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Show SOUTH PACIFIC SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED The situation in the South Pacific Pa-cific is somehwat improved, according ac-cording to Lieutenant-General Edward Ed-ward Puttick, who commands all of New Zealand's land forces. General Puttick says that stupendous stu-pendous work has been- done in establishing bases and that any attempt by the enemy to by-pass these bases would be very hazardous. hazard-ous. Unlike some military commentators, commen-tators, he believes the Japanese delay in the Pacific might prove decisive because it gave the United Unit-ed States time to develop its strength. |