... representatives. . CONTROL OF THE MINES SOUTH WALES CRAFTSMEN AND THEIR WAGES Representations have been made the authorities the National Federation Colliery Stokers, and raftsmen in connection with the Government control mines. The position was considered ...

... son of Mr. and Mrs. Thoma.> Jones, Garth, Pontardawe, and prior to mobilising with the 4th Welsh at the war was employed a mining engineer at the Great Mountain Colliery, Tumble, near Llanelly. was one of the tirst officer* ,the West Wales Territorial ...

... TERRELL «U.. Gloucester) asked the Prewdent the Board of Trade whether the pro vision? the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1908, limiting the hours work in coal mine? eight hours day. wore still in force, and what w«: the average number hours worked colliers ...

... Sunday w.is addressed Mr. John Davies (agent) the question further combing out of underground and surface workmen from the mines. said the whole of the members oi the Miners' Federation of Great Britain should balloted aa whether thev were favour of the ...

... the question of Ihe combing-out of underground workmen for the Army. The new scheme put forward through the Controller of Mines by the military' authorities simply means that if the number of recruits arc uni. forthcoming single men between the ages 18 ...

... en Sunday on various matters affecting labour. At the close was sub- to considerable.questioning regarding the comb-out of mine*rs for the Army. Tie announced that the Federation would meet this week and discuss its attitude towards that question. The ...

... Wales Executive Council immediately call the attention of the Food Controller the inadequate bread allowance, especially the mining community. By further resolution it was decided to protest against the inadequate minimum wag* 255. wr week granted to farm ...

... ARMY COMB IN MINES, BETWEEN AND 600 MEN FROM THE RHONDDA. a result ot the combine out collieries the district the Tribunal at Forth on Tuesday—Mr. W. P. Nicholas rhairraan---mn'iidpred the appeals 01 a number ot men who prior August, bad been larms. railways ...

... alluded to recent speeches to the effect that the military authorities would be abl© take out at least 120,000 men from the coal mines for service in the Army. It would be wise, said, for the military not to interfere with of the coalfield, as there was undivided ...

... without prejudice. MINE '• REFUGEES. The Agent (Mr. William Jenkins, J.P.) reported the Afan Valley meeting upon the national conferences held London respecting the recruiting of miners, and explai that only those men who had entered the mines since August ...

... to be called up. This did not refer those who had gone into the mines since August. 1914, but to legiti' liners between the ages of eighteen nine months and twenty-uve who irked in the mine before August, .EM. EDWARDS, M.l’.’S, STATEMENT CHALLENGED. Western ...

... years ol age. “too old at forty” in case like - j was that age when be took charge oi church. i schoolmaster in one of the mining districts was amused to receive following note the other morning;—“ It- Teacher, —Kindly excuse Johnny's absci from school ...