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THE CHINA MAIL; MAY 30, 1941.
BRITISH TROOPS ADVANCING RAPIDLY
ON
BAGHDAD
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent in Iraq: Delayed in Transit).
THE BRITISH FORCES are relentlessly pounding the Iraqi position at Ramondi, 12 miles north-west of Habbaniyah. It is here that portions of the Iraqui troops ejected early this month from the plateau overlook- ing Habbaniyah aerodrome have established themselves.
By cutting the dykes and thus inundating
AMERICA'S
HUGE VOTE FOR AIRCRAFT
The U.S. House Ap- propriations Sub-Com- mittee has approved President Roosevelt's request for $2,790,- 000,000 for 13,000 'planes for the Army.
-Reuter.
the surrounding land the Iraqis have acquir- Queen's
ed a strong defensive position.
SCHMELING KILLED IN CRETE
From an advance post occupied.
of a famous East of by Troops England regiment i watched wave after wave of RAF. bombers fly to attack the enemy.
Great columns of smoke rose up. one in particular being so large It appeared an
ammuni.
tion dump had been hit.
Visit To Brighton
The Queen rode in a. Meanwhile our land forers kept: Bren-gun carrier when up a strady artilery bombard- she visited the South ment So heavy was kil attack Despatches from Rome
that all return fire was silenced Coast yesterday and in- carry tributes published
spected the headquarters in the Italian press to the
Con however, a sharp machine company of the London ex World Heavyweight gun engagement
Scottish Regiment, of Champion, Max Schmiel-an advance party of our troops
who had crossed the river found which she is Colonel-in- ing. who met death in themselves in a precarious posi-Chief. Crete.
-
The "Corriere della Sera" refer to Schmeling's "exceptional cour - age which he continued to dis- play as a soldier in the most day- gerous corps, that of the parachu-
ists.
On the second day of the ac-
took place and
tron.
Australian's Bravery
return
They were forced to and the occasion was notable for a striking act of bravery on the part of an Australian war respondent, Ronald Monston,
cof-
In Britain, Schmeling
is re membered as a hard, rugged man in the Teutonic style who Under heavy fire he swam some re'gned as fistic king of German 500 yards to bring back one sport during the period when the advance party hit by the Nazis were publicising phy-machine-gun büllet.
sical culture.
It is recalled that during train-
Ling as a parachutist Schmeling
broke a leg but recovered and was; ab'e to participate in the assault on Crete, Reu'er.
Berlin "Doubts”
ISPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL", German mulitary circles Berlin said yesterday they "doubt reports published in the United States that Max Schemling had oren killed in the Crete fighting.
In ernational News Service
TURKEY DOUBTFUL
A considerable differ- ence of opinion still exists among Turkish circles how to interpret President Roosevelt's speech.
Meanwhile
cars assist
a
She rode in the carrier over country for 10 minutes and dur-
Journey ang a
well- through a known coast vi lage she saw some-
including thing of the defences, heavy tanks on the move.
Visiting Brighton, she carried through several engagements, and after lunching with officers, visit- ed other coastal defences.
ment for R.A.F. armoured had been brought up to our troops and these, he ped by R.A.F. bombers,
rilenced the enemy's attack.
The garrison at Ramondi is to comprise some 2,000
believed
Tragis
The King vecterday visited the "ship" H.M.S. Alfred, which is the Navy's training establish.
candidates from
the lower deck for the rank of of ficers, The King saw everything done "Navy fashion" in this dry land establishment where more than 6,000 officers have been produced
Acknowledging cheers from the crowd gathered to witness Jus
Not Far From Baghdad arrival, the King smiled broadly
when a woman called out "What A Calro statement concern. about the old Bismarck now?" ing Iraq reveals that the Im-i Later he inspected a company perial troops moving cast from of "Wrens" - women's hay af Fallujah are not far from Bagh- auxiliaries.-Router. dad and, indeed, an Air Force communique claims the capture of Kahnnunata, half way between the two places. so that the Imperial troops are moving towards Baghdad.
CIVILIAN
In Libya, there has been an- PLANES
other satisfactory raid from
Tobruk, the British troops dart-
ing out and beating up the eneiny TO RESCUE
wih some success and without
loss.
The enemy have not advanced AMERICAN AEROPLANES around Halfaya Pass but con- MANNED BY
PILOTS elbowing
fined themselves to
BRITISH CIVI- LIAN
PLAYED. AN
IN IMPORTANT PART
THE TRANSPORT OF TROOPS FROM INDIA TO IRAQ AND THE Sollum has been abandoned by EVACUATION OF THE CIVIL
the British troops out of theso poaltions, as they did
pro- viously.
The younger elemen's frankly the Imperial troops owing to POPULATION FROM DANGER confess they are disappointed as the danger of being cut off. they expected the speech to bel
AREAS, DECLARED THE ALL- The enemy is now occupying INDIA RADIO YESTERDAY. "less vague and that the President a line north and south of Hal- The machines belong to a fleet would take a definite stand as re- taya Pass, extending a few miles of American passenger craft re- gards the United States posi- south of the pass.
cently acquired by India. They tion."
al- In Abyssinia, despite bad wea- made several journeys and More matured observers among ther, Patriot activities continue though under fire on each occa- the Turks are of opinion that the at Debra Tabor and other places, sion suffered President has gone as far as pos- These mostly consist of round- Reuter. sible and they say he must wait ing up surrendering Italians.
to see whether the U.S. further Reuter.
measures to help Britain will meet with German resistance, in which case they believe, the US, will enter the war — Reu'er.
Tobruk Sally
no
casualties.
Mr. Menzies’ Programme
"Libya Tobruk, during the night of May 27/28 our troops in TAIKOO STRIKE Tobruk made a small; advance to
SETTLED VEN
improve their positions and in-
The Australian Parliament. ad- flicted casualties on the enemy
Journs to-day until June 18 to The down tools strike in Talkoo wi hout loss to themselves,
give the Premier, Mr. Menzies, Docks, Which started in one of the Sollum in the Sollum area our, un opportunity to review his workshops last Thursday and in-patrols continue vigorously to plans-expected to result in an volved some fitters, was settled harass the enemy, who have not immense step-up. In Austro yesterday,
attempted the make any further war.. production-based on advance from the positions cover-formation: collected during ing Halfaya?”, -- British "Wireless, ! visit to Britain-Router.^^^
The worker's went back to work 'at 1 o'clbek' in the afternoon,
his