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BRITISH PETROL FROM BRITISH

COAL.

THE FUTURE OF THE COAL INDUSTRY.

PROPOSAL FOR HEAVY TAX ON FOREIGN OIL.

While Britain's coal production is lower to lay thin before the war, the fall being due in great measure to the decrease in our export trade, our rivala have been increasing their production, writes Sir Philip Dawaco, M.P., a member of the Railway Electrification Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Transport.

for

Germany,

instance, has brought its output to what it dyas, before the war, in spite of that country's loss of territory which doprived it of an output of 50,000,000

toas a year.

we

continuo on

of electricity. To-day that unit of nowelectricity is obtained from just the over 14 lbs. of coal, and this may go down still more with improved efficiency of combustion.

Demand Will Decline, If the world goes on as it going and curso we have been travelling, withous introducing those new and scientific methods in the coal in- dustry which have been successfully employed in Germany and the Enited States, the demand for coal will go down.

The ever-incrasing use of oil for motor power in the Army, the Royal and Commercial Navies, for mator cars, motor-lorries, acropinnes, as well as in factories, where the de mand for every kind of ail is.aup-

Gontrolled by Foreignors,

I have refurred to tho ever-in- creasing use of oil. The use of oi for the purposes for which I have fnamed has been constantly increas

lag in the past ten years, yet prac- tically all that oil comes from abroad, for only an insignificant quantity of it is produced in British possessions.

planting the use of cost proves crease in the demand for oil prot To-day there is an enormous in- Moreover, the improved duction in the form of petrol. That In addition, there is the competi-this,

of manufacturing pris controlled practically by three tion of Poland, possibly later of efficiency Russia, and the opening up of the cesses and steam raising largely i grent compauses-the Anglo-Persian of elon-bit Co., the Shell Co., and the now coalfields in China, Siberia, due to the introduction Canada, South Africa, and cleo tricity, will also lead to less Standard Oil Co. True, there are where, all of which, when develop coal bring needed; for the more a few smaller companies but for the ed, will mean less call for the 05 used for hent and light the greater purposes of my argument they may efficiently electricity and gas are port of British coal.

be ignored. Yet we are far better off. in the will be the decrease in the demand This country, therefore, is at tho location of our coalfields, the quan- for coal for household purposes.

mercy of

foreigners who could cut tity of coal and the ease of mining More economical methods of com.their supplies off if they desired. than other countries; for 40 por bustion, resulting in still less de- if they did so, what would become ernt. of is raised in areas on mand for conl," will have to be of our mechanised army, our navy tho sen const and 80 per cent. is utilised, by our manufacturing in and our air force? within easy distance of the sea-dustry to enable us to compete in Even if those oil supplies were board.

On the other hand, the nearest Rahr coalfield is 100 miles from the sea and the production of the Belgian coalfield hus to go half that distance to reach the coust..

the markets of the World. How, already. scientific research has developed these economic processes can be judged by the production of electricity. Before the war it need- ed 5 lbs. of coal to produce a unit

not cut off, we have to consider that they must come from far distant lands and the ships bearing the oil would be liable to attack on the.

OLUR.

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Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (December 11:)

Star Theatre: "She Goes to War."

Central Thestio: "Let's Go Majcetio Theatre: "The Climax." Concert: Helena May Institute, Kowloon.

Queen's Theatre: "Anna Chris Native."

World Theatre: "Not Quite Decent."

Star Theatre: "She Goes to War."

Central Native."

Majestic Theatre: "The Climax." H.K. Art Club Exhibition. Tea Danes: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail.-Inward: Europe ri Siberia (Chungking) Europe

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Theatre: "Let's Go

Triday.

Hockey Tamare. Radio Sports Club."

H.K. Automobile Assn., Annual Dinner Dance, Peninsula Hotel.

Tea Danco: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dance: H.K. Hotel, 8.30 p..

European Mail-Inward: Europe ria Negapatam (Barpedon); Europa vid Negapatam (Katori

Saturday, (December 13.)

Majestic Theatre: The Climax."

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13th Extra Race Meeting, Happy 1 HE HOTEL RIVIERA

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World Theatre. "Not Quito Decent"

Star Theatre!" She Goes to Wnr."

"Let's Go Central Theatre Native."

(December 12.) Queen's Theatro: "Anaa Chris- tie."

World Theatre: "Not Quite Decent."

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