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Show DECLINES TO FIX PRICES London, Feb. 11 Premier Asqulth In tho house of commons declined to maximum prices for coal, food mill other necessaries of llfo, but at ,tho request of this party, aftor an nil day dobato on tho Increased cost of living,-granted another day for tho dls cieslon. Tho dobato, t'.ioro.'oro was adjourned until Wedncsdny next. Mr. Asqulth took a hopeful view of tho futuro and expressed tho opinion opin-ion that with tho arrivals of tho Ar-gentlno Ar-gentlno crop, tho rclenso of acme 10,000,000 qua-tera of wheat by Hub-sla Hub-sla and tho employment of Ocrinuu ships captured by the allies, prlcos would fall. Andrew Honnr Law, loador of tho opposition, thought that tho government govern-ment should havo taken steps to so- day to assent to tho proposal of tho labor party thnt tho government lt I cure a supply uf wheat before the H I closing of tho Dardanelles. H |