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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CAFE-RESTAURANT PARISIEN

TO-NIGHT

GRAND CARNIVAL

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PHANGHAI,

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BIG-BRITISH COMBINE.

JOINT CAPITAL OF £38,000,000.

London, Oct. 22,

Brunner Mond and Company, 'Nobel's' Industries and British Dyestuffs Corporation have united with the Alkull Company. The combined" authorised capital, amounta to £37,500,000. They are negotiating the formation of a new Company which will co-operatė- and develop their businesses on broad Imperial lines.-Router.

Rugby, Oct. 22,

One of the largest amalgami- tions that has taken place in Bri-. tish industry is, announced by the directors of Brunner-Mond & Co, the Nobel Industries, the British Dyestuur Corporation, and the United Alkali Co.

They state that negotiations arc in progress for the formation of a new company, for the purpose of acquiring, by exchange the shares of these four companies and co- 'ordinating and developing their business and resources on broad Imperial lines.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1926.

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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Myself.

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20 To immerse in water.

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Perlod of time. -

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Grain, 18 A flower.

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21 Solid.

23 To string together

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COAL DISPUTE.

The boards of the respective. 1 Slender, companies have passed resolutions agreeing in principle to the scheme. details of which will 12 Pale. shortly be settled.

The lasted capital of these com- panies aggregates about £38,000-lig

19. Discount. .000.--British Wireless.

ANOTHER SETTLEMENT

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28 Medicinal plant.

31 Continued pains.·

33 Indicate presence of iodine.

35 Chewing nut

36 Sound of contempt.

38. A gardening tool.

17 Hurry

18 Mishaps.

23 "Registers.

25 Half-castus,

BARIA TER

26. A Jewish teacher.

27 Multitude.

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Refined air.

30. Consecrated.

32 Perceive.

33 Possessive pronoun.

24 Follows night.

35 Ask earnestly,

40 One of the planets.

43 Following,

45 Way of approach.

Consumptive.

49 Poisonous tree.

A row.

51 To come into the world.

53 The hind part.

64 A bird.

55 A celestial body.

67 Mineral.

Before.

Yesterday's Puzzle.

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APPEAL.

1.

Bold.

Rugby, Oct. 22.

Inclosure for pigs.

Mr. Arthur Pugh, who is pre-

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Scottis

Scottish Celta,

siding over the General Council of

Lazy.

Worry,

the Trades Union Congress to-day,

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Place of trial.

at a meeting with the Executive

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Hollow cylinder.

Committee of the Miners Federa- tion to consider the position in the Leoul dispute, has sent a long. Tettero

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Gang.

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Destroys life. Harness ring. Exi Exist, Regret.. By way of

to the Times on that subject, con-61 taining an urgent plea for a settle- 62 ment in a spirit of concilation and 63 Space of time.

64 Undisturbed. nual agreement.

65 Indefinite article.

Down.

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To study hard,

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A measure of length..

4 An inheritor

2 Ancient Roman deity.

Mr. Pugh expresses the convic-66 A jibber in hunting. tion that the only solution lies in the application of the Coal Com- mission's racommendations, and, ges a temporary arrangement enabling the miners to resume work pending the achievement of a national agreement.

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The Times points out that such a temporary arrangement would Have to visualise facts as they are, and take account of the areas where work is resumed. It adds. that if Mr. Pugh and the General Council of Trades Unions can per- sunde the miners to accept such a plan, they will open up a possible avense to a settlement worthy of

5 To walk as a child.

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8 The sheltered side of a ship,

9 Drive by annoyance.

SAI KUNG MURDER.

FURTHER EVIDENCE TAKEN YESTERDAY.

The evidence of the coxswain of careful examination by the Govern- the steam launch Sai Kung was ment and by Parliament-British taken at the resumed trial of five Wirricas.

men who are being charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon and Magistracy with murder piracy on board the Sai Kung Ferry.

HAVANA BLOW.

VERY SERIOUS EFFECTS.

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On leaving Sai King, the launch had 17 passengers on board, all of whom were en route to Hong-

Havana, Oct. 22. Reports, available put a more kong. The coxswain would make serious complexion on yesterday's no admission of being responsible hurricane "than was originally for the lacking of the grills, the keys of which were in the posacs- teared.

sion of the Indian guards.

homeless.

It is believed 650 persons were One of the Indians' was in the killed and innumerable people in-wheel house with witness while ired. Over 6,000 are rendered the other two were also on the bridge but outside the house. Three hundred are stated to While proceeding to Shewan, three have been killed at Batabando,men, whom witness identified as the and 200 at Havana, Ten, towns first, third and fifth defendants and villages were completely de- went on to the bridge and pro- ducing revolvers ordered "evety- stroyed.

.The. damage ia estim- body to keep still. ated at $100,000,000,-Reiter's American Service.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Using the butts of their revol vers they struck the twe guards

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who were outside the wheel house, while the third Indian (the deceas- ed) rushed, out. Shortly after- wards witness heard three shots and saw the deceased collapse on the deck.

The third defendant then order- ed, the launch to be, steered through So She Mun. Witness then went on to describe the timely ar rival of the Police launch.

The enae was again adjourned,

In On the Know

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YESTERDAY A BOX CAME

'AN' ANOM SAID IT WAS FOR

ME BUT SHE WOULDN'T TELL'

WHAT IT WAS -- YOU

SEE IF SHE'LL TELL YOU WHAT CAME

IN THE BOX, FRECKLES.

SURE. 'ILL GO AN'ASK

HER- SURE!

·NO-YOU GOTTA STAY OUT OF HERE

WHILE I ASK HER!

G'WAN-LET ANE

SHUT. TH DOOR!·

ALL 221547-7'LL TELL `YOU, WHAT IT IS-BUT YOU MUSTA'T TELL TAGALONS YET!

·WUISPER-WINSPER.

WHISPER

WHISPER

HOT DIGGETY

DOG!

AW, C'MON AN TELL ME,

FRECKLESK

PLEASE

PLEASE