BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
THE GOAL SITUA,
WHEN WILL THE STRIKE EKD
Reuter's Service to the China Mask)
Loydon, Marah. 26
It is stated that the attitude of the coal-owners is burdening. There is belief that the strike will collapse in-8 fortnight, but a miners leader, on being interviewed, said he believed that the Strike would end at the earliest in three weeks and at the latest in six weeks. all depended on the notion of the district committees, which the Govern: mesit proposed to establish,
MORE RESUMPTIONS.
Scotland 1,000 miners in North alss 600, and in Warwickshire 400 resumed work yesterday..
COAL RISKS IN PRICE
Coal rone 5/- a ton in Londos yesterday when it was estimated that 27,000 were added to the number of the unemployed.
SUGGESTED REMEDIES.
Throughout the country the demand for prompt Government action is be coming more insistent, though it is argued from opposing standpoints. A -section of Conservatives believe that balf of the strikers would return" to work if they dared and urge the despatch of troops and the proclamation of martial law in the coalfields. section of the Radicals insist upon the inclusion of the 5/- and the 2 minima in the Miners' Minimara Wage BilL
TIMES " DEPRECATES
FORCE.
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the anbject P He had made suggestions. to both parties to-day which had proved acceptable, to neither, the Government had delayed the Bill from Friday till to-day in the hope that it might be possible, when the ground of discussion had been so marrowed, that some agres- ment might be me to by the parties.
CHINESE
empted, the Ile of General Wong fing is a Mancha,
FORMING THE CABINETS
almost in whisper, Mr Asquith said Speaking with deep motion and
that the Clovernment had Jaboured for an agreement hand and persistently and it whe to him a profound disappoint are urged several objec ment that he had to comfees to the list of the prop Home that all their labours had been mbmitted by Tang She ninawalling. If at this By-ninth minute Bun Yat-sen of the aereath hour the parties could ***
The members of the consultative abumber of the Naz an
Ministers of Stato:
not come to a relaceable agreement them to withdraw their upon a matter of relatively smail pro- it will take a very long time portions, they would have a serious Ministry if each man's qua account to render to the country to hinge upon whether he belong Government had done all they could. They had poetponed legislation to the the North or the South. kaut possible moment and the only coarse now open to them was to ask the Houss to proceed with the BiIL PRAKA
AMERICAN TEACHERS.
-MURDERED,
The Premier added Des thể Bit | pasa at the earliest possible moment,
Three American teachers on their and then, when it has passed as the law of the land, and when in the opinion way to Brechven, wore assur
wore assaulted. One of Parliament underground miners are was killed the other two severely validity guaranteed a reasonable minimum
age, and when it will be farther wounded. They are now in hospital passed as the law of the land that at Yucheng, there shall be provided fair and impartial machinery to sacertain, and guarantee that minimum wage- then. a continuation of stoppage of work with its infinite mischief and damage would impress upon those responsible for it a burden of responsibility that they would find it very difficult to discharge.
Me Asquith concluded:-" We have exhausted all our powers of persuasion, argument and negotiation. We pross this Bill upon the House na affording the best possible provisions in the great emergency wherewith we are confronted,
ROBBERS IN SHANTUNG.
The city gates of Chochow, in Shantung, have been closed owing to
THE CHANTEREY, SENSATION.
PARIS IN A PANITU
the depredations of a band comprising(Reuter's Service to the Chiad 1,000 robbers.
FOREIGN LOANS.
The commercial community of Chihli positioned Yuen Shih-kai request
A panis has
by the semas
Chantilly, whic
point in a serve
by a gang of anar permission to raise a foreign loan | French detective to assist the market.
fruitlessly hunting
and we chim that we have done our best in the public interest with perfecting fairness and impartiality.
ME BOYAH LAW'S SYMPATHY | Yuen agreed to render distance | All the stations in the
but forbade the raising of a foreign of troops and palice.
HARITAB
The Times dwells on the determine tion of the strikers" and the terrible) consequences of using force, pointing out that the leaders who hare returned to London from visits to the districts are more irreconcileable than ever, and that it is the duty of the Government not to spare any efforts to secure at work. If not, the Government were settlement by consent. It understands that it is the policy of the Government -to pass the Bill and sacertain its effect
before taking further measures.
HARROWING DISTRESS.
The stories of distress are becoming more poignant. A third of the popula tion at Ilkeston is existing on philan thropic soup. This is almost typical of .the sufferings in industrial centres such as Middlesbrough, where 25,000 irop workers are idle,
Children are described as fainting from hunger in the streets and others have been in bed for weeks because they have no clothes.
pathised with the Premier, and he
Mr Beanr Law said he, deeply sym-loan. trusted that the Bill would end the crisis and that the men would return entitled to remind the miners that they were also British citizens and the whole forces of the country should be employ ed to protect those desiting to obey the law.
LABOUR OPPOSITION.
LINCOLNSHIRE
HANDICAP
LONG SET WING:
(Beuter's Service to the Chun, fail)
LONDON, March 26,
An amendment to the Bill providing The Daily Express states that the minimus was rejected by 320 voles to 83-night anthorised them to state that the for the metation of the hand Flowage of Bornet's Beauty leta fast The Labour members have decided horse would not run in the colnshire to oppose the third reading of the Bill.
HOUSE OF LORDS
In the House of Lords, Lord Crewe stated that the House would take the Coal Bill to-morrow, and he would move a motion enabling more than one stage. to be taken on the same day.
LABOUR'S POINT OF VIEW.
LATER.
A Bad feature is the number of better class people among the hunger queues.. failure of the negotiations was entirely
South Wales is described as threaten- ing to becna divided into two new classes, givers and receivers of relief
GENEROUS OWNERS.
The West Yorkshire coal-owners have contributed 1,000 gainens to relieve the
distress in Yorkalnize.
A CONTRAST.
In contrast to the poverty is the fact that one colliery in Yorkshire estimates that a quarter of a million sterling has been made by selling the reserve stock At present, prices.":
PROSPECTS BLACKER
Handicap.
LATER
Hornet's Beauty left Newmarket for Lincoln this morning apparently par festly sound.
THE RESULT.
LATEL
The Lincolnshire Handicap has re-
Mr Ramsay Macdonald said that the sulted as folors:-
Long Bat
due to the owners who had not budged ane inch. If they wished to go to the public clean-handed it must be before
the bill passed. They must meet the
Uncle Pat
Warfare
Cigar made the running from Spiked men and agres upon something sub-and Uncle Fat: The latter went in stantial, enabling the leaders to tell front but was overhauled a quarter the men that the bill was acceptable; otherwise the largest share of the re mile from home by Long Sat. Mogeato ponsibility for the continued deadlock was fourth. Seventeen ran and Long Sat won by four lengths, three lengths Mr McKenna announced that as separating second and third. hitherto no settlement had been come
was their
The betting was:-15 to 2 agat Long
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THE AUS
TYPHOON.
HEAVY DEACH ROLL.
that
Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDOS, March 28,
A heavy death roll has resulted from. that West Australian typhoon. The coastal steamer Koombana, with "50- pazengers, is overdue, and the Broome from Port Hedland daya on a voyage, which is USUALY accomplished in one day
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, ME BALFOUR ON ITS ABUSES (Router's Service to the China Mail)
to, the Government would take all the stages in the Coal Bill in the House of Set, 7 to 1 agst Uncle Pat, and 3 to 1 de Commons to-day.
EFFECT ON BACING. There is a likelihood of the Liver pool races being abandoned, bonded
Because of the vast numbers of unemployed the Lord Mayor of Liver pool states definitely that the Grand
The prospect last night was blacker National Steeplechase will not take
than ever.
And his
The Confere between
and man, of which so
was not held Mr Asquith
agues: camerred, with cupera and two of the Minem' Exe
hours, but failed to bring the
STRESWAGE-RILIS
KING'S PLANS UPSET.
His Majesty the King will not attend.
the Grand National Ho telegraphed
agst Warfare.
The place betting was 5 to 4 sost Warfare, and proportionate on the others;
Mr Ballon
My Collar was ridden by Jellish and dolo to, Shanballymore by Carron.
LORD HOLDEN'S DEMISE.
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Lowboar, March 20
The death in andonneed of Lord
to Lord Derby The continuance Holden
of this disastrous corl strike makes it
Nor-Lord Holdeny the son
impcamble, for me to make any plans Imie: Holden, born in 1833
or to leave London
educated
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