984 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. November 12, 1915. CONTENTS. Editorial Articles:— page Coal Dust Experiments in Westphalia........... 985 Peaceful Penetration and Trade after the War. 985 Articles:— Problems of the South Lancashire Coal Field . 975 Coal Shipping Plant at Baltimore ............ 977 The Flow of Energy Through Transmission Lines 978 Compressed Air Haulage in Scotland............ 980 The German and Austrian Coal and Iron Trades ... 982 Trade and the War......................... 983 Accelerating the Kjeldahl Reaction in Coal and Coke Analysis .............................. 990 Russian Views on Turf Fuel................... 990 Tapping Water by Means of Boreholes........... 991 Book Notices ................................. 991 The Coal Trade of Paris ...................... 191 Labour and Wages.............................. 994 Mining and Other Notes........................ 994 Obituary.................................... 994 The Freight Market ........................... 995 Coal and Coke Exported and Shipped Coastwise from Ports in England, Scotland and Wales .. 995 Exports of Coal, Coke, and Manufactured Fuel from the United Kingdom .................. 996 Open Contracts ............................... 996 Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accepted.................................... 998 New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades..................................... 1000 Government Publications ..................... u 00 Publications Received ..................... 1000 Law Intelligence ................................ 980 Current Science and Technology................... 982 Parliamentary Intelligence ...................... 981 Notes from the Coal Fields ...................... 992 Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies ........... 995 The Coal and Iron Trades .................... 986—990 The Tin-plate Trade .......................... 989 The London Coal Trade ........................ 990 The By-Products Trade ...................... 990 Report of Meeting :— Lancashire and Cheshire CoaHOwners’) Association 983 Miscellanea :— South Wales Institute of Engineers—CoalContracts in War Time................................ 978 The Midland Institute of Mining, Civil and Mechanical Engineers—Exports and Imports of Mining Machinery—The Institution of Mechanical Engineers—Sulphate of Ammonia Association ... 981 Vapour and Compressed Air .................. 988 Institution of Petroleum Technologists—Shipments of Bunker Coals—Grimsby 1 oal Exports...... 990 Partnerships Dissolved—London County Council Contracts .................................. 991 Hull Coal Imports—Exports and Imports of Coal Tar Products............................... 993 Imports of Pit Props in October—Hull Coal Exports 1000 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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The new president of the Lancashire and Cheshire Coal (Owners’) Association is Sir John Thursby, Bart. The London coal trade continues brisk, but the tonnage arriving is small. Depots are fairly well supplied with stock coal, and householders generally are well provided. Only small quantities are offering on the market. The supply of tonnage has slightly improved, but is sill far from adequate. The prompt coal markets of the Tyne and Wear have not been exceedingly brisk, but are fairly steady, buyers appearing eager to cover their future requirements. The demand throughout Lancashire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire has been heavy. Deliveries are much hampered by labour and traffic difficulties. At Cardiff, lack of tonnage still causes heavy stocking on the dock and railway sidings, and stoppages at pits in consequence have again occurred. Quotations are a little more firm, but each transaction is a matter of individual bargaining. The Scottish coal trade has been fairly brisk, i It is stated that negotiations which have been proceeding in London with regard to the export of coal to Holland have been successful. The Swedish Government is understood to be establishing a coal bureau for the import of English coal on the same lines as the Danish bureau. A meeting of the Coal Mines Organisation Com- mittee was held at the Home Office on Tuesday, when the question of transport facilities was debated. In the Court of Appeal on Monday judgment was delivered in the appeal by the Bullcroft Main Collieries Limited, and Sir Arthur Markham from a decision in favour of the Don Coal and Iron Company Limited. An interesting point was raised regarding the construction to be placed on a royalty agreement. The appeal was dismissed. An official announcement has been issued by the Home Secretary and the Director-General of Recruiting relating to the enlistment of miners, who in future will be accepted on condition that they return to work at the pits until called upon for active service, which will only be in case of emergency. On Tuesday next, a meeting of the Midland I Institute of Mining, Civil and Mechanical Engineers I will be held at Leeds.