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WAR CABINET
Senior members of the Federal
Cabinet will assemble In Mel
bourne to-day for a meeting of
War Cabinet. They have all been
busy campaigning for anafflrma-
tive vote at the forthcoming re
ferendum, and those who had ar
rived here last night spoke confi
dently of prospects. In Victoria,
they say, the outlook has im
proved considerably. They believe
the statement made by Mr. Cur-'
tin on the Government's plans
lor industry in the post-wai
period has had a particularly re
assuring effect. To-night Mr.
Curtin will address his first
public meetltig In Victoria since
his return from overseas. He
will speak in the town hall, Ivan-
hoe, and a packed hall Is ex
pected to hear him. On Sunday
he will leave for Adelaide. When
he was asked yesterday what he
thought of the referendum pros
pects. Mr. Curtin shook his head
and declined to express an opin
ion. "The returning officer will
announce the verdict after August
19," he said.
Thirty Years Ago
Thirty years ago to-day the Bri
tish Commonwealth found itself
at war with Germany. Then, as
in the war In which hostilities
opened oh September 3, 1939, the
aggressor violated a smaller na
tion's neutrality, Belgium in
1914, Poland In 1939. The second
world war, which has shaken- the
foundations of Europe in a cata
clysm whose reactions through
out the universe none can fore
tell. lias already continued seven
months longer than the first.
But the forces which have gra
dually worn down the mammoth
war machine of the Teuton, div
guised in the habiliments of re
volutionary Nazism, are of a dif
ferent character. For that reason
the problems ol settlement must
be more intricate and compli
cated. Never beiore liave the
United Nations in democratic free
dom been so resolved to guaran
tee the world's peace, Versailles
was not preceded by such a docu
mented plan of co-operation as
is expressed in the great confer
ences at Teheran, Cairo and Que
bec. Not only has the war against
Germany and Japan and the sa
tellite nations- developed under
a concerted plan, but the peace
should be entered upon with
unanimity of purpose. Rea
son and justice must prevail in
the - counsels .of victorious nations
with the will to make the world
a better place to live in. Mean
while no effort can be relaxed
if the unconditional surrender of
Germany and Japan is to become
a reality of vast historical impli-
cations.
When Does War End ?
Who will decide when the war
has actually, ended ? According to
the Prime Mmster (Mr. Curtin)
the decision will be made by the
Allied army commanders. When
they decide the enemy Is unable
to go on fighting and say so, the
war will be over. Legal definitions
about the matter will not count.
Soldiers, not lawyers, will decide
the issue-The question has arisen
as a result of speculations as to
when the national security regu
lations and the war-time powers
exercised under them will ac
tually cease. At present they are
supposed to continue for the du
ration of the war and six months
afterwards. The phrase "duration
of the war" Is interpreted by
Federal Ministers to mean up to
the time Allied army commanders
Issue the order to "Cease fire."
They consider that people who
are thinking in terms of an armis
tice period or when the peace
conference meets are thinking In
terms of the last war. They be
lieve. there wUl be no armistice
this time because there is no one
in Germany or Japan with whom
an armistice, could be signed. As
for the peace conference, that
will be attended only by the vic
torious nations, who will set about
planning to restore order and
sanity in the world. The victors,
and not the vanquished, will dis
cuss the peace terms.
Tapping the Telephone
Once upon a time, when a
telephone subscriber was acci
dentally cut off in the middle of
a conversation, he invariably
blamed it all on the unfortunate
telephonist at the exchange. Late
ly, however, a new culprit has
been found for criticism In such
eventualities. It is the mysterious
person who Is supposed to "tap
the telephone." An Irate sub
scriber who heard a strange noise
in the receiver while telephoning
to his wife recently remained un
convinced when informed that the
sound was due to his wife acci
dentally striking the edge of the
telephone with a ring on one of
her fingers. He was certain his
telephone was tapped. Yesterday
the Prime Minister underwent this
irritating experience when tele
phoning to his wife, but his sense
of humor came to the rescue. Mr.
Curtin was in the middle of a
long-distance conversation when
there was a sudden click, and the
line went dead. When communi
cation was restored Ills wife ex
plained that they had apparently
been cut off. "All, my dear," said
Mr. curtin dryly, "perhaps Mr.
Fadden was tapping the tele
phone."
Lure of the Sea
The lure of the sea, a . domi
nant factor in the lives of most
young boys, resulted in the theft
of two Iron sheets aiid a tin of
bitumen from the home of Mr;
Alfred Armstrong; of Poirit Ne-
pean-road, Elsternwick; recently.
During, the last week end Mr.
Armstrong, walking through the
streets of his suburb; passed a
house In Carlingford-Street, from
the back yard of which came the
loud sound of a hammer hitting
a sheet of iron. He observed two
youths making small tin canoes
out of what Tie assumed to be
his iron. He told his story to a
detective, who later interviewed
the youths, aged 13 and 15 years.
They admitted to police that
they intended to make boats out
of the iron and sail them oh Port
Phillip Bay. The detective In
formed them that they would ap
pear before the Children's Court
next week.
Quick Despatch
In order that a special parcel
of penicillin could be delivered as
soon as possible to a woman who
was dangewusly ill the Spirit of
Progress lest some time at Kil-
more. East, on Tuesday night. Al
though another train leaves
Melbourne ten minutes after "the
Spirit," and passes Kilmore East
. about an hour after the express,
- the need was so urgent that the
drug was taken on the faster
train and cared for by the guard.
The train lost some time in slow
ing down to deliver the' precious
parcel to a doctor, who was wait
ing at the station, to collect it.
The request to carry the penicil
lin was made by the Common
wealth Serum Laboratories.
Herd Test Revival
. According to reports by the
Agricultural department, there
hat been an encouraging Increase
in the revival of herd testing in
Victoria., .Before the War there
were 142 herd associations, test
ing 104,000 cows. Because of the
loss of riiaiiy herd testers due to
war enllstmehts, tliere was a de
cline after four years of war to
only 22 units, testing fewer than
21,000 cows. To revive interest
the Stale Government recently
increased its subsidy, froth 3/3 to
4/ a cow for the first 400 In each
unit, and from 1/ to 2/ for all
cows above 400, Arrangements
were also made for the training
of new testing officers. Several
training classes were held at
. Burn ley, and, as a result; 45 suc
cessful trainees, principally mem
bers of the Women's Land Army,
were made available. . As a result
of. these figures the Minister (Mr.
Martini expects that there Will
be at least 65.000 cows Under test
' in Victoria during the coming
season. .«
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