RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

PREPARING FOR BOLSHEVIKS! ANOTHER LARGE London, m£H The Australian 'jj&fl learns that the fors is due to the B<mßH| ing to leave bard Helsingfors. JHHB forces are is discredited, unlikely' and compared with The front at era.—Aus. N.^|^HH^B AMEIUjHHHHB The

The publfl^^^HH^B9H|H^^m of less ofthe hIHH^HHHH^H^HH by the and, five —1914, 2,502,095 torn'; 1016, 2.360,016 tons; 1913, pared with 1914, the disclose a shortage of which 629,138 tons bard coals produced in It would, thus be wen how shortage ;of coal for domestic- use had taken total coal available for 1914 about the normal requirements taining the Dominion's industries, services, and trade purposes. In order that the public might some idea of the coal required to tain the public industries of Dominion, the Minister supplied the lowing . figures:—Railways.' 300,000 bunkering requirements 440,000. tonft; freezing works 130,000 tons; gasworks eon jfl 240,000 tons; electric light, and power boar 9 70,000 torts. These industries and ser- mehtl vices required almost exclusively hard coal. Therefore, it would readily he p ar tim understood the difficulty there was in flj a £ i making full provision for domestic and g'gken other requirements of the Dominion on clonal the balance available, 898,628 tons, Crow approximately. B Regarding the s/tatement that the rail- fl ways had been building up stocks of coal, to the detriment of householders, the ■■ Minister stated that the present position in regard to railway stocks was causing the gravest anxiety, and if the position £H| did not improve further curtailment of the train services might be looked for.