEW

VICTIM.

GENERAL SHIRAKAWA NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER

Shanghai, May 22. The condition of

of the strikers connected with postal, remittance and savings bank, which had been given in- dependent status by the Govern- ment and also allowance made by the postal administration and avla- tion companies for air mail con-

tracts,

It is alleged that the postal funds deposited in the bank have been freely drawn on the Ministry of Communications for other than It is stated Generat postal development.

alleged appropriations Park bombing have been responsible for the pre- He sent dieult inanclal situation in bload transfusion the postal administration.--Renter. this morning but is gradually weakening and is not expected to! recover.

The Japanese Consul General, Mr. Mural, is leaving the hospital this afternoon. --Reuter.

"The Government and people of this country wish well towards the————: Irish Free State. We wish to

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JAPANESE TARIFFS. INCREASE OF Y16,000,000 IN REVENUE PLANNED

Tokyo, May 21. The Tariff Commission have recom see its people happy and prosperous.scious of all that is involved but mended for inclusion in the Budget We believe that the prosperity of generally anxious to prove to our that specific duties be raised by the Free State is bound up with fellow citizens in the Irish Free per cent. for the purpose of balancing the prosperity of this country and State that it is to the future and the loss due to the drop in the ex- that it is in the best Interests of not the past that all men of good-change rate; also the application of a ath countries that they should re-will must bend their energies. In protective tariff on 27 articles, includ

duty frer. main linked together within the this effort towards peace and con- ing none which have hitherto been British Commonwealth.

The list is estimated to increase tentment the Free State people

revenue by 10,000,000 yun.- "It is in that spirit that we ap-can, and I hope will, play their the

Renter. proach the difficulty, fully con-part."-British Wireless Service.

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SYBIL THORNDIKE JOHN STUART, NORMAN MEKINNEL EDMUND GWENN, BELLE CHRYSTALL

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