(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Sir Alfred Mond was appointed chairman of the National Fuel and Power Committee, in accordance with a recommendation of the Royal Coal Commission, of which Sir Herbert Samuel was the chairman, when he played an important part in the settlement of the recent general strike in Great Britain.
The National Fuel and Power Committee has the task of advising the government on questions of the economic use of fuels and the possibili### of converting fuels into various forms of energy.
Sir Alfred and Lady Mond sailed for Canada yesterday on the steamer “Empress of France.”
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