Canberra, Nov. 24.
Australia's first pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme completed their advanced training recently and will soon be on active service Overseas, This announcement: was, made last "Australia will be well represented in the ranks of the Royal Air Force tie men wko are striking telling blows high, above British and enemy territory.:
"From now on there will be aÑ, increasing flow of fully-trained Aus tralian pilots to man R.A.F, bombers and fighters."—Reuter, Turkey to Extend M.M. Ship from S'hai Was Hit by Shells Marseilles, Nov. 23.
The Messageries Maritimes liner Porthos, well-known in Far Eastern waters,' arrived here today from Dakar, where it had stayed for some time. The vessel was in Dakar when that port was attacked by De Gaulle forces and was struck by two shells from a warship, Several meníbers of the crew were killed and "wounded by these shells. Havas, Emergency Law Istanbul, Nov, 24.
The Minister of "Commerce announced today that he was preparing amendments to the National Protection Law to empower him to supervise buying and selling of foodstuffs and clothing.
A Cabinet coordination committee announced today that it had strengths" ened the national protection pro! gramme by ordering that private automobiles, motorcycles and motorboats no longer would be allowed to circulate. Taxis might work every other day, it was said—United Press,
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