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COAL STEKKE
REJECTION OF OWNERS' PROPOSALÉ.
Landon, October 14.. The following in the refult of the miners" ballot --Fur scoopt- mos of this ciners” offer, 181,428 ; against, 635,098 ; majority against,
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S BEPLY.
London, October 14. The antlook in blacker to-night than it has ever been during the 'insomibe of the celsis. ¿Thế gloominess of the situation is reflected In the Prime Minister'i füply just published to the Miners" Feders- tion's intimation of the ftult of the ballot and a notification that ontention of work; will stars on Saturěsy union the 2/- dally wagas advance is granted. The Prime Minister... says:-" In far- ing the trials which the decision of your Conference has to-day Imposed upon our people, the country will be doublies fortified in Its determination to endure, by the fact that the proposals of its elected Government have received the support of the most re- sponsiblm and experianéed minds within the Miners” Federation."
Mr. Lloyd George, further in, the course of his reply to the
· Misers" Federation, expresses the gresiest regret at the miners' decision, regarding which it is impossible to conceive any kotion more likely to eñuse serious disaster to the country'a trade or more gravely Increase unemployment. He also points out the inforious effects on struggling Continental nations dependent on à supply of British coal. He reviews the recent fruitless proposals and notes that the whole country must deplore that Mr. Smillie's and theotherprominent miners"landers'support thereof was not followed." Haconcludas:-"We have explored and are still ready to explore every avamis that might lead to a peaceful malution of the difficulty and can only regret that supremely ressonable proposals have received final rejection at the hands of the Conference,”
COMMERCIAL AIRSHIPS.
WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BRING.
•London, October 14
A fascinating picture of the commercial airship of the future was drawn at the Air Conference this afternoon by Lommander Bir Trevor Dawson, who foreshadowed a weekly or bi-weekly passenger service from Europe to South Africa, India and Australia by air- ships flying at sixty miles an hour, thus reducing the time of a joumsy from London to Capetown of India to five days. The sirships would be rigid, 800 fənt long, with gas capacity of at least 6,000,000 cable fest, carrying a hundred pasengers. The probable cost of a regular airship service between England and India, carrying far tons of cargo and a hundred passengers each Way, weekly, would be about 2 d. a ton mile, giving passenger rates about 50 per cent, higher than the present first-class steamer azd mail rates of sixpence an Dance.
· THE (RISE) MURDERS.
GOVERNMENT TO “TESAT CRIMINALS AS CRIMINALS."
London, October 14. Sir Hamar Greenwood, in his speech at Belfast, said the real bar to perca was the campaign of exllona murder and intimidation, but, no matter what it cost in men and money, the Goremment would treat criminals as criminals. He added: "We are breaking the terror is many counties. The boycott of the Police has ceased and will cease all over." The Government was waiting up almost immediately a Special Constabulary Force under the Royal Irish Constabulary.composed of patriotics having the right to protect their own homes." He hoped the time was not, distant when Irishmen would all unite in common loyalty to the same Crown and be co-partners in that great communion of nations, the British Empire, which was the greatest recular instrument for good the world had ever seen.
AN IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
SIR SAM HUGHES' SUGGESTION.
London, Ostóber 14
The Times correspondent at Toronto esys that Sir Ben Hughes is introducing a motion in the Dominion Partisment advocating an Imperial Parliament, wherein the whole Empire would be represent- ed to deal only with Imperial and International questions. Imperial Finance. Trade, Exchange, Defence and other questions, over which it might exercise authority, without infringing the material privileges at present sojayed by the various parts of the Empire.
THE “MESPOT * SITUATION.
THE WORST NOW OVER.
London, October 14. The War Office, reviewing the operations in Mesopotamiz, states ---The fact that certain tribes are not joining the insurrection on the advent of the sowing season, which changaa the Arab soldier into an agriculturist, and the doubled efficiency of the British force, awing to the cessation of the hot weather, justify the view that the worst troubles are now ovST.
THE FIVE ON A GERMAN LINER.
Berlin, October 14.
A message from Hamberg says the fire on the liner Victoria Luise was confined to the refrigerating room. The vessel is not one of flose to be surrendered to the Allies. ·
OXFORD DEGREES FOR WOMEN.
London, October 14. Oxford University to-day conferred degrees on women for the