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THE AGE, Saturday 20 April 1985 3 By MARTIN FLANAGAN SINGAPORE, ,19 By mid-IMS, conditions on the thai- Burma railway were at their worst. The Japanese engineers had introduced their knock-off time became progressively later, sicker men. were sent to work, the guards showed less restraint towards those who displeased them. The monsoon had arrived and both campsite and worksite were quagmires. Half-starved and ravifeOya bafcery of tropical disoMOQi includtag cholera, the men Hinrok camp Just call me Clark Return to the worked 96 days without a rest-day.

One day while working on the line Tasmanian Reg McWilliams suddenly started singing 'Happy Days Are Here Again'. The utter absurdity of it was irresistible man after man joined in until all was song and laughter. It says something about the human spirit that there is humor in stories of those who survived -the railway; West Australian grazier Jack Hands was, in the latter stages of the railway construction, the senior Australian officer at a work camp in northern Thailand. Also in the camp was a good-natured but awkward and physically unimposing Korean guard, whom the Australians nicknamed Clark, after Hollywood leading man Clark Gable. One day, Hands and bis adjutant were summoned unexpectedly to the' office of the camp commandant.

Why, he asked through an inter is.Hasimoto called Clark? The formal manner the inquiry was -made suggested -to Hands that much rode on the answer. The -Australians had been warned by Laurens Van Der Post that this was a war of pride for-the Japanese and any loss of face; for their captors would invite the most severe retribution. As Hands contemplated the di-lemna the adjutant whispered in it means good bloke." "Ha'nTISlfitjJfessed himself with some panache but on this occasion it was probably his undoing. "When we call a man Clark," he said, "it means that he is an honorable persoii, a man we admire and In Australia, it is matter of great honor to be called Clark" The Japanese officer then said all men must call the officer Clark. Later Hands was obliged to send a message to the Japanese commandant: "Would he prefer to be called Clark Chosa (his rank) or just Clark?" The reply came: "What is the usual custom in Australia?" Hands replied: "Just Clark." Many such stories have a decidedly Australian flavor.

While a prisoner in Burma, South Australian Des Chenery was on a work party that was passed by a group of Americans being taken up the line. "Don't worry, boys," yelled an American. "Uncle Sam be here soon." "What," re-- turned an-Australian, "they caught him too?" Humor was not all that helped people survive. In Hintok, when the fatality rate was at its highest, Herb Smith and Ivor Jones would regularly fill the black nights with song. To hear men describe what this meant to them is to compre- bend the high calling of those who can create beauty.

said fni Honorable commandant Industry groups sition suggests emit want public expenditure on tax agenda By RUSSELL BARTON Temfoy should CANBERRA. The presidents of the five kev industry lobby groups will meet next Wednes day to discuss approaching the Prime Minis ter, Mr Hawke, to ask for a special session on government spending at the tax summit. If the business groups go ahead with the apr' proacn, it is sure to annoy Mr Hawke and the Treasurer, Mr Keating, who have made it clear that the summit will discuss the tax mix. not the level of government spending. Mr Keating said in Parliament recently that the" question for the summit to answer was what sort of By DAVID HUMPHRIES and PRUE INNES CANBERRA.

The Federal Opposition suggested yesterday that the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Ian Temby. QC, should resign over recent comments be made about the erosion of people's rights and privacy In Parliament, the Opposition's spokesman on legal affairs, Mr Brown, asked the Attorney-General, Mr Bowen, to direct Mr Temby "to change his approach to the fight against organised crime, drug abuse and official corruption or In a speech to university graduates in Ferth on Thursday, Mr Temby said there had been an unwarranted retreat "from the ideal of the supreme importance of the individual and an increase in the-power exercised by government authori-'ties. courts or the politicians and, perhaps most dangerously, 'the majority' "No amount of drug abuse, dirty movies or official corruption can justify the inroads being made on the personal privacy, liberties and freedoms which we have traditionally enjoyed." He went on to criticise the Federal Government decision to extend to state police the authority to tap phones in the search for drug criminals and the granting of indemnities to the NSW police who illegally made 'The Age' tapes. Mr Brown asked if the comments reflect tax system should there be at any given level of Mr Bowen, who is a strong Cabinet advocate of greater police powers, dismissed the suggestion that he ask Mr Temby to resign, saying that Mr Temby was entitled to express any view. But he distanced himself from Mr Temby's remarks.

"It is important to look at the drug summit (which gave rise to the extension of phone tapping powers) and the fact that the Costigan Royal Commission of inquiry into the activities of the Federated Ship Painters arid Dockers Union gave a view on what might be termed powers that ought to be given to law enforcement agencies," Mr Bowen said. "If we want to consider the other point of view, we must look at the balance of the public interest as against the rights of privacy. That is the big challenge in any society, particularly when we are dealing with a criminal element." Mr Bowen said Mr Temby had never disagreed with the need for balance between individual privacy and potent law enforcement. "He is obviously disagreeing, to some extent, with Mr Costigan's recommendations. "I make the further point that Mr Temby.

in the course of his appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions, has to have evidence which would warrant a prosecution. His view as to whether the information should be obtained one way or another is a personal one." Mr Temby's comments were supported by the Victorian Attorney-General. Mr Kennan. and the president of the Victorian Council of Civil Liberties, Mr Ron Castan. QC.

Mr Kennan said there was a fine balance between individual liberties and the need lo fight crime. But he warned that if the silent majority remained siienL people would wake up one day and find their hard-won liberties gone. Mr Castan said it was reassuring that somebody in Mr Temby's position had stated his views publicly. It was too easy to dismiss lawyers' concerns about the erosion of rights as the views of radical libertarians interested only in protecting criminals, he said. But the Hearn Professor of Law at Melbourne University, Professor Colin Howard, said there was a lot of overreaction to some issues, particularly when modern technology had changed society so much.

"A lot of reactions are frankly out of date." he said. "If somebody is going to tap my phone, I would rather it was the police with proper authority than some snooper with equipment bought from the local electronics shop. "I sympathise with his concern but I am not convinced." expenditure. "The tax summit is not, can never be, and will not be a discussion about expenditure control," Mr Dairyrmers not content with price rise of three cents a litre By JILL BAKER The future-of Melbourne's milk supplies could 'depend on Cabinet action on Monday after an Arbitration Commissioner's decision yesterday to award dairy farmers less -than half the Increase they were seeking. On Monday Cabinet will consider measures from the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Mr Walker, designed to help the troubled dairy industry.

Victorian dairy farmers warned last night that they may consider further action if the measures-were not sufficient to Increase profitability to a level where many farmers were not forced off their properties. Mr Justice Robinson, appointed by the Slate Government to arbitrate on milk prices after 'the recent milk blockades, yesterday recommended that the retail price of milk should increase: by three cents a litre from l'May. Dairy farmers, who had asked for an increase- of C.6 cents a litre, will get only a two cents a litre. The other one cent a litre increase will go to cover costs incurred outside the farm gate. Mr Walker called on the dairy farmers accept the increase and said the Government would ensure that it came into effect by the beginning of May.

The recommended three cent rise would take the retail price to 72 cents a litre. Milk prices rose by two cents a litre in January in response to the campaign by dairy farmers. It was the first price increase more than a year. A spokesman for the rebel dairy farmers, the Goulburn Val Keating said. This has not deterred the industry groups.

On the agenda for next week's meeting only the second meeting of the presidents is the general question of how industry will handle the tax summit, the best approach to influence the Govern v3f ef ment white paper on tax to be released in early June and the approach to Mr Hawke over spending. At the meeting will be the heads of five groups: the Business Council of Australia, the Confederation of Australian Industry, the Australian Cham- ed the Government's attitude. oer or commerce, the Australian Mining Industry council ana tne National l-armers Federation. New cooperation Works deal breaks spirit of policy Murphy hearing is brought forward This represents an expansion of the new cooperation between business groups. Four presi dents were at tne first meeting in March.

The Australian Mining Industry Council is the addition. The meetings are designed to ensure that busi SYDNEY. The next stage of the committal proceedings against High Court judge. ness is not divided and disorganised at the tax summit as it was at the National Economic Summit in 1983. when the ACTU and the Government con Mr Justice Lionel Murphy, has been brought forward to next week.

trolled the proceedings and much of the final Last Tuesday. Mr Arthur Riedel. SM. communique. The presidents at the first meeting signalled By MICHELLE GRATTAN CANBERRA.

The Federal Government has broken the spirit of its own policy on economic contacts with South Africa by awarding a $12-million contract for work at Brisbane airport to an Australian subsidiary of a South African company. The embarrassment has led to plans to review the application of the guidelines in future cases involving South African companies. The contract was awarded, after public tender, to LTA Doval Construction Pty Ltd, wholly-owned subsidiary of LTA Ltd of South Africa. LTA Ltd took, over an Australian company to get the subsidiary. The Department of Housing aad Con-.

struction awarded the contract to LTA Doval, the lowest tenderer, last month. The department inquired from the Foreign Affairs Department whether the deal would be in accordance with the Government's policy and was told it was. But now officials concede that the policy has a grey area in its guidelines on the purchase of non-military goods and services from South Africa by Australian Government instrumentalities. And although the Foreign Affairs Department points out that the company is registered in Australia and is using Australian and New Zealand goods and Australian services, the incident has placed the Government in an awkward position, because it has been revealed just at the time of the cricket fracas. found Justice Murphy had a case to answer tneir interest in talking about government spending at the summit.

on two charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The case was then ad Their public statement after the meeting said journed until 11 June. Mr Justice Murphy's solicitors said yes that revenue raising to finance the steadily growing levels of spending of government at all levels ley organiser, Mr David Everist, terday, the proceedings would be resumed on 2ti April. The change was made with the agreement of the Director of Public had created an intolerable burden on all taxpayers: expenditure is the reason taxation issues Prosecutions. are now critical." it said.

The industry' groups are backing up their campaign to open up the subject of government spend ing by sponsoring a visit to Australia by Mr Peter urace. the chairman of the Grace Commission in the US which uncovered government waste of Charlie De Simio, alone, ahead, running the marathon to help raise money for a mobile drug education van for children. jub4ZM billion. Mr Grace will meet Federal Cabinet's expenditure review committee on Wednesday. His visit is also being sponsored by the Institute of Public Pictute: RAY KENNEDY 9tiu tuat wuuiu ok incensed by the ruling after having agreed to be bound by the arbitrator's decision.

He said "there was every possibility there would be more blockades" but not relating to yesterday's decision. He said farmers were awaiting the outcome of Monday's Cabinet, meeting. That, decision would be vital to the farmers when they considered jiany further-action should be taken, hi sai In a long Judgment, MfJustice Robinsoncecommerrded a series of measures aimed at improving present milk pricing He criticised lack of flexibility in present arrangements and over-regulation in the milk industry. Challeiiigiiii; -Affairs. Prison's hard men run to -Mr-Grace will also' hold meetings with business peopie in Melbourne and Sydney and explain metnoas mat can De adopted to encourage governments to reduce tax and curb mounting deficits.

a soft spot for the young The campaign by the industry groups will out considerable pressure on the Government to relax its present ban on discussion of government spending at the summit, which will please neither the opportimitaes for HraniaB Resources oovernment nor the ACTU. The sky was black, the wind was cold and the mud was sloppy. But the last thing you could say about the prisoners is that they were dismal. Having a rare day out at JJSra 1 yesterday in front of the media and famous sportsmen, they ran for six hours around the oval at the Metropolitan Prison, Cobure. The winning numbers in last night's Tatts 2 draw were 77 and 5.

The first division prize is $925. ALP treads the proffessioiLMLls trying to raise money to buy a drug-education van for work among schoolchildren. same path Now Lawson wratv oj prison's There were times, briefly. Hanging over the head of the oac in J90X when one had to remind oneself Victorian branch is the threat of Since then and views seem federal intervention and the al the same to me. that one was indeed visiting a prison.

Wasn't that Lester Ellis running out there? Yes, it was. And wasn't that Adrian Battis- THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT, mm, now It's humble, just keep in line, and hud most certain loss of a by-election in Nunawading if the disputed dled in a yard. seat goes to the polls again. Recently the Human Resources Directorate at the SEC was restructured to meet the real training and development needs of our 23,000 employees. Accordingly, opportunities now exist for Human Resources professionals capable of recognizing and mastering the challenges set by this restructuring.

Jail is jail Henry, it ain't nothing but very hard. The Victorian branch already has rejected the affiliations at its June conference last year, but ap ton, the Melbourne footballer? And the two men chatting with the prison officers: weren't tbey Richmond's Maurice Rioli and Footscray's Tony Bubaeiar? The prisoners, working with an organisation called. 5 WAP peals by Labor Unity to the par (salespeople with a purpose) are trying to raise, through sponsor ty's national executive saw an order passed down to the branch Jack Rennie, the boxing trainer and promoter, was another sportsman who turned up. ship, about $150,000 for the driig- to admit the unions. The delaying tactics and the it came as a bit of a shock to eaucation van.

At the Metropolitan, the prisoners themselves contributed about committees of inquiry into in see so many Hawthorn football guernseys among the prisoners. experience the 2jltmate in Security Position tUALITY AND Finish Salvl for dividual members of the four unions in preparation for their $2000 from their earnings. was the entire Hawthorn foot ALP membership are over. Today They have set their sights on is decision day and the eyes of ball team behind bars? No, one of the prison's four football teams wears the Hawks' colors. (The political observers Australia-wide will be on Coburg.

4000 lawyers. They are awaiting the governor's permission to send a letter to each, asking for a donation. It will be several weeks before SWAP and the prisoners know how much has been CJMONEY oval is so small that they play 12 a side.) Nine unions aligned with the SL also have indicated that tbey will The prison officers entered abstain from-voting on the ques into the happy spirit of all this. tion or the reaffiliations, which raised. would ordinarily give the num The whole thing had overtones of a picnic without the food.

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Two of those unions, 'the and numerically strong Amal sucn as burglary, had a drue re lationship as high as 90 per cent, gamated Metal Workers Union metres. While this was going on, two prisoners were running a marathon of 262 laps around the exercise yard. These laps cir ne saia. and the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union-would be enough to allow the four unions Yesterday's star at the Metropolitan was Charlie De Simin. 24.

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Almost 20 ran at the Metropolitan, which used to be part of Pentridge and is still But there has been a drift of support for the hard-left position by about five moderate unions, notably the Hospital Employees Federation number one branch, and the Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees Union, which will make the vote a officers and prisoners' were Joined to it geographically. It nouses men near the end of their Peter Gibb, 31, serving a term for manslaughter, took about the sentences, men on trial, and men awaiting classification. close one. Complicatine the tactical same time to run his marathon. He did it on one he said.

Father Peter Norden, 38, the tion of the pro-affiliation lobby is the unique role of the state nri. new Catholic prison chaplain. The other was destroyed by a police bullet when he -was dent of the ALP. Mr Genroo rvo, who was once runner-up to a champion all-schools hurdler. ford, who is one of th mnrf The final verse of Peter Law-less's poem: spent most of the morning run ardent opponents of the four UtfPfStT THIS SUNDAY 21ST APRIL BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BETWEEN 2-4 P.ft,.AND MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (22ND, 23RD 24TH AfcRIL) BY "APPOINTMENT ONLY 'BETWEEN 5-7 P.M.

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