... COMBED OUT.” The Monmouthshire Mining Tribunal to-day “combed out” hundreds of young men who had gone to the mines since August last, their former occupations being painters, quarrymen, foundrymen, greengrocers, hauliers, and students. WEEK END ANGLING ...

... such letter. The figures gives respecting price of cTTHIc, and the produce given out them, on paper, look like a little gold mine. Take it from the figures are great fabrication. Cows giving fixe gallons daily are practically nowadays unknown. and supposing ...

... operations on both banks of the Somme. In Argonne an enemy attack, started against our positions at Four Paris, following upon a mine explosion, failed under our curtain fire. On the right bank of the Meuse cur troons executed yesterday, at the close of the ...

... “SLACKERS” THE MINES. The Monmouthshire Mining Tribunal yesterday “combed out’’ hundreds of young men who had gone to the mines since August last, their former occupations being painters, quarrymen, foundrymen, greengrocers, hauliers, and students. ...

... ABSENTEEISM MINES A remarkable statement with regard to absenteeism in collieries was made at the Pontefract Tribunal’s sitting on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Neal, manager of the Prince of Wales Colliery, was appealing for the exemption of a responsible ...

... combing out the army. Pole* who have escaped to Holland from work ing in German mines declare that in addition oners war many Belgian civilians are row employed in the mines, the numbers having especially increased recently.—“ Daily correspondent. ...

... COAL PRODUCTION. EFFECT OF THE WAR ON THE OUTPUT. The Coal Mining Organisation Committee, in submitting to the Home Secretary their third report on the conditions prevailing in the ♦coalmining industry as a consequence of the war, giv»* the following ...

... , but in his district not a single person had been got out of the mines. He was told that in his-district there were 5.000 men between 18 and 41 who were escaping service in the mines. He could imagine nothing more mean than to let these sturdy people ...

... wounded. I think it would be far better if the poliee were a little more attentive as men wearing this distinction. have worn mine for this past three month* (in civilian clothes) and have not been palled up once. 1 sure if the police would only pull a few ...

... National Coal Organisation resumed its sittings at the Home Office yesterday, Sir Richard Redmayne, the chief inspector of mines, presiding;. The proceedings were private. LONDON DAY BY DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Fleet Street, Wednesday Night THE ...

... their lives had splendidly guarded this Empire by land and sea. The South Wales Mining Tribunal has “combed out’’ some hundreds of men who before recently going into the mines had been quarrymen. butchers, insurance agents, boxers, and footballers. VITAL ...

... to appeal to the Local Tribunal. Exemptions in the fishing trade have already been cancelled, and fishermen have joined the mine-sweeping service, enrolled in the Roval Nava Reserve, Section A, in large numbers, so that they may serve with the branch for ...