... to increase the number from 43 to 52. The conference decided accept the revised scheme, and also the committee’s scheme of mining mobility bureau, under which miners who are members of the Federation could be voluntarily removed when work is slack in one ...

... the powers that beought to take the names of men under military age employed in the mines since August, and that such men shoukl be called npnn to their practical mining experience prior to that time. branch grievances were dealt with, and in several cases ...

... Smith presiding. Matters relative the further recruiting amongst mine workers were discussed. It was decided by large majority that all moo of military age who have entered the mines since August 4. 1914, must combed out irrespective of medical cl ...

... yrstercUj welted upos the Home Secretary (Sir George Care* at the Bom# Oftic*. with teierecco the combing out of men and about the mines for military tcrTio©, Tfie interview the question combing out s the request tile Home Secra. tary. who dodrcftiF full understand>ng ...

... districts regarding the modified scheme of recruiting. The President further reported that the combing out of the men from She mines who had gone into them since August. 1914, was vigorously gone on with, and completed before the new scheme would take effect ...

... the knew that that number did not represent by any means the number of men who had entered the mines Raft August, 1914. and they would make fu thee Int - mines into the matter. The powers that be ought to have mired ...

... on the splendid comduct of all ranks of the Middlesex Regiment under ki command on board the Tyndareus, when the vessel was mined on February 9th, Dietary of Convicts The following anouncement was published in last might’s ** Gazette ”’: ** All prisoners ...

... association,” said Air. Smit! think that surfacemen have been combed out a fe much as possible, and care should taken to see that'mines are not interfered with these men being taken away.” resolution was passed asking the Miners' Federation to persist in their ...

... Miners Aseociation, at Bartv.ley on Friday. It was decided by a large majority that al men M miitary who had entered the mines ailice the 4th of Atignet, 1914, must Fe combed out, , i-re ,. pective cf mcdiral class:fi. cation, before and Coma-ride inembcr ...

... managers, under officials, (tepid lee. hauliers. putters. t MMlllerP, and drawers. Recruiting from men who hive en. tered the mines dance the outbreak of war will continue. - im — ilar report made to the. Northumberiaind Miner's Association. In the Castleford ...

... football for two years, afterwards returning to the pit, where he had worked since. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Abbott. H.M. Mines Inspector); You would probably have remained a footballer if professionalism had not been stopped Applicant: Well, I don’t ...

... system, men of military age who zone into the mines since August, 1915, must “combed” out through the colliery recruiting courts. “Since the war,” said a dele te, * young men with little experience o! as mining have me into the collieries to shirk their ...