NEW COAL STRIKE MOVE.
T.U.C. REPRESENTATIVES
MEET PREMIER. -
CONFERENCE REQUESTED
London, Oct. 26. The Prime Ministor, accom- panied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Mines, met the representatives of, T.U.C. In the Promiqrs Room at the House of Commons this evening, at the latter's request and disens sed the conl situation.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
MEETINGS OF SUB- COMMITTEES.
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Rugby, Oct. 26. All the Dominions and Indla were represented at the ninth meeting of the Imperial Con- ference this morning when discus- stons on defence were begun.
An opening statement was made by the British Prime Minister, as Chairman of the Committee of Imperial Defence, and he was
and Lord Birkenhend.
BRITISH MOTOR BOOM EXPECTED.
HUGE CROWDS AT OLYMPIA SHOW,
EXPORT TRADE GROWING,
Rugby, Oct. 26.
A motor car boom in the coming year is predicted by those who hava studied the results of the first few days of the Motor Show at Olympia.
The magnitude of the crowds that have already visited the Ex-
The proceedings were secret but I followed by Admira! Earl Beattyhibition far exceeds the dimensions
it is believed that the T.U.C. re- quested the suminoning of coal owners and miners' representa- tives, The Premier replied that Government intervention was use lesa while the present attitude of the two sides persisted.
Nevertheless, the T.U.C. does not regard the interview
as abortive and there is some hope of further meatings-Reader.
-WELL-BEHAVED MINERS.
Rugby, Oct. 26.
There was no meeting of the Conference this afternoon, but three of its Committees were at work,
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Methods of developing and im- tion of Empire statistics and of proving the system of the colles- making them more readily access sible and useful to individual
of any former Show. Over 48,000 attended on Saturday, and yester day, although the entrance price was raised to five shillings, over 25,000 people paid for admission.
scale, particularly at the stands of Buying has been on an immense the popular moderate-priced cars, But the business done in the more expensive machines had also been relatively heavy. The new cylin der models are in great demand, "A suggestion made by the Aus- tralish Prime Minister, that. Bei-
Dominions and the Empire as a whole were discussed by the General Economic Sub-Committee. The Forestry Sub-Committee at Defending in the House of Cpm-its first meeting reviewed the mons the renewal of the Emergency agenda in its bread, aspects. Its Regulations, Sir William Joynson chairman, Lord Lovat, drew attentish manufacturers did not suffi- Hicks, the Home Sceretary, said, tion to the work of the Imperial | ciently study the needs of the Over- that the number of cases dealt with Forestry Institute at Oxford under the Regulations during which was founded two years ago. the past month had shown a de In its first year it attracted 92 crease. During the past month he students and now had 35. On had felt some anxiety as to the completing a their courses they mufficiency of the police force in will proceed to different parts of certain parts of the country, having the Empire. At a later meeting, regard to the potentialties of the committee wil consider the trouble. There had, however, been not many but only a few sykarudie cuses of disorder. He had come municated with the Chief Com stables in districts while the coal stoppage exlated, asking them whe- thier they had sumelent police and, whether they wanted
support.
question of establishing a Empire Forestry Burnu for the collection, co-ordination and dissemination of Forestry.information:
FORESTRY RESEARCH. The Research Committee, which such subjects as Tuei research, covers a very wide field, including fnod investigation und building re- search, also met, Lord Balfour presiding.
Most of the Chief Constables Kave a satisfactroy report on the condi tion of affairs and reinforcements of police had been sent to only three or four places. The right of
No meeting of the Imperial peaceful picketing was still allowed and he apponted to Members having Conference will be held to-morrow, the British Ministers being engag influence in mining areas to see that it was not abused. So far, cd at a Cabinet meeting in the he gladly admitted, the dispute bad morning, but three important been conducted without grave dis-Commttees will sit the Committee order and this said a great deal on Inter-imperial Relations, the for the good temper of the mining Committee on Mandates, and the community and of, the police in General Economic Committee. their difficult duty. The chief virtue of the Rogulations was that under them...offences could be dealt with more quickly than if they were remitted to the Assize Courts. The possible sentences at Assizes times as were, moreover, four heavy-British Wireless.
REGULATIONS REVEWED. The House of Commons has adopted by 185 voles to 68 the con- tinuance for n month of the Emergency Regulations
The House has adjourned until November 9th.-Reuter.
Bondon, Oct. 26. There are now over a quarter of a million miners working, the official Ggures being 253,000, an increase of 7,000 to-day-Reuter,
EARTH'S CRUST..
CHECKING POSSIBLE.
MOVEMENTS.
seas Empire markets, is likely to result in increased attention being given to these markets, but the rapid expansion of the export trade' in motore, is already encouraging For example, 2,030 Austin cars were sent abroad in 1943. In the following year, the figure was 4,000, Last year it was 10,000, and on the basis of first four months, 16,000 would be exported during the pre- sent year--British Wireless.
AUSTRALIA AND OIL
COMPANIES SEVERELY
CRITICISED.
Sydney, Oct. 26. in opening the Country Press
Conference. Mr. Page, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, said that foreign oil companies had not only bled the country white but were attempting to lay down, how the country should pro- gress,
The Federal Government -"RESOLUTION OF SORROW..
was prepared to fight them to a Before proceeding to its agenda, finish. The foreign Oil com- the Imperial Conference passed the panies levies had greatly handi- following resolution: This Con- cupped. the progress of road. ference desires on behalf of all locomotion in, Australia and the parts of the Empire to record its Federal Government wag deter deep sorrow at the loss of His mined that this could not be allow- Majesty's Ship Valeriun with so ed td continue indefinitely. miny valuable lives of officers and Commonwealth oli refineries men, whilst returning from a would be formed for the purpose cruise undertaken to enable the of making Australia independent Governor of the Bahamas to sur-in times of emergency and would vey and relieve the damage done soon demonstrate the exorbitance | to the islands by a previous hur- of importers'. prices.--Renter.
ricane. As representatives of the Governments of the Empire, wo are profoundly conscious of the services rendered by the Royal Navy, not only in war but also in peace and of the risks and dangery constantly endured by officers and men in carrying out their duties." Mr. Cosgrave, "President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, who was not among
EXCHANGE RATES.
Rugby, Oct. 26, To-day dealings commence in the new Belgian unit, the Belga, which is equivalent to five of the old paper frames, the gold parity of the new unit being 36 to the £ sterling. Owing the representatives of the Fresity, the Belga was quoted at premium, to the latter being slightly under par- State at this meeting of the being 34.84 To-day's exchange rates Imperial Conference, has address are:
mes-
•Milan.. Stockholm
Oslo
Prague
TR 29
.158%
.94.84
.12.12 20.30
34,35
19216
1922
2:17/32
.45%
.2/5/
.2/0.7/32
.4.81
.25.14
.109%
.18.15
special message to the Paris ed a Rugby, Oct. 26.
Secretary for the Dominions Brussels Scientists at Greenwich and at conveying the deep'regret and Amsterdam many other observatories through sympathy of himself and
his Berlin out the world are this month, and colleagues at the loss of the Vienna... Copenhagen next, conducting a sigies of experi. Valerian..
Helalugfors ments under the auspicces of the A reply was sent by the British Lisbon International Astronomical Union Premier stating that "he had Buenos Aires for verifying, or correcting the been deeply moved by this
Shanghai world's longitude measurements by sage, of sympathy, and expressing New York Yokohama means of wireless telegraphy. sincere appreciation-British Ga
Geneva Time signals, specially designed
Wireless, for accurate clock comparison, are being issued thrice daily front stations at Washington, Honolulu, Saigon, Bordeaux and D'Issy, and A delightful wooded:"glen, re- Madrid those will be recorded in the time miniscent of Bournemouth-in its lo
Bombay of the clocks at the co-operating undeveloped state and known by Silver (spot) observatories. The scheme, of the name of "Pug's Hole," has Silver (forward) which these experiments form a been presented to Bournemouth part. provides for a periodical re- Corporation by Lord Loven and petition of the tests in order to Melville for the use of the public
A picture by El Greco represent- explore possiblities as to the move in perpetuity. The land is 10% ments of the earth's crust and to aeres in extent, and is stated. to being the adoration of the shepherds obtain other scientifie date.
worth £10,000 as building land. at Bethlehem has been found in a Its value is enhanced from the convent at Bolands. It is a fine public point of view by the fact example of the artist's last period. that it is practically the last place. of untouched forest land remain--
19.3314 103/ .32.07
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To assist Greenwich to make no curate observations, the Rugby Wireless Station will be silent each evening from 20 hrs. 1 min. to.20 hrs. 7 min., and operators should ing of the famous Talbot Woods,' Children about to enter Bus- note that until the end of Novem- which were for many years the fa-bridge Parls Church, Godalming, ber, the customary evening trans-vourite resort of residents and visi- found Robert Shennan, aged 73, mission of official wireless news will tors, but are now being rapidly dead in the porch. He was parish be subjected to this short delay-developed for building purposes. clerk at Busbridge for 43 years. British Wireless.
The spot is said to have been formerly used by a smuggler nam- ed Pug to hide his contraband goods while they were awafting: disposal. The building place was, however, eventually discovered, and Pug's little store was sold in Poole market place..
TO-DAY
Dollar on: domand Lighting-up:
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1926.
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FALL IN EXCHANGE
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