Melbourne, May 3.
Stringent now regulations to check the lawless activities of the crews of foreign luggers along the northern coast of Australia will be enforced by the Commonwealth Government following amendments of the Aborlgines Protection Ordinance gazetted on April 22. The effect of these amendments will be to close to all shipping territorial waters contiguous {to aborigine reserves Any shipping entering the three-mile limit in" contravention of the Yegulations will be liable to confisea~ tion of ship and gear, and the restric tions wil apply equally to Australi Gwned pud foreign ships. In the case fof emofgency landings duc to adverse weather, shortage of water or where human life is endangered, the onus of proof will be on the' master of the ship, The introduction of the new regula tions followed the capture carly this month by the patrol boat Larrakia fof seventeen Japanese luggers prohibited waters. At the time the Larrakla. waa speeding to rescue a sick buffalo hunter on an isolated part of the coast, and quite accidental ly discovered eleven luggers moored in territorial waters. Shortly' after~ wards she more luggers appeared. Sighting the Latrakla, they atlempled to escape, and have to only when shots were fired across their bows.
The now aiteratt factory near Mel~ bourne has undertaken to deliver its first Government order of 40 military planes within eighteen months, and when working to capacity, should be able to supply all the civil and mili tary aircraft' Australia requires.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.