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JAPANESE PRISONERS FROM TWO BATTLE AREAS I SYDNEY M0RN1NG HERALa a it nniAniTTrc rr A.I.F. SUCCESS IN BORNEO Danes Seek Border I FROM SUNDAY Coal Stocks Still Low 1 Island's Neutralisation ply Now Complete T'. i MELBOURNE, Monday. The rail travel priority system will cease to operate from next Sunday. This was announced by the Shi'' Federal Minister for Mr.

Ward, to-day. following; a meeting of the War Ball way Comroiuee, which approved EASING ROAD CONTROLS Rllhher Still Short MELBOURNE, Withdrawal of some war-time controls on road transport was i From Our War Correspondent, Jack Percival MANILA, Aug. 6. The Australian Ninth and Seventh Division, although they have occupied only small area of Borneo's 300,000 square miles, have completed the neutralisation of the island and have leized most of its richest oilfields. The present military situation in Borneo was described to-day hy a spokesman at General Mac-.

Arthur's headquarters as static. STEADY ADVANCE FROM MIRl In north-west Borneo Aus- Ing hi withdraw! toward Samarinda announced by the Minister (or creased travel, to provide facilities Transport, Mr. Ward to-day. as the sole use of sleeping-berth The aeneral framework of existinm "bins or to train mileait '-ilme control of road Uatisport -r ns slid utiwr nz- Lid remain until there i.ies we mU 3ow. sd propel o( a subsuntlal inc.ease In the stoitay to nraintarn taisttna; irsrn TtorUs nf rubber ivrea and lubes said services depended entirely on the u7 Ward i hlnl'nce of coal supplies during (r-llan Ninth Division troops choo defend this town.

4- with enemv othr troop may retire south In contact with enemy tonnill Bta6itrmtsin troops south-east of Beaufort Th Tarakan area Is almost cleaned and have pressed 11 miles south-1 out. wast of Mtrl. JT.2iJS2.i ENEMY LOSSES MOUNT Other enem, troops may retir. south a in una iriliaMaaMtJMaMaaatsa 'aiaaaaiiajaiiwiilajia-JVfaM- I troios on the road let dins n.liknsnan to Samarinda. I Eipert are already working on Bo'tien's oil wells end refineries, which nil evemuallv save the Allies valu- tinker iosce by lessening the Orders made In New South Wales lo control hire and drive yourself tar jsoi-vloas.

collection or delivery of; launory sua ins caniane oi iru.i. vegetaWes. flowers, and egas respec- lively have been rescinded. A Victorian order rescinded relates to the use of funeral vehic les Bccauee of Hie critical ahurtaiie of lubber tyres and tubes, road uart suthotHtcj throughout Aastrslsa would be obliged stiii retsrict iiif use of Qloior vehlclea. especially to bare essentials, said Mr.

Ward, mis was lo ensure that tyres wuuld not be busied in non-essential operations und to conserve present limited tyre for tha maintenance, of n-tial road transport services Relaxation of restrictions on the trmispoit of exhibits and side-show equipment lo country agricultural shows was also announced by Mr. Ward. He said that directorates ot 3 ttt avw-- fi ys '-iM-ajenrn -i(flt Tj1 i S7S-eJwvA Jsa.jr w- immm as.ii.iintij i mmdmm The Australians have also made on- hv rodromes serviceable at Brunei Bay, I 'San and Balikpapsn. which ere! Although patrols occasionally con- h-mi i liard bv aircrsft patrolling i small enemy parties, the u.lia Java and the Celebes. ntse have been so completely defeated Tne aaid it appeared that 'r "ne time I hey have been etimv was in srvme strength in lo teke any action that could mtUb Sorneo in the triangle bounded our hold on the area.

e- Ranau. and Keningau. So far 17,000 natives have been re-; This Is an agricultural area and leased and more are coming into the merseacy road transport is cmstee, pnwismm tad iwea rosa iisr Stale would be allowed seman to nf auScwBS. arassmsHKi-uiherise road transport 5a ssustry (m nfseniml ComraonwealtJi Te- shows. qulremenls directly associated with Road tianiport.

however, would be ln, WRr Kianted only a heie a railway service was not available or was unsuilable. Readjustment OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. IAN BBVAN. rUCNSBURO, Aug. 6.

The first minority group In Germany to revive the question of border changes Is the Danish population ot Schleswig-Holatetn Province. The froup circulating topic of map (apparently printed In Copenhagen In 1M4I. allowing historical change In the Danish-Oermeu frontier. The map use Danish spelling to emphastm that moat place-names between Ftensburg and Kiel are of Dentin origin. This was Danish territory before Bismarck.

The Danish community in Ftens burg. which la about IS per cent, of tha normal population. Is publishing 1 activities and realise that everyone here Is not German." I Next month, a Danish school isao- clstion. with headquarters In Fltni-; burg, hopes to open it new Danish schools In this part of Germany. 'These.

It Is understood, have been ap Proved by the British Military Govern- ment. Tne minority lesdera think that the present border, which was established path of the famous border wall built hy Queen Thlra of Denmark in the ninth century. filing this, they ask that this part of Schjcswig-Holstein should become Danish mandated territory. oppnRT or nrMH. SUPPOR OF GF.RMANS Their views are supported by manv Germans, soma of whom are truly ably see possible economic advantages Involved.

A petition, urging the border chanjtes, to be presented to Ihe British authorities, was circulated in Flem- bum and surrounding dlstrlcu by the I Germans and got 20 001) signatures in eight daya. It was quickly dropped I when It wbs hinted that the Britisn Military Government would not accept the petition and might prosecute the people organising it for Indulging in people organui political activities. Danish-language Fienabur has newspaper, "Avis." which can i-eprnU comments on the border question ftom 1 Danish newspapers, but wnicn Is not "H04' to originate comment In lis The British authorities here are watching the position closely. They imve iiul kivcii t'T uim ii.i concession to hold political meetings. and border control la so strict that Danes in Oermany are more isolated from Denmark than they hava ever been.

The Danish Government so far has; taken official interest In the minority movement Its Foreign Minister. rr Christmas Moeiler, re-j cently declared: The frontier lies Arm." R.A.F. BOMBING GERMANY U-Boat Pens As Practice Targets OUR ST A FT CORRESPONDENT. BREMEN. Aug.

6. The R.A.F. is still bombing Germany; the target Is a concrete submarine shelter at Farge, near here, which is being used as a practice target (or high-level bomb ing to test penetration. Tha bombs contain only jnj.jl detonating charge. The experiment is expected to pro- duce useful data for bombing similar targets in tne far itsst.

hn lha narmana hearrf nf the ooma tney evacuated tne area mr i mues aroiina, out ine n.n.r. saia tnm ment and that tn flMiger area rx- Ul for r.dlu. of 500 i yards. The shelter, which la about 460 yards Innn 1 fin Ua. aH ami i flak mrit ivim.

Lji c. VI ,1,, irom lnrasters flyin? Lrom I .7 V. SVwtwya.y-srf.iliWiw ra.aa- FLEET REFUELS NEAR JAPAN Largest Transfer Ever Made NEW YORK, Aug. After 18 days' operations against I Japan, Admiral Halseys Third Fleet has met the fleet train and tn refuelled and re-equipped An American Associated Press cor respondent aboard an escort carriei near Japan sayi that the "slave traders." as supply snips ate known, have been peddllnf their wares right in Japan's backyard, "The fleet armada loomed up to keep a randesvous with the supply train, which spread for mllw In Japan's home waters." says the cor respondent. ine Dig ana utile oomoii amps began signalling their needs for fliers.

planes, provisions, and fuel. The biini.er lights flashing serosa the water were sometimes Dareiy atstiu- because the rendezvous aria the weather was squally. "As soon as orders had been placed. ik ucaviujrcie wciiv wifc, iuiiiiiii0 back and forth between the supply ships and fleet vessels. 'The transfer of supplies was the largest ever carried out.

and went ofl smoothly and methodically. "Except for the planes flown oft the escort carriers' decks, all the transfers were made bv what the Kavy calls the "whip-pulley' system rigged on a heavy rope strung between destroyer and a supply ship. Ni enemy planes have yet been iRhied i and the supply convoy is protected by more destroyers than the remnant of the Japanese Fleet could muster," "SUPER-MICROSCOPE" DESTROYED Scientist Now Clsnnetl As War Criminal OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, Aug. 8.

For destroying what Is described as the world's finest microscope and killing two colleagues who at-! tempted to restrain him. Profes- sor Jorn Larsge will be among 1.000 Austrian war criminals to be brought to trial in Vienna. The electron- ultra -microacooe as It was called, was the result of i. k. 1 1 oi mmya nit Mn took tw0 y.ar, in the Physical Research Institute in that bv means of it, ravs of electronic particles operators joroinary ilsht waves, wOTkir at avera Workins at average power tubercle If they were human belnn.v" Lange was a German scnl from and in cases where, after consultation with a slto' committee, the car-ilae of side-ahow equipment was found to be reasonably necessary to success of a particular show.

The decision to authorise road transport to country shows was on the understanding that no claims could he granted Uii replacement of tvie and ibes. REVIEW OF CONTROLS ill-1 capsWf of supporting a iarga num- br of troops. smith of Brunei Bav the Aurtra- luns are driving towards Kuchlng. capital of Sara-vek. and hava pene-tnted 11 mil's beyond Mirl.

The obviously making for the difficult terrain south of Mirl. where 'Ha broken connd may present dlftl-nilms to our advancing troops. In the Balikpaoan area the Aus-i-alians have killed more Japanese ttinn at nther Brunei Bay or Tara-ksn. The enemy is strongly cover- CPTTATW SsTU 1 UNITED" Conservative M.P. Reassures U.S.

LONDON, Aug. A.A.P.. I Prltaln's foreien policy was in nn wav weakenea oy tne aaveni I I melbournb. Monday. requirements, acrordlns power controls, like all other war- to the view of the War Railway lime controls, were now under review pnm miite by ihe Oovernment.

the Minister for labour and National Service. Mr. when the committee met in Mrl-Hollowav. aald to-night. Mr.

Hollowny bourne to-day the Director-Oenctal wlded that he had not yet made anv of Man-power. Mr. Funnell. attended further recommendation to the Federal I 'he meeting and took part in the Cabinet but departmental officers discussion of the man-power position were reviewing all the man-pow-r of the Australian railways, rf iuleUani. It was unllkelv.

however. shown thai xtrwe Jammr? Ut the bw important sssa-ewerl 31 msphsxepg 3sa txfn uitMroSa would be removed until after sPtavd fey the vararos rsihs-m war Japan. wsisc 's IS. 43b. Ihe net Increase In the toial staff employed on railway work was rCPADCH I I TM ATir I 5424 taking Into account i Jt.r4 Top: Japanese prisoners at Maprik.

New Guinea, boarding a Douglas aircraft to be transported to a prison camp at Aitape. (Australian Official i. Lower: Japanese being searched by their British captors In the Penwegon area, southern Burma. (British Ofllcial radio-picture t. of a Utbour Government, saidln" ever "nl i forces to enter this area." Mrtior Quintln H0S(g, In anj v.ndenbent other pro- nppn lftter to Americans in the ,1, nctuae(i statute clearly setting Daily Mail." I out the authority or the American Mslor HoTg said he was confident delegate to the World Security Coun-sf this, although he ws "Conservative cil: the President should nominate the him and bred." He was referring delegate subject to Senatorial con- the American reaction to the ftrmatlon: the President should make recommendation by the Director 0' Ra" Transport.

Mr. Howse, gave a warning that the nuuiiiiim vi i iiM niui uita mvi unit that the railway systems were able to undertake any large volume of in- COAL, KF.SKRVES LOVV Tnf HllHwBV, commissioners dis- lt)(ll l)eir coal rMWV increased services were agreed to In Aorll. 1B45. and. if lh.

i certain that some railway sys- rm of both pswaJBgsr srd jpsds Mr. Ward said he hoped the foft supplies would permit the present standard of railway services to be maintained, but he would strongly resist any attempt to provide such lu-uiies as the sole use of sleeping-berth cabins by privileged persons such as Judges when other members of the community wete not able to obtain accommodation. Mr, Ward also said that, in issuing the revocation order in terms of the tWicinn nt lh War Railaav Pnm. Railways Want More Staff posed wan-powpr 'railwaymen will not fully meet haH been diverted from munitions and other defence work in railway workshops tn railway work since January 1. 1944.

Mr. Funnell said that, while 1.240 former rnilwuy employees had been released from the Services, recommen-dntlnns made in 1 .1184 other cases had not been ajroved, tout Array jjstric-tlons had iH33 ssHcd rcesly nrt sii es wwi4d fee reviewed. Mr. Funnell slso said that consideration was being given to an alloca- lion lo railways of 3 000 men from the 10.000 men to be released from the i SprvU'M nn mvi iim I initio 1 smiinil, Hnr- ing the current half-year. i The consensus of oDinion of mem bers of the War Railway Committee waa that, while the proposed allocations would afford appreciable relief, they would not fully meet urgent requirements U.S.

TROOPS MAY SETTLE HERE CANBERRA. Monday. The Australian Government will offer no objection to American Servicemen taking their discharges in Australia if they wish to do so, it was Jesmed ia-sJsy. Under a new directive Vtsrj-al MacArthur. Commander-in-Chief, South-Weat Pacific Area.

Americans who have qualified for discharge may be discharged here. Few Amrricnns who have marie inquiries about settling In Australia wish to go on the land. Most ot them in the United Stales were skilled tradesmen or small businessmen. YOUTH'S DEATH IN BATHROOM William Kenneth Donation, 18, was found dead last nicht in the bathroom at his home in Shore Avenue. Kensington.

Donahoo was alone in the house at the time. Police believe he was preparing to have a bath when he was overcome by escaping gas from a bath-hcater. OF CORVETTES MELBOURNE. Monday The man who designed the SO Australian-built corvettes, which have borne the brunt nf convoy work In Ihe South- He Is Mr. J.

Lessk. of Windsor. Melbourne, who was senior perman- nl shipbuilder to the commonwealth uovcrnment lor nearly years. Alif rt rnm ihe rc: sisned a-e esajS; 339-4 wonnen vessels, nail cargo vessels, unit, nHrrKHlr motor launches, sstt. motor scows, and other tvpes of nd launches.

PRIMK MINISTKR IN PERTH Monday The Prime Mints- ter. Mr. Chlflev, reached Perth hv sir fzw' In laie put tn tiw FressHsHtle tpv-eler-ttmi B5ns5ijfl lw tne Inlaw tor Air. Mr. Brakf i sr HI -evt ai Private Hunt Locates Crashed Plane MELBOURNE, Monday.

The wreckage of an R.A.A.F. Beaufort bomber which disappeared two months ago has been found In rucacd bush country nine miles! ruco ousn country nine mnt from Eskdale, by a search party organised by relatives of one of the victims. The four occupants were found dead. Tht wreckage and bodies were found at the head of the Mltta Valley after a search lasting two and a half hours on Saturday. The victims were: F.O.

F. A. Wallta. of Fairfield R. V.

Clayton, of Pre mantle (W.A.t. F.O. D. navel, of Olendg (S.A.). L.

J. Slma, of Queensland. Thair plane failed lo return to Bale on June after an operational train-in? Sight to Mt, OarnMcr. Messrs. A.

and Wailut. brothers of Flying-Officer Wallis. and W. Daniel, another went to Eskdale last Thursday. Mr.

Daniels said tn-night that they organised their own search "in sheer desperation" because they could get no satisfaction from Ihe Air Force. A fortnight ago. as the plane had not been found, he and Flying-Officer Walllj's two brothers decided to move. He applied to Wing-Commander Hepburn, ol Bale, and wa given some information about what line to take whea he reached the area where the Air force considered the plane hid crashed. He was also able to Inspect at R.A.A.F.

Headquarter the aerial photographs. When Uwy arrived at Ksltdale on Thursday, Mr. Daniel said, they found everybody In the township very willing to co-optrate. On Saturday Measrs. Daniel, A.

Wallis and S. Wallis went out witn la v.D.C. volunteers, having explained to them where tht Air Force thought the plane had come down The 16 men drove 12 mile by truck ana search of two mid a naif sara. eruaiiing scramoiing tor about four miles over aleop country, found the wrecked plant nine weeks to the day after it had been lost. GIRTHS OVERCOME BY FUMES NEWCASTLE, Monday.

Six iiiui ini Rnop rniigi tjTwo of them collapsed. ran Into tha shop roughing violently. -r sWawS wsalkata SSM MELBOURNE Mnnriav Nearlj J.000 Japanese have own killed In the Balikpaoan campaign, says a statement issued by Armv Public Rela. tlons. Australian area eacn day.

PAN-AMERICAN SECURITY OUR. STAFF CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Aug. Sena Inr V.n.nh.rl mlnnrltv luricr i in the Senate, has written to the Secretary of State. Mr.

James F. Byrnes, urging that Britain, RussiA and the Other EuroDean i Powers should be requested to give the American republics "ex- icliislve resDonsibllltv" for jjollc. ino North anrl Smith America. "The United States might well ac cept, in connection with our Inter-! American Allies, exclusive respnnsibil' itv for anv armed forces reouired to maintain peace and security In the western Hemisphere." Senator Van i 'i -r nu niiiiu.ij tetit'tii tit Anwi.tc. the United oraanlsatlon To safeguarthe power of Con8r.

Tidei should he rVqulred to obTiin explicit Congressional authority for commitment of any armed forces beyond the quota established in the basic agreement with the Security Council. AMERICAN-SWISS AIR PACT WASHTNOTOW. Aug. 6 The State Department an- nounced the conclusion or a "nve fraaflnmc" acrraamant- with Kuril 1.T seriana, onsea on tne inicngo Conference Of 1944. Th United State, Hrllnes the rlaht to (lv over Swit- I seriann.

maite stops pics no and n'- charge carao. passengers and mail at 1 n.M. .1.. u. ki.

nort. The stale, train rcim-ai rinhia in New York. fki. i.i. i planned American airlines routes from the North Atlantic In Ireland.

Switaerlsnd. Italy. Greece the Near East, and the Middle East. Similar pacts hava been made with Sweden Denmark Roam Icalanrt ireiand. FRENCH PATIENTS SEEK CURE IN COERING'S PLANE OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON, Aug. For an hour yesterday, eight French children suffering from whooping-cough flew at 000 feet between Paris and Le Havre In Ooerlng's private Junkers 2. The machine had been put at the disposal of the Health authorities of the Seine Department for experimenting with an altitude cur for the com. plaint. The results of the flight were Inconclusive, but thanks to the comfort of tha former Relchmarshal'a plane, sis of the eight children were asleep by the lima they reached Le Havre.

i I Communists Dominate New Burma Party From Our Staff Correspondent, T. L. Goodman COLOMBO, Aug. 6. The main force in developing a new political outlook among the Burmese people it the organisation, which i dominated by two Communist Than Tun (general secretary and Major-General Aung San (president).

LaJni as- svni-a a iv ARRESTED 60 THEFTS SOLVED MELBOURNE, Monday. Police eiaim that SO cases of issjase-tjreasirtg In the suburbs, involving goods valued at about 2.300, have been cleared up with the arrest of a 30-year-old escapee from Kew Mental Haspital. An alleged accomplice was arrested on Saturday on two charges of housebreaking. Goods valued at S0 were re entered from the escapee's bedroom. The man escaped from ihe hospst.

in January. Police say that once he was disturbed while robbing a home with an accomplice at Collingwood. He jumped through a window, ahoutlng: "look out. there's a lunatic chasing me." A crowd outside scattered. According to police, he proved himself a connoisseur, and nnly took goods of value, mostly Jewellery.

Once he took a diamond from a ring, but left the ring, which was Inscribed. On several occasions he locked sgs in a hack room while fee went the 3 with the Job. He has now been returned to the hospital. MILIaS BOMBS IN GARBAGE Two Mills bombs, reported to have been left in a garbage tin at house In Victoria fioad, Drummoyne. yesterday, were found before anyone was injured.

Thomaa Mahony, carter for the garbage contractor to tht Drummoyne Council, nntloed tht bombs aa he emptied refuse Into hi cart. Ht did not know from which house In Victoria Road the bomb had come. Mahony took the bomba to the Drummoyne police and they handed them to the Bomb Disposal Squad for the Army. Officers of the squad found that he pins and the detonators had bees removed from both bombs, but said there was sufficient egplnsives In Ihem to be dangerous If they had been dropped into a garbaqe Incinerator. KEEN CONTEST iV "ioacliil could be seen lunctloninii "as drrained there la halt for throe Bernn.

One day as the Russian Arm.vjPli" In Dr. Ba Maws puppet Oov- omir vKwy at ie or Hogg, si-year-ora son oi Lcra 5' J.hlJMA".0fk:h M.niph.slse the social reform i Thf Wr nrtderi: make no com- plrirt that yiiu found the result ur-prinj. but it in rather more difficult fruw the tendency of yotir nowa-pnet to cnticLse us for choosing a Labour Oevernmtnt. Po Ion? the present Admtnistrt-tion tries, us 1 tun cure it will, to thp honour nd dignity of lv ronntrv abroad nd to protect it? Mr. Brvin will be ble 10 fo'int on not onlv the Mipport of wunVntle Parliamentary majority, o-j' ijio tnat or a united people.

"STAND NO NONSENSE Street financiers will be til- iCMPd if rhrv try lo make vou think I that the stability and credit of Great ftnrjin i nm a-t ftimne vr ve "wt no nonsen from the' new Cnvammmi and should not stand any I amrn the best in the world, and i tha or any other Government wera it re tru it. British traditions are or anv other Government wera sttempt to undermine or interfere si'h ihem the Government and not tn tranitioos would be the sufferers Msior Hoee. referrina to the aineina il The Red Flag" in the House of Common' when it assembled last week. I ld it was difficult for those not rqusinted aith British manner, and eiitomj to understand that, on the lltw of British Labour member. "The Pl?" rattier less revolutionary thnn the Bton boatina anna, and aa s'jna for mucn the same reasons.

ddd: Uafcour members, after anting. 'nt throush the solemn n'tisl n( electinn a Conservative as etvakf So. mv timorous American friends, "ke that If mere la anv dlBeultv between Britain tit America It is far more likely to be O'ie to vour tariff policy than to anv roncmic weakness here. Whatever British people think of one nothr. they mean to make the eoun-tr happv.

great, nd prosperous." U.S. MEN RETURN FROM PACIFIC POINTS SYSTEM IN OPERATION OUR WAR CORRESPONDENT. JACK PERCIVAL. MANILA, Aug. 6.

By the end of September, 80,000 American tnllsted men and 2.000 officers who hae service pointa entitling them to discharge, would be ck In America from the Pacific theatre, Oeneral MacArthur announced to-day. "Pokrsmao said that Pi'ity ol shipping wa, avallarle for 'h homeward trip, and by the end of "fwt-d that ail tha 'hre. a toul of 11JJ00. would be on their way. Wh lnu vpr'd include the old cinc theatre and the sir y.rce tinu, on Okinawa of those returnlnit have been JEW TERRORISTS GAOLED Jerusalem.

Alio- A I A a i A mllitarv ii military court has sentenced suspect of being a terrorist IS years' imprisonment. Jl" slon ot 7Rh iroatiW ThV had 1ft rte- trenadeS. and IS hntl.lM Ivimbi. xm Biaklni It Is malnlv with this oreanisa 11 15 Willi II11S Ul gltlll.m r. non mat, ine woveruur ui ouiuin and other representatives of the British Government may deal when discussing the future government of the country.

Bom -man iuti ana sunx San worses inr ine Japanese run was Minister tor ARncunure ana mmijm mi wU- emmem. Aung San waa one Tokyo "JO heroes who went to Jpsn for military trslnina and political instructions and later com- inanncn ine norma which several months ago crossed to the Allied side and Is providing guerilla forces now known as the Patriot Burmese Forces. Rath men when they had become fiijiiltisioned" were among the leaders of tht anti-Japanes underground movement. Than Tun Is chairman of the Com munist Party Congress in Burma, but Aung sen. being an armv omcer, is not officially a member of the party.

I interviewed man run at tne A.F.O. headquarters in Rangoon. He Is a round-faced little man with sharp brown eyes, aged 30. ATTITUDE TO WHITS PAPER He said that tht A.F.O. had been invited by tha Governor of Burma to be represented on his progiosed executive council when his Administration aucceed military control, but It had not decided whether to accept.

A.F.O. policy towards the proposals embodied In the British Oovernment' White Paper wa not to reject them, but to endeavour to have them altered. The A.F.O. wa opposed to an election being held after three years with tht Constitution under tht Oovernment of Burma Act. IMS.

still In force. Tht A.F.O. urged that military ad ministration anouia cease aa soon as possible and that a provisional Oov ernment of Burmese should ot ap pointed, a constitution body area tad, and a new Constitution araraea out witn in a year. Than Tun pointed nut that tht degree of literacy In Burma wa con siderably higher than In India. Thtrt wa no oasie system, ana women naa much greater freedom.

HOTELS VACATED BY SERVICES Several Sydney hotels, occupied by members of the R.A.r. nd W.A.A.A.F. for "ration and quarters." will be vacated by the end of this month. A spokesman for the A A F. sold yesieToty mat wa flnuKIUl whether the moves would result In Increased accommodation for civilians 1 CnD 1VJI AMI Cr Pacific area, has retired a two or days while scientists make a detailed examination of the hole In the con- Crete Mprrlmentln.

then 'he shelter will he Wown UP from the ground by the Navy. 'i-n a up iTs.rara.i tii III'IUH I.HLl. irv Mnsmw MOSCOW. Aug. A A I.

The draft of the World Trade fnlon Chatter was discussed by Russian representatives and the British Iron and steel trade unionists' delegation on Saturday. Teas News Agencv said to-day: "We a is certain that the World Trade Union Congress, which is to meet in September in Paris, will establish an effective trade union organisation. PASTOR'S APPEAL SUCCEEDS aiaap i. MOSCOW, Aug. 6 (A.A.P.i.

An rm.eKCn of the only Roman Catholic Church In UnuHia Whnm a Man Cniirt haH In Moscow, whom a People's Court had found guilty in July of having assaulted a Russian Janitor at the French Embassy, has won an appeal against his fine ot 100 roubles. Correspondent Australian Associated Press! The Royal Navy for nearly two years Phantom fleet of wooden war They were merchantmen fitted with 1 alaborat. superstructures of plywood and canvas, painted to transform them I bait for U-boats and as decoys to draw awa horn her attack from haaa ahina at Srapa Flow. The dummy fleet was also used tn the Firth of Forth when the Fleet was awav. or to dilute the scale nf attack against the Fleet when In port.

They kept the enemy awsslnt at the strategic disposition ot capital shir. The steamship Pakeha (7.80a tons) became the battleahlo Revenge, the Walmana (7.SM tons) became the Resolution, and the Mamarl I1.M4 tons) waa the aircraft-carrier Hermes Tha Pakeha and Walmana have been turned over to tht owners, am are again runtamg aa merchantmaa. and 1 drew near he declared his Intention of destroying the microscope rather than permit it to fall Into Allied hncis Lange shot two professors when they rn.mrf him mathJiiraii. ama.hine the microscope witn a chisel ana nam mfr. The machine to-dtiy la now mere two ton of scrap Iron.

AMNESTY FOR YUGOSLAVS LONDON, Aug. 8 A.A.P.). The Provisional Government In Yugoslavia, on the advice of Marshal Tito, has passed a far-reaching amnesty law granting Immediate liberty to 1.000 Yugo slavs imprisoned for coliabora-! tton or similar offences. Th covers all members of tha iniHinn Oeneral Mihallovltch'i Chetnlka, ou! aor, not members of the uaiacni turoai Terrorists), wnn servaa under the Serbian Nazi guerilla chief. It excludes members of tha "Kultur Bund." definite war criminals, members of tha Oestapo, and other Fascist policemen.

Tha amnesty admits the principle that many who nerved tha enemy during tit occupation did so uixter duraat, and shews tha growing eon fide dc of the Liberation Oovernment In Its own stability GUERNSEY PETITION TO THE KING LONDON. Aug. A A Thousand of residents of Ouernaay queuad 1 "rUy Herald" aayi that S.000 a alraady fSlg Jffl- "I'i-'L 1 il.T. lUflf? nMrlr 01 MELBOURNE VESSEL AT MANILA OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. MANILA, Aug.

old Hud-dart Parker paddle-steamer Weeroon Is now In Manila Bay after a long tow In stage from Melbourne a trip of s.non ml lea. Well known to thousand nt Mel- oournt ciuaens, tne famous esoiirsloa wriui ana Churchill's Dummy Fleet Duped The Enemy uivninnui wsi-. a a The State Liberal and Labour partiea will consider thfs seiection ot candidates to eon- test thp Manlv hv-elertinn mario test tne ivianiy Dy election mane necessary by the death of Mr. A. E.

Reid, former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly. The Libera! mav discuss the ques-I Hon tonight. The Ixrxiur Party will tlon to-night. The Labour Party will few days. 1 Both parties are keenly Interested In this contest because of Its effect on the IJprwr House triennial eleettesws In December to fill IS prospective varaji cles in the legists tivt Cotmcil I I From Our Staff LONDON.

Aug. 6. While a British convoy was battling throuh a monsoon in the Indian OcVV. war anlsh-! 'ZM-S ed lookouts reported a '0! gun floating down the fairway It transpired that the gun. a wooden replica of the real thing, was washed overboard from the 33-year-old battleship Centurion, which had been fitted out to resemble the new battleship Anson, and was one of the thins of a secret dummy fleet created by Mr.

Churchill on the outbreak of war to deceive the enemy. Tht Centurion was disarmed under In. Washington Naval Treaty and. at tha beginning of the war, was a main- tenanre and renalr ship at Devon port She was fitted with a dummy after-funnel, a mainmast, and main armament, Then, with a crew of IS nm- oara and 263 man, she sat out on voyage round the Cape of Onod Hops to Bombsy. -T-Ka aaal Imrwtnra" waa flnallv sunk la blookshlo ell UM Normandy coast tn D-Day.

I Only 350 Girls Needed To End Tobacco Rationing CANBERRA, Monday. If mersu. tui slg a ifaar 3te more girls eouid be obtained fnr Jrrea has made tesjsawffMe ta work In tobacco factories it 1 the leaf for consumption. would be possible to lift all ZZ 1 and are doing, everything Ihey can In rationing restrictions, It was obtain the needed labour, twit thev stated by Government officials re not meeting with much success it to-dav brllev0' 'bat the comparatively low I wages oflered are the cause of girls- There la now sufficient tobacco leaf rtliietannt to takt on tht lob Waaa In Austraha to All all normal require-, are ptfgtd. lie I acu ju niwi at nonni, vacatco last week, and tht Astra Hotel nearby employed at Sargents.

to vacated to-dev. have been he-, were taken to hospital for treat-saotes by tht Royal Navy. ment to-riav after thev hart he- Two other hotels at Cnogee Ooogee i vo-oay alter tney naa oe- Ray and Oceanic Hottis ar to re- i come affected by fumes from a vert lo tht Hiringa Branch of the refrigerator which was being re-Army on August and 19 reapte-1 uveiy. paired. No decision.

It Is understood, has The gas seeped Into the kitchen been made whaLhtr these will ba oe. wham tha alria an anririnn cupied by another branch of Ihe i the public. TMJV OT mx UW a.liauaj 111..