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London, Apr. 19.
A serious situation has developed regarding the claim of the Transport Workers' Union for a seven fand a half-hour day for London bus "drivers and" conductors.
Negotiations between the Board of Trade and the Union reached 8 deadlock to-day, and the Union has given notice that the existing agreement will terminate on April 30. "It is understood, however, that every effort will be made to avoid trouble during the Coronation period—Reuter. round a common table of representa-fives of all nations, for the purpose of discussing vital problems.
"It was suggested to me in Berlin that possibly the meetings of the NonsIntervention Powers would be continued for the purpose of discussing the practicability of calling world peace conference," Mr. Lansbury concluded.
Meanwhile, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, \Prime Minister, was questioned in the House of Commons to-day. rethe German Chancellor's declaration to Mr. Lansbury that Germany would be willing to take part in a new world conference.
In reply, Mr. Baldwin said: "The position of the Government in this matier has been made clear from time to time, and I may" perhaps repeat it, "The Government would, of course, be willing to take part in a world conference provided a thorough and comprehensive investigation showed that such a conference would likely to succeed, and provided there had "been adequate preparation for
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