Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 99, 27 August 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

i!){;l.'. 1 j'i nil /r.]'\ (v !• ANOTHER COAL STRIKE. THREE. COLLIERIES OUT. United Tress Association (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, August 26. . Three South Wales colleries stopped to-day owing to the disaffection over Mr Runciman's award. Over two thousand are out at Llanhilleth. near Newport.

SOUTH WALES MINERS' TROUBLES. , t(

(Received 9.10 a.m.)

London, August! 26

The miners, in Wales are resuming wijirk. ¥v Walter Runcifnarj (President of the Bdard of Trade), MriLloyd George (.Minister for Munitions), and Mr A. Henderson (President of the Board of Education) are considering the differences.

ISSY SMITH, C.M.C., V.C

(Received 8.30 a.m.) London, August 26

The Czar has conferred the Order of St. Michael and St. (ileorge (thirdclass) ui)on lssy Smith, the Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross.

NATION SERVICE QUESTION,

(Received 8.30 a.m.) London. August 2(5

Lord Hugh Cecil, in n letter to the Press, appeals for the discontinuance of the National Service controversy, which, he says, is an incredible folly, and which will destroy our unity by a new division. The question whether National Service is necessary can well be left to Lord Kitchener and his colleagues.