Sydney, Feb, 27.
The Federal Government will begin immediately the building of merchant ships, the Australian Minister Supply, Senator McBride, announced yosterday—Reuter, Dutch Liner Offered as Hospital Ship Batavia, Feb. 27.
The British Government has gratefully accepted the offer made by the Netherlands Indies Government. to put the new Dutch luxury. liner Oranje at the disposal of the British authorities for the care of sick and Wounded troops in the Near Enst. The Oranje is of 19,850 tons, and twas completed in 1938—Reuter. flung himself on the ground. His men opened up machine-gun five, in-Mieting some casualties.
The officer way killed when the South "Africans returned fire. Reuter.
Three Brigadiers Taken London, Feb, 28.
South African and Dominion forces shattered an entire Italian division onthe Juba River, says Reuter's special correspondent with the South African forees there.
Of three Italian Brigadiers that were capt two had won the Dis guished Service Order when fighting on the side of the Allies during the great war of 1914-1018.
The prisoners were mainly natives of South Africa, and numbered 3,000.
"The thick bush of the Juba River banks ig littered with enemy dead end dying—Reuter,
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