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Show PUT EMBARCO ON COAL EXPORT. Great Britain to Preserve Supply For Home Use. London. Tbe British government lias put an embargo on the export of coal from the United Kingdom, effective effect-ive immediately. The embargo is designed de-signed to conserve supplies for home use, The move being the result of threat of a coal miners' strike. The cabinet discussed and decided upon all necessary steps to protect the public services and the interests of the public in general. The act that the government lias had such a long time to make preparations has tended to give a feelings of confidence to the people. Premier Lloyd George will remain re-main in London over the week-end, instead of taking his customary visit to the country, so as to be ready for any development. Emergency orders empowering the local authorities to take steps to economize econ-omize in the use of coal and lighting have been issued by the secretary of mines. This order will limit the consumption con-sumption of domestic coal to one hundredweight hun-dredweight weekly per household. Tbe food ministry has been given permission permis-sion to resume partial rationing if it becomes neees-ary. As the strike has been brewing for so long, the authorities have accumulated accumu-lated large stocks of coal, while private pri-vate consumers have laid in supplies; hence, unless tbe strike is unduly prolonged, pro-longed, or the railway men decide to join the miners, it is not expected the country will suffer seriously. |