Show Investigation of Londons Fogs LONDON March Londons fogs were the subject of discussion in the commons this evening Viscount Whiner wanted a commission appointed to report on scientific methods of mitigating them adding they were curtailing working hours Smith government leader replied that a committee of the lords has already made an exhaustive inquiry and recommended among other things the use of nonbi tuminous coal A report was now ponding pondlDJ in the lords on the subject In tho debate on navy estimates Colomb moved that henceforth the naval budget J S I must state tho total number of ships in commission reserve and building the ag gregate tonnage of the mercantile marine and the value of the sea board commerce of England compared with foreign powers and similar returns from the colonies Harcourt said this a similar to notes of alarm which naval experts issue to induco the nation to believe the naval and military expenditures enormous as they are would be inadequate in the event of war He said not a single ton of imports or escorts would be threatened by the declaration of war The whole trade of a belligerent was absolutely safe Hamilton first lord of the admiralty dissented from this view English ship owners would bo unwise to trust much to a declaration of peace They must maintain a navy so as to hold a fighting supremacy in every part of the world The government govern-ment would grant the information asked for forColomb Colomb thereupon modified the form of his motion but it was negatived without division |