COAL CRISIS THE PRICE OF COAL GREAT AIR FLEET SHORTNESS OF PETROLIN GERMANY SIR ROBERT BORDEN MORE TAXATION NECESSARY MUNITIONS "UNDER MR ASQUITH'S THUMB"

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 16 July 1915, Page 5

COAL CRISIS

THE PRICE OF COAL

GREAT AIR FLEET

SHORTNESS OF PETROLIN GERMANY

SIR ROBERT BORDEN

MORE TAXATION NECESSARY

MUNITIONS

"UNDER MR ASQUITH'S THUMB"

GESSAJIfffI GEflpAl IN SfIOTH WiiLES: MEN EXPECT TO RETURN ON MONDAY. •GOVERNMENT URGED TO QUICKLY FIX. COAL PRTCJESv (Reo. July 'l6, 9.10. a.m.} LONDON, Jufy 15. The men desire' 'the Government "to promptly fix coal prices to .prevent.'being exploited..' They 1 expected- to resume, work after the holiday, because of pressure from the leaders, who confer with the Bbardi'oi Trade to-day. : •Cessation'in. South Wales is general, andi upwards of 120,000 Jiave .been'idled.- ' Enforcement of the 'Munitions Act stiffened- the (resistance. LO'NDOk, July 15; A, meeting of the iMerthyr district colliery workers decided to carry out the conference's decision not to work.

; BILL'S tjOTstDON", July 14, _ ■ la th.e Jttojise, of /Conipjojis .Mr Eainci7am stated;, that t}ie Jor,:the sale atj. Tibt. more. than/, four shillings ahove the. price." for- tiw?, corcesppnding.: fch& year v ending - Juike, -£r^P3^W' of i JBJLQp or. a amount, byi, "vvh^Kdi, "the., exceeds ' the' ;j^gal^y, fepw||c % provided,- _ Thp,, Board/of; f i\cvde>. \vpjul<l decide ' questionsl 'Tegaidaag.."'tEe : , corres:ponding px|ce. ' .doe§ -,'npjfc, apply to exporiiedi shags' co^jl'

MINISTRY OF AVrA'ISbN URGED. July 15. Ai number! of; a«rom-afrijic&l' men lhave la unched a 'movement * '-for iKe creation of a./ministry of Aviation a-nd. the Jbimlding of a' of aer6plajies_ to d,e- x ltigf wife' tombs, German 1 '". works. and'- stipply 7 routes. s ' Mr.lx. Blin nautics' at' Woolwich. Academy, is the leader, of the campaign, which is. supported biy many, experts'. The plan, is to prganise public sentiment- that England's 1 salvation will -come through the air. Tihev propose to batter down the Rhine bridges, and imake daily air raids in connection withi the trench, warfare in France. Mr Desbleds sa;ys they could' send 11000 aeroplanes,' 'each carrying five" bombs,' over Krupp's (munition works at•Essen. This would, iparalyse the" German armies. They could also destroy nine .bridges over, the river Meuse.'by which, supplies a,re\ transported; • "If" to " can smaslii Krupj>'s. workts,'' says 'Mr Besbleds, ** ; We_ can Germany. 'We,want aeroplanes igoing to andi : from. Gei*many. like ants! We want 1 ; a daily service to bring destruction u<poh Germany. ' •• 1 "

VEHICLESWEDBEQITT; LIGHTS. (Bee. July, i 6, 9.55, aim.)' July: 15. to the shortness of petrol,. the Gerarian Government lias", authorised"; all vehicles, except motors, to go without lights.until,.t(he„ termination' of, the war.

' PRESENT. AT A CABINET MEETING. LONDON, 1 July 14. tSir Robert Borden- attended l to-daiy's Cabinet meeting. AN IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. July 14'. The "Daily Mail" says Sim Robert Borden's attendance at the Cabinet meeting oh Mr Asquith's creates a precedent of; ffie importance. The objections ofi hWe Seen overcome by the' stern lessons of- war. The event brings tHe" political federation of the Empire a step nearer; its military federation has already been accomplished on the battlefield).

. The ''Stand&rSy'';" c[iscussyig. the. fixture of the* Pacific,' says andi New Zea>land- desire to see the British flag, the, syimbol ofi freedom arid', justice, iprevail in. the' Pacific. They are anxious to be the repi-e&entatives of British power irii that ocean, and they reserve a place in their, scheme for. Canada. It ■js likely that tlib Us. one of the questions Sir Robert Bordeni will now discuss with the Imperial authorities.

IN" THE PUBLIC V f SKKVICTV ' ; mislDOisr, jiuiy 15. iMir, MeKenna, in the, House of 'fpoiiimons, agreed,' tliat there was. a necessity ' lor an extra., to; aneet/ tfye. cost-of war. taxa'tion. shoutld' ibel •direct'. ' Sir A. B. Marfcham suggested/stopping the s_alanes of'in-dependent, memhers' of, the House of Commons, who B'hould' set/a.ni example of natiinal economy. He queried 'whether' thie *'Cabinet had- considered retrenchments in the public service. Mr Asquith, replied' that he did,not believe there was-a general desire... to, reopen the salaries question. The 'Government -was esta<blisEin'g a committee, with Mr McKerina as chairman, presiding, including competent persons outside theGovernment, to consider, the. question, of iretrenclurients in- the public service.

HALF GERMANY'S COLONIES CAPTURE!)'. LOJSTOON!, July 15. Mr Bonar law, speaking in the House of 'Commons, said that out of 1,100,000 square miles of German! colonies, tlhe Allies had conquered. " 450j000 square 'males. ,

QUESTION- IN BOUSE OF OOMMiONS!. ' liONdDpN, July 14. , Dr. Addison, Urid er-Secretary to tile 'Munitions of War Department, interrogated in the Hoyse of Commons, stated it'hat'the of. Mjunitapng ;muiiicaiing' witli tilie Viceroy of'lndia, l 'respecting the aiianiufacture 01 nifu'ni£ibns in India. Arrangements were also made ! ivith other IpaHs tfio* Empire, but •it was not desirable to make any further statement on the subj pet.

> MiORIE "DAILY MAIL" HUMBUG,. " TjO'MDON, July; 14 : The "Daily Mail" on v -£fye " iii Pajtti^eiifcj. 1 says 1 tljat "tjig 'House of Commons Is completely, under, ■ Mr- "AsquithV thumb. tt accuses "liiih j;o? ; stifling enquiry laihd' blanKly ■ refiisiiig ririforxriafclon' to" "members. wishful ftraore' "about" the 3h"jbTJ' scandals'" o'tfter •war failures.'

STR EDWARD GREY. i(Rec. July 16, 9.55 a.m.) ; ' LONDON,/July 15. • Sir Edward Grey ' 'has' resumed." his !dutiee. ■'■' "''" " ' ';" '*"'" *