Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 63, 14 July 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

COAL-MINERS’ DISPUTE. SERIOUS STRIKE IMMINENT. United Press Association. London, July 13. The Miners’ delegates at Cardiff frequently refuse to listen to members of £he - executive, anad delegates al.sp refused to entertain the proposal o: a ballot of miners before talcing the final step. .; The Daily Mail says that if the Miners’ ’ Executive fail to redeem their promise not to strike the Government will apply the provisions of the Munitions Acts to South Wales. The Daily Telegraph 1 states that the Board of Trade is finding the coal owners less amenable than coal merchants to reduce the prices of coal, and intends to introduce a Bill this week to secure a reduction.

CLAIM OF 25 PER CENT. ADVANCE,

(Received 9 a.m.) London, July 13

The Scottish miners are claiming a twenty-five per cent, advance on tiie 18H8 basis. Ninety thousand men are affected. ■ (. MUNITIONS ACT APPLIED. (Received 10.45 a.m.) London,' July 13. A proclamation which has been issued applies the Munitions Act to South Wales.

EXPLANATION IN THE COMMONS.

“UNITED KINGDOM FAITHFUL TO ITS TRUST.”

Received 12.45 p.m.) London, July 13

Mr McKenna, in the House of Commons, protested against the exaggerated estimates of the war loan which were appearing in some newspapers. The Government did not expect and did not desire subscriptions up to seven < hundred millions. If there had been a likelihood of eight hundred they would bate closed the list as an unnecessary disturbance of business. There are 550,000 subscribers through the Bank of England totalling 570 million, apart from 547,000 through the Post Office totalling fifteen', million, apart from the vouchers sold.

Continuing. Mr McKenna said:. I cannot speak without emotion of the efforts that are being made by every class to scrape together their resources. You must remember that the markets are practically closed to the sale of all securities. Thousands would be willing to sell their securities, but there are no buyers. The result of the loan was a declaration to our enemies and the Allies that the United Kingdom is faithful to its trust.”