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Two soldiers mounting a Bren guń post were talking to a girl at a window of a house overlook- ing the post. Suddenly two shots were fired, and the girl fell. She died soon afterwards.
At Aldershot Police-court Charles Thomas Christle, 21, a Canadian, was charged with murdering Margaret Catherine Wheaton, 27, a servant, of Gun- nislake, Cornwall,
Mr. E. G. Robey, prosecuting, said Christie admitted firing the shots.
Private William Alfred Ruther- ford, who was on duty at the gun post before Christle tools over, sald he left the safety catch of the gun at the automatic control position.
Manslaughter
Majar Forbes Benson: West sald Christie had received Instruction In the use of a Breir gun, bụt had only mounted one about two days before the Incident.
The Bench found there was ho case to answer on a charge of mur- der, but Christie was committed-to Hampshire Assizes on a manslaughter charge. '.
Half Of Iraqi Air Force Destroyed
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Oil Concession Ban VICHY, May 4 (Reuter)Rashid All has ordered work on the Iraq Petroleum Company's concession to be suspended, according to a Bagha. dispatch received here.
It is reported that certain refineries are to continue work for the benent of Rashid All's troops,
Meeting In Trans-Jordan CAIRO, May 4 (Router)It is understood that the developments in
LEGION CHIEF ABROAD~~~Milo Warner, national commander of the American Legion, meets Wilfred the Duck, RAF mascot, and his canine friend, at an unnamed British air field,
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Wives' Tales Threaten Japan's National Structure
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TOKYO, May 4 (Domei).—The age old belief, that Japanese. women born in the year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, make bad wives and that certain days are unluckly for travel according to the Lunar calendur and the like, are to be blasted by 'n "de- superstitioning" drive pointedly organised by the Home and Welfare Ministries and the National Service Association.
Iraq were given consideration at a The Lunar culendor and the luncheon given yesterday by Emir Chinese zodiac have long been Abdullah of Trans-Jordan in honour banished from Japanese homes. of E.
H.R.H. Emir
Abdul
Iliak, ex- However, their long une in the past Regent of Iraq, his
his nephew, says agave rise to sundry superstitions despatch from Amman.
which persist partially in rural re- Several former Iraq Ministers and glonu. lenders as well as Arab leaders from Palestine and Trans-Jordan also attended the luncheon.
Turkey's Position ANKARA, May 4 (Reuter)-Sir Hugh Knatchbull - Hugesacn. the British Ambassador, saw M. Surn joglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, to-day when doubtless following the usual practice, the Ambassador In- formed M. Sarajoglu of all the latest developments in the Iraqi situation.
The
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Deciding that these are obsessions of present day Japan, the authorities will launch a campaige immediately and attempt to debunk them. The Home Ministry is expediting the com- pilation of a calendar suited to farmers which will be published late this year.
WAVELL FAMILY -Everyone Now In The War
The whole Wavell family is in this war. Here is one day's programme.
Gen. Archic himself conferred
The Welfare Ministry will attempt to explode the superstitions related to architecture such as having the kit- ehen in the northeast corner of the Turks appear to have the ful-house brings bad luck, and other such with chiefs of his staff, and that with Britain's attitude and deplore in the garden cause sickness,
and sympathy fears that loquat and persimmon trees is all there is for publication.
iest
understanding
Rashid All's action which was in-
by the Axis.
eal for spired by the
His appeal German help
help has actively lowered his stock here because if the Axis could give him effective help, which is re- garded as most unlikely, the result will be further enelrelement of Tur- key by the Axis.
Chinese To
Encourage Gliding
Lady Wavell, his wife, ́attended meetings to provide comforts for the wounded now coming in.
Son Archie la serving in his father's regiment, the Black Watch, Daughter Pamela did her normal spell of duty with the VA D
Felicity and Jonn, the younger daughters, went to their work as secretaries at G.H.Q.
from
In unofficial Turkish circles, regret is expressed that Britain has vllowed mallers to go so far and did not act earlier in the face of strong German agitation in Arab states and in Iran. The leading Hght in the German East is believed to be Herr Franz for 1941 include the construc-rung Sunday afternoon parties and trouble-making machine in the Near von Papen himself, who is returning tion of 100 gliders, a scries of goes to dances (provided the dances here shortly. With his return, the demonstration flights, establish-have some object of benefit to the
troops). expected, to be may be
qublement of branch clubs in Chengtu, its efforts to embarrass the
Pamela and Felicity use their spare The statement alleged to have Kunming, Kwellin and Lanchow, time learning to fly. been made by the Baghdad radio that publication of a magazine on
Benefit to Troops
Most of Lady Wavell's time, apart running their big, flower- gardened house is taken up with
The China Glider Club's plans troops welfare. For social life she
Reich
the Arabs are fighting in Palestine gliding and translation of books muy perhaps indicate coming Ger- and articles on the subject into man attempts to cause trouble there. Chinese.
Latest Rome Report ROME, May 4 (UP)-A dispatch to the "Messaggeros" from Damascus says that the Ibn Saud has
drive in the near future.
The club will begin a membership
On the Chungking commercial air- concen-field recently, a large crowd gathered
Life Of Penn On Film
William Penn, the great Qua- trated troops on the Iraq and Trans- to watch the inauguration ceremony ker, is the subject of the latest Jordania frontiers.
and Arst officially sponsored demon-film biography. "Penn of Penn- stration. Manned by veteran guder sylvania." pilots who have been expe
experimenting|
The picture is being made by with sailplanes and other advanced British National at Elstree motorless craft for several years,
with monoplane sailplanes with enclosed Clifford Evans as Penn and Deborah
Appeal By Deposed Regent
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two
cockpits flew noiselessly over the Interested crowd,
been made by de Faud 1 Shuturo, LATE NEWS
President of the Arab National Lea gue, in the US.A.:
all
"We greatly sympathise with efforts to attain legitimate Iraqi na- pirations by peaceful means. Eng- land may have erred in the past, but under Hitler there can be no future for the Arab world. It was England which liberated the Arabs
of Iraq and aided them to become a proud in- dependent people. We therefore be- lieve that it would be in the best in- terests of Iraq and all other Arab stales to maintain traditionally friend- ly relations with Britain and attempt to adjust all differences by means of direct negotiations with the British representatives and the Arab world,"
Nazi Airmen Land In Portugal
Six members of the crew of a Ger- man bomber set are to their machine after landing recently near Mours, Portugal, and escaped across the border into Spain.
to
The airmen usedi elvilion clothing get away during a search made by Portuguese authorities.
AMERICAN VICE-CONSUL
Mr John S. Service who is on the way to Chungking to take up an ap» polotment, there dr American.” Vice- Conmilj: fs-in, the Colony. He fetel maining here for #ishock wi
Kerr as his romantle first love.
The whole thing is linked up by producer Richard Vernon with Pre- sident Roosevelt's inaugural address over the radio. Then the picture
goes back to seventeenth-century
London.
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A.A. Surprise For Hitler
Over Enemy Territory
A few hours after the death of Lord Lloyd, Colonial Secre- tury, it was revealed that until he became a Minister in May he had been making regular flights over Germany In R.A.F. bombers."
have flown over the country since the Lord Horder and six other war, although his fights were made before he attained Cabinet rank he sometimes took the controls. other times ho acted as an observer.”
Paul Tierney, war editor of doctors who attended him during the "New York Post," who re-his brief illness have had dif- cently returned from England, ficulty in ascertaining the precise writes that he learned from a cause of death. reliable source that one of many When he took to bed ho show- surprises the British are holding ed symptoms similar to those of back for Hitler is a terrific anti- German measles, aircraft defence barrage,
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David Niven who returned to "Years ago," one who was closely Britain from Hollywood become It consists of enormous group-associated with him said, "when Lord op Army captain, is to be, given ings of guna, which have not yet Lloyd was in the East with Lawrence special leave to take the lead in a been fired, because the British do of Acable, he contracted some form British film which will show how not wish to betray their location, of poisoning from an obscure germ. the British people have carried on
It. la possible that his flights the ordinary life since Munich. "If Hitler carries out his boast to aggravated this old troubles
man. sk The Astory i has been!
il the air with warplanes, his losses Lord Lloyd was a fully qualified paper will play the role of a newk- will be terrific writer Tierney. Inter both an pilot and observer written by a Fleet Street man, and
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