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Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
WHOLE BATTALIONS WIPED OUT
HOUSE
OF
Italian Offensive Resumed: Another Disaster
COMMONS AIR RAID DAMAGE. In a recent rald
Photo on London the House of Commons was damaged. shows view from the Members Cloakroom showing the dam. aged Cloisters Court.
Mr. Kwai SEIZURE
Hopes
Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, first Japanese Minister to Aus- tralia, presenting his cre-
OF FRENCH VESSEL
South Africa has taken dentials to the Governor-responsibility for deten- General yesterday, said tion of the French cargo Japan desired that the vessel "Ville de Majunga. long friendship between Japan and Australia Questioned in the Assembly at
Capetown yesterday regarding! would be maintained and seizure of the vessel off the South 'cultivated to the utmost. African coast by a British war- Lord Gowrie, replying, hoped ship, the Minister at Commerce Mr. Kawal's appointment, follow declared the vessel had not been ing the appointment of an Aus- seized but ordered by a British
Greeks Follow Up And Capture Fresh
Positions
EIRE A.A. BATTERIES IN ACTION
An unidentified air- craft flew over Dublin Bay at about noon yesterday and was fired on by the ground defences.
The Eire Govern- ment Information Bureau issued a state- ment to this effect yesterday afternoon.
-Reuter.
Vichy's Present
To Hitler
WHOLE BATTALIONS OF MUSSOLINI'S TROOPS WERE WIPED OUT WHEN THE ITA- LIANS RESUMED THE OFFENSIVE ALONG A 17-MILE FRONT IN ALBANIA, ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT MADE OVER ATHENS RADIO LAST NIGHT.
Fresh Italian troops brought from Italy were thrown into the battle, and the Italian attacks were repeated and violent.
The action began with a heavy artillery bombardment and many Italian 'planes par- ticipated.
The first Italian on-
PETAIN slaught was exceptionally HAS GOOD
fierce but tailed complete-
ly.
The Italians then brought up: more reserves and made further
attacks.
NEWS
IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE GOOD NEWS," SAID MARSHAL PETAIN, BROAD- These also failed under the CASTING ΤΟ THE FRENCH withering fire of the Greeks, who PEOPLE FROM VICHY YESTER- dealt destruction to the advanc-DAY, "BUT HERE IS ONE SUCH ing enemy.
OCCASION."
He then announced the begin- AT MANY POINTS, AS SOON ning of old age pensions, which AS THE ITALIANS WERE RE- will amount to 3,600 francs a year PULSED, THE GRIEKS PUR- in the provinces and 5,200 francs SUED THEM AND DROVE THEM in the Paris region for those over
THE POSITIONS TO 60.
Dr. Fritz Thyssen, the FROM
WHICH THEY HAD FALLEY About 1,300.000 persons will
well-known German in- BACK.
dustrialist, was among a group of political refugees living in the south of France recently handed
REUTER.
I probably be affected.--Reuter.
over to the Germans by HAVE AN H. B.-
the Vichy authorities un- der the armistice terms.
French is according to
This
circles in close touch with Vichy.
Dr. Thyssen is stated to have been transferred from Cannes to a German "sanatorium."-Reuter.
MENZIES
TO CALL
tralian Minister to Japan, would warship to proceed to Capetown, IN U.S.
promote mutual understanding.
Lord Gowrle added that the ex- change of Ministers - was most significant in the light of common interest in amicable relations in the Pacific. — Reuter.
INDIAN EXPORTS
DECISION
*The Government of India has decided, with effect from a date to be announced shortly, that exports from India to destinations outside the Empire should be permitted only conditionally that the goods concerned are not insured against marine and war risks with enemy companïles-Reuter:
where she was requisitioned for use by the Union or the Allies.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS This was done under the VISIT TO BRITAIN, WHICH IS Union's war regulations. It was ENDING SHORTLY, THE AUS- the action of the Union Govern- TRALIAN PREMIER, MR. R. G. ment and no protest had been MENZIES, WILL POSSIBLY BE lodged by the French Minister in ABLE TO FULFIL HIS HOPE OF South Africa. Reuter.
CALLING IN AMERICA EN ROUTE, HOME.
GERMAN RAID CASUALTIES
The Berlin evening papers stat- ed yesterday that 28 were killed and 28 injured as a result of the R.A.F. raid on Berlin on Wednes day night; - Reuter,
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Australia has many problems in common with the United States, and Mr. Menzies, could discuss with President Roosevelt questions like shipping and bases.
Mr. Menzies' stay in Britain has been highly valuable' not only to Australia but to members of the War Cabinet, of which he has been a member during his visit. Reu ter.
HB
-AND THEN TRY!