... combing out process had been a failure, for in tho mines of his area in Lancashire 3,000 unmarried men between 18 and 41 had sought refuge from military service, though they had never been a mine in their lives before, and not one bad been combed out ...

... wish to i-e troubled with other visitors just yet. SHIRKERS IX MIXES A mining correspondent writes: —The question of who should act the “combing out” of the shirker* from the mines appears to a very moot one. Vet it should not have many difficulties in ...

... The “combing out” process had been failure, for in tho mines of his area Lancashire 5,000 unmarried men between 18 and 41 bad sought refuge from, military service, though they bad never been in a mine in their lives before, and not one had been combed out ...

... shed their eligible* except few ca«e*. even when they have experience got .1 pretty intimate knowledge the hooks. And t.he mines should yield the slightly skilled workers who have’ entered recently. should replaced by skilled miners from the front, War ...

... sho continued, is i there any boy here whose father works among horses? One small boy stood and answered, Ycs, teacher; mine does. said the teacher. what does your father put on the horses every morning? Please, teacher. every ha'penny he has ...

... Robinson. in a very well informed Noted from her hu•hand it appears that two eddreef. drew attention to new fiends opened mines were blown up. and one was held b., LOCAL M.P.'S VOTES AND SERVICE top for women'. work. In the melt of war the Brttish and ...