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Superior Air Force Roosevelt
Gives Britain Odds
FROM' PAGE ONE
comparatively inactive yesterday by our. aircraft. The garrison of Habbaniyah is intact and has suffered very few casualties from the un-. provoked Iraqi attack.. A greater part of the Iraqi air force hng al ready been destroyed by our air force either while attempting to attack the British camps or as the result of attacks by our air force on Iraqi air
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"After. attacking British construction gang which was In the vicinity, Iraqi forces on May 2 occupied Ruthhh.
the Basra area. our troops
remain in occupation without Inter- ference.
Spurs On Country
AIR SUPERIORITY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
WASHINGTON, May 5 (UP)
Roosevelt to-day President sent a letter to the Secretary of War, Colonel Henry Stimson, ordering him to hasten the pro- duction of heavy bombers with "all possible speed.”
May 6,
Direct Hits On Scharnhorst
FROM PAGE: ONE
must be regarded as seriously damaged.
Brest A Poor Shelter. LONDON, May 8 (Router)-A great load of heavy armourpiercing bombs was carried to Brest on Sun- day night by the RAF, to drop on. horst and Guelsenau, stated the Air the two Nazi battle cruisers, Scharn- Ministry.
The continued presence of the five battle cruisers at Brest alter weeks suggests, adds the Ministry, that either they have developed some
grave defect while at sca or what is more probable, that Brest haa "The domocracies' command proved a very poor ahelter. Situation Delicate
of the air must and can be They made for port late in March CAIRO, May 6 (UP)-Well in achieved. Every month the de-o be refuelled and to munition the
ships. formed circles to-day stated that the mocracies aro gaining in the re-! These tasks can be normally com- fighting is continuing around. Hablative strength of their air forces plated in 24 hours. banlyah and that the situation is little dellente." An unarmed British and we must see to it that this construction party in the vicinity of process is hastoned and that de- Rutba have probably been taken mocratie superiority of the air prisoner. The parly consisted main is made absolute. The effective ly of workmen belonging to local
defence of this country and other
On Sunday night they showed up clearly under the moon and pilots bits on both cruisers. Sticks report very accurate bombing with of the heaviest bombs also fell re- pestedly across the dry dock in which one vessel had berthed and
tribes but were led by a few British sopper ofcera and non-commission-democratic nations requires about a jetty, where others were led
ed offleers.
Warning Leaflets LONDON, May 5 (UP),—Radio Ankara this evening quoted the Baghdad radio as saying that British planes dropped leaflets on Baghdad warning the population that continu- ed resistance against the British troops would result in the bombing of official buildings and that Baghdad replied that if such is done, Iraq planes will bomb British residences.
It also quoted declaration by Raschid Al to the nation and army- thanking the nation for the patriotism shown during the first hours of the struggle and assuring the people that
it was the Government's akn to
substantial increase in bomber up. production," the letter stated.
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Rectangle of Fire SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 5 (UP)-The Air Ministry, expanding today's com- munique, claimed
Arst that the raiders at St Nazaire started "a great rectangle of fire at the naval base," Incoming pliots explosions and added their own bomb loads to the havoc.
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pleaded guilty at a Chelsen court.
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Egersund in southern Norway. "The gunner of a Blenheim bomber which reconnoitred the Stavanger arca shot out three troublesome scorchlights," the communique cluded.
communique issued to-day,
man.
The communique adds that yester- The officer, Second-Lieutenant day there was intermittent shelling of Cyril Edwin Dodd, was described the RAF station at Habbaniyah by by his counsel as "a typical Eng. Iraqi artillery. I was not of serious nature owing to constant air lish sportsman." patrols maintained by British fighters and bombers.
a
He also pleaded guilty to charges of conduct to the prejudice of good Armoured Cars Used order and discipline In going to the LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-Bri- club with Lance-Corporal G, Sim- tish armoured cars attacked the Iraqi monds and Guardsman L. Sykes, and to be supplled with desert fort of tutbah, stutes a Beirut causing them message quoted by the Geiman news alcohol.
Dodd, it was stated, had his din agency, which claims that the attack was successfully repelled by the fraginer and left in & W.D. car driven by Sykes and accompanied by Sim- monds to go to the round of his posts, They arrived at the last post at about 11.15 p.m., and afterwards went to a club in Earl's Court Road.
troops.
German Report LONDON, May 5 (UP)-Radle Berlin announced thin the Iraq troops have occupied Habbaniyah air base and have completely encircled Busra.
Iraqi Claim
BEIRUT, May 5 (UP) Iraq sources to-day claimed that two British troop carrying planes have been shot down.
Six hundred non-Syrlun students have been dismissed from their classes at the American University after repeated Arab student demon
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No Nazi Forces CAIRO. May 5 (Reuter)There is
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A spokesman estimated the (otu) strength of the Iraqi air force at 120 of all types, hardly
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bourers. They were captured by a mobile Iraqi force.
The spokesman said that the situa- tion around Habbaniyah was "a little diffcull 'and delicate."
Apart from the men at Basra and Habbaniyah, the British had only certain number of construction gangs working on the Baghdad-Halfa Road, which
through Rutbah. passes Relations With Germany VICHY, May 3 (Reuter).-Iraq is reported to have decided to resume diplomatie relations with Germany, says the Vichy. news agency.
Hollanders Keep Up War Spirit
BATAVIA, May 5 (Reuter)——With the objective of Prince Bernhard's Amalgamated Dutch East Indies' Spitfire Fund in sight, ensuring the of a "Rotterdam Bomber
quadron" to avenge the city's des-
truction, efforts are now being made to raise money to purchaso a number of motor torpedo bonts for the Royal Dutch Navy to assist the struggle t
scă.
Visiting Australasia
BATAVIA, May 8 (Reuter)—The Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr E. N. van Kleffens, and Dr 1. J. M. Welter, Minister for the Colonies, have arranged to visit Australia on May 12.
They will then go to New Zealand, from where they will proceed to San Francisco by air.
Queen Wilhelmina LONDON, May 5 (Router) ———Tha Queen of the Netherlands- will be broadcasting in the Radio Orange programme at 0.45 p.m. G.M.T. In the evening transmission of the BB.C.' European service on Saturday, May
10.
A Police report states that at 10.30 pm yesterday a ferry en route from Mongkok to Kowloon City was near- ing Kowloon City when a man named Chung Kow-yee, 43, jumped over- board from the ferry. It is presumed that the man was drowned as no trace of him was found.
Women's Fight Ends In Court
A married Russian woman named Vern Locke, 34, of No, 27 Carnavon
Road, had her ball of $10 estreated for falling to appear before Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of disorderly, conduct by fighting on May 5,
Chan Slu-ling, 24, widow, of No. 13 Carnavon Road, was bound over in $25 for one year fighting against Arst Defendant,
at
con-
American-Chinese Patriot's Task
Ending a 10-week visit in Free China and Hongkong, during which he attended the People's Political Council, had interviews with Chair- man Lin Sen of the National Govern- ment, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek and other government leaders and inspected reconstruction work in Kwangtung and Kwangsi, Mr B. S. Fong, prominent Chinese business- man of San Francisco and P. P. C. member hing left for America by Clipper.
After his return to Amerien, he continued, he would report to the 225,000 Chinese there the true state
of affairs in the home country and also convey to them Chairman Lin. Sen's and Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's instructions. After conclusion expects of the present hostillies, he America for an inspection tour of to organise a party of Chinese in It was stated that first Defendant their mother country in preparation owed some money to second Defenfor her economic development with dant. Second Defendant went to first American Chinese financial resources. Regarding the U.S.$10,000,000 Defendant's house and asked to be paid. First Defendant did not pay bonds for the construction of the back the
Yunnan-Burma Railway to be floated- money and quarrel ensued. The quarrel deve-by the Chinese Government in the Into a fight resulting in Defen- United States, Mr Fong said that he dants being taken to hospital.
When Defendants next met each
in a other
started to terry
they quarrel and finally fought. Even- tually they both went to a Police Station where they were, charged with breach of the peace.
As a result a
Det. Sgt H. T. Fraser prosecuted.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary lasued yesterday:
Buyers
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Sellers
Sales
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Captain Chattey Remanded
Walter Harold Powlesland Chattey, Captain, 1st En Middlesex Regiment, Nanking Barracks, Shamshulpo, was further remanded to May by Mr D. J. N. An
Anderson at Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of an unnatural offence. Defendant, who is on ball of $500, was repre- sented by Mr R. M. M. King.
Det.-Sgt N. B. Fraser is in chargo of the case,
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March...
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