The Archive · 1925

The Demand for Coal

No Signs of Diminution While Oil Is Likely to Go.

Londo, Oct. 29.

Giving evidence' before the Coal Commission to-day Six Richard /Redmayne said that he could seo Ino. striking change on the world basis detrimental. to British coal interests. Britain's coal exports in 1924 were '51.2 per cent. of the [world exports, og compared with 498 jin 1918, Sir Richard expressed the opinion that in a quarter of a century. there would be no oil in the United States and the world supply of- oil would not sufce for more than 80 to 100 years—Reutor.

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