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BRITISH NEARER BOOBY TRAP
BAGHDAD
'FROM"PAGE ONE
TRAGEDY
Briton Facing Charge Of Killing Chinese
May 30
Destroyer Sunk
FROM PAGE ONE
the Atlantic, a lengthy article in to- day's "Red Flect", organ of the Soviet Navy, states "the oporation of great interest, fistly because almost all naval arms participated; German and British
botitleships met in this engagement, practically
aspirations for Independence, Mr Eden said that many Arab thinkers
wis Shanghal, May 29. desired for the Arab peoples a
The story of a fatal booby trap greater degree of unity than they now enjoyed. In reaching out 10 when R. C. Turner appeared at the was told in the British Court to-day wards Usal unity, they hoped for preliminary hearing of a charge of speaking, for the first time in the British support. No such appeal killing a gardener, Kau Kwang-present war; and aircraft and their from "our friends" should
mobile buses, aircraft carriers, play- unanswered.
Turner told the court that he hated a prominent role, and the Im-. been bothered by petty thieves and portance of the value of the torpedo had constructed a trap in the tool was once more confirmed. shed, consisting of a rifle which wasj "Lessons cannot be drawn until fred by a string when the door further detalls are known." Prince Eugene
.
Previous Action
(OY "REUTER'S". SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN IRAG)
to
tsoong.
opened.
BASRA, Delayed in Transit.-Bri- tish forces are relentlessly pounding the Iraqi position of Ramondi, 12 Kau opened the door to get tools miles northwest, of Habbaniyah. It for his customary day's work in is here that some of the Iraqi troops, Turner's garden und was killed. elected early this month from the Turner was remanded on $4,000 plateau overlooking the Habbaniyali bati-United Press, Kerodrome, have established them- selves.
By cutting the dykes, Bus In- undating the surrounding land, the Iraqi have acquired a strong defen- sive position.
From an advance post occupied by troops of
famous cust of England regiment, I watched wave after wave of R.A.. bombers fly over to attack
the enemy.
Great columns of smoke
rose up, one in particular being so large that it appeared that an am- munition dump had been hit.
Meanwhile our land forces kept up a steady artillery bombardment. So heavy was our attack that all return fire was silenced.
Journalist's Gallantry
of
.
the
it expected that the fate
The article specially mentions that
"Prince Eugene" would be cleared up in the next few days,"
The operation is deant for
lengthcally signi
which is unpre-
eertented in this war." He Saved Many
Families
SCORES of families in London borough owe their lives to a 19-years-old Home Guard, Johnny Saggers,
Johnny was just starting a two- hour, guard when he heard a bomb whine down. There was no explo- slon.
Through a hole in the root of a nearby factory he sow A bomb wedged in the ground.
arrived,
A well-known writer, Ivanov, a member of the Academy of Sciences, commenting on the same action In the "Trud" declares: "The role the British naval aircraft played reconnaissance with assault on the throughout the operation combining ceny, demands notice."
KING & QUEEN VISIT THE TROOPS
Before the wardens On the second day of the action,|
LONDON, May 20 (Reuter).The however, a sharp machine-gun en-
Johnny had knocked up all the Queen rode in a Bren-gun carrier to- gagement took place and an advance tenants of houses in Immediate day when she visited the south coast party of our troops who had crossed
danger and warned them to go to and inspected the headquarters of a a shelter. the river found themselves in a pre-
of the London Scottish Shortly afterwards the time-bomb Regiment, of which she is Colonci as nol-exploded,
severely damaging the in-Chief.
carious position. They were forced to return and the occasion was not evacuated homes. able for a striking act of bravery on the part of the Australian wor cor- respondent, Ronald Monston, Under heavy fire, he swam some 500 yards to bring back one of the advance party hit by a machine-gun bullet.
Meanwhile R.A.F, armoured cars had been brought up to assist our trueps and these, helpist by R.AF. bombers, slienced the enemy's attack. The garrison at Ramondi is believ ed to comprise some 2,000 Irngls.
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·FROM PAGE ONE
recess, debated the question of nouncing Britain's post-war alms.
an-
The principal speaker was Mr Geoffrey Le M. Mander, who is him- self the author of a comprehensive plan of post-war reconstruction,
Min Mander re-echoed Lord Hall-
words in
"the
ras
fax's possibility of
advocating
of utilising the British Commonwealth as the bridge of П greater world unity."
"We ought to convince the German
people that we are not going to make slaves of them as they would of us," he said, but there would be refusal
to make peace with Hitler because "it is no good having conterences with crooks and gangsters whose word you cannot trust."
This theme predominated through-
out the debate.
Britain's Aims
The Government spokesmnu,
Mr
the
R. A. Butler, Under-Secretory for Foreign Affairs, wound up debate briefly by drawing attention to Mr Eden's statement and then confined himself to the statement that it would be the greatest mistake to give the Impression that Britain was not fighting for the greatest social security at home and through- out the world as also for the freedom for which Europe had always had to fight and which it would achleve
with Britain's help.
Keynes' Discussions
is
* LONDON, May 29 (UP).—It learned here that Mr J. M. Keynes, head of the British Economic Advi-
sory Council, is discussing war aims and reconstruction problems 1 Washington. As carly 1019
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Mr Keynes brilliantly analysed the defects of the Versailles treaty, and his present influence is indicated by the fact that he is largely responsible for the current budget, including the unique compulsory saving feature.
CARY GRANT'S PAY
FOR WAR RELIEF Cary Grant has been signed by Warner Bros, to play the role of the cantankerous house guest in "The Man Who Come to Dinner,” which should go into pruduction this month, Grant will give his salary for the job to British War Relief, as he did the $125,000 he got for his work in "The Philadelphia Story."
Ingenohl's
She rode in the carrier over the country for ten minutes, and during the journey through a well-known coast village, she saw something of the defences, including heavy tanks on the move.
Visiting Brighton, she carried
LATE NEWS through several engagements,
HUU NODO
after
and lunching with the officers, visited other coastal defences.
H.M.S. Alfred
The King, to-day, visited the "ship" HMS. Alfred, which is the Navy's truloing establishment for candidates from the lower deck for the rank of officers. The King saw that everything was done in "Navy fashion" In this dry-land establish- Iment, where
where more than 6,000 officers have been produced.
Acknowledging the cheers from the erowd gathered to witness his arrival, the King smiled broadly, when a woman called out "What about old Birmarck now?"
Later he inspected a company of "Wrens"--Women Naval Auxiliaries.
BANKER UNNERVED
George W. Harris, 81, a retired New York banker, listened to radio news broadcasts and then sat down to write a note: "A mar has to be made of steel to endure nowa-
days." He was found dead with # shotgun beside him.
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