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"THE COAL SITUATION":

Can London, July 15. confarahon, of the Minors' „Fodaration of

· at Keswick passed a resolation, promising Government the fullest support in carrying out the mendations of the majority report of the Coal Com

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Replying to the Labour mggestion that the increased of coal be postponed while the miners co-operated the Government in an endeavour to increase the atpat, Mr. Bonar Law said that if the miners' leaders gare the assurance that there would not be stoppages and trikes the Government would postpone the increase for Sthree months.

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Messrs. Brace sad Adamson undertook to lay the proposal before the Miners' Conference personally, recom- mesoding its furnishing an answer by July 16.

Mr. Bonar Law subsequently agreed to swait the reply of the Miners' Conference until July 17, Meantime the.. increase anyhow will be postponed until July 21. Eo emphasised amid cheers that the Government would not ecnsider the question of nationalisation in connection with the settlement of the question as being affected by the Heiresso.

London, July 16

At the Miners' Federation Conference, a resolution anthorising the Executive or the National Conference to ́call a stěžko without a balles was defeated by a large majority. The Conference unanimously passed a resolution arging exemption of incomes under £250, also soldier and sailors' pensions, from Income Tax

London, July 17.

The Miners' Conference passed a resolution agreeing to co-operate with the Government if the Government undertook to introduce legislation for nationalisation of Wines.

The Miners' Conference overwhelmingly decided not to give the pledge asked by Mr. Bonar Law that there would be no stoppages for three months.

..THE ARMY.

London, July 17.

Mr. Churchill, in a memorandum regarding the strength of the army, says the re-creation of the Regular Army is proceeding satisfactorily, 909,000 volunteer recruits having already been obtained. If the present rate of enlistment is maintained the probability is that all the men who actually faught in the war will be released before August 30, 1920. Since the armistice nearly three million have been demobilis- ed. The aggregate remaining strength, including volunteer regulars, is 1,200,000. By the end of the year this figure will be reduced by about one half, leaving approximately 1600,000 men under arms. For the present no reduction can be made in the strength of the acquies in the Middle East, including Egypt and India. It is hoped, however, that ali demobilised men in India will be replaced by regulars by the read of the year. In the case of the Middle East, it will be ›necessary to effect relief by sending drafts released from the Karmies of occupation. These drafts will in turn be relieved

by regular troops as soon as these are available.

- STORM IN CHILE.

A violent storm is raging. wrecks, including those of the Thads and Westfalen, also the Thon

Valparaiso, July 15. There have been many ship- German interned steamers sailing ships Pretchill and

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The loss is estimated at £100,000.

Six steamers and eight other vessels, as well as a hun- dred lighters and other craft wre sunk Mach wharfage and quantities of merchandise were destroyed.

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Eighty seven were drowned and it is feared the death- roll will be at least twice as large. The damage is enor

ous.

FLIGHT TO INDIA.

London, July 15.

It is reported that R33, sister ship to R4, leaves for India next week viz Eome and Caire.

Rome, Joly 15.

Gabriele d'Annunzio, the poet-airman, is shortly flying from Rome to Tokio. He is expected to take fourteen days, via Ania Minor, India, Tonkin and China.

THE WAR MEDALS. -

London, July 16/

in the House of Commons Mr. Churchill stated that an prier for European war medals was fled to-day.

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London, July 17. War medal of bronze will be It is announced that granted to all British subjects enrolled in native Labour Corps.

THE LUSITANIA.

New York, July 7. The United States District Court has finally dismissed pii claims for compensation against the Canard Company on cbount of the torpedoing of the Lusitania, on the ground that the sinking of the liner was due solely to the illegal act if the frerman. Government.

FLEET CHANGES

London, July 17.

The Admiralty announces that Admiral de Robeck suc- Adrairah Gough Calthorpe za Commander in the Medi terringan from Jnly 96.

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A War Office message from. Murmansk (July 14) mys that five hundred Bolshevista attacked our garrison, að Tivdiya, elevan miles south-west of Krapeselga, west cof Lake Onega, but were beaten off after 1 hours. They retreated south, burning the bridges. The enemy suffered considerable loss. Our parsning force picked up, twenty two dead and many wounded. We had no casualties. Partisana west of Lake Onega attacked the Bolshevista who landed on Shunga Peninsula, tiling many.

An Esthonian communique saỳn” the advance of the Bolshevists on Eugamaniand is practically at a standstil, but the Red Guards are strenuously endeavouring, to capture Pakoff. Sanguinary fighting is proceeding.

· Berlin, Juir 15. The "Tilsiter Zeitung" says the British will occupy Memel on July 91.

London, July 16.

A Bolshevist wireless states that the Red forces occupied Ekaterinburg, the most important Urals town on July 14.

AFGHANISTAN AFFAIRS.

Copenhagen, July 16.. Newspapers from Moscow say the Soviet has recognised the independence of Afghanistan and an offensive alliance. against Britain has been couchaded on the Ashikagïad front between the Gorerament of Khiva and the Bolshevista

London, July 17.

In the House of Commons Hon. E. S. Montagu stated. that except for outpost affairs there was now no fighting in Afghanistan and there was reason to hope that the Afghan peace delegates would arrive at our lines on July

Viscount Curzon: Is it intended to allow the Amir to retain his throne in view of his unprovoked attack on British territory i

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Mr. Montagu replied that our object was to secure par frontiers against recurrence of such an unprovoked attack The Government at present did not intend express any opinion as regards who would be the future ruler of Afghanistan: "ay

THE HUNGARIAN TURMOIL

Prague, July 15 Count Karoli, Premier of the counter-revolutionary. Government at Szegedin, bas resigned.

Copenhagen, July 15.

It is reported from Budapest that Belakum, replying to the Allies' note of July 13, maintains that the Ramanian and Czecho Slovak Governments infringed the armistice by crossing the demarcation line. Subsequent happenings were due to this violation, which cancelled the armistice treaty. Belakım demands the Bumanian evacuation of. Hungarian territory.

THE BLOCKADE OF RUSSIA. -

Paris, July 16. .. The Supreme Council has agreed that the blackade of Bussis has become futile, as the re-export of goods from Germany to Russia is uncontrollable. It is recognised that the prohibition of direct Entente trade with Russia will result in Germano-Russian economic rapprochement. The Council adjourned without reaching a definite decision.

A PREFERENCE SUGGESTION.

London, July 17. :

In the House of Commons, replying to a motion by Hon. Alexander Shaw for the abolition of Income Tax on profits on sales of Dominions produce in the United Kingdom, Mr. Chamberlain declared the result of the motion would be to give preference to the Dominion manufacturer compared with the home producer. That was impossible. The motion was rejected by 76 to 19.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

Lordoa, July is.

It is feared that 20 were killed in an explosion on the steamer Roseleat, which has been drydocked at Cardiff' An American minesweeper has been mined in the North Sea Seven were killed and two injured.

THE CABLE CENSORSHIP.

London, July 17.

In the House of Commons Mr. Forster stated the cable censorship will be abolished at midnight on July 293; where- after.private" codes will be permitted,

THE BULGARIAN TREATY.

Paris, July 16. Five Bulgarian Peace delegates, beaded by Theodore, are arriving on July 25, accompanied by expires, Secretaries and typiste

NEW CZECHOSLOVAK GOVERNMENT.

London, July 15.

A new Czecho Slovak Government has been formed. The Premier is M Tasar, a Social Democrat.

WAR WORKERS ENTERTAINED.

London, July 1, Their Majesties will give a garden party at Buckingham Palace on July 28th, to be attended solely by war wốn

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SHANGHAI PRESS CONTROL.

SPECIAL MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

of the conditions; one of THE NEED OF A LIGENCE. In proposing the adoption of was designed to By-law No. 34A, Mr. Pearce made on duty and revenue. a strong speech supporting the free access to the license position taken up by the Council. mises, and the other The special meeting of Shang. He spoke of the difficulty the the suspension of hai ratepayem at the Town Hall Council had of effectively carry-upon breach of the work in the during times of unrest on July 10 adopted the new bying on their laws as proposed by the Consular absence of provisions auch the Court to which body, and also the by-law propos-as he then proposed, emphasized was a mendable should

claim that the Set recommendation. ed by the Council for the regulathe tion by licence of the Press and tlement was an International period of such suspens the conditions to be imposed on Settlement in which light the With regard to both such heances. There was a good needs of the community had to be the chairman pointed attendance of ratepayers and of regarded, and drew attention to in his opinion the general public, which demon- the fact that similar provisions had no power to make mich strated the interest taken in the to those which the Council pro-ditions, and as the auth business before the meeting, posed were in force in Hankow the ratepayers in the Practically the first ratepayers and Tientsin. He concluded by pended upon

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THE LEAGUE.

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