London, Sept, 27.
The dispute in the South" Wales coal flay Involving over 180,000 hiners, has been provisionally settle according to an announcement issued to-night.
The terms of the settlement have not been officially revealed, but it is understood that an. arbitration {tribunal will be established to adjudicate on the wages claim of the miners and its "decision will be Jretrospective from October 1.
The refusal of the owners to make fany increase in the minimum rate jof wages, which is only, 12% per cent, above that of 1914" "as compared with the 20 to 28 per cent. commended by the National indus {trial Board," precipitated the trouble the South Wales coal field, The lowners, however, offered to. submit the dispute to an independent tri-Jounal appointed by the Ministry of Labour provided it was entirely non-
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