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COAL THE KEY TO VICTORY. APPEAL TO BRITISH MINERS. (Received August 22, 12.30 p.m.) « LONDON, August 21. Mr. Caulthrop. speaking at a conference of the Miners’ Federation at Southport, said the country was faced with a coal shortage of 36 million tons a year. It was hoped to save between eight and nine million tons hy means of household rationing of coal and electricity. Tlie deficit could only jbe met hy rationing the important industries not directly concerned in war work and hy an improved output. The privations of the Allies far exceeded ours. In France the coal rationing for a family of five was only _8 cwt. per annum. The American troops in France needed meat constantlv anrl nearly all the coal deliveries on the railways had been ■susnended in order to divert shipments to Italy. The ‘ straits of the Germans were worse than ours, hut during July we were unable to fulfil our obligations to th" Allies and neurals. The July output was 15.760.T00 tons representing a decrease of. 3.300.000 tons compared with 1917. but July could not he compared with the normal times, iiso 50 uer rent. of the Turners in •Tunc anrl July were absent a week owinr to influenza. - Mr. Oultlirop rearl mAssfWs from Admiral Beatty, Sir "Douglas Hale:, and At. Olemonceau, urging an a-'epuato supply of coal was vital to the Allies cause general Fork telegraphed: '‘Foal J R the kev to victor''. Afirmrs or Britain help us!”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.