... the collieries, which showed that a majority of 28,756 votes the men declared that they not agneo the withdrawal from tho mines of tire 50,000 men required for military service. The Prime Minister, in reply, informed the Miners’ Executive that the men ...

... about the mines. The complaints against the manner in which the new order issued by the military authorities was being carried out come mainly from two districts —South Wake and Northumberland. The allegations (it it pointed out the mining correepandeint ...

... reprvso it*tive of th« Po§t Sunday Special” diacuMed to-day the situation in the Coalburn district with number ol| prominent mining men. and the general trend of opimoo was that the Coalbum decision did not reflect the real feelings of the miners in the ...

... position, and the policy of the Government in relation to it. Jt is understood that heavy calls will be made this winter on the mines and staple industries, which still have large reserves of men of military age.—Times. ...

... MINES COMB OUT Maay Mn to b : Released ...

... Elsewhere there nothing to report. Yesterday our aeroplanes co-operated successfully with our artillery* Two our machines are mining. GEK3IAN HUNCHES RAIDKD. (From the War Press Bureau.) London, Tuesday. British Head-quarters in France, Tuesday, lI.H a.m ...

... gradually commandeered the vessels until no fewer than 119 were taken, and at the present time 105 of these are still engaged in mine sweeping or patrol work. The total value if the vessels which left the port for Government work is estimated at a million pounds ...

... was held at Cardiff, yesterday, to consider the Government proposals for the oombing-out certain classes of workmen from the mines for military service. It was explained that the national conference of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain would decide ...

... to 1S labourer at Staveley Works re He explained that he left the pit on medi 1s 19018 thea heA advice,.and returning to the mine in Ju ch a An exempt mo) _ certitic ate. was” gran A Grassmoor boiler fireman, aged 39 a refiner. classified A, said he was ...

... Colliery, who was stated to have been brought out of the Army through the instrumentality of Mr. H. A. Abbott (H.M. Inspector Mines and chairman the Colliery Recruiting Court) to domestic hardship, was granted one month's exemption. Similar concession was ...

... Thursday, and dealt with a con.sidera'be number of appeals on behalf of pit employees. Mr Henry Walker, lI.M. Inspector of Mines, presided. Mr Robert Baird appeared for the coalmasters, Mr David Gilmour represented the miners, and Lieutenant J. C. Allan ...

... Court shall be . held at some place away from the mine convenient ia the workmen . 2 . Tho action , of certain managers iu requiring men to hand their certificates of exemption to t , ho management of the mine was xmauthorised . IVfcji attending teforo the ...