BRITISH NEWS.
THE PRICE OF COAL. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Dee. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 3. In the House of Commons, Sir Auckland Geddes (President of the Board of Trade) stated tiiat a number of collieries, owing to financial difficulties, were unable to continue to supply household coal at the reduced prices. Stops had been taken to finance them and they had been instructed to resume normal working.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FUTURE NAVAL WARFARE. Received Dec. 7. 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 3.
Admiral Sir Percy Scott, speaking in London, supported Lord Fishers theory that big battleships are doomed. Aeroplanes have revolutionised future naval warfare, with a speed'of 150 miles hourly, compared with fifty miles an hour attained by battleships.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN FLAG RE-APPEARS. Received Dee. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. -3. The German flag has re-appeared on the Thames for the first time since the war. A German merchantman is unloading cargo at a London wharf. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1919, Page VI
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