27 AUGUST 1926
A conference took place at 10 Downing Street between miners’ leaders and members of the Government. A bulletin was afterwards issued stating that the coal situation had been reviewed, and that a verbatim report would be published to-day.
A six hours’ conflict between police and miners in the St Helen’s district is reported. Several baton charges were made, and the police were stoned, several mounted men being struck by missiles. Two photographic pressmen were mobbed and threatened with immersion in the canal, and their cameras were smashed.
There is a probability of a withdrawal of safety men in the South Wales coalfield, and the Bentley (Doncaster) Branch of the Yorkshire Miners’ Association have passed a resolution withdrawing authority to 300 of their members to continue working as safety men.
A party of miners and miners’ wives leave for Russia to-day, under the auspices of the Miners’ Federation, with the object of collecting funds.
One of the most terrible accidents in the history of motor racing occurred at Boulogne. Captain R. Howey, a well-known British motorist, and a spectator were killed. Three other onlookers were injured.
An inquest was held at Weybridge on George L. Parkes, Norbury, a racing motor cyclist, who was killed at Brooklands. Parkes was hurled forty yards from his machine.
A Geneva message states that M. Ninchitch, Foreign Minister of Jugo-Slavia, will likely be the President of the seventh Assembly of the League of Nations.
A Greek Cabinet has been formed by General Kondilis.
Four of the accused in the conspiracy trial at Angora were sentenced to death.