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pound sterling just to delay: thej strike for six months, and whether

DAY BY DAY.

ONE

NATURE NEVER SAYS

WISDOM ANOTHER, ---

i was not entitled to something a little more valuable than the more THING, postponement of a disaster. The Juvenal. report of the Coal Commission is

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desire

THE GENERAL STRIKE. out this morning by the headquar

ters of the Minors Federation..

In view of the coal stoppage, the (Continued from Page 1).

Government has takon steps to conserve the available coal sap- the General Council of the Trades plios in this country. It has noti barely yet two months old, and The weather forecast up to noon

Union Congress advising him that led all foreign Governments that, as there is no reserve of there has not been tiine, to act to-morrow is-East or variable the conduct of the dispute and bunker coal at British porte-and winds, moderate to light: over-negotiations would be undertaken no prospects of the replenishment upon""Its anany recommendations onst. for the improvement of the

by the Genoral Council and that of current stacks, it will not be After falling from the second the General Council would hold this country for vessels, other industry. But, notwithstanding

possible to provide banker coal in that fact, the are has been brought Chinese has boon to the Kwong moment should the Government essential to the national Interest floor of No. 79, Battery Path, a themselves available at any than those performing services down ruthlessly on the date May Wah Hospital. 1st, and the subsidy pron has been

The Government has added to this to discuss the mattor the notification that every effort kloked away without anything Chinese and ons Indian, were roupon, invited the representatives inconvenience to foreign shipping. Two cases of enteric favor, one further. The Premier had, there will be made to minimise delay or else having been put in its place, ported to the Medical Officer of of the Trades Union Congress to British Wirelcas. LET PHOMENE' BE YOUR

saving a proposal that the Health on Friday. men should now

meet him. GUARD AGAINST

begin to FIRE! accept lower wages and that Botanic Gardens during April Thomas one of the Negotiating the Trade Union Congress ar-

The rainfall registered at the After the meeting, Mr. G. H. Many a serious outbreak of first sometime in the future cortain re-totalled 18.90 inches. There were could be avoided if the necessay equipment is at hand to cope organisation improvements will be only nine days on which no fall Committee of the Trades Union rived at nine in the evening at

Congress, said: "The with the outbreak in its early carried fat. The miners have

Prime No. 10 Downing Street," where, it Minister, having received a cam-appears, that the Committee as- stages.

replied:"No, we are not going to Phomeme pret cots life and pro-be the only ones to suffer at this arrived from Manila by the s.a. Union Congress, invited the Con of the Cabinet in another, Mr. J. Amongst the passongors who munication from the Trades sembled in one room and members perty; is easy to oporate; docs

President Jefferson were Mrs. Kress Committee to explain it. H. Thomas and Mr. Pugh acting not injure papers of fabrics and stage." And they go so far as to Birkett, Miss Birkett, Mr. and After a long discussion, it was ae intermediaries,ach tho cost is insignificant.

say that when the promised ro- Mrs. R. M. Dyer and the Rov. found necessary that further ex Your inspection of Phomene organisation by the Government Brother Paul. the British Fire Extinguisher is cordially invited.

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MARRIAGE,

land, to

was recorded.

ייי

and the owners materialises they

A dog owned by a" Chinese liv. will then, in the light of the re-ing at No. 80, Hurd Road, which sults, consider, ifnecessary, wages bit another Chinese yesterday, readjustments. There is some-bas been sent to Kennedy Town, thing to be said for their point of the Government Civil Hospital.

The victim is being treated at

view, after all, although we doj not subscribe to the extravagant phrases used by their leading spokesinon.

planations should be given, which was done by a small committee of that body: The matter is ad- journed with the hope that further negotiations will take place to- day. (Sunday).

At noon to-day a Cabinet Council was held. In the afternoon the General Council of the Trades

LATE MEETING.

Landon, May 2. The Negotiating Committee of

Cook and other members of the Mr. Herbert Smith, Mr. A. J.

Miners' Executive have been re- called from the country districts and arrived at Downing Street by taxicab at 11.45.

This development is considered hopeful.-Reuter.

WATCHFUL GERMANY.

Berlin, May 2, Developments in the British

"have

The leaders of the Socialists and

land on the B.s. Macedónia on ed, while its Negotiating Com- Among those who left for Eng- Union Congress met. It adjourn- Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. T.mittee visited the office of the coal-mining dispata are being G. Bennett, Liout. Comm. I. B. Labour Party, Mr. Ramsay Mac watched It would appear to us, that Franks, Mrs. S. B. B. McElderry donald, leader of the Labour Party Germany, German mineowners, most interestedly in and children and Mr. and Mrs. was there, and subsequently there who eventually, the Government may CLELAND JENKINS. - On

A. Kirk.

was a meeting the decision of suffering from

recently been April 10th, 1926, at the Pres have to, come to the rescue again,

which was not disclosed. The petition, are pleased at the pros

British com. byterian Church, Singapore, temporarily, with oither the whole An unknown American, who Negotiating Committee then Olive Cly Jenkins, B.A or part of the subsidy. Or, alter- refused to give his name. was joined the General Council, whose world's coal trade as wrested from re-pect. regarding their share of the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.natively, that the owners will Hospital yesterday suffering from seven

taken to the Government Civil deliberations were continued. At them by British raines. Jenkins, Doncaster, Eng-

o'clock the Negotiating Henry Rennie have to pay more than they have injuries received through falling Committee proceeded to Downing McPhail Cleland, CA., SOU been doing, leaving it to the down some stairs at 74, Holly-Street and again mat the Premier of the late Mr. T. Cleland Governmont to make up the

and Members of the Cabinet. and Mrs. Cleland, of Edin- burgh, Scotland.

difference between the "standard" Lady Willingdon, who is ao-the fact that the members of the Some significance attaches, to rates and the rates in force prior companying her husband on hia Miners' Executive, most of whom to Saturday. The fact ought not China, is coming down to Hong-the breakdown of the coal nego Boxer Indemnity Mission to returned to their districts after to be lost sight of that the miners kong from the North. She is dae tiations of Friday, have been re- are not striking for more pay, but hore by the Empress of Canada called to London by telegram sent aro refusing to accept à reduction on Thursday. in wages that would put them

Mr. Van Steenberger, employed back to the 1921 level-a level at the Netherlands Harbour which they say is too low to give a reasonable living standard,

The Telegraph,

MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926.

BRITAIN'S CRISIS.

All other nows over the week- and has been dwarfed by that from England telling of the com- mencement of a national coal

tion's normal life.

The Fire Brigade.

wood Road.

Works, North Point, has reported to the police that one of the foro- men, who roceived $188.55 to pay the men's wages, has absconded with the money.

and

which was the date fixed when

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Communist parties are urging Ger- man miners to do their utmost to help their British colleagues, and the direcct transport of coal from opine they will be able to prevent the Ruhr to Britain, and the ne- ong with a view to preventing Ger- gotiating with Dutch Labour ni man coal reaching Britain, via Hol- land. Reuter.

The Very Idea!

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The picture of Britain in the throes of a general strike is not a pleasant one to contemplate, so highly organised and sensitive is less communication with Houg Vessels expected to be in wire- its system of food supply and dis-kong

In Tia Juana, that picturesque 137 women advocates enrolled at strike and the threatened general tribution, and so disastrous to the Viminale, Van Cloon, Hirado just across the border from San are practicing barristers in this

to-day are Cowrio, little imitation of Monte Carlo, the Paris bar. Fewer than strike of many vital trades by national weat is a stoppage of its Maru, Khyber, Kaijo Maru, Wast Diego, is a cafe run by two hr courts, however, the others being Tuesday, if the coal dispute is

Cajoot, Borneo Maru, Kwang- thers from Oklahoma. One night salaried employes in law offices not settled.

complex industrial organisation.chow, Haining, Tonkin An exceedingly | grave national situation exists, Government leaving no stone

One can rely on a Conservative Nagpore.

I was sitting at a table conversing where they prepare briefs, inter- with the younger brother and his view clients, etc. and it is difficult, because of posi-unturned to ensure the mainten-

blond sweetheart. A big black- H.E. the Governor (Six Cocil haired fellow walked up to the sible rapid changes either for

ance of essential services, and it to inspect the Hongkong Police looking around the room. His eyes His other name was Oates. More schoolboy hawlers:- Clementi, K.C.M.G.) has decided bar and ordered a drink, casualty better or for worse, to write ro-

Titus was a Roman Emperor. is reasuring to read the calls for Force to-morrow at 4 p.m.; in- met the eyes of the girl, and linger wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews. He garding it. The contral fact,

moderate conduct which have toad of Tuesday next wook, ed a moment longer than her sweet Food passes through your wind- however, is that organised Libour is practically solid, in its",

been made by the labour leaders. the ovent was postponed for the heart thought necessary. As the pipe to your pores, and leaves your support of the miners' stand and

We can only hope that some way third time on account of bad big chap turned back to the bar. I body by evaporation through a lot that it is throwing the whole of

said to the boy: "Do you know that of little holes in the skin called will yet be found, even though weather."

bird?"" "Yeh-he's trying to be capillaries, its great economic fighting

of temporary character, to bring

sweet on my girl here," he answer- A circle is a round straight line about the resumption of the na-this morning, Revenue Officer Thinking to tease him, 1 said:

At the Kowloon Magistracy ad with a baleful expression. with a hole in the middle. strength into a bloodless, but

In Austria the principal occupa-. nevertheless grim, war against

Lanigan made an application, well you don't hate him do tion is gathering Austrich feathers. the coal owners and the Govern

before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, for the confiscation of one revolver and you?" After another glance at his ! mont. The morality of the act

800 rounds of ammunition, which rival's back, he answered: Hate John McCormack has $1,000,000 is arguablo, for thore ara those It is gratifying to notice that were found unclaimed in a dis- him! Why wouldn't dust off endowment Insurance, probably, a who believe that it is wrong for the Government has lost no time usod cabin on board the Bluo his tongue if I met him in the de- record for that form of policy. In three years he will begin pay- Funnol liner Hyson. His Wor-sert." in solecting the members of the ship made the necessary. con- organised Labour to wield the

Committoo which is to enquire fiscation order.

ments averaging $200,000 until he paralysing weapon of this gener-into the future operation of the

Portoria, D., has a hurdle-jump is 51. ing taxicab ungi by the police in al strike in order the enforce Colony's fire-fightingorganisation. sictional claims; whilst there are As will have been seen from the

Facilities afforded by the now running down bootleggers who have list of names published on Satur-cush-on-delivery parcel-post ser- taken to the tall timbers. also those who claim that Labour day, a thoroughly representative vice will be greatly increased as Ward Cooper, driver, recently has an undeniable and moral body of men has been got to Monomarks become more gener put his car through its pace, hurd right to organise in, its own do-gother, including many leading ally used for marking goods, led a ditch and bounced over a business men, members of the Suppliers who Monomark their rugh stubble field, finally over- force and in order to possess an Government, well-known public goods enable anyone, without taking a fleeing man. effective bargaining force. The men and representatives of the knowing their name and address, schoole ure sharply divided, and Army and Navy. In all, there to send them orders. If an article and it is not our purpose hore to mittee, and a thoroughly useful to obtain one like it can post his are a dozen menibers of the Com-boars a "B CM," anyone wishing

argument, and informative roport should he order in an onvolopo addressed to but rather to HOO.

where the result of the deliberations of the Monomark, with the addition the breakdown

these mon. We notice that, of London, W. O.I." Orders.60 the coal negotiations the start of ference, the task of the Com- the Monomark organisation to according to the forms of re-addressed will be delivered via

the trouble might have boon mittoe is "to considor sugges. the firm holding the mark, who

Vincenzo Mello, father of the avoided. The only way to stave tions made by the Chief Officer can then arrange for the goods to Sir Arthur Keith has decided $5,000 for expenses resulting from girl, was awarded, in addition, off or stop the threstoned general ment of the fire-fighting or

Fire Brigado, for the improve.be supplied C. O. D.

that nobody can use his brain his daughter's injury. He operates strike is to deal with the miners' genisation of the Colony, and to

enough to damage it. Sir Arthur's a grocery store and six other chil- i98*10.

conclusion may, of course, bo the dron--From a court item in a make such recommendations as tion of fire prevention and control result of experiment: but more Brooklyn paper. And in that connection

may seem proper." It is satissall be gone into from overy likely it is the result of observa WO

factory to see that opportunity is possible, standpoint, and we hope tion. cannot resist the conclusion that thus being given for the technical that witnesses will be called from there was a very unnecessary head of the Brigade to put for all quarters concerned with the

enter .intu that

in

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He walked right in the butcher

- shop,

Saw five large fish and

bought 'em.

The butcher tossed them out to

him,

So he could say he caught

'em,

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Linn county is getting ready to eradienté its cattle and thereby.

insure good, safe, clean milk and pure beef. From an editorial in a Cedar Rapids paper.

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A woman knows that her new gown is not a perfect fit when. another woman tells her it is.

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A sailor's wife--she ran away. In vain he tried to trip her, It seems he took her for a

• mate;

Instead, she proved a skipper..

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School teachers under the Glamorgan County Council, must

precipitancy. For many months ward his ideas on the many points many aspects of Fire Brigade for damages at Bow County Court

East Ham witness in an action be able to teach Welsh by 1927.

which have been raised in recent work. Now that a Committee-She could not have seen the ne- now, the country has been boaring times in connection with the has boon appointed, let it survey eldent; she was standing outside a Teesdale Parish Church the lights During service at Middleton-in- the burden of a huge coal subsidy Colony's fire-fights, using the whole problem, so that one hat shop window

in order to give the industry time toments, but we trust that, desirable big and comprehensive offort may as this is, the investigation will remedy such defects

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suddenly went out, through failure

of the town gas supply Service

settle, its differèners. The country not be confined to suggestions as are found to exist and to insti-26th anniversary of the admission Yes, by a coincidence the rector'e will have a right to ask whethior from this particular source. What tute such improvements de ard of women to the bar in France it sermon was based on the text

On the occasion of the recent was continued by candle-light. it spent all those millions of is nooded is that the whole ques doomed ossoatini.

was disclosed that there now are am the light of the world'