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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
2
United Press correspondent reports China races to hold Kunming and Yunnan as Japanese advances threaten the Burma Road reopening. Chinese morale and Allied aid, including the Ledo project, are pivotal. officials warn prolonged stalemate could shift momentum, with Beijing and Chungking awaiting U.S. landing support to sustain resistance.
A New York Chicago correspondent reports that the International Aviation Conference nearly completed a draft convention for civil aviation. The final form will be decided at the plenary session with focus on economic rules, security, and freedom of flight. Plans include excluding certain aircraft from treaty space and limiting freedoms to agreed terms. The World Organization will consist of a general assembly and a council with members elected. The council will contain a permanent body answerable to the assembly, with twenty members to be chosen and restricted to avoid conflicts of interest. In Poland at Lublin a court sentenced German prisoners to death for mass murder, with one prisoner reportedly chewed by a dog. a sixth was executed for crimes against children.
The text praises Sir Leslie Wilson and Lady Wilson for twelve years of service as governor in Queensland. It notes his energetic leadership since arriving in 1932, their sacrifices during wartime, and proposes extending his governorship for another year. It mentions a desire for reunion in England but confirms a wish to keep them in Australia a while longer.
The Japanese push in South China expands under two objectives to secure an overland corridor from North China to Malaya via French Indo China and Siam and to disrupt Allied plans by threatening key routes. American forces retreat from several air bases in Kwangsi as Japan strengthens positions near Kwei Yang and Nanning. Allied road efforts in Northern Burma aim to reopen land supply lines from India while General MacArthur advances in the Central Philippines.
An editorial argues for greater state discipline over banking in Australia. It contends a state supervised system would be more effective than external regimes, praising a planned reform to nationalise banking powers and strengthen board oversight.
The report notes Japan seeks tyres amid war strain with inflation. Reward payments in pesos lure Filipino labor amid seized tyres and buses in Leyte. Japanese efforts aim to secure rubber supplies while Allied efforts press on in the Pacific campaign.
A fragmented tribute piece recalls the nation’s response to wartime service and sacrifice. It honors home guards and volunteers, praising courage, devotion, and unwavering support, while acknowledging the toll of long years of conflict and the enduring duty to defend the country.
Admiral Sir Guy Boyle leads the Royal Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, forging a war footing to guard sea lanes and counter Japanese advances. He arrived in Australia in 1941 to take over duties, steering operations across Western frontiers and protecting supply lines amid wartime strain.
Fragmented OCR outlines British Admiralty plans with French collaboration to protect sea lanes, noting transport, coal, and shipbuilding roles. It mentions Lord and Chief of Supplies, Frost Mantates, and aims to keep 12,000 miles of coast safe from invasion through substantial wartime logistics and defense measures.
The fragment mentions a World War I context with the Gallipoli landing and a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps while referring to a senior officer and a party. Details are incomplete, but the text implies military service and movements during 1915 to 1917 era.
Readers letters discuss city planning in Queensland with emphasis on survey polls and the need for professional guidance. The piece cites architects and planners including C M Atoka and Hubert Murray, arguing for coordinated input from architects surveyors engineers and sociologists to shape a unified urban plan under Australian regulations. It notes training needs, union roles, and cost considerations for planning work and housing development.
The page reports on diplomatic shifts between Bulgaria and France and notes Greek ministers resigning or being named amid postwar reorganizations. It also covers Montgomery’s London return, the Star for Austn, and an Asian oil bill. A lengthy item recounts a captured war prisoner trial with details of a court-martial, including charges against Lieut Grins De, a British general, and others.
Millyon DPC from Queensland has earned the DSO for gallantry and leadership in air missions. The citation notes outstanding attacks against early opposition, with the aircraft severely damaged yet the crew returning safely after two vessels and ten early missions.
An early forecast notes variable temperatures with readings near 1210 pam and minus 17 below norm, showing 40 percent minimum humidity at times. Winds shift from southeast to north, with possible thunderstorms and dust storms on Tuesday, as Tropolis forecasts indicate.
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