THE COAL CRISIS.
THE WILL FOR PEACE. "THANK GOD FOR RUSSIA!" LONDON, June 4. The step toward ending the deadlock in the coal industry was taken by Mr. Evan Williams, chairman of the Mining Association. He invited Mr. Herbert Smith, president of the Miners' Federation to meet him. In the course of a speech the general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. A. J. Cook, said: "Thank God for Russia. Last week I received a cheque for £270,000 from Russia. To-day the co-operative societies in Russia sent £40,000 and the Central Russian Union £70,000. "That makes nearly f 400,000 we have received from Russia."—(A. and N.Z.Reuter.) THE GENERAL STRIKE.
TO AVOID A REPETITION. LONDON, June 4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, was asked in the House of Commons by Captain A. Evans, Conservative member for Cardiff, what legislation would be introduced to protect the nation against a repetition of the recent general strike. Mr. Churchill replied that the matter would be considered. At present he was not prepared to make a statement.— (A. and KT.Z.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 5 June 1926, Page 9
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