... Federation Westminster to-day to consider the members’ ballot on the Government scheme to recruit 50,000 Class A men from the mines. The ballot shows majority of about 30,000 against the proposal. An anomalous situation has been created, because the second ...

... Controller accepts the Controller's proposal limit the age from eighteen to twenty-five, and stipulates that men taken from the mines for the Army should be selected through the Colliery Recruiting Committee. ...

... but the Government has not the courage apply it. 2. Employ German prisoners in the mines; The Germans are employing British. French, and Russian prisoners in the coal mines; why should not we do the same 1 The Germans would probably have to protected by ...

... play, the Government too plain in tolling them what it is and how -to play it. A WISE DECISION Tuk “comb out” at the coal mines will doubtless greeted with a howl of execration from the men concerned, but we are confident that neither the public nor the ...

... liberty of government. Pro-Germanism in India. To what extent propaganda has affected India it is difficult accurately to deter- mine. German missionaries and agents have unquestionably endeavoured to sow seeds of disaffection among the native popralation, ...

... the eteamer AgweHpe the Merton to-day ere not eunrised. To such task unusual for punt. % - . ' Jack: When X Kthal ate w*M ba mine. •!>« fell Wat aobUd Ilka a clild, fcot tnally aU p«t kar am* l k»OW all about It I rabeanad it with kar. a. ft Did you cat ...

... Coalville Tribunal has dismissed many appeals on domestic grounds by colliers who I hive been combed out of the Leicestershire mines. Gancral Grossetti Dead. General Grossetti died Paris yesterday, aged fifty-five years. particularly distinguished himself ...

... resolution opposing conscription was defeated; considerable majority. -COMBING OUTTHE MINES The Monmouthshire Mining Tribunal io-sUjr combed out hundreds of young mea mines since August last,*'their former occupations being painters, quarry mfn, foundry men ...

... conducted quite a vigorous campaign, despite his indifferent health, against the proposed strike to atop the * 4 comb out of the mines, and the measure of success far recorded is in no small part attributed to his influence. Mr. Abraham has always been jealous ...

... employed in mine-sweeping at 2s. 6d. a day. The fishing boats ore manned by elderly men and some young men who have been exempted for the purpose of supplying the nation with food. It does not conduce to good feeling in the fishing ports for the mine-sweeper ...

... It is just an outing, that all,” said to the Mail correspondent in Paris yesterday. was fixed up the most casual way. friend mine who lives in France, Mr. Walerhouse, of the firm of Messrs. Holden and Sons, Rheims, was staying with my people a few weeks ...

... forty-fivo who have joined the Colours, which gives us & “grand total of 16,000,00 a” Of these, 3j millions remain in the mines, manufactories, etc., and there roust be at least 4,500,000 Germans out of action at this moment. . . « With something over ...