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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PHILIPPINE CRISIS.

FILIPINO LEADERS DEFY

GOVERNOR

Mahin, Nov. 16. The most serious political crisis Fol the fear arose to-day when' Bonnte President Manuel L. Quczup, and Shenker Roxas, who wore last wool busted, from the Board of Control by Coral Wood's exccu- tive order, notified General Wood that they refused to recognise the: legality of the order, and would continue to set ad E majority of the Roard and vote the Government owned stock in the Philippine Na- tional Bank the National Coal Com pany, the Manila Railroad Compný and other Goverment enterprises.

The first test is expected this week when the National Coal Cons pany directorate meets. Messrs. Quezon and Roxas intimate that they will instruct the Secretary of the company to refuse to surrender the books to the Governor Guntrul, thereby forcing the latter to acok

a legul remedy against them.

It is intimatoil that Genorul Wood is, unwilling to leave the Philippines

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Telephone No. K. 677.

FOR AL

ANAEMIA

WEAKNESS, TUBERCULOSI

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.BY. THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERY:

DE ROUVEL

duled on account of the situation. Renter

FLOODED BRITAIN.

A DAM BURSTS IN YORKSHIRE,

Rugby, Nov. 16.

A large roservoir situated on

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1926.

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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14

A low, dense cloud,

To exalt.

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16 A heraispherical roof.

16 Direction of the wind.

17/ To confine.

19 An Indian coin..

21 Baronet (abb.)

22 Shivering with fear.

RA Item of domestic furnishing. 26 An ant.

28 Used for lighting purposes, 29 Nourishment,

182 Sed to the rabbit.

the edge of the moor above the 33 Afre valley, near Keighley, in York 36 shire, burst its containing wall 37 Hauler, yesterday, as a result of the heavy 39

Arah vessels.

A restorative.

rainfall of the past few days. The 42 Egyptian goddess of the moon. waters poured down the moorside, flooding acres of land, and sub- merging ronds, before finding an escape in the flooded river. loss of life occurred:

A fruit.

A writing-table.

No

To scrape out,

49 Constantly.

A noza

nozzle

The rainfall was also responsible for a landslide at Blackburn, in Lancashire, which carried a road- way into the river.

In Wales, rain was almost inces- sant yostorday, and the river at the village of Cwm, where the homes of residents are threatened, again rost. The position is de clared to be serious.

HEMOSTYLENE

Á FRENCH PRODUCT, ALREADY RECOMMENDED BY 150.000 DOCTORS, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THE TASTE IS VERY AGREEABLE. PARTICULARLY „RECOMMENDED FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN" A RUN-DOWN. CONDITION

CURE ASSURED -

Examine the packago carefully before buying. If it is not marked "HEMOSTYL SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR TROPICAL COUNTRIES" in Red on a White label, and in English, it is not guarratoed Frosh stock as imported by the Sole Agents. COMPAGNIE OPTORG.

Princes Building anwale at all the leading Dispensaries and Stores.

A. P. B.

THE BRUNSWICK HOUSE

DANCE ORCHESTRA

open for engagement.

For full particulars, Apply to Brunswick House,

17, Too Ilouso Street. "

E. HING &

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS SHIP CHANDLERS

HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

PHONE CENTRAL No. 1116.

Wing Woo Street TEL. 52 Cnetral

Take her to the Pictures !

An air, pilot who flew between

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55 Prefix meaning three.

57 To place apart,

50 A boy.

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A thick verd.

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66 Aloft.

pile.

07 One who you cloth. 69 To be bold enough. 71 Exists,

7 Ceased in live 4. To

•out. Kive Possessions (pl.)

Paris and London yesterday states 75 The smallest purticle. that the floods in south-east Eng77

tion.

land appear from the air Hke 78 Superintend malter for publicą- inland seas, and make navigation difficult oing to the disap- pearance of some of the landmarks. -British Wireless.

FOREIGN INTERESTS.

BELGIUM'S CASE.

Peking, Nov. 16.

The Cabinet has now received memoranda from variolis Mini- stries expressing their views con-

Down,

1 Had' under control.

2 The last letter in the Greek

alphabet.

3 Paint of the compass.

1 One time,

A limb.

6 Resin from various trees.

7 Condition.

LIGHTS OUT.

IN. DARKNESS.

cerning the proposed regulations CENTRAL DISTRICT PLUNGED according favourable treatment to Belgian subjects in China, pending negotiation of a new treaty, and it is thought the matter will be discussed later in the week.

Cabinet officials, replying to questions this morning, however, were unable to indicate when the promulgation of the regulations could be expected.--Reuter.

CABLE LAYING.

3,448 MILES OF NEW LINE LAID.

Vancouver, Nov. 16.. The Pacific Cable Board's cable laying steamer Dominia has com pleted laying a duplicate cable from Bamfield to Fanning Teland, A distance of 3,448 miles. The steamer Farady, is now linking up the second cable between Fan- ning Island and Fiji-Reuter's American Service.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

'WHY, ASO, ME WASN'T HERE. ARS.WILSON HE DIDAT? WELL,

OF ALL THINGS YES, TU

HANG HIM ASK THE

BOYS RIGHT AWAY?

O.DIEXT!!

8 A number.

The first human being,

10 Towards.

11 Of dark yellow colour,

12 Sporting dogn,

18

Hebrew month.

20 Used for eatching fish.

23 The office of an ucher.

25 Early Christian pulpit.

27 Ponderously.

30 Books of accounts.

31 Beginning to exist.

24 Not siceping.

36

Smoking

requisites.

38 The female of the hart.

40 A pronoun.

41

11 Existed once.

13 Congealed water.

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To-thrust down.

48 Encient.

50 Rescues.

52 Pirst class.

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Diphthong.

with a rope.

A plant

5DBecomes rotlen.

01 An axle,

6. Collection of pagan poems.

65 -Puet,

68 The organ of sight.

70 To put together.

73 Actually there.

76 Opposed to “from”

Yesterday's Puzzle.

OIL SHARES.

50

DIVIDEND OF 25 CENTS A SHARE DECLARED.

New York, Nov. 18. Shortly after 10 o'clock last

The Standard Oil Company of night a local failure of the electric New Jersey has announced a quar- supply resulted in a total eclipse terly dividend of 25 cents per in the district between Central share with an extra bonus of Market and Garden Road, involving 12 cents a share. It has also the Hongkong Hotel, Queen' voted to retire G.$26,000,000 worth Theatre, the China Bailding and of outstanding preferred shares at G.$115 per share.--Reuter's The wires were soon humming American Service. with complaints to the Electric Company, who were for the time, being nonplussed as to the causo of the breakdown.

the S. C. M. Post office.

Meanwhile the tram service was out of commission, and the running of "Yolanda" at the Queen's Theatre, enme to an abrupt stop. By means of electric torches and candles, the orchestra at the cinema house were enabled, to con- tinue, and during the period of darkness entertained the nudience with popalar airs and selections. :

demonstration took pince, the lights Some 25 minutes after the occult

the normal course of business was came into vivid being again, and

résumed.

Joy Town

NOW OPEN

AT

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Last, Strayed or Kidnaped ??

ALEK'S MOTHER JUST CALLED UP AND

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AO,US WUZZANT AT MY HOUSE" LAS NIGHT

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WOOD PRESERVATIVE AND

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IN

THREE SHADES OF BROWN

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Destruction by White And

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NO-WE; DIDNT SEE JOM AT ALL

YESTERDAY.

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