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IRAQI REBELLION AT AN END Fighting Ceases With
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WELL, IT'S A GOOD STORY, ANYWAY
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The London "Empire News," quoting Qub lin sources, stated yesterday that a British super-bomb came within a few feet of killing Hitler in the last big British raid on Berlin.
NAZI THREAT TO SPAIN AND
Signing Of Armistice Regent Returns To PORTUGAL
Baghdad
IT IS UNDERSTOOD IN CAIRO THAT THE BOY KING FEISAL, OF IRAQ IS SAFE IN BAGHDAD. EARLIER REPORTS FROM ́UN-
Blast wrecked Hitler's specially deep dug- out in the Berlin Chancellery, killing five, of the Fuehrer's aides and "frightening Hitler.CONFIRMED SOURCES HAD ASSERTED almost out of his wits."
Hitler, says the report, suffered from shock for several days, and then "ordered the Luft- waffe to bomb Government buildings in Lori- don." International News Service.
EIRE PROTESTS
NAZI AIR RAID
THAT SIX-YEAR-OLD FEISAL WAS CARRIED OFF BY RASCHID. ALI IN THE LATTER'S | FLIGHT TO IRAN.
It is also learned that the Governor of the Mosul area, where the oil wells lie, has throughout been opposed to Raschid Ali's. considered in movement and, therefore it usually well-info" med circles that the Iraq trouble is virtually ended. -
Fighting ceased in Iraq | at 8 am. yesterday follow- ing the signing of an armistice on Saturday
British réquest to allow the transit of British troops through Iraq.
No Peace Treaty
A STATEMENT WAS ISSUED by the Gov-night according to Iraq armistice does not alter the Bri-
ernment in Dublin last night, declaring that the bombs dropped on Dublin on Saturday were of German origin. A strong protest, together with a demand for compensation has been addressed the German Govern- ment.
The statement says the "Gov- ernment regret to announce that
as the result of bombs being drop ped on Dublin. In the early hours of Saturday morning, at least 27 people were killed and about 80 injured.
JUNE 5
SHOWDOWN FORECAST
(SPEDIAL TO
showdown between Japan and the Nether-
lands East Indies is pre- dicted by
"Considerable damage to pro- caused. A further perly was
sources in Cairo.
These sources also beport, that Regent entered Baghdad yesterday morning:
the
Axis prisoners in Iraq are to be
It is also pointed out that the
tish Government's relations with Iraq within the framework of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty.
interned, according to the official prior release of
terms of the armistice dictated by the British General Officer Com- manding, it was stated in Cairo yesterday..
The terms are:-ht
First, cessation of hostilities. Second, return of the Iraqi bomb was dropped near Arklow troops to their peacetime stations, early yesterday morning, but inc.uding the garrison,at Ramadi, though no lives were lost there!
Third, Br. sh prisoners to be was damage to property:
released and AxIs prisoners' to be "Investigations having shown interned in Iraq, while Iraqi spri- that the bombs were of German soners are to be handed over to origin, the Charge d'Affaires in the Regent.* Berlin is being directed to pro- The terms apply. test in the s'rongest terms to the of Iraq. German Government against this violation of Irish territory, and to claim compensation and repart→ tion for the loss of life, injustice and damage to property.
"He is fur fer directed to ask for definite assurances that the strictest instructions will be given to prevent the flight of German aircraft over Irish territory and territorial waters." --- Reuier.
JAPANESE WEST RIVER LANDING bout 1,000 Japanese lan
rate butches at Kutsing, hang and Chekkal, at the
of the West, River. tung yesterday, and.
iland meeting Chinese resistan News.
LONDON GEZ
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[SPECIAL TO "CHINA:MAIL T The diplomatic cor- respondent of the London "Sunday Despatch" reported yesterday that Hitler and the Nazi General Staff have decided to occupy Spain Por- tugal and the Azores in the hope of fore- stalling American pre ventative action Hitler plans Marseilles the Balearic Valencia, Co
Tangier and par
Spanish Morocco, as4 bases for the expedi
International
tion. News Service.
100 BOMBS DROPPED ON CHUNGKING
The release of Iraqi and Axis on the
Twenty-seven Japanese prisoners is conditional
all British pri-
made another attack on king yesterday morning, soners, if any.
emphasised in Cairo
ping about 100 bombs.. there is no question of a peace Ares broke out indifferent- treaty since there has been no of the city, but damage
declaration of war.
slight.
The armistice was signed by re- Nine Japanese aircraft raided the Iraq Com- | Lingling and Lengshiutan in presentatives of mittee which assumed control in Hunan yesterday morning. Bombs Baghdad, and whose leading spirit were dropped indiscriminately
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