Philadephia, Feb, 2
A joint conference of owners and miners to consider the latest peace plan to settle the anthracite coal strike has proved abortive and hus been adjourned sine die—Reuter's: American Ser AmsrenoaM, Jan, 24—A Royal! Decree institutes "a special de-ceration in the form of silver oF bronze medals for those who most distinguished themselves by "zeal, courage, leadership and sdlfsacrifice" in connexion with the recent flocds—Reuter.
Panis, Jan, 25.—"Le understands that the subject of a conversation, which will take place between M. Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain in the near future, is likely to be the postponement of the preliminary disarmament -onference—Havas.
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