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

FIRST ANZAC ARMIES

ENCAMPED

IN THE Inst war Australia mobilised 112,953 men. whom 331,78) were sent oversens.

The cost of egalpping and maintaining these forces horne by the Commonwealth,

of

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It was the Australian land and sen forces which reiluced and necupled 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 Canal,

In 1915 came the Dardanelles campaign. and after the withdrawal from Gallipoli the bulk of the Australian Infantry was sent to France.

By 1914 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 dend-und had total casually Hst of 214,360,

Japanese Pay $10,000 A Life

Bombing Of China

IN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

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.

NEW ZEALAND, the British Dominion that boasts that it

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

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

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

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

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

Long before they disembarked their raucous "Cooees" told Egypt ENVOY PREDICTS

that the Anzacs had arrived.

NETHERLANDS TO WIPE OUT NAZI TRADE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BRADMAN'S SCORE

"How many has Bradman scored in the Sheffield Shield?" was a sergeant's 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.

"HELL LET LOOSE"

IN THE SPRING

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH❞

PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 12′ (UP).—“All hell is liable to break loose in Europe this spring," said Mr. The Australians and New Zealanders disembarked Joseph Kennedy, the US. Ambassador to London, in a

speech at a social function here to-day.

It will be recalled that Mr. Kennedy, with the late

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Domei).—British without losing one man on the voyage.

Their parade of luxury liners was the biggest troop⠀⠀⠀ warships, scattered over the have completely swept the German mer-convoy the world has seen in over a quarter-of-a-century. Mr. Dodd, predicted that war would commence in Sep- chant marine from the seas.

The voyage, over 10,000 miles, was also the war's longest.

seven seas,

Over 800 German steamers are tied up As in 1914, the Anzacs are remaining in Egypt-for MAY SWAMP in neutral ports, eating nearly £500,000 a the present. month of Germany's slender gold reserves. They will live in camouflaged tents which include

British Hitlerism."

WHILE the Queen talked

to Mrs. V. II. Warren,

with her dog Bab- bin (left) the tittle gli had oyes for no оде but Her Majesty, who later inspected The 1st Bosham Girl Guides.

HE COULDN'T

FIND RED INK!

..

SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (Reuter)

gold is helping to defeat,

fool out Soviet papers, and returned

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.

In

It is encircling Germany with ring of neutrals bound, not alone in sentiment against Nazilsm, but trade pacts which offer much more for their goods than Germany con offer

Rumunia, Turkey, Greece, Denmark.

Yugo-Slavlu,

showers, cinemas, swimming pools, an Australian National Travel Association bureau and recreation rooms. The Australian and New visiting fighters, with a special em- Zealand troopships merged into phasis on that line "for the gang's a 'single convoy at sea.

all here."

They were grand, bronzed men,'

When they go into

COUNCIL

. Japanese Seek To

Control S. M, C.

tember last year.

The US Ambasador told his

listeners that "London was a 'hot spot' in Europe to day."

Despite his gloomy predictions, Mr. Kennedy revealed that he is returning to his past in the capital of the British Empire.

He will leave for London on February 24,

however,

whi Beforehand,

he SHANGHAI, Feb. 13 (Reu-undergo a rigid medical examination. He has not announced whether Mrs. ter). For the first time in fierce election battle as a result children will return to England with of tentative plans by the Japan-

Conference Big ese. Residents' Association to Concurrently with Mr. Kennedy's secure an additional seat on the warning, a Paris announcement states Shanghai Municipal Council, the thut M. Daladier, the French Premier,

presided over a big military confer governing body of the Inter-ence at General Gamelin's head-

quarters to-day. national Settlement.

They were escorted by units of the and they grinned with delinst years, Shanghai is likely to see a /Kennedy and his large family of

Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Navy,

Tall, loughs 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 aro' that the first Australian and New Zealand con-

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the Nazis, their victory "Cosee" Judging by to-day's effort, is likely to be heard all the way to Aus- tralia and New Zealand.

Cream Of Youth LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)The Now the Netherlands is prepar-! tingents disembarked at the idens Anzurs who landed in the Suez Canal ing to conclude a trade pact with tical

spot. On April 20, twenty-zone yesterday are described here as Britain

will monopolise which

live" years

they the cream of the Dominions' youth, year. practically her entire foreign trade.

participated. In the landing

All the New Zentanders under 30 Gallipoli. according to informed quarters.

Land most of the men of both forces A £100,000,000 Year

are professional men, artisans and so Lieut. General Sir Thomas Blamey, Negotiations for the new Anglo- the gaunt Digger of the 1014-18 War, on, representing the cross-section of Dutch pact have reached the stage Is Commander in Chief of the second the two Dominions' manpower. where it is believed that the agree. A.L.F. Major General B.C. Freyberg

Is commanding the N.Z.E.F. ment will shortly be signed.

Army Of Million Mon Holland's exports are valued at £100,000,000 per annum.

These Antipodeans are joining an Netherlands Enst Indies' exports, Allied Army in the Neur comprising mainly sugar, tin, rubber already estimated to number upwards and oil, total about £50,000,000 per of a million mér. They are ready for any eventuality in this part of Meanwhite, Holland's

of the world. arbitration, conciliation and judicial; In the last war the Turks were settlement with Japan expires on July their enemy. To-day, the Turks are 31, and negotiations are to start be-friendly and there is no fear of an tween the two countries for another attack on the Suez Canal from that treaty.

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The conference was attended by all By tacit ngreement among various national groups, the present the Generals commanding front line ratio of seats on the Council-avenny groups and armies, and also by British, two American, two Japanese commandors outside, the front line and five Chinese-has stood for years, zone...

Rome And Berlin but it is being threatened by the Anzacs Entrain

decision of the Japanese to put up SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" -! EL ONTAR, Egypt, Feb, 12 (UP), ja third candidate,

BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UP)—It is The Anzacs have entrained for an If a third Japanese is elected. I reliably stated that the forthcoming undisclosed destination.

will be at the expense of the Iri-visit of Mr. Sumner Welles, Under- tight or American representation, Secretary of State, has been the sub- as the number of Chinese on the Ject of an exchange of views between Council is fixed by an agreement Rome and Berlin over the week-end, between the Chinese Government in the course of which Hitler was ini and the foreign Powers with in- telephone conversation with Musso-

lini. terests in the Settlement.

Elections In April

President Roosevell's, move is still Election day this year has been the leading subject of discussion in fixed for April 10 and 11, and if the the German Foreign Office, although Japanese plans are not changed be no statement as to the official attitude

Is as yet available. The defence area assigned to the

fore then Shanghal will see a heated;

Red Precautions Near East forces stretches from PARIS, Feb. 12 (Reuter)-election, battle.

ISTANBUL whether The Japanese- candidates," Humania in the north to Aden In A new cold wave has reduced or three, will have the solid According to well-informed quarters, went to the Caspian In the cast activity on the Western Front.

direction,

the south and from Egypt in the

WESTERN FRONT

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New Cold Wave Stops Warfare

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IN COURT

About 20 unlawful pussessors of wild tree wood appeared before Air. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning..

ROME, Feb. 13 (Reuter),—Anj

Feb. 12 (UP)- Italo-Turkish trade agreement under which Italy will replace Germany as the purchaser of certain Turkish)

frontier. be im-

Confer

In the air, two or three photo-hacking of some 30,000 rate paying the Russlang have been ferifying the

voters living in various Russo-Turkish-Caucasian Japanese commodities, is reported to minent.

The arrival of the Anzacs coincided graphic mlazions were all that either parts of the Settlement, mostly in since the Russo-Turkish negotiations

Moscow Hongkow, which is at present under in

terminated and M. Negotiations have been under way with the return of General Weygand, side undertook.

On land, there was for several weeks, state informed the French C. in C, to his head-

Sarafoglu returned to Ankata. some patrol Japanese occupation. quarters, and the agreement will quarters at Beyrust, after consulting activity, but Balling occurred. Day In previous years, Japanese voters cover nearly twice Italy's present with General Wavel, the C. In C. of the Germans TREE VANDALS

the Army in Egypt. Russian living in Shanghal recently trade with Turkey.

Although the consultations were/4 French attempted to surround election day in the fashion which]

outpost.

New York's Tammany Hell used to The Germans were reputed by adopt to swamp the ballot boxes. naturally secret, Il can be taken lo the U.S. S.R...

for granted flat the filled generals ninchino-gun fire before the intended That method is expected to be re-

attack could launched. FOOCHOW Fáb 13.

dlaciused how best to use it the

peated this year. Before leaving, he told his friends

colourful armies from, many races (Reuter)-Eyery Chinose death that it his first letter was written

In the absence of other develop- hore caused by Japanese air with blue ink, everything he said

under their commands. If the war menis, the Germans are particularly spreads to the Balkans, the Near active on the propaganda front, Paris

Thirteen green wild trees, incasar- raids costs Japan about $10,000 would be true. If, however, he used

LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter).-Plans red ink, the conditions ho described for a revolution in Sweden in which

East or the

the Middle Easi the and other centres inving been over-

ing from two to five inches in dia- Chinese currency, observers cal- would be exactly the opposite to means would be permissible so spring,

whelmed with reports of blg German

meter with an average Jength of four culate.

Atter actual facts.

to five feet, were exhibited, în court. six weeks of sen life, the troop movements. long as they lead to the Communist

discovered at Anzacs were a bit weary of travel-!

Most of the

these stories mention ten

Besides these, tried trees Japanese" atrcraft, regularly visit

divisions. In due course a letter arrived. It gonl" have been.

mling, raids ari Com and they let themacives go when

ROME, Feb. 13 (Router)-Five branches with a total weight of 148 Tlfo in Russin Collenburg after

arrived to-day.

Information at the disposal of the

Some of the offenders were shyun continuously between-10 a.m. and is wonderful. I have

and ten cars were damaged when a 1.30 pan dally, the average casualties fortable room for a small sum, and Stockholm radio.

The radio also stated: "The Chief Eden, they cheered the British C. indicate that there is any significant Roma Turin train was derailed near prison sentences ranging from one to being about three killed and ten my wages enable me to go.

Pisa because, to use the official three months hard labour, wille Injured.

others were recommended for banish theatres, cincinas and art galleries of Police stated that among the finds C, they cheered their own lenders change in the German dispositionin and to buy good books.

phrase of excessivi velocity There are was a manual of strategy and tactics and they cheered the Egyptian Still Nil To Report

for the coming revolution Codes officials who had turned out to give PARIS, Feb. 12 (Router)A.com

The King and Queen, who were on meni.. Thus hundreds of aerial bombs milk, eggs, bread and meat aplenty.

Total value of wild tree wood in- mtinique states that there is nothing holiday in a neighbouring town, have been dropped, in this locality The only thing I cannot find is and evidence of espionage activities them an enthusiastle welcome.

volved amounted to over $70, rushed to the sceno, Hoil-Out the Barrel" isang the of importance to report, red Inic

wero, also discovered. alney February 1938,

Rome-Turin Train Derailed

ibe port in relays of twos and threes was written in blue: n'a com- ! munist centres, "necording to tho they cheered Captalo Anthony French High Command does not people were killed, 20 were injured catties were also exhibited ..

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