926 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. October 30, 1914. COSTENTS. Editorial Article page Sanitation and Stone-dusting in Mines....... 927 Articles South African Mining in 1913............... 919 Mining and Other Notes ..................... 921 Accidents from Explosives in 1913 .......... 921 Trade and the War........................... 925 Labour and Wages............................ 929 Explosions in Mines Committee: Sixth Report. 932 The Freight Market ....................... 937 Open Contracts............................. 939 Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accep bed 939 New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades.................................... 942 Government Publications .................... 942 Publications Received ...................... 942 Catalogues and Price Lists Received......... 942 Law Intelligence ............................... 927 Notes from the Coalfields ...................... 934 Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies ........... 937 Monthly List of Recent Coal Literature......... 938 The Coal and Iron Trades.............922—925, 928, 929 The By-Products Trade ...................... 924 The London Coal Trade ...................... 930 Report of Meeting:— North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers ...................... 931 Letters to the Editors:— Coal Shipments to Neutrals ............... 928 Miscellanea :— Partnerships Dissolved...................... 928 Coal Contract Dispute—Unemployment Insurance 932 Geological Society of London—Immingham Coal Exports .................................... 934 Coal in Iceland—Hull Coal Exports* .......... 937 1 Grimsby Coal Exports—Safeguar i ing Mines D uring | Winter Months .......................... 939 Demolition Orders........................... 942 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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LONDON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 1914. The London coal trade continues slow. Prices are stationary, but with a tendency downwards. Factors have bought for forward deliveries rather more freely, but the depot trade is weak. Dear tonnage and high freight continue to act as a drag upon trade. On the Tyne this burden is acutely’ felt, the volume of business being very limited. A slight improvement is noticeable in the Lancashire trade. The Yorkshire markets are in a fairly satisfactory condition. At Cardiff there appears to be very little change in the situation, and the market continues quiet. The market in the west of Scotland is active, and prices are firmly held. On the other hand, the market in the east is depressed. The annual meeting of the North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers was held at Stoke-on-Trent on Monday. Mr. J. Gregory in his presidential address dealt with the progress of mining during the past year. Judgment has been given by Mr. Justice Bailhache in the action brought by a colliery filler, Isaac Churm, against the Dalton Main Collieries Limited in respect of a claim to be paid the minimum rate of wage. The question was whether the man was employed by the company or by a stallman for whom Churm filled. His lordship decided that the company were the employers. Leave to appeal was granted. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the full text of the Sixth Report of the Explosions in Coal Mines Committee. The hearing of the actions by the Glamorgan Coal Company and the Powell Duffryn Coal Company against various public authorities and individuals has been fixed for November 9. The case raises the question as to the liability of county councils and standing committees for certain expenses incurred during the Welsh coal strike for members of the police force. The Home Office has lodged appeals against the magistrate’s decision in dismissing two summonses against the Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Limited and the manager of the Senghenydd Colliery, arising out of the disaster which occurred there in October last. A terrible explosion has occurred at the Royalston mine, Illinois. One hundred men are said to have been killed, and double that number are believed to be still imprisoned in the mine. During the week the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain have discussed the question of the relief of soldiers’ and sailors’ dependants, and the necessity for a State scheme dealing with unemployment.