... oat accordance with recent instructions, appealing for exemption on personal grounds, urged that though they had been the mines since they left school, other men engaged the pita, who had gone there since 1914, and were also Grade 1, had not been called ...

... conference. It is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being farther depleted of men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employ, in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facta. In the discussion ...

... conference- is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being further depleted men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employment in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facts. In the discussion ...

... to grow in size and certainly value. Mining Manual and Mining Year Book.”—This well-known volume make* it* thirty-second appearance, nnd, ■oat. it* editor (Mr. Walter Sknoar) utilises the preface to review mining matter* of interoet which have cropped ...

... district on the question to whether the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain shall agree the withdrawal of 50,000 men from the mines for military eervioe. The counting of the votes has now been completed, and shows: For 2.225, against 739. On the question ...

... civil employment, taking due account of all other possible measures for carrying the work which is being done by him.” ALL MINES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ARMY. TRIBUNAL’S STRONG DEMAND FOR COMB-OUT. The further comb-out ...

... at the adjourned Conference the 26th inst. shonld move that the miners take part in recruiting from the mines untjl all men who entered the mines since the beginning of tho war have been combed out. ...

... conditions. Adequate safeguards will arranged, so as to permit of the retention in the mines of persons who are considered indispensable tor the safe working of the mines. Applications for the renewal personal grounds tiie exemption withdrawn the Decertification ...

... Miners’ Federation, which met in London jesterdaj receive the result of the ballot on the question of taking oat of the coal mines a further 50,000 men for military service, was faced with a difficulty its own creation. The men have declared plurality of ...

... ballot not showing twothints majority recommend the conference to advise the men not resist the taking 50,000 men from the mines for the Army. Previous the passing of the resolution Mr. Smillie informed the delegates that the committee’s interview with ...

... impossible for anyone who knows nothing about miners to state truthfully that the loss created by taking so many from the mines has been compensated for by those who been' allowed to remain and those who have been sent back to the collieries.” , Mr. Winston© ...

... conference the coal-mining industry, convened the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, will be held in London Thursday to consider the man-power proposals the Government. Under the last comb out further men were recruited from the mines, and Sir Auckland ...