MOTHER COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17877, 24 August 1918, Page 9

MOTHER COUNTRY

COAL CRISIS. United Service. LONDON. August 22. Tho " Daily Telegraph» says that the War Cabinet will probably appointa small committee of representative miners and coal owners, including Mr W. Brace and Mr S. Walsh, to consider proposals for nicreasins: the out-. put. . . , Mr Walsh; in an interview, advocates joint propaganda on coalfields by miners and owners speaking irom the same platform, to impress tho urgency of increasing the output and miners, personal responsibility. The propaganda should continue until the grave crisis has passed. Absenteeism. Mr Walsh said, was the chief cause of the fall in the output Twenty thousand coal workers in the Rotherham district struck yeeterday, pending a settlement of the dispute. In connection with tho surfacemen s wages award, it is expected that the strike will extend to the majority oi tho Yorkshire pits to-day. , . LONDON, August 22. The Minister of Reconstruction. says that the. Coal Conservation Committee appointed in 1916 recommends tho establishment of u Ministry of Mines, with a Minister with statutory powers to take steps for the conservation of coal. It should undertake comprehensive co-operative schemes.

MILITARY HONOURS

A and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON. August 22. Tho War Office has decided that the Distinguished Servico Order, Military Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal shall be awarded for services in action only. ' WOMEN'S PART. / A and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. LONDON, August 22. The Press Bureau states that Mr Lloyd George sent a message to a mass meeting of Allied women war workers in. Paris paying a tributo to women's work in hospitals, in factories, on the land and behind tho lines, adding: " In the past I have heard it said that women were unfit to vote because they •would be weak under tho stress of a great war. My experience is that the women understand practically what is at stake in this war. To them it is a crusade for righteousness and gentleness. They will not make peace until tho Allies have .rendered impossible thnt another carnival of violence shall befall mankind. My message is: Well done, carry on, you are helping to create a new earth for yourselves and your children."

DYE INDUSTRY.

LONDON, August 22. Despite the opposition of the chairman, five directors uf th» British Dyes, Limited, .decided to amalgamate with Levinstein's. Tho Board of Trade advocated tho amalgamation with the view of securing increased efficiency by the combination of the two great dye producer:- uf the country.