Mukden, July 25, As a result of the closing of the Mukden district head office of the Manchuria postal service, all postal activities throughout Manchurii have been blocked since this morning.
'An order wis issued yesterday' by Mr. F. Polletti, the Mukden Commissioner, that all post. offices within his jurisdiction should closed. resulted in the closing} down of 600 post offices in Fengtien province this morning, with no exceptions, According to reports here, the post office at Harbin took similar action to-day.
Tt was estimated that 10,000 per-fons had been thrown "out of employment 2s a result of the closure.
Changing its original plan to take over the postal service in Manchuria on August 1, the Man-hu kuo Government has' decided to start. its own poste service and to sell new postage stamps on and after today, owing. to the postal suspension yesterday, it was announced to-day, This decision was reached Yesterday at an emergency conference of Manchukuo leaders, They, also decided"
Japan's good ofoes in dealing with Yoreign mails and. postal. money orders until Manchukuo "gains admission,, to the International Postal Union, Simultaneously, Japanese officials here'agreed. to deal with foreign south Manchuria, post offices and establish a mew post of Harbin to "receive and. deliver foreign letters in north Manchuria. Japanese officials also announced that postal money. orders for China proper will be accepted at Japanese ost offices under the revised postal Yogulations of the Kuantung Government.
In the course of the proclamation by Mr. F, Poletti, Postal Commiissigner at Mukden, to the effect the postal service will be, suspended in Manchuria, it was, stated that the Mukden' district head office has postal deposits totalling several hundred thousand, dollars and immovable property valued at more than—$2,000,000, which will be kept for the time being.
In anticipation of an immedi resumption of postal service Manchuria Mr. Fujiwara, chief of the Postal Bureau of the Manchukuo Government, is conducting negotiations with Mr, Poletti It Is reported in reliable circles that the Manchukuo authorities have decided to take over the Muk iden district head. office of the Chi nese Post Office this afternoon, employing force, if necessary. The service will be resumed to-morrow, it is stated, using new stamps of the new regime, The Manchukuo Government, it is id, is attempting to persuade Mr. Poletti to remain in office as Commissioner of the Mukien district. United Press,
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