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WILLIAM HUTTER presents

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With

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1982.

STILL LIVING

GEN, SHIRAKAWA MYSTERY

Shanghai, May 24.

POSTAL STRIKE

SPREADS

PEKING & TIENTSIN AFFECTED

HARBIN THREAT

INSURGENTS PUT TO FLIGHT

Harbin, May 24.

A mystery has now arisen con-

The HiroBo Division occupied cerning Gonoral Shirakawa, the

Hulan at noon, capturing 500 Japanese commander who was rg-

prisoners, three armoured cars and ported yesterday to have auccumb-

Shanghai, May. 24. several fold-guns. The insurgents ed to internal haemorrhago on the The Municipal Council's omer-ffled to the North-West-Router, result of Injuries received In the goncy post office in doing a roar. bombing at Hongkey park. ing business. It is crowded all

Yesterday It was reported from day with Chinese and Foreigners, reliable sources that General Shira-anxious to post letters to foreign kawa was dead, and to-day news of countries.

his death was blazoned in the By noon to-day more Shanghai and Tokyo newspapers. $1,000 worth of coupons

According to this afternoon's sold.-Reuter Special. papers, however, a fresh report from the hospital states that General Shirakawa in still living,

Strike in Peking.

•

A Train Smash.

Harbin, May 24. Forty people wore killed and over a hundred injured in a train than wreck in the neighbourhood of were Yaplonys, on the eastern_branch of the Chinese Enstern Railway last evening.

Poking, May 24. an eleventh hour operation upon A strike began this morning at his abdomen having been perform the head post office and all its ed, prolonging his life. Hops for branches all over the city. At his recovery is, howover, anld to be the present time the incoming and very slight-Reuter.

outgoing mails are completely at a standstill.

Might Pull Through.

Follow Suit in Tientsin.

Tientsin, May 24. The postn! employees here

"It was absolutely miraculous," said a friend of General Shira- kawa, in describing the opera- tion, "and unless unexpected com-struck in aympathy to-day-Reu plications develop ho standa alter. sporting chance of pullink through."

Peking Arrangements. General Shirakawa was operat-

Peking, May 24, The strike continues, completely ed on this morning in the school effective, in Peking, Tientsin and house improvised as hospital, and elsewhere in North China. Peking while surgeons worked to aavo

pale face

his life, his blood was transfused. postal authorities have formed a The doctors were greatly handi- committee of 19 to handle the situs- capped by the lack of an operat- tion and have instructed the work- ing table, a low bed and soft mat-ers to remain quietly in their homes tress adding to their difficulties, and not disturb peace and order.

The strikers have issued mani- An the flow of blood from the haemorrhage stopped the colour featoce giving their reasons for the crept into the patient's deathly strike, which are the same as at

Shanghai. and his Angor naa,

It is understood that the Central which had been turning purple, Government has instructed Chang became pink again. At 10 p.m. Hauch-lang to do his utmost to he was sleeping peacefully and physicians were.

end the strike and his headquarters more hopeful

have ordered subordinates to take that he would recover.

The next two days will be most precautions, but it is believed that critical, but if he survives, the if the strikers remain orderly, the ductors hope to be able to convey or otherwise Interfere. A number authorities will not make arrests him to Japan within a fortnight. of Chinese business men seem sympathetic to the strikers-Reu-

--Reuter,

SMART POLICE WORK.

JUNK OVERTURNS; CREW AND CARGO SAVED

A

Smart police work averted tragedy in the harbour yesterday morning, when a cargo junk was, flown over by a sudden aquall,

ter.

FLOOD PERIL

WATERS RISE STEADILY AT HANKOW

The tragedy is reported to have been due to a gooda train colliding with and derailing train filled with refugees.--Renter. passenger

Murders Doubled.

Peking, May 24. Foreign authorities have no confirmation of the Harbin repert dated the 19th inst: that an" Eng- lishman and an American were murdered give no credit to the story.

near Harbin, They

Reuter.

DOPE RING

ELABORATELY EQUIPPED PLANT IN HONGKEW

Shanghai, May 26, Eight Chinese and a Japanese were arrested by the Settlement police following the discovery of an elaborately equipped plant for the manufacture of morphine, In a house in the Hongkew district. The police seized morphine, both crude and refined, to the value of $50,000 and are now investigating the source of the crude product, which is believed to be Chungking.

the only one of its kind in

The plant, which is thought to be whole of the Far East, contained the the most up-to-date apparatus.

The Investigations are proceed- ing and the arrest of the leaders of a "Dope Ring" with widespread ramifications is expected.--Reuter,

FIVE HUNDRED GIRLS.

Hankow, May 24. While #1

RECTOR ADMITS NUMEROUS recurrence of the dianstrous floods of inat year are

LADY ACQUAINTANCES The Junk was proceeding from not expected, anxiety nevertheless the Western Market to the Jardine, has been created by the steady

London, May 24. Matheson steamer Mausang, lying continuous rise in the riverlevel To-day is the thirteenth day of in Ynumati Bay, when the accident during the past few days.. The the hearing of the charges of im necurred.

The crow

water at Hankow reached a height moral conduct against the Rector of five with all the of 33 feet, five inches yesterday. of Stlinkey, the Rev. Hnfold David- cargo was thrown into the water,

In order to prevent the possibi. Bon. and frantle cries for help were lity of another heavy loss of life, raised.

Police launch No. 14,

He admitted to-day that he had the Provincial authorities have a list of 600 girls whom he bud with issued urgent instructions to spoken to and wanted to help. It Sergeant J. Hill in charge, was officials of various districts to pusl

cruising in the vicinity at the time forward the work of flood preven-tetails he admitted that the list Pressed by Counsel for further and rushed to the assistance of tion with all possible speed. named between 500 and 1,000. struggling mon,

According to a telegram re- The Rector said that he ceived to-day the level of the sidered himself an authority on water on the Upper Yangtze has picking people suitable for the risen by 17 feet in the past week. films and had helped to produce -Reuter's Special,

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