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IRAQI FORCE EJECTED

FROM

DARLAN SUPS WITH THE DEVIL

HABBANIYAH

British Troops

Take Offensive

BRITISH ARMOURED UNITS and troops and Iraqi levies, operating from Habbaniyah, An agreement between ejected the Iraq rebels on Tuesday from posi- Admiral Darlan and tions overlooking the cantonment, according Abetz, Hitler's represen- to a communique issued in Cairo. tative in Paris, was announced in Vichy yesterday.

The agreement

provides for

mudification of the restrictions of the demarcation line between occu- reduction in the costs of the Ger-

p'ed and unoccupied France and a

mun army of occupation.

In regard to occupation costs it is envisaged that a а first step France's daily payments will be reduced

cent

25 per from 400 million to 300 million francs.

OTHER QUESTIONS

STILL

TO BE

HAVE FINALLY

THRASHED OUT-REUTER.

"Permission To

Cross" Clause

The agreement provides that the demarcation Jine between Occupied and Unoccupied France will be open, in general, for the passage of goods and securities.

Persons will be allowed to travel between the two zones in the event of the serious illness or death of a relative.

Free correspondence postcards will be allowed.

by plain

Permission to croes the line will be granted to members of the Army and Air Force on the same conditions an already in force for sailors.

According to Paris Radio, Mar- shal Petain has left his estate near Cannes by special train to meet Admiral Darlan, Reuter.

DOVER

The R.A.F. continuously attacked the rebel lines the previous night and during the engagement on Tuesday rendered continuous close support, bombing and machine-gunning the enemy and subsequently keeping them on the move during their withdrawal towards Falluja.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

President Roosevelt's. condition has improv- ed but his doctor has advised his staying indoors for two days more. Reuter.

STALIN

AFRAID

HEAVILY OF NAZIS

SHELLED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The Dover area was Stalin's assumption of -rocked last night by a the Premiership marks o brief but vicious burst of change in Soviet policy shelling by German long- and the resumption of a range guns mounted on new German drive, the French coast.

according to a B.B.C.

Rebel casualties were very heavy while those of the British were negligible. The British cap- tured over 300 prisoners.

Guns flown in aircraft

to the scene of the battle contributed to the defeat of the Iraqis.

The aerodrome at Moascar Al Raschid Iraq was again bombed, One hangar was completely destroyed by fire, a twin-engin. ed aircraft blown up, a number of others severely damaged and the aerodrome surface badly cut up.

The British aircraft received

BRAZILIAN

FLOOD DISASTER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

A brief report from Rio de Janeiro states that over 70,000 peo- ple are homeless as o result of floods which have ravaged the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil..

No further details are available.-Inter- national News Service.

CAPTAIN JAMES.

practically no opposition.-Reuter. | ROOSEVELT IN CAIRO

Rutbah Retaken

British forces have occupied Rutbah, on the pipeline from the Mosul oilfields to Haifa, accord- ing to a Rome despatch to

the official German news agency.

Iraqi forces occupied Rutbah last Friday after attacking and taking prisoner an unarmed Bri- tish working party.-Reuter.

Russian Offer?

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It is now being rumoured, with- out confirmation, that Russia has offered to mediate in the dispute between Britain and Iraq.

Heavy concentrations of Tur- kish troops are reported to be taking place on the Iraq fron- tler.

British sorties from Basra have caused considerable losses to the Iraqi Camel Corps.-International News Service.

MEDIATION RUMOUR

(SPECIAL, TO "CHINA MAIL")

It is unconfirmably reported that the Iraqil

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The bombardment began: -in

sun-with galvoos at intervale of several minutes.

The announcer said: The The shellfire warming was Soviet rejected the' German pro- sounded. Cinemas emptied and posal to join the Axis and aigned audiences ran for 'cover.;

the bright light of the setting broadcast yesterday.co Premier; Rashid Ali, has]

accepted Turkey's good offices to mediate between Iraq and Britain. « arpact ofr friendships with Some quarters hope peace One shell-burst overturned a Yugoslayla: a few hours before negotiations will be Instituted car which caught? fire. Two that country was invaded by the though latest advices state that people were killed and 12 In- Germans.

hostilities are progressing, the @jured:mitögethär."

Meanwhile the Syrian authori tea are rushing reinforcements to

again

Anti-aircraft guns fired on Stalin now takes over the Messerschmidts spotting for the Premiership at a time when the the Iraq border. German arilllery One Messersch-German drive to the east British planes have a midt spiralled down out of.con-threatens what Russia regards, as dropped leaflets on Baghdad trol and is believed to have crash- her sphere of activity In Asia,"-calling "a revolution

News Service,

Interna

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EIRE'S

HUGE BUDGET

Introducing Eire's £40,- 626,000 Budget the Fin- ance Minister, Mr. Sean O'Kelly, in the Dail yes- terday, said he proposed to raise income tax from | 6/6d to 7/6d in the pound. The gap between re- venue and expenditure was £7,765,000 and there was no chance of bridging it by normal means.

Mr. O'Kelly announced a tax of 50 per cent on profits from September 1, 1999, and an Int creased duty of 5/6d per lb. on tobacco and a double duty ..on matches.

duty and

He also increased the on imported newspapers, said that aff Internal newspapara would be taxed.

Other increases were on postage rates for letters and post-cards, on petrol and cider, but no increase .and in beer and spirit duties no purchase tax.

Highest In History....

The sum for supply services and the central fund to be met he estimated at £40,820,000, which was the highest in the history of

beep

Capt. James Roosevelt arrived the state. in Cairo yesterday lo act as U.S. | Marine Corps observer. national News Service.

When capital sums had Inter- deducted, nett expenditure...*

| £39,448,000.---Reuter,

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