BRITAIN’S COAL SUPPLY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13976, 8 May 1913, Page 7

BRITAIN’S COAL SUPPLY.

TALK OF SUBSTITUTES.

(Sydnev Sun Cables.) ' LONDON. May 2.

Dealing with the marked diminution in Britain’s coal supply, tho Times, in a special article, urges that tho country’s industrial supremacy will he endangered'.unless ' coM'is i displaced by sami-eoke and -by-prodnets. Such a. revolution says tho article, would make England Independent of forego countries,* far linuid fuel would settle tho,smoko problem and also effect an economy in industrial coal consumption, which would double her prosperity.

HAIRS OF THE GREAT. LOCK OF MILTON’S FOR 15s. LONDON, May 2. A lock of Milton’s hair fetched only I,ns at Sothbey’s sale rooms in London to-day. Olio of Doan Swift’s curls wont for oven less, 35s being the figure, while a wisp of hair from the head of Dr. Samuel Johnson brought tho lowest pi ice of all 30s.