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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1941.
IRAQ SITUATION UNDER CONTROL
Greater Part Of Iraq Air Force Destroyed.
Garrison Of Habbaniyah Intact
AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED FROM BRITISH GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO YESTERDAY ON THE IRAQI DE- VELOPMENTS STATES THAT IRAQI ARTIL- LERY POSTED IN THE VICINITY OF HAB- BANIYAH WAS RENDERED COMPARATIVE- LY INACTIVE ON SUNDAY BY OUR AIR- CRAFT.
The garrison of Habbaniyah is intact and has suffered very few casualties from the un- provoked Iraqi attack.
The greater part of the Iraqi air force has already been destroyed by our air action either while attempting to attack British camps or as a result of attack by our air forces on Iraqi air bases.
After attacking 171 uname, British construction
gang, which i
was in the vicinity. Iraqi forces) on May 2 decupied Rutbah.
In the Basra area our troops occupation without
· remain
in
interference.
An additional Middle East communique says that
success.
ful infantry patrols from baniyah
Hab.
CAPT. JAMES
ROOSEVELT
IN CALCUTTA
out carried were throughout Sunday night.
Not Serious
En route from Chung-
As In the other Commands of the Army, troops in Northern Ire and are paying great atten- tion to salvage and anything that can be made use of is not wasted. Paper salvage; old books,
The wire clips are periodicals, newspapers; etc., are carefully salvaged, packing.
NAZI SHIPS
IN THE
king to Cairo, where he ANTARCTIC
and Major Thomas, of the intermittent U.S. Marine Corps, will
The communique adds that on Sunday there was
Habbaniyah by Iraqi artillery.
It was
The Germans and Jap-
shelling of the R.A.F. station at establish headquarters as anese have been in the and British not of a serious nature military observers, Capt. Antarctic owing to the constant air patrols James Roosevelt, the Pre-naval forces blew up a maintained by British fighters and sident's eldest son, arrived Norwegian whaler repair-
of the fighting also in Calcutta yesterday. ship in Deception Bay, to He stated that when they reach prevent her use by the
instruc- Cairo they will receive
Germans. tions from Washington concerning their future programme.
⚫ bumbers.
"News"
German suurees, il comes from
the Beyrouth message quoted by German news agency stating that British armoured cars attacked the Iragi desert furt at Rulbab.
The message claims the attack was successfully repelled by Iraqi troops.
No Germans
the
There is no evidence of the ar- rival of German aircraft
or of- ficers, it was stated in a review of! the position in Iraqi by military circles in Cairo.
The spokecmam estimated the total strength of the Iraqi air force as 120 of all types; hardly any of them" modera.
The unarmed party captured at Rutbah, mentioned in the official, communique, consisted of three or four British officers and a few Sappers, the remainder being local] labourers.
They were captured by a mobile Iraqi force.
Délicate
1
China throughout, he said, had been receiving American sup plies which would be increased In the near future.
"The morale of the Chinese is excellent and they are determined to carry on to victory."-Reuter.
KING'S HORSE WINS AT
NOTTINGHAM
his The King gained
second turf victory of the season when his Classics candidate, Merry Wanderer, won the May Handicap at Nottingham yesterday amid great enthusiasm.
Merry Wanderer, starting at
These reports have been brought to the United States from back Little America by members of Ad- miral Byrd's expedition, who re- turned to Boston yesterday.
Oficers stated rumours of Ger- man operations near Deception Island came to them from other mariners, but the captain of Ad- Star" miral Byrd's ship "North declared that before the ship left the Antarctic he saw a Japanese whaler manoeuvring off the coast. ... Reuter.
U.S. FLOUR FOR FRENCH
The spokesman said the situa tion around Habbiniyah was a odds of 10 to 1 and ridden by TWO FRENCH FREIGHTERS, Little/dificult and delicate."
'Peter Maher, on leave. from the ILE DE RE AND LEOPOLD, Apart from at Basra and Hab-R.AT., beat the Duke of Nor-LADEN WITH 14,000 TONS OF baniyah,the British had only a folk's. 25/1 outsider Clean Sweep | AMERICAN FLOUR, HAVE AR- certain number of construction by eight lengths, with the 3/1 RIVED AT MARSEILLES FROM gangs, working on the Baghdad-favourite, Salmoneus, owned by THE U.S.. SAYS Haifa road, which passes through the Queen's cousin, the Hon. J. NEWS AGENCY. Rutbah. Reuter.
Bowes-Lyon, third.---Reuter,
STOCK EXCHANGE QUIETLY FIRM
CROAT AUTONOMISTS DISSATISFIED
THE VICHY
** The gift-will enable free rations to be distributed on three Satur-
-YUGOSLAV PRESS BUREAU
in
TURKISH OFFER TO MEDIATE
removed
*** CANADA
It is now confirmed London that the Turkish Government have offered to mediate between the British and Iraqi Governments, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent.
The British Govern- ment, while greatly appreciating the friendly motive of the Turkish Government, have been compelled to point out that an essential prerequisite of entering into negotiations is the
any
before
URGED TO GREATER EFFORT
EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD FACE THE SACRIFICES IMPOSED BY THE NEW TAXES, THE OPPOSITION LEADER, MR. R. 8. HANSON, OPENING THE BUDGET DEBATE IN THE CANADIAN
OF HOUSE COMMONS YESTERDAY, WARNED GOVERNMENT :OF WIDESPREAD "DISSATISFAC- TION AS TO THE MANNER MONEY WAS BEING SPENT
Peacetime expenditure must be cut to the bone, and he was equally confident that Canadians' demand was for: the same high which and inspiring leadership Mr. Churchill was giving Britain und President Roosevelt was giving the United States, lighting the way and guiding the people alon,, the path to ultimate victory. -Reuter.
withdrawal of Iraqi £355,000 TO DUKE'S
troops from Habbaniyah.--Reuter.
SHANGHAI RICE PRICE DROPS
· (SPECIAL' TO "CHINA/MAIL"")
"'
ESTATE
Further, grants of probate, total- fing £335,600, in respect of set- tled lands issued in the estate of the ninth Duke of Northumber land, Grenadier Guards who died on active service last May, aged twenty-seven, make а total of £1,802,089 passing by his death. Estate duty on the £355,000 is to be accounted for later.
During the war the estates of rankers in the Fighting Forces who are killed on active service
days with the active help of the THE PRICE OF IMPORTED | are exempt from estate duty. In general delegate for the Red RICE IN SHANGHAT TOOK A the case of officers that first Crass in Europe, Mr. Allen, the SHARP DROP YESTERDAY £5,000 of the estate is exempt.. agency adds. Reuter.
MORNING, WITH A FURTHER Above: that: amount the duty / b DROP EXPECTED ON THE AR-assessed: in the normal way, ther RIVAL OF THE COUNCIL'S | discounted, This discount is: bas- FIRST SHIPMENT OF 5,000ed on the officer's, normal expecta. TONS 10 DAYS HENCE.
tion of life.sk The. London Stock Exchange Information reaching authori- was quietly firm yesterday. Glittative Yugoslav circles #some-
The price decline was likewise edged, home rails and afow where in the Middle East" de-
affected by the French Concession
ENEMY PLANES leading industrials maintained clares, considerable dissatisfaction The Royal Yugoslav Govern-decision to import rice from Indo- carly small advances but business is rife among Croakusupporters of menthas formed a joint press China which will probably result
OVER ALEXANDRIA failed to develop, apart from some Hitler's new, order in view of the bureau with Serb, Croat und Slo-in an embargo imposed by Indo"" professional support of home action of Italy and Hungary in vene personnel as part of an or- China against imports to Shang- Tails. Olls were dull, Katrs ir seizing large slices of Croatia, al➡rganisation creating uniformity. In hal for other parties. This step Enemy aircraft flew over Alex regular and foreign issues inclined though the whole territory had determination to wager a runited is similar to that taken by Hong handria between 10 and 11.80 on to be enty: Wall *
romised as an independent struggle against the Axis-Reu-Kong. ***International News Sunday night, There were no
Icasu
"damage,Reuter, ECRETMAPPARTIRIRykori Service.
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