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Show A recent commerce report contalni the followiug in regard to the coal shortage to Austria: "A petition of the Union of Cinetnl Theaters to the emperor rcju?Btlug permission to heat cinemas In order to avoid the rule of tie Industry, baa resulted re-sulted in consent bt-lng given for the utilization of old wood as fuel for the cinemas in Vlennn. "At Prague all schools were to ba closed for a full mooth, from Decern. ber,16 to January 15. At Zlzkov (near Prague) the schoola hate already been closed for a month, and the holidnyt are likely to last three months. At Budenltz, close to coal mines, tlie school is closed. At Smlchow stringent strin-gent measures for economy In the use of electricity hove been taken owing to the lack of cool; for example, private pri-vate consumers are ordered to restrict their consumption to a single lamp. The lighting of Btalrs and vestibules is restricted as much as posslMe and must in no case be continued after 9 p. m. ; the closing of the electricity works is threatened. "At Lemberg the electric trams ceased to run on and from November 23, owing to lack of coal. The municipal mu-nicipal authorities are doing their utmost ut-most to secure sufficient transport for coal In order to resume the tramway service and maintain the gas and water wa-ter works. 'Shops close at 5 p. m., cafes at 0 p. m. Several schools have been shut. Trains with a run of less than one and w-balf hour will not l heated." . |