17 JULY 1926, page 1

News Of The Week

[PARLIAMENT during the past week made progress in legislation, but the House of Commons did not advance its reputation as a debating assembly. Obstruction was attempted, and......

The Offers Of The Colliery Owners Generally Include Wages...

six months at the rates prevailing last April. But they are not wholly uniform, and so show a tendency of the owners to revert to " district " scales rather than a national......

The Passage Of The Act Does Not Justify Any Great

hopes of an approaching end of the coal stoppage. The Government have never claimed that it was more than the removal of what might be an obstacle. It was much misrepresented in......

• The Country Had A Few Days' Respite From Mr.

Cook's speeches here while he was in Berlin meeting the repre- sentatives of, it is reported, the Russian miners, i.e., not of the Soviet Government. Verbose declarations have .......

The National Union Of Railwaymen Has Decided Emphatically...

impede the movement of coal, and thus will help the Government (who are facilitating the importation of Westphalian, Silesian and other coal) to keep transport and factories at......

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