... raising the blockade some arrangements may lie possible to relieve the immediate of the poorer classes of the poi>ulstion. MINES “COMB-OUT.” Federation and Home Office. (BY oril PRIVATE WIRE Until late hour night members the Executive the Miners’ Federation ...

... out of men employed in and about the mines for military service. Sir George Cave, in Ins reply, informed the deputation that the Government had come tho conclusion that a further 20,000 men could taken from the mining industry for active military service ...

... the provence of the latter class which is resented the other workmen employed in the mining ln the present coiubingout process it has been suggested that the coal-mining industry might give 20,000 farther men the Army, and the naturaj course lias been taken ...

... premises—wmch they had protested against for a considerable time in the county—and also that surfacemen who had worked the mines previous to August, 1915. had, at the request of the Miners’ Federation, been granted two months’ extension before being called ...

... hursdav. The attack was made on Iront two. kilometres, and the fighting was extremely fierce. Favoured the explosion of several mines, the enemy succeeded penetrating our works in tlie’lirst line, hut the machineguns reinforcing the. light artillery, they executed ...

... shall be held some place away from the mine, convenient to the workmen. Powers Managers. (2) The action of certain managers in requiring men to hand their certificates of exemption to tho management of the mine was unauthorised. Men attending before the ...

... fact that the army needed hundreds of thousands of men, the munition factories, tens of thousands; while at tbe same time, mining, agriculture, shipbuilding, and other essential industries were incapable of yielding more men, and indeed, so far ibipbuilding ...

... the .. ln t l„ s count,v will ever l,c nd. ,acup ons covered ly the trades cards of gratitude to s, hme. ami agne.il,.,re. mines, and Xatnrallv. some other neutral Si will I, juarnes, railnay shops, transjiort work, a , to' cany the work and take the ...

... THE ANGLO-SOUTH AMERICAN BA COMMERCIAL NOTES. Now t*hat it is doflnitclj' known that all coal mines are be taken under Stale control, colliery commercial circles are anxiously awaiting details of the scheme. The chief point will doubt be the question ...

... the month of January this year. '(’he Agent-General for Ontario has been informed that the total silver output of the Cobalt mines to date is about 256,000,0000 z. worth, say dollars 136,250,000. This aggregate of value now comparable with that of frold ...