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Evening Star, Issue 24324, 13 October 1942, Page 6

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THE SOLOAIONS. SYDNEY, October Id.—The Japanese navy has been engaged by the Allied forces near the Solomons. according to the Baris radio. The results of the engagements will he announced soon, says the radio, quoting the Japanese navy spokesman. There is no news here of such a battle, hut Australian observers generally share the belief of London and Washington military and naval experts that a large-scale battle is developing in 'the Solomons. Japanese reinforcements are being landed on Guadalcanal Island under the rover of darkness and are believed to include veteran jungle fighters from New Guinea, as well as troops from China. N.Z.P.A. Special Ansi. Correspondent.

ANOTHEB CALL-UP NOVEAIBER 11. The National Service Department announced to-day that a further list of men would bo called up for service with the armed forces on November 11. The d-p..: ime:;! stated that married men, with children, of 3?, 39, and 40 years of ago, together with the inflow into classes previously called, would be gazetted. Approximately 21,000 men would bo involved.—Press Association.

ABOLITION OF FLOGGING “ LAMENTABLE AITSTAKE.” After criticising the legislature for making a “lamentable mistake" in the abolition of flogging, Air Justice Blair, in the Supreme Court, Wellington, imposed a cumulative sentence of 10 years’ hard labour on a man who had

pleaded guilty in the ALagistrate’s Court to one. charge of iucost and one of indecent assault. His Honour said the case was eminently suitable for flogging, but all ho could do to a person of that typo •was to keep him away from his fellow men for as long as possible a- very inadequate position for a man like the prisoner. His Honour said the case was one of the most frightfully disgusting cases with which he had had the misfortune to deal.—Press Association.