... The mining industry must be given adequate manpower and be grarrd up to its highest efficiency. Public and domestic consumers must strain every nerve to equal at least the savings of last year. The scope for further recruitment for the mines from ...

... MINE IN TRAWL. FISHERMEN’S NARROW ESCAPE. The crew of the Ramsgate steam trawler Rig reported having had a narrow escape their return to harbour last night. The fishermen on deck had been knocked down by an explosion of a submerged mine in the trawl near ...

... STATE & THE MINES. THE NEW & THE OWNERS. The Inter-Departmental Committee appointed to advise the Government on outstanding questions regarding the new Order under which the South Wales coalfield has been taken over consists of Mr. W. F. Harwood (chairman) ...

... SOUTH WALES MINES. BOARD OF TRADE'S ORDER AS TO DIVIDENDS. The Central News says : An order has to-day been received from the Board of Trade by all colliery owners in South Wales to the effect that no dividend should be declared on profits distributed ...

... COMBING THE MINES. Former Tradesmen and Athlete* Weeded Out. The work of combing out the men employed in mines is proceeding vigorously in South Wales. On Tuesday and yestar- Hiay the South Wales Mining Tribunal combed out hundreds of men. Large numbers ...

... TRUTH. MINES. The Present Discontent. Various explanations have been put forward in different quarters as to the almost friendless state of the mining market during the past few weeks, but perhaps, outside the growing pessimism in most quarters as to ...

... MORE HIDING IN MINES. CALL UP OF MEN WHO ENTERED TO DODGE ARMY SERVICE. A big call up of the miners has begun, the London News Agency is informed high authority. This “comb out” refers exclusively to men who have entered the xml mining industry since ...

... reported to be using mine detectors on an extensive scale, and in the settlement of Rehovoth, not far from the home of Dr. Weizmann, the Sappers discovered in a deserted house two pistols, 255 rounds of ammunition, and three road mines. In itself this was ...

... NINE DIED IN `MINED' SHIP MYSTERY F IRST reported to be carrying a cargo of slag and to have struck a mine, the British steamer Viceroy, 824 tons, which blew up off the Belgian coast yesterday, was later said to have had a cargo of ammunition. She was ...

... Miners' Union comprising the Miners' Federation of Great Britain on the questions of the withdrawal of 50,000 men from the mines for military purposes and the using of the Federation machinery for the finding of the required number of men. The figures ...

... men. The vote is significant, coming after the announcement by the Prime Minister that 100,000 men are to be taken from the mines instead of 50,000. The A.S.E. have also decided to reaffiliate to the Trades Union Congress. Details are given in page 8. ...

... VOTE FOR THE COMB. Northumberland miners have voted in favour of the Government's proposal to comb out 50.000 men from the mines. The figures are not yet announced. iln South Wales the result of the voting on Saturday showed a majority of 1,304 In favour ...