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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
2
United States forces in the southwest theater report a saving system that directs two percent of officers' earnings to war bonds in addition to monthly payroll deductions. Army personnel send or receive home about 74 percent of their pay, leaving 38 percent for personal use. To date, more than 800,000,000 soles have been purchased in war bonds in the region.
In Canberra on March 23, Mr H L Anthony told Parliament about a case where soldiers awaiting release were humiliated by officers. A farmer's son was allegedly lined up and subjected to contemptuous treatment, while the father, crippled and afflicted with arthritis, was near collapse watching. The incident prompted calls for government investigation.
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