WAR IN THE PACIFIC

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 241, 12 October 1942, Page 3

WAR IN THE PACIFIC

NO SECOND CHANCE FOR U.S. Rec. 9.30 a.m. NEW YORK, Oct. 11.

The former United States Ambassador to Japan, Mr. J. C. Grew, emphasised the difficulty of the Pacific war. "In a realist sense," he said, "America stands to win or lose greatly in that theatre. Should we lose," he said, "the United States would be faced with a master-minded Japan and an enslaved East Asia, possessing within itself every raw material and all the sources of energy needed to maintain the most formidable and most self-sufficient military Power.

"The Japanese Empire," he added, "seeks dominion over the body, mind and soul of the world's largest populations and every ounce of the riches of the East. We cannot lose once and win again. We would find it almost impossible to fight an enslaved Asia in later years. We must win now."

FLOATING MATCHBOX

Rec. noon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11

The War Department had developed a floating matchbox, which will enable troops to strike lights in the most adverse weather. In tests boxes were water-soaked for over a month without affecting the contents of 20 matches. The box also contains a small emergency compass.