... •* 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. ...

... 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 ...

... civil employment, taking due account of all other possible measures for carrying the work which is being done by him.” ALL MINES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ARMY. TRIBUNAL’S STRONG DEMAND FOR COMB-OUT. The further comb-out ...

... at the adjourned Conference the 26th inst. shonld move that the miners take part in recruiting from the mines untjl all men who entered the mines since the beginning of tho war have been combed out. ...

... The adioarMd conference Sonth Wales miners delegates, held Cardiff yesterday, consider farther the question combing out the mines, decided a large majority to accept the recommendation of the Miners’ Federation Great Britain— namely, that in calling men ...