BRITISH COAL TROUBLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1919, Page 5

BRITISH COAL TROUBLE.

SERVICES VIEWS OP AN EXPERT. ENGLAND'S INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY AT STAKE. By Telegraph.—Presa Assn.—Copyright. Received .July 13, 6Jj p.m. London, July 11. W. Bons, the fuel expert, declares he is afraid to expijss bis real views lest he be considered an alarmist, but if dear coal becomes permanent, England's industrial, supremacy, will be doomed, and her commerce and trade irretrievably injured. Cheap ciiil has been the magnet attracting to Britain raw material for the metal, cotton and wool industries. The American output of coal in 1917 per worker, wps 770 tons, and the British 240. The former was still increasing, while the latter was diminish-ing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assji. [The output of coal per miner in New Zealand for the years 1918-1018 was as follows:—1913, sfiO tons; 1014. 039 tons; 1915, 711 tons; lfllC, 750 tons; 1917, 711 tons; 1918, 703 tons.] STATEMENT BY BOARD OF TRADE. THE ESTIMATED DEFICIENCY. Received July 13, 5.5 p.m. London, July 11. The Board of Trade has a White Paper explaining the increase in the price of coal. It states that the estimated deficiency on the working of the coal industry for the year, from the IRth of the present month will be £4(1,000,000 sterling. The year's output is estimated at 217,000,000 tons, less 8.000,000 for consumption at the collieries, 6,000,000 for the miuers' use, and 32,000,000 for bunkers, leaving 101,000,000 tons over which the deficiency must be spread.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH RAILWAY STRIKES. INFLATED PRICES. London, July lilt is estimated that owing to the increased cost of coal steel will cost another 30s per ton, gas 8d per 100 feet, paper 5 per cent, and that motors will average f 100. more ea6h. STATEMENT BY PREMIER. WORKERS WILL SUFFER MOST. London, July 11. The electricians who threaten to extinguish the illuminations in London have already discontinued the preparatory work for peace celebrations. Mr Lloyd George, in an interview, said that direct action by trade unions was pure Bolshevism, for which the workers themselves would suffer taost in the long run. The Premier intends to make an early announcement in the House of Commons after the Cabinet has had a consultation on the matter of coal prices. The increase has caused a general weakness on the Stock Exchange.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. PEACE 'ILLUMINATIONS CANCELLED. Received July 13, 5.5 p.m. London, July 11. The Government's peace illuminations have been abandoned owfcg to the electricians' attitude.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.