... Conference in London on the question of the comb-out in mines expressed the opinion that the minimum of dislocation to trade could only be obtained by recruiting from those who had entered the mines since the outbreak of war . ( p . 10 . ) Ax Order in Council ...

... number of men may , be released at onco frohu the mines for military service . The temporary exemptions granted ( a ) to men who entered the mining industry after 14 th August 1915 , having previously been engaged in other occupations ; ( b ) to unskilled ...

... ! THE ; COMB OUT OT . THE- MINES . ¦' , ; ATTrrypE in , south ; jWAfcES , . •' .: A . conference of ; South Wales miners' delegates at -Cardiff ' yesterday V further :.- considered ' Ae Government proposal for combihg out certain classes of workmen ...

... 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 ...

... all certificates : of exemption issued on grounds of employment to persons of-military age employed , at coal mines who entered the coal mining industry after August 4 , 1914 , and wore of military age at that date , and are engaged as winding enginemen ...

... those who have come to tho mines from other trades since August 1914 . Further ,. having :. agreed to advise the Government that all men required for military service should be taken from those who have gone to work at the mines since August 1914 , we ...

... MINEES AXD THE . GENERAL KLKHTTnV 43 CANDIDATES PH , Ui ? Uai . D . The Miners' Federation met at , Southport yesterday in camera . Tho most important matter for consideration was a proposal of the Executive Committee that forty-three candidates , including ...

... WORKERS IN THE MINES PLEAS FOR COMBING OUT . Mr ' John Robertson , President of tbe Scottish National Union of Mine Workers , addressing tbe Gartsbore and District Miners at Croy , said although nearly 300 , 000 men had gone from the mines to join the Army ...

... , mining industry , convened by the Miners' Federation of Great Britain , is to bo held in London on Thursday to consider the man-power proposals of . the Government . Under the last comb-out a further 20 , 000 men -were recruited from the mines . • ...

... put to the ballot are : — Shall the Miners' Federation of Great Britain , agree to / the withdrawal of 50 , 000 men from the mine 3 for military service V ¦ • . . If so ,, shall the Federation machinery be used for tha purpose of findingthe required number ...

... Monmouthshire and . South Wales Coalowners' Association last night issued a statement regarding the comb-out in the Welsh mines . They declare . that their request for a . conference between the authorities and the colliery . managers has been declineddespite ...

... conditions . Adequate safeguards will be arranged so as to permit of the retention in the mines of persons who are considered indispensable for tho safe working of the mines . Applications for the renewal on personal jrrounda of the exemption withdrawn by the ...