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EVERYBODY

is entitled to all

The Comfort they can obtain.

Colder nights are approaching when

Fires are necessary:

INSTALL A GAS FIRE

and Ensure. Your Comfort

all through the Winter...

'Full particulars and examples of

Modern Gas Fires can be sent at the Showrooms: Des Voeux Road Central West Point."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Hongkong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

FLETCHER'S QUINCIN

THE RAPID CURE for COLD IN THE HEAD

INFLUENZA CATARRH

Sudden changes of weather render one liable to Chills but a timely dose of QUINCIN will effectively arrest the threatening cold.

Koep a bottle at hand and safeguard yourself against the attacks of Colds, Influenza and other Winter Ills.

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Asiatic Building

Queen's Road, Central, TELEPHONE CENTRAL 345.

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4. Doa Voour Road, Contral.

Phone C.4625,

THE COAL PARLEY.

OUTCOME DOUBTFUL.

Rugby, Nov. 10, The Minora Delegate Confer- ence to-day will decide whether or not the Executive is to be authori- sed to reach an understanding on national principles, with a definits condition that the hours will be extended and that actual variation. on the seven-hour day must be determined by district negotia-

tions.

An alternative would appear to. be the ultimate return to work of men in districts upon terme avol- lable without any national guld-|

ance...

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1926.

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extension of seven-hour day 'the other questions outstanding are considered capable of speedy solution-- British Wireless.

The Crux of the Situation.

London, Nov. 10.

The miners' delegate conference has assembled in London to de- cide on its policy towards the Gov- ernment's proposals for a settle- ment,

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not prepared to take, the responowards sibility for committing the Federa-18 Disencumber. tion to district settlements involv Ing not merely a wage revision but 21

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the miners abandon the seven-hour 40 Personal pronoun. day as a hard and fast principle, 42 Open

the Government is prepared to do 40 Possession its utmost to safeguard a national to Health resort.

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