THE COAL SITUATION

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1920, Page 3

THE COAL SITUATION

I fAUSTRALIAN <fc N.Z. CABLE ASBOOIATION] 1 EUROPE’S COAL STOCKS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, October 17. The strike in Britain will not seriously effect France, the coal stocks for railways being'pre war stocks while coal supplies in Paris are four fold, those held a year ago. STOCKHOLM, October 16. I Only three months stocks of coal are held throughout Scandinavia. Stocks in Denmark will suffice until January and .Sweden is provided with winter supplies, including large stocks from Australia. LONDON, October 17. It is estimated a quarter of a million tin platers, iron steel oil chemical patent fuel -workers in South Wales will be rendered idle within a week. Several thousand ar e unemployed at Nottingham. Camell Laird’s contract for the New Zealand railway waggons is delayed indefinitely. Illuminated sky signs advertisements in London are prohibited and streets and shops will be darkened similar to wartime. Gas, electricity and coal for factories is restricted one half of the recent average. Delegates representing 25 thousand London commercial road transport workers gave notice of a strike on 23rd. for a minmum of 87/- weekly, and carried a resolution to carry out any instructions to support the miners. Although the strike-funds of Wales land Lorkshire are limited, those of Derbyshire will provide an allowance for nine weeks, Notts six, Cannock Chase, five. Leicestershire’s funds amount to £45,000 with eight thousand members.

The newspapers point out that the cooperative wholesale society gives 'ndefinite credit to strikers and accepts credit notes from miners organisations.