KING COAL

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 25 September 1928, Page 9

KING COAL

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IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRY. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) Received 12.50 p.m.. to-day. LONDON, Sept. 24. Lord Reading presided over-tire third world* power eonferonce on fuel, which opened at the Imperial Institute before delegates representing 48 countries. Mr Fa-raker, with the -science, research workers, Messrs L. .1. Roger and P. R-. Duggan, represented Australia, and Mir R. ’ll. Harvey, a Government engineer, represented New Zealand. .... Sir Robert Horne, in his presidential address, said that coal was the potential saviour of every country, whether bituminous, anthracite or lignite, which involved electricity gas and chemicals. It also constituted an important industry, whether in Britain or the Dominions, for with the exception of Canada, which has vast water power, the other Dominions, like- Britain, ware dedependent on coal. He denied the possibility of oil superseding coal. The most Important developments were proceeding in low temperature caJi-bonisa-tion, hydrogeneination and pulverisation'which separately or together were destined to Tevolutibniise _ the use of coal. Germany was heading the world in the utilisation of brown coal.