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Turkish Mediation Offer INCREASED
To Britain And Iraq
SUCCESSFUL INFANTRY PATROL ACTIVITY ROUND
The
AMERICAN SUPPLIES \FOR CHINA
GENERAL
Indiscriminate "Blitz" On Belfast: Hospital Damaged
BELFAST,# May 8 (Reuter)-For, the second time in three weeks, the Luftwaffe crossed the Irish Bea on Sunday night to strike indis-
ABYSSINIAN
criminately at this patriotic North SITUATION
CAIRO, May 6 (Reuter)– A com- ́munique states that in the Debub
CALCUTTA, May 6 (Reuter)
route HABBANIYAH
from Chungking to Cairo, where he and Major Thomas Ireland city, writes "Reuter's of the United States Marine Corps Staff reporter
Amid the misery of ruined will establish headquarters as mili-
observers, Captain James homes, fortitude mingled with are ares of Abyssinia, Indian troops tary
mendous rellef that the casualties occupied Emadani and Wethert on Roosevelt, the President's eldest
wern mot is heavy as at first fear May 3. During the course of this son, arrived hers yesterday,"
He stated that when he reached. The blow was, however, severe operation a heavy counter-attack Cairo, he and Major Thomas win as the official communique shows by the enemy in greatly superior. with its reference to "much dam forces was driven back, leaving an receive instructions from Washing- Iraqi Government, says a statement issued by the "Egyptian Primeton concerning their future prose to commercial, industrial and officer and 250 ather ranks prison
gramine.
LONDON, May 6 (Reater) It is now confirmed here that the Turkish Government have offered to mediate between the British and Iraqi Governments, says Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent,' British Government, while greatly appreciating the friendly motive of the Turkish Government, have been compelled to point out that the essential prerequisite of entering into any negotiations is the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Habbaniyah,
The Egyptian. Government has decided to send a message to the
Minister's omce last night, according to the Cairo wireless. The statement adds: "Egypt, which is tied to Iraq by bonds of sympathy and friendship, hopes very sincerely that the causes of the incident which started this conflict will be removed, and that the usual göçd relations between Iraq and her great ally will be re-established."
BRITISH TAKE THE INITIATIVE AT TOBRUK
future.
residential property."
ers four bands.
further "Yesterday
important positions were occupied and the advance
13 upon Amba Alagi steadily proceeding.
“A large number of enemy troops has not yet been counted. have surrendered. The number
At a hospital hit in the previous Captain Roosevelt states that
raid and damaged again on Bur China throughout has been receiv~
American supplies which day night, I have just been told ing would be increased to the near of the gallantry of the nurses whe shepherded to safety their patients
The Egyptian Prime Minister, in
He told Reuter that the "morale dames swept part of the building mostly women and children-as
a statement last night, said: "The of the Chinese is excellent. They Their calmi authorities in Iraq will undoubted-are determined to carry on
by that of the firemen. "ARP. "In the southern" districts fur- ly appreciate that a grave respon- victory."
jworkers, and ambulance drivers ther progress is reported by all our sibility rests on their shoulders. During his four-day stay.
who battled through the night to columns operating in pursuit of especially in these critical circum-Chungking, he met the Generals-check the fires and to bring in the the enemy"
simo and Madame Chiang Eal-injured, and by those ordinary men jand women whose homes were gone but who, since they felt that
stances
"We sincerely hope that both shek. parties will reach 器 favourable
to
courage was matched
the present dispute EIGHT RAIDERS they were in this war as complete-
which will restore peace and tran- quillity to Iraq, and that the war will not be extended to that part of the world."
HEAVY ENEMY TANK solution of
LOSSES, REPORTED CAIRO, May 6 (Reuter) On the night of May 3-4, our troops at Tobruk launched a counter-attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy and broke up preparations which were being made for a re- newal of attack, says a communi qha
G.H.Q. COMMUNIQUE An official communique issued from British QHQ, states:
DESTROYED
MERSEYSIDE AGAIN OBJECTIVE OF LUFTWAFFE
LONDON, May (Reuter)-The German Bir
ly as any part of Britain now, are not diamayed because they felt its full severity.
*}.
Only a few hours atter the sun rose on the battered city, tidying- up proceeded as swiftly as post
ble
·LIVERPOOL CARRIES UN LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-After
War Reaches Antarctic
Nazis Reported Near Deception Island
BOSTON.
May
6 (Reuter)
Germans and Japanese have been
"Fraqi artillery posted in the vicinity of Habbaniyah was ren- dered comparatively inactive yes-
force lost at least four days and nights of ralds In the Sollum area, our mechan-terday by our aircraft. The garri-
Liverpool is carrying on.
in the Antarctic and British naval ised forces were again active. son of Habbaniyah is intact and eight bombers on Sunday night'
Following a special meeting of
forces blew up a Norwegian whaler Several enemy detachments were has suffered very few casualties the fire of British" night fighters,
the city's Emergency Committee, successfully engaged with losses in from the unprovoked Iraqi attack anti-aircraft guns and a destroyer special arrangements were conal-repair-ship in Deception Bay to personnel and armoured fighting A greater part of the Iraqi air when the principal targets were dered and a statement was issued prevent her use by the Germans.
force has already been destroyed Northern Ireland and north-west
These reports have been brought
vehicles.
A Military spokesman described by our air force either while at England, including for the fourth that Liverpool had passed through!
ja serious trial and the Committee back to the United States from
38 their wounds."
which
41
The officers stated that rumours
to them from
the position at Tobruk yesterday tempting to attack the British night in succession-Merseyside.
"Both sides are still licking camps or as the result of attacks
The destroyer Southdown, It be- expressed its great appreciation at Little America by members of Ad-
by our
air force on Iraqi air came known last night, raised the the spirit in which the citizens had miral Byrd's expedition who re-
turned yesterday. DEFENCES BREACHED)
night's total to just half that "of met the crisis Dases. On the first day of this attack,
Saturday night when she was at. It was a great inspiration, the "After attacking an unarmed tacked by a twin-engined German Committee added, to know that of German operations near Decep-. he added, the enemy made a British construction gang
bomber. Her fire caused the raid-Liverpool had not been behind tion Island came breach of 2.000 yards. like a blister was in the vicinity. Iraqi forces er to burst into flames and crash other cities in its realisation of the other mariners, but the captain of in the south-west part of the
on May 2 occupied Rutbah.
into the sea.
Importance of maintaining the Adm. Byrd's ship, North Star, de- outer perimeter but new British
"In the Basra area, our troops
op steadiness of civic li
clared that before the ship left defence lines have
The Southdown proceeded been built
remain in occupation without, in-her course without having suffer-
the Antarctic, he saw. a Japanese across this point which was some
terference.
whaler manoeuvring off the coast. ed any casualties. miles from the inner defence line.
DAYLIGHT RAIDS The spokesman said that it was
PATROL ACTIVITY quite probable that the enemy had Buccessful infantry patrols from Two German planes were shot lost a total of 50 tanks so far. Rabbaniyah were carried out down during daylight yesterday throughout Sunday night, says an when a small number of "enemy the south east additional Middle East communi-aircraft crossed que issued yesterday
Communications by sed remain ed open and a number of prison- ers had already been shipped,
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau Bombed
Direct Hits Scored
ROTTERDAM TO BE AVENGED BATAVIA, May & Reutery With the object of Prince Bern- coast of Britain
hard's Amalgamated Dutch "East Bombs were dropped at a point Indles Spitfire Funds in sight, efi The communique adds that on Sunday there
was intermittent in the south-east and there were suring the purchase of a squadron bursts of machine gun fire but lit-of Rotterdam bombers to avenge shelling of the R.A.F. station at Habbaniyah by Iraqt artillery. Ittle damage was done and there the city's destruction, efforts are was not of a serious nature owing were no casualties.
cannon
BATAVIA, May 6 (Reuter) The Netherlands Ministers, Dr. van Kleffins and M, Welter have ar-
now being made to raise money to One plane was destroyed by an purchase a number of motor tor-| to constant air patrols maintained
RAF pilot who was merely out pedo-boats for the Royal Dutch by British fighters and bombers.
guns. He and Navy to assist the straggle at sea. British armoured cars attacked testing his the Iraqi desert fort of Rütbah Squadron Leader were making for states a Beirut message quoted by a suitable place to fire the German news agency, which shells when two German fighters
were spotted. claims that the attack was suc-
It is now known that in the at cessfully repelled by Iraqi troops.. tack on Merseyside on Friday ranged to visit Australia on May night. another enemy bomber was 12 for six days, thence to New There is no evidence of the ar-shot down by anti-aircraft are.Zealand on May 18, and on May piercing bumbs was carried to Brest rival of German aircraft or off-making a total of six destroyed 2 they will proceed by air to San on Sunday night by the R.AF. to cers, it was stated in a review of that night. drop in two Nazi battle-cruisers, the position in Iraq in military
On Both Cruisers
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter) — A
load of great
heavy armour-
POSITION REVIEWED
the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, circies here.
states the Air. Ministry news ser The spokesman estimated the total strength of the Iraqi air force
vice.
The continued presence of the at 120 of all types, hardly any of battle-cruisers at Brest after five them modern.
weeks suggests, adds the news, The unarmed party captured at service, that either they have de Rutbah, mentioned in yesterday's veloped some grave defect while British communique, 'consisted of at sea or, what is more probable, three or four British officers and a that Brest proved to be very poor tew sappers, the remainder being shelter.
local labourers,
They made for port late in: They were captured by a mobile March to be refuelled and to Iraqi force." munition. These tasks can nor- mally be completed in 24 hours. -.
DIRECT HITS
DELICATE SITUATION
The spokesman said the situation. around Habbaniyah was “a little '
direct hits on both cruisers, construction gangs working on
Sticks of the heaviest bombs also the Baghdad-Halfa road which, fell repeatedly across the dry dock passes through Rutbah.
Francisco.
British Raid On Lofoten
Inspires Norway
The joint British-Norwegian attack of last week on Aust- yaagoy, one of the Lofoten Is ands off Northern Norway, has had a telling effect on the Nazis and their puppets. While houses at Svolvaer were still burning-ordered set afire by Nazi Reichs- kommissar Terboven as a punitive measure the Norwegian Nazi party, 'Nasjonal Samling, vigorously kept on defending the Ger- mans and attacking loyal Norwegians. The Quisling press has predicted the introducion of a system of hostages and "terrify- ing reprisals" against civilians in order to prevent similar in- cidents.
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Following Reichskommissar. Ter-jtish-Norwegian attack dramatic-
On Sunday night they showed up dificult and delicata." Apart from hoven's visit to the scene of the ally proved to the people of Nor clearly under the moon and pilots at Basra and Habbaniyah, the Bri-, report very accurate bombing with tish had only a certain number of daring raid, the German propa-way that they are not alone or ganda machine in Norway sudden- abandoned and that they can face?
the future comindent of active sup- ly changed tactics.
port from their Alles and their NAZI ANGER Editorials in the Nazi controlled King and Government in exile. press, which up to last Thursday USUAL PROCEDURE had insisted that the raid had
The part played by the Nor only hampered Norwegian fisher-wegian Na i party in the wake of
in which one vessel was berthed
and about the Jetty where the
other was tied up."
KAIDERS ATTACKED
JAPANESE POLICY
In one crowded hour on Sunday TOWARDS AMERICA men in getting food for their coun- the raid is typical of the position night over an enemy occupied
aerodrome
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7 TOKYO, May 8 . (Reuter) The
multry and that the entire population of the party in present day Nor- from which German bombers at auoka on Monday rettersted his published a
In occupied France. Foreign Minister, Mr. Tasuke Mat-1was angry over the raid, have now way. No Quisling minister has changed their tune and have been permitted to have anything tack Britain. one RAF pilot at-peace policy towards America.
German announce to do with the matter." The Ger tacked five" Nazi, raiders returning
ment that Evolvaer and its in-mans followed their qual proce- "My peace policy towards the habitants will be given severe ing received with scorn by the to their base. Although he was United States remains unaltered punishment, thus revealing the Norwegians who consider it an unable to see the result of his at-ance it was enunciated at the last real state of mind of the islanders, expression tacks, states the Air Ministry News session of the Imperial Diet.
of the nervousness The German propaganda per which has been rampant for some Service, five of the enemy planes
"My motto is sincerity moves taining to, the Lofoten, rald is be- time, especially in Northern Nor- must be regarded seriously everything even heaven' and my dure of settling everything in re-way. German allegations that the damaged
line of action is based on this gard to the rala themselves leav- British and Norwegian raiders had. motto, though it cannot be helped ing to the Norwegian Naxis only spread rumours to the effect that GIBRALTAR EXODUS should sincerity tell to move the the task of defending the mea- British troops had invaded all of
United States"
sures taken by the Germans Northern Norway are emphatically again the population of Svolvaer, denied by the local population who Therald has bean extremely declare that they are fully aware CAIRO, May 5 (Reutery Enemy stimulating to Norwegian Datriots, of the fact that Norway is still at aircraft flew over Alexandria-be-it is fearned from Huthoritative war and that Germany is respon- -Lists numbering over 1,000 yes-tween 10 and 11:30 b.th," on Biz- | sourcës, ́› Besides "creating a near sible for the war Every "blow terday included many Spanish re-day night. There was no casual-panic azhong "ideal Nal leaders in against the Germans is therefore
tüs drīdainage,
|Nofthil. Nörung, the Jolf HTL welcomed,
GIBRALTAR, May 8 (Reuter)
It is officially announced here that
further evacuations of civilians
are taking place shortly,
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