1941-08-14 — Page 1

By BUD FISHER

TOOK AN ASPIRIN!

Australian War Cabinet Discusses Far East Situation

DREDGING FOR COAL

ORGANISED DREDGING FOR

MEN WAS DISCLOSED BY

COAL BY CHINESE FISHER- SERGEANT STEWART IN THE ING WHEN TWO MEN WERE CHARGED BEFORE COMMAN

BAY YES-

MARINE COURT THIS MORN-

DER J. JOLLY WITH DREDG- ING IN WACHAI TERDAY.

THE AUSTRÁLIAN WAR CABINET YES- |TERDAY CONSIDERED MATTERS OF HIGH |POLICY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SER- | VICE CHIEFS.

They also further discussed the Far East- ern situation and later reviewed soldiers' pay. Mr. Spender, War Minister, announced allot- ments to dependents of missing soldiers would be payable for six months after soldiers are reported missing.

There was a wide discussion on though interest at the moment is

to procedure

meetings, implement the centred on the sessional party

A large sample of the coal which the men raised from the Cabinet's request that Mr. Men bottom of the harbour Was ex- hibited in Court.

zies should proceed to London, and it is expected it will be further War Council considered in the meeting to-day.

One of the men had some 130 catties in his boat when arrested.

It was also revealed that this coal was priced at $80 a ton.

Accused pleaded that they had ΠΟ other means of livelihood. They

fined were each

$7, or seven days' imprisonment.

It is probable also that a re- solution will be submitted to both Houses of Parliament se- parately.

Support of a large majority the Labour caucus is expected

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While the Labour Opposition |

yet leader, Mr. Curtin, has not committed himself on the proposal

to 1 that Mr. Menzies should go London for war consultation, his [deputy leader, Mr. Forde, and the al-Mr. Evatt, announce their opposi

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Their opposition is based the grounds that Mr. Menzies' place is In Australla at this cri- tical time.

Several New South Wales mem- bers of the Federal Parliament also oppose the proposal.--Réuter.

MINEFIELD INCIDENT FINE

A fine of $50, or a month's hard labour, for anchoring in the Tathong Channel Minefield was imposed on Lee Fät-wah by Com- mander J. Jolly in the Marine Court this morning.

Accused's brother, described as "stooge," was discharged-yester- day when charged with the offence.

STEEL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ·

Formation of a wartime steel. advisory committee was announc- ed by Mr. C. D. Power, Canadian Munitions. Minister,, in Ottawa yesterday. ažnjen

The committee will advise the Steel Controller and Mr. Power' himself on methods of ensuring steel supplies for Canada's war effort. Reuter...

ANGER STABBING

Chan Sal-kan, 19, mechanio, who stabbed his step-brother, Ip Hong-kee, with a file, following an argument over a pair of spectacles, was fined $20, or two weeks hard labour, by Mr. H, C. Macnamara at Kowloon this morning.

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