... particular Mr. Bevin instances shipbuilding as an industry where a large number of women could fill the places of young men. Coal mining he hopes to leave for some months, at any rate, untouched by such comb-out as it underwent in the latter part of the last ...

... minimum figure of 720.000 men in the mines would have to maintained. It is clear that voluntary recruitment will not of itself produce the numbers required. It will now be necessary to call up men for the coal mines in the same way as for the armed Forces ...

... •* MINERS” COMBED OUT. The Moamoafhshire Mining Tribonail yesterday “combed out” hundreds of young men who had gone to mines since August last, their former occupations being painters, quarrymen, foundry men, greengrocers, hauliers, and students. ...

... all appearance, is generally accepted. How, then, do Mr. Bevin’s proposals bear upon the coal-mining situation ? He is proposing to take more men from the mines. To be precise, he is proposing to raise (by three years) the reservation age for coal hewers ...

... been granted conditional exemption rehiest u> ha to work a coal mine, which he Ld dens. was urged the National SerrK* representative lAaa » » “tombing out roeo who bad gone Vk the mines suoo the outbreak , '» ' Tli ••king phase the exemption should oanoelled ...

... oat accordance with recent instructions, appealing for exemption on personal grounds, urged that though they had been the mines since they left school, other men engaged the pita, who had gone there since 1914, and were also Grade 1, had not been called ...

... William Higgins (271, mar-:- made a personal appeal. Wi;h the weeks at silk factory, had for-b . seven years worked in coal mines, but 0 n '■*’ the Colliery Tribunal. Captain Oliver Bellasis militarv , ~, appellant was one of the few men they get out of ...

... COMMANDEER ATX COAL MINES. Wasttiwcron. December SB. Mr. James R. Garfield. Controller of feaa iaauid an Order commandeer.ng a 1 coal which is mined. This drastic action has been taken order ensure immediate release of many •hips beld in various ports ...

... conference. It is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being farther depleted of men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employ, in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facta. In the discussion ...

... conference- is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being further depleted men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employment in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facts. In the discussion ...

... to grow in size and certainly value. Mining Manual and Mining Year Book.”—This well-known volume make* it* thirty-second appearance, nnd, ■oat. it* editor (Mr. Walter Sknoar) utilises the preface to review mining matter* of interoet which have cropped ...

... district on the question to whether the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain shall agree the withdrawal of 50,000 men from the mines for military eervioe. The counting of the votes has now been completed, and shows: For 2.225, against 739. On the question ...