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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931.

-CRISIS IN COAL

INDUSTRY.

GOVERNMENT TRIES TO PATCH UP DISPUTE.

London, July 8.

The Government has decided logislatively to intorvene In the dispute between the coalowners and minors over-working hours and wagon rates, which has threatened to load to a sorlous Industrial crisis.

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The prosent Act, lapaing on July 8 provides for a soven and a half hour day, The negotiations of the two parties, in which the Govern- ment has taken a hand, have prov- ed abortive.

The Attorney General to-day Introduced n Bill in the House of Commons providing for a seven and a half hour day for the next twelvemonth, with maintenance The

of the oxisting wage rates. Bill passed ita first reading.

Owners Oppose.

Now the conlowners have sent a letter to the miners declaring their Intention to oppose in every way possible the Government's Bill,

In intervening so as to try to make the parties reach an agree- ment, the Government's main ob- ject is to continue the seven and a half hour day for twelve months or until the operation of the gen- eral convention, which describes seven and a quarter hour day, whichever is shorter. The Gov- ornment desires to complete all the Dle parliamentary stages by Tuesday.

The miners have recommended the examination of the Bill to the delegate conference which is now sitting in London-Reuter and Bri- Hak Wircleas.

OBITUARY.

LINK WITH VICTORIAN STATESMANSHIP.

London, July 3.

The death has occurred of Str William Hart Dyke, who was Dis- rnolf's chief whip, and a promin- ent sportsman, being one of tha originatora of lawn tennis an play- ed to-day.

Sir William, veteran Conserva- live statesman, was born in Kent in August, 1837, na the son of the 6th Baronet, and was educated at. Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered the House of Commons as M.P. for West Kent as long ago as 1865, and after a second term as its member from 1868 to 1885 sat for the Dartford Division, From 1868 to 1874 he was a Whip. and from 1874 to 1880 Chief Whip (Patronage Secretary to the Trea- Bury) in the Disraeli Government. He was Chief Secretary for froland in the short-lived Salls- bury Cabinet of 1886-6. Then from 1887 to 1892 he was Vice- President of the Council, that is, Minister of Education. Although he had no special qualifications. for the post, his innate sagacity overcame his inexperience and ho showed judgment in accepting all the best suggestions made to him by the permanent officials. He thus aucceeded in producing the best educational " "Čokie" Issued,

so far

During 1891 hu had charge of the Free or Assisted Education Bill, which he helped his leader, W. H. Smith, lo pilot through the House - task in which, his geniality, forebearance and persistency were valuable factors. He retir ed from Parliament in 1906.

Sir William, who succeeded his father in 1875, was. a typical squire of the old school, and own- ed about 9,000 acres. He married Lady

Emily Montague, daughter

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of the 7th. Earl of Sandwich. At 91 he was still

keen and energetic, and made a point of taking a

a two- mile walk every evening in addi tion to his activities earlier in the day. On his 91st birthday he re- ceived hundreds of letters and telegrams from all over the world, and these were repeated in 1929 and again last year. Reuter and I. B. S.

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AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND VIA JAPAN.

Sydney, July 3, An, unorthodox route from Aus- tralia to England was chosen by the Australian airman, Captain Chichester, who took off this morn Ing in a Moth plans fitted with floats to fly via New Guines, the Philippines, Formosa and Japan and thence via Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, Yukon, Canada, Groenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands Router.

Captain Chichester was former- ly with the Royal Air Force He took off at Croydon in December. 1920, on a flight to Australia in an.

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