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A HITCH IN PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS.
Nanking, Nov. 21. The Wang Yada conversations have not been resumed apparently owing to a deadlock on the ques- tion of withdrawal of the Japanese forces from Shantung, but Mr. Yada has discussed the salt and tarif revision questions with Mr. Soong-Reuter.
Demand for Apology.
Nanking, Nov. 21. Owing to pressure in connexion with the negotiations for treaty revision' with other foreign diplomatic representatives, Dr,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1928.
LETTER GOLF.
To-day's letter golf puzzle, from BRASS to BAND, le unusual bo- cause, while they are both. fivo- letter words, par is only four.
BRAS
S
BANDS
C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, was unable to see Mr. Yada to-day. 1-The Idas of letter golf is to There is considerable specula-change one word to another and tion on this. The Foreign Office do it in par; a given number of la reticent, but it is reliably strakes. Thus to change COW to learned that China is awaiting a Hen, in three strokos, COW, definito announcement of the date
of withdrawal of Japanese troops HOW HEW HEN. from Shantung.
Regarding a statement that
2-You can change only one letter at time.
the Japanese Government has
3-You must have a complete now only authorised Mr. Yada to settle the Nanking and Hankow word, of common usago, for each Incidents, leaving Mr. Fujita, the jump. Slang words and abbrevia- Consul General at Tsingtao, totiens don't count. settle the Tainan incident and Shantung question, Reuter under- stande that China will then de- changed. mand that Mr. Fujita bring an apology for Japan's eending other page. troops to Shantung, before he will be received-Reuter.
CHINA'S FAMINE.
FENG YU-ILSIANG DECIDES TO INVESTIGATE.
Shanghai, Nov, 21. A Nanking message states that Feng Yu-hsiang has wired to Lu Chung-lin, the Vice-Minister for War, that he is anxious to go to Kaifeng to investigate famine conditions'in the north-west, and requests Lu Chung-lin to go to Nanking to take charge of the War Ministry during his absence. -Reuter.
4-The order of letters cannot be
One solution is printed on an-
SYDNEY OUTRAGE.
MOTOR MERGER
· IMPORTANT BRITISH FIRMS
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London, Nov. 21.
Details are published of a merger which is proposed of the three motor manufacturing firms of Humber, Hillman and Commer Cars.
The two first are engaged in the production of motor-cars, and their factories are near each other at Coventry. Commer Cars is n firm manufacturing commercial motor vehicles.
Humber's are to be the holding company; and the capital of the new combine will be about one and quarter millions sterling. *-
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