Parliament, which pened Tuesday, is devoting all its cavtice sittings to finishing off the Electr ity Bil which is going through ithout much difficulty. Negotiations are atill going on for a settle ment in the coal dispute, and this vwill- soon be reached, 'The miners' leadere are uncompromising up to the tact and there is at the moment a distinct hitch owing to their objecclinations of the vast majority. Unfortunately it is not possible te [disturb the "peace" to them, One never sees more than one such individual in any given vlace—sometimes not even one. The Omnibuses and motorcars generally all stopped thei engines, In Whitehall the scene was unusually impressive, the King, for the first time since the original Axmistice Day, being surrounded by the Prime "Ministers of the Dominions and representatives from every corner of the Empire, The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were also with their father while the Queen watched the cere many from a window in the Home Office. The religious portion of the service was much the sino as usual—thousands now know it by heart—and everywhere all over the country there was an identical or almost identical-commemoration. The day was really observed all over the country in the proper spirit—all and kindred functions were Postponed.
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