AGAINST JAPAN

Grey River Argus, 6 April 1943, Page 4

AGAINST JAPAN

AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNIONS., (Rec. 7.45) LONDON, April 41 “Reynolds News” in tribute to trade unions of Australia and New Zealand, on the eve of the Empire Trade Union Congress, opening on Monday, April 12, says: Australian and New Zealand trade unions for the past ten years valiantly opposed world Fascist tendencies. They opposed particularly Fascist tendencies of Japan. Australian wharf labourers spent months in striking and going to gaol to prevent nickel and scrap iron being sent to Japan. New Zealand trade unionists ten years ago risked punishment for distributing anti-war leaflets.

“LIQUIDATED’

JAP SURVIVORS.

FROM BISMARCK SEA BATTLE.

(Special to N.Z. Press Assn.)

(Rec. B.on SYDNEY, April 5 The Japanese survivors from th.e Bismarck Sea battle are still making bealted arrivals on the New Guinea coast. The: latest group to be discovered were the subject of a laconic message, sent for the information of Headquarters, bv an Australian patrol of three soldiers. Their despatch read: “Eight Japanese landed a,t a village in our area. They were given ample opportunity to surrender, but they attempted to escape, and it became necessary to liquidate them. All our forces returned safely from this operation.”