The Ministry of Communications has issued an order liely. commending the meriterious behaviour of the postal com-fissioners in Kirin and Lisoting provinces during the recent postal trouble in Manchuria. The order states that the commissioners have faithfully exrvied out the Government's instructions in the face of Japan ese threats and that they have performed a great service to the the goverment telegraph offers la guimper of Mwneharian rare forcibly" wiaed by the Japan: the efter the secupation of Mak: den on" September 18. last, but Gino "Proper: stil was, able Ccomunicate: with the Three East-fin Provinces, the messages being fintdespatehed to" Harbin, and then Grammitied to other "cities through the post office or by other! means chow, sere' taeeraph less of the Peking-Mukden Railway to the) forth of Shanhaikuan were seized Uydapanese. The. prive along. this ala sop of th Grunt tues come fa Proper northeast: The fall of Kirin and Harbin resulted the Celera ties of those two cies Thewise, fung taken over by the Japanese troops, and at prevent "only the slices "in cities where the Japanese five: not extended their Infuence functioning under the control St government, ineludinge certain finite digaics of Helluegtiane Province, 'Mr, 'Chun pointed ent that, although "the "telegraph offices "in Certain Manchuran tie had been forcibly seized, the Japanese mil tary had not attempted to inter up: tshagraphie communication between the Three Eastern "Provinces "and China' Proper. However, only merchants. were allowed to" wtilte the Service, t being impossible for the Governiment to communicate, bY telegraph with its officials in chan' or vice verea.
"The question was whether or not the Government should immediately place sri embarzro on telegraphic messages, including commercial telegrams, ete, to and from Manchuria and a committee had been appointed by: the Ministry of Communications. to study this sugges tion. Besides the "telegraph ser-vie, a ted io service also was in operation in Manchuria, enabling the new state to communicate with view of the rumour that Com: munists planned to, create distri: bances at the Shanghai North Rail way Station on Sunday, members of the Chapel Public Satet tained) ott i fil force that ing and a atthe North Station throughout the day." Nothing untoward happened: however, and the special detachment of policemen was withdrawn in the afternoon. The Municipal Police also detailed a party of officers to patrol Boundary Road in order to prevent possible troubles.
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