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FEBRUARY

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WHITEAWAY'S

"Roll Out The Barrel," Diggers Sing As They Join Army Of Million In East

ANZAC

IN

FIRST

ENCAMPED

IN THE last war Australia' mobilised whom 331,781 were sent "overseas,

412,953 men, of

The cost of equipping and maintaining these forces wak borne by the Commonwealth.

It was the Australian land and sea forces which reduced and (occupied the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and

other German colonial possessions in the Pacific,

In Egypt Australian troops helped to repel the early attacks by the enemy.on the Suez Cansl.

In 1915 came the Dardanelles, campaign, and after the withdrawal from Gallipoll the bulk of the Australian Infantry

was sent to France.

By 1916 Australia had five infantry divisions on active service while the greater part of two divisions of cavalry served In Palestine.

The Australian Expeditionary Force lost 58,132 dead and had #total casualty list of 214,360.

NETHERLANDS TO WIPE NAZIS FROM TRADE SLATE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 12 (Domei)-British warships, scattered over the seven seas, have completely swept the German merchant marine from the seas.

Over 800 German steamers are tied up in neutral portu, eating nearly £500,000 a

Maybe This Is Why- BIG DUTCH SHIP SUNK Nazi U-Boat Sinks Neutral Liner

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ARMIES EGYPT

SUEZ, FEB. 12 (UP). THE FIRST CONTINGENT OF THE FAMOUS ANZACS-THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS WHICH WON FAME AT GALLIPOLI AND LATER IN THE WESTERN FRONT IN THE LAST WAR-SANG “ROLL OUT THE BARREL" FROM THE DECKS OF THEIR PARADE OF LUXURY LINERS AS THEY PASSED THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL IN A LINE THAT STRETCHED BEYOND THE HORIZON.

They were a fine-looking body of men, thousands strong, wearing the Digger hats that were famous twenty-five years ago.

Long before they disembarked their raucous "Cooees" told Egypt that the Anzacs had arrived. BRADMAN'S SCORE

NEW ZEALAND, the British Dominion that boasts that it

is more British than England, consists chiefly of two islands with an area of 102,000 square miles.

On January 26 last, New Zealand celebrated its centenary as an integral part of the British Empire.

The Dominion has a Labour Government, which came into power in 1935 and was the first Socialist government ever to gain office in the Dominion,

Like the Australians, the New Zealanders covered themselves with glory in the last war. They participated in the Gallipoli campaign and served later in France,

Population of Now Zealand is 1,536,000, of whom. 143,000 lives in the capital, Wellington.

FINNISH CITY

sergeant's WIPED OUT BY

"How many has Bradman scored in the Sheffield Shield?” was a first query as the men started to come down the gangplanks.

Captain Anthony Eden, Minister for the Dominions, flew to Egypt to welcome

the Diggers on behalf of the King.

SOVIET IS AROUSED

Moscow Anger Against Allied "Aggression"

The Australians and New Zealanders disembarked without losing one man on the voyage.

Their parade of luxury liners was the biggest troop convoy the world has seen in over a quarter-of-a-century, The voyage, over 10,000 miles, was also the war's longest. As in 1914, the Anzacs are remaining in Egypt-for the present.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (UP)—

They will live in camouflaged tents which include The Soviet Press has renewed showers, cinemas, swimming pools, an Australian month of Germany's its charges against the Allies, National Travel Association bureau and recreation rooms.

accusing them of secking to The spread the European conflict,

Australian and New)- "American capitalists are also Zealand troopships merged into awaiting a convenient moment a single convoy at sea.

They were escorted by units of the to enter the second imperiálistic

Royal Australian Navy

the and "Izvestia" says.

Royal Navy.

slender gold reserves.

British gold is helping to de- feat Hitlerism.

It is buying American planes and American munitions on a colossal scale,

It is financing the war at the rate of £6,000,000 a day.

Rumania. Turkey, Greece, Denmark.

war,

The paper added that the Ned Army "will fulfil its fightinë task will increased stubbornness and

bravery.

Tall, tough and tanned, many of the men who disembarked to-day are repeating-a-momentous day-in- the lives of their fathers, for it is Just over 25 years ago that the firel Australian and New Zealand con- tingents disembarked at the iden- tical spat. On April 25, twenty- five years ago, this year, they participated in the landing at Gallipoll.

Reds

Pact With Germans

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

RED ARTILLERY

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 12 (Reuter) The, furious Russian pressure on the Mannerheim Line, which has now been maintained for twelve days, appears to be increasing rather than diminishing.

Although there is no sign of the Finnish defences, weakening, the strain on the defenders is obviously becoming great.

A communique issued to-night HUNGARIAN

at Summa-seven or eight miles wide is being attacked by several Soviet divisions at once.

makes clear that the short front

LEGION

Thus from 30,000 to 50,000 men Men Carry Their Own are being thrown against the Finnish defences in this sector. Equipment To Finland

It is reported that some Russian troops are using metal shields about two feet wide for their advance in

the snow.

An eye-witness states that Finnish block-houses and forts at the Summa front are standing up remarkably well 10

tremendous hall of

The Fions are fighting bravely but

that the Russo-German cautiously. Trade Pact has been signed, following seven weeks' negotia- tions in Berlin and Moscow.

"When the bourgeoise countries de- It is encircling Germany with acide to attack the Soviet Union they ring of neutrals bound, not alone in will be convinced that the Red Army sentiment against Nazlism, but in enjoys numberless friends and allies trade pacts which offer much more in all corners of the world, from ROTTERDAM, Feb. 12 (Reg.for their goods than Germany canShanghai to New York and from Lon-

artillery are to which they have been offer.

don to Calcutta.

BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UP). It subjected during the past two weeks. ter)The 6.853- ton Holland

"Red Star," the Army organ, and America liner, Burgerdijk, has

Lieut. General Sir Thomas Blamey, is officially announced from Mos- Yugo-Slavia, "Trud" the Trades Unlon organ, as the gaunt Digger of the 1914-19 War, cow been torpedoed by a German

well as the official Tass" news is Commander in Chief of the second Now the Netherlands is prepar-agency, join in the comment on for-A.LF.. Major General B.C. Freyberg U-boat. according to a cable

ing to conclude a trade pact with clan developments.

is commanding the NZ:EF. received by the owners from the

Britain which wil monopolise Waiting Opportunity Captain of the Dutch steamer.

Army Of Million Men "The United States has not yet Line The Holland-America

These Antipodeans are joining an entered the second imperialistic war,” have informed the Dutch Minis-

Allied says "Trud" in an editorial. £100,000,000 A Year

the Army in Near East try for Foreign Affairs of the

American capitaliste already estimated to number upwards Negotiations for the new Anglo- simply waiting their opportunity, of a million men, They are ready torpedoing of the Burgerdijk.

Dutch pact have reached the stage Meanwhile, they are carning tre for any eventuality: In this part of where it is believed that the agreemendous profits from the sale of arms the world. ment will shortly be signed,

In the last war the Turks were which are importa

ground" Holland's exports are valued at

"Tass"

the Roosevelt their enemy, To-day, the Turks are £100,000,000 per annum,

speech to the American Youth Con- friendly and there is no fear of an Netherlands East Indies' exports, gress on Sunday, in which the Pre-attack on the Suez Canal from that

will direction. the Soviet. The news

The defence arca assigned to the Near East forces, stretches from

The pretext for the torpedoing of the ship is not clear.

It is learned that the vessel wur

nine-tenths laden, with goods destin-

ed

for the Dutch Government,

practically her entire foreign trade, according to informed quarters.

The

the

Arc

luding a quantity of grain. The comprising mainly sugar, Un, rubber alitend did not report the}

remaining one-tenth consisted of and oil, totni about £60,000,000 per agency, piece-goods for Individual Dutch annum.

importers.

Meanwhile, Holland's treaty

text of the speech but simply quoted

of "press despatches from Washington.

It claimed that the 4,000 delegates

The vessel was bound for Rotter-arbitration, conciliation and judicial dam and did not plan to touch settlement with Japan expires on July to the Youth Congress reacted coldly foreign port, so there could be no 31, and negotiations are to start be- to the President's speech, especially question of contraband.

tween the two countries for another when he attacked the Soviet Union, The affair is regarded here as an treaty, even more flagrant violation of International Law than the recent

torpedoing of tho molorship, Mr. William Yinson Lee, who has Arendskerk, which was carrying just returned from a month's visit to non-contraband, goods to South Manila, will be the speaker at next Africa.

Thursday's luncheon meeting of the This is the 13th ship lost by Hongkong Y'a Men's Club at St. Holland during the war and the third Francis Hotel, his subject being "The torpedoed.

Chinese and the Philippines"

1,000 PLANES A MONTH FROM U.S. FACTORIES

New Russo German Pact

Nazis Help To Put

Up Factories

Rumania in the north to Aden In the south and from Egypt in the west to the Caspian Sea in the east,

Leadors Confer

The arrival of the Anzacs coincided with the return of Generat Weygand, the French C. in C to his head- quarters at Beyrust, after consulting with General Wavel; the C. In C. of the Army in Egypt.*

Although the consultations were naturally secret, it can be taken for granted that the Allied generals The discused how best to uso colourful armies from many races under their comraands If the war spreads to the Balkans, the Near East or the Middle East in the spring.

The pact is believed to provide for the reciprocal delivery of goods totalling 1,000 million Reichsmarks in value.

TOULON, Feb. 12 (Router)

A party.of 160 Hungarian volun---- teers for Finland left France for Scandinavin to-day. They are carrying equipment with them.

No British volunteers have gone to Finland ns yet, stated Finnish circles and filled in forms, however.. in London to-day. Many had applied

U.S. Sympathy

Meanwhile, somewhere in the In- LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter).--- terlor of the country, Finland'a While Finland welcomes. President Foreign Legion is undergoing inten- Roosevelt's announcement to his sive training to relieve the men at speech. to the American Youth

Citizenship Institute that 98 per cent.. the front as carly na possible.

of the United States sympathy. Is with the Finns, the only mention of the speech in Russia consists of a "short New York despatch to the "Tuss" official Soviet news agency.

Summa Obliterated

An official communique on the Finnish war states that the Russian The German deliveries will consist attack on Summa is continuing even of machinery and industrial products more violently than before. while the Russian deliveries will be

This despatch merely quotes certain chiefly oil, ores, fodder and naptha, tioned. These

Heavy Russian losses are men-American papers to the effect that

Jossey Include the the speech was coolly received. It is understood that Germany total on all fronts of aver 1,000 killed

No "Apostles Of Poaco". vill provide the entire plant for the manufacture of artificial rubber and and 73 tanks destroyed.

The communique adds that several ZURICH, Feb. 12. (Reuter) —"In also a quantity of modern oil refining enemy. divisions attacked in the the view of the Wilhelmstrasse, Ger- equipment.

The construction of these works in Summa sector on February 11, sup- many is not prepared, at the moment.. Russia will be under German er-Ported by artillery, tanks and acco-to act as an apostle of peace between

planes.

Russie and Finland,” states iko Berlin gineers and specialists.

At the same time, the enemy at-correspondent of tho "Basler tacked between Muolajaervi und Nachrichten," who adde that stress Vuoksen, supported by 150 tanks. In placed on the words "at the

Fighting continued near Taipple, moment.”

LATEST

U-Boat Meets Its Masters

The

the enemy attacking after four hours Great attention is being paid 'in of preparatory artillery bombard-Berlin to, Soviet Russia's need for ment. The attack was repulsed. ¡prestige.

The enemy tried to surround the It is thought that if the constantly positions on the Gulf of Finland and renewed Soviet attacks on the Kare- jon Lake Ladoga by crossing the ice, Han Isthmus should achlove` even

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400 GERMAN STEAMERS WATCHED BY THE NAVY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 12 (UP)-Some four hundred German ships

Harbour duce alone represent a zig-zag run homewards, staggering burden for German ship- The practice of neutral countries |regarding overdue harbour charges

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12 (Router). A new German trode agreement pro-: viding for a total turnover of 1,000,- After six weeks of soa ilio, the 000,000 marks was algaed in Moscow Anzacs were a bit weary of travel-

LISBON, Feb. 12 (UP)-It is bo during the week-end, according to ling, and they let themselves go when Heved that a German submarine was SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

the Berlin correspondent of the they arrived to-day)

They cheered Captain Anthony destroyed when a French and Brush WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP)-Within the next four weeks, "Telegraaf."

Tio correspondent learns that Eden, they cheered the British C. in destroyer dropped depth bombs ton

leaders miles off Cascaca yesterday. the American aviation Industry will commence mass delivery of rerman industry wil erect a whole, they cheered their own 1,000 planes per month, on order by the United States and foreign series of factorie, Brost a whole and they cheered the rain submarine was attacking the Britlah are now tied up in neutral ports throughout the world, testimony

to the vigilance of the British Navy. The foreign orders are nearly all change for deliveries of raw materials officials who had turned out to give freighter. Oregon."

them an enthusiastic welcome, and food-stuffs. A "United Press" survey reveals from Britain or Franco, ***"

The factories ́will include works! "Roll Out the Barrel" sang the that the industry is now enraged in They have paid for delivery of a the greatest mass production era in total of 5,000-planes, of which total for large sente production of artificial visiting fighters, with a special cm-

phasia

on that line for the gang's its history.

anly 1,100 linve so far been delivered. rubber.

It is believed that goods which all here," Aviation plants are everywhere Internal defence orders are for:

They were grond, bronzed men, working to capacity in 24-hour shitis, 4,450 aircraft, of which only about Russia will send to Germany will in-

elude large nuantities of grain, ore, and they grinned with delight., British and French orders for 1,480 350 have been delivered.. -combat planes have already been Foreign nations have paid for and petroleum.

filled, but the factories still must com- armaments worth U.S.$204,000,000, of plete production of additional 7,705 which 08 per cent are aircraft, planes for U.S. Army, US Navy and French purchases total $121,000,000 foreign purchastra.

and British $21,000,00%,

governmenta.

Neutral observers are of the opin- ion that transport dimculties may

form a great obstacle to the fulfilment of the agreement:

When they go into selion against the Nasis, their victory. “Cooen", Judging by to-day'a sffort, is likely to be heard all the way to Aus- tralia and New Zealand.

Seo Back Pago For

Further Lato Nows

owners.

It is estimated hero that it is cost-ppears to vary, but most countries ing Germany £350,000 a month for have reserved the right to goize and harbour dues alone. In addition,nction any ship to cover those there are the wages of the crew and charges., the maintenance of the vessels.

It has frequently been suggested. The crippling cost of meeting these that the British authorities take a explains the recent tendency Hvely interest in thea, auctions, as of German ships to slip out of an opportunity, for acquiring ships.

arbours and take their chances on cheaply..