Sydney, Aug. 4.
help the United States was giving Great Britain in the Atlantic would enable Britain to send a fleet to the Pacific if needed, declared the Australian Navy Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes at a recruiting rally yesterday, The Australian Army Minister, Mr, centrations on Thailand's border and p.uG, "Spender. warned. Austrnllans {to rumours of a Japanese attack with-that they must be alert to the danger In three days. It" declares that a hich dg teap, over the northern united Thailand would reject any en-horton Tomorrow." eroachment. "Thallanders will never aking, at recruiting. rally. he Fun away," said the broadcast. "They said that "Australia: imst "react" the wilt defend their country to the last maximum, Tslliary" strengths" soon Grop of their blood."
pesable," The' last thie oF four onthe Wiprovement In Rustalas 'An encouraging report. on, Britain's miliary. effeiency was very striking' alr power in the Far Bast has been fevidenge of tet seriousness Of ute Issued in Singapore. says that
forces was tow doing full-ime duty.
ose. A, Sig section of fie, ma tary [high-speed American' Aghter planes 'Serlouls measures lad been' taker fare fying over the Burma Road to the new alr bases in Burma, They tovmoct serious "situation, "AME. fare ready to crush any, bomber a Spender added There was still tos much sport throughout "Australi, the Burma Road from their new bases fack. Japan. might try. to make on "We mat cease playing in sumnshiné in Indo-China. On Burma's rw alt= while" siouds of "destruction "gather Found us" itelds are also based British bombers peace Be Se a yesterday Sic! which would hinder any. Japanese: tempt to move westward, See Mibiser of External Afters. correct™ hat "Austral isnot talcing part Pekan Mis care been taking steps to thwart a Japan-'The, Chinese Government hag also ese otlack on the Burma Road, The fs, A cane Chinese High Command has drawn up Malayan Troops in Training defence plans and Chinese " troops have been satisfactorily disposed, of Many Malays have volunteered for the defence of their country against any possible aggression, in the province of Yunnan, on the and they have proved to be splendid troops. The picture shows on inspection by their commanding Border Of Indo-Chine officer of a detachment of Malays on a Friday Mosque Parade. 'A Saigon report says that some of the British colony there are leaving for Singapore on Monday, although there have been no official instruc-'Hons to leave—Reuter.
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