... Silistria to the Black Sea is free to Roumanian navigation. The entire length of the Roumanian part of the Danube is heavily mined. The new operations of the Russo-Roumanian forces in the Dobrudja and on the northern borders of Bulgaria will, it is considered ...

... Medical Board visited Poutyprkid and examined nearly one hundred men employed at the Maritime Colliery who have entered the mine since August, 1915. It was staled that a good percentage of tne men were passed for general service. Later in the day about ...

... GOVERNMENT AND WELSH MINES. The *‘ Combing- out Process. COALOWNERS AND THE FOoIXiON. The members of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coaiowners’ Association isaUtri statement regarumg tue comb-out in tne Uk.>:i mines, declare mat tneir request ior uetween ...

... Federation Great Britain with the President the Board Trade and the Controller of Mines it was stated that alteration in wages would made in future without the of the Mines Control Board and consideration the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain. was reported ...

... moment of all talk of “England’s war” and sympathy with Germany. The whole fabric of their anti-recruiting propaganda is under mined. Never at heart reluctant for a fight some of them heartily ashamed of their idleness, and some of them held back almost force ...

... understand, will amount to a demand that the first call should be made upon all men military age and fitness who entered the mines sine.. August, 19X5. The acceptance of this, is believed, will present little difficulty, and the federations will consider ...

... to passed resolution in favour of taking ij , h°lo co»-Ufield as to what action should be taken any men are taken from the mines, contrary iho resolution passed earlier tho lay. The peace resolution, which aims at getting oiganised labour ;n nil belligerent ...

... to the districts regarding the modified scheme recruiting. The president further reported that the ‘‘combing out” from th© mines men who had gone into them since August, 1914. was to proceeded with vigorously, and completed before the new scheme took effect ...

... you in faymr a down tools policy in South Wales the event of the Government proceeding with their combing-out scheme in the mines? There was also a long discussion on the position of miners in regard income-tax, and the conferenco decided in favour of the ...

... “COMBING OUT - IN THE MINES. South WaleE JSallot on Down Tools Policy. The Executive Council of the South Wain Miner.? !■ ©deration Cardiff yesterday resolved the interests of the Federation to proceed with ballot the “comb out question, but reaffirmed ...

... should resume after Christmas on Thursday, January 3, and take some small Bills that day. CONTROL OF COAL MINES. The second reading of the Coal Mines Control Agreement Confirmation Bill, which has passed the House of Commons, was moved by the LORD CHANCELLOR ...

... Germany-—estimated more than two millions—their sudden removal would paralyse German agriculture and seriously cripple tho mining and munitions industries. Yet oven Lenin might be expected to hesitate ere signing peace which would condemn these millions ...