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Show Coal Shortage in Austria Stops Trains and Schools to Close A recent commerce report contains the following in regard to the coal shortage in Austria: "A petition of the Union of Cinema Cine-ma theatres to the emperor, requesting request-ing permission to heat cinemas in order to avoid the ruin of the industry, indus-try, has resulted in consent being given for the utilization of old wood as fuel for the cinemas in Vienna. "At Prague all schools were to he closed for a full month, from December Decem-ber 16 to January 15. At Ziskov (near Prague) the schools have already al-ready been closed for a month, and the holidays are likely to last for three memths. At Budenitz, close to coal mines, the school is closed. t Smichow stringent measures for economy in the use of electricity have been taken owing to the lack of coal; for example, private owners are ordered to restrict their consumption con-sumption to a single lamp. The lighting of stairs and vestibules is restricted as much as possible 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 to secure sufficient transport for coal in order to resume the tramway tram-way service and maintain the gas and water works. Shops close nt ." v p. m., cafes at 9 p. m. Several school -have been shut. Trains with a r 'v of less than. 1 hours will not be heated." |