... Federation ballot on the question the ” down fools” policy in th© event the Government proceeding with the comb-out scheme in mines were follows: ' Against For Majority against IRISH SITUATION , Viacount Chaplin has given notice of the following motion for ...

... THE COMB-OUT. Another 100,000 men are to be taken from munitions, and the coal mines, already asked to give 50,000, are to be asked give another 60,000 men. The railways and the civil service will also b© asked do their share. There is to be clean cut ...

... miners* vote on the comb-out 50,000 men from the mines resulted:— For 14,840 Against 40,559 Majority against 35,519 The ballot of the Cumberland miners on the Government’s comb-out of men from the mines, has resulted as follows: Against Combing-out 2587 ...

... been eome difficulty in coming an arrangement with the Miner®’ Federation (•ays “The Time® ”) about the combing out of the mines. It is understood, however, that a settlement is now practically assured. ...

... 55,988 For 47,181 Majority against The ballot of the Northumberland miners on the Government’s comb out of young men at the mines has resulted as follows: For 14.085 Against 8,349 Majority ...

... COMB OUT AT THE MINES. The recruitment: scheme at the coal mines applies to unmarried Class A workers, were and above the age of 18 but not over the age of 25 on January Ist, 1917. Unmarried means a man who was unmarried on November 2nd, 1915, or who ...

... which the vote is taken is in the following form.— (1) Shall the Federation agree to the withdrawal of 50,000 men from the mines for military service? (2) If so, shall the Federation machinery used for the purpose of finding the required number? A special ...

... MINERS’ COMB-OUT SUSPENDED. The Controller of Coal Mines, in letter to the secretary of the Miners’ Federation, states that owing the need for more coal the Government have decided to suspend the recruiting of miners after only 25,000 the second quota ...

... Although the under which the Gdsernmei.t propose to control coal mine* is still tco. consideration, tliere are indkaiiona that the Government propose that the machinery for the safe working mine* shall remain as present, and that power* shall given to joint ...

... nngMbH The urtny tmrelHnß mgdienl lx»nrd rimked Pontypridd, and nearly ICO men employed Maritime ery. who hare entered the mine Aufnat. 1915. w*» »t*ted good the men were pM>M general nervine. Later the day ghout eligible* at the C'nat Weatern Oolliery ...

... RECRUITING FROM MINES. The Lancashire and Cheshire Miners’ Federation met at Bolton on Saturday, when reports on the conference in London regarding the Man- Power Bill were considered. It was resolved that delegates at the adjourned conference on February ...

... MEETING. The monthly meeting the Urban Dis•rici Council was held on Wednesday eveoing. The Clerk submitted letter from the Mines Department of the Board of Trade, which stated that in view of the iecreased supplies from collieries generally owing to the ...