Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-12 | Page 22 | Shortage of Coal in Portugal Keenly Felt

Shortage of Coa! in I Portugal Keenly Felt LISBON. -Aug. -A coal shortage is belrg Keenlv felt ln Portugal owing to the prohibition of coal exportation from KwgJ.uid and the absence of any good coal producing dlatiicts In this I countr'- All cesl for industries was Import- I ed chiefly from Cardiff and Newcastle Newcas-tle and since tha' has ceased and orders placed in the I nit ,1 S'.-. 1 have bern cancelled, the situation I threatens to become serious and people peo-ple are looking forward with alarm j to the coming winter. A nermal con-' con-' dittons exist 11 a result, all rests ur- i must close promptly at midnight an4 There Is bv; little coa! producei ' In Portugal wht. h has been entirely j to such an extent that th govern-' govern-' ment was obliged to enforce fixed j price. In consequence, although ther lis plenty ot harroat farmers are not I sending It lo t'.e r .-trket. hoping to whn it la obtainable M idd.rc'ssw 1 and poor pevpl. burn aduat us small . inn atove eyregslr Invented during! 1 the war for that purpoae and alfu I removed, bulling, from ths r.o.' , alany families unable to cook at hnm 1 are barlns their meais at the restart ant