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Sin-The Press have been most hel ful in the past in bringing before the puhliu the hard ease of unemployed ex- officers and eg-Service men of similar education. Thanks to the publicity which WITH many journals, both in London and the provinces, have given freely, and thanks to the unwearying labours, both centrally und locally, of voluntarg pahels of last- ness racit, en-ordinated by the National Appointments Comunittes unider Sit Wil- liam Purchase, the Appointments Depart- ment has been instrumental in finding and Alling posts for 77,500 of this most de sering class of the community; There still reminin, however, on the books of the department 2,550 unemployed ex-officers and men of similar standine, and 1 now nake through you a fresh appeal to people "engaged in the professions or in commerce, in fact, to all employers, for"

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T. SHAW. Ministry of Labour, Montagn House, Whitehall, S. W. 1, June 14th. AIR POWER IN SMALL WARS. SIR SALMOND'S PROPHECIES.

Operations of certain of the forces un- der his command in Kurdistan between February 15th and April 20th, 1923, are described in a despatch issued from Air Vice-Marshal Sir J. „M. Salmondi, com-j. manding British Forces in Iraq (Mesopo tanias.

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The value of air power in **] is emphasised by Sir John who These operations were carried out fficelt hill country over little known routes. Throughout I was impressed by the many and particular advantages which the informed use of air power had

warfare: and. given me for this kind of suggest the experience gained fore- shadows important new developments,"

it is not too much to commander be declares, that in a

small war" o had ever before been sc closely in touch with his columns and at the same time with the general situation.

As an instance of the advantages given by the use of aircraft. Sir John says: Some 200 dysentery and diarrhea casex were evacuated by ait from Girde Tilich some 200 miles to Baghdad. These cases must otherwise have had a six days' jour- at the least have donkeys and suffered severely

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Other examples weres.

Companies of Sikhs flown to Kirkuk when weather conditions made marching impossible.

Proclamations to natives dropped by aircraft. Instructions to. posts dropped, replies picked up, conveyed, and dropped to column commander.

1,000 pairs boots, 3,000 finirs socks, and other urgent stores conveyed by air

Over 4 tons of barley (a day'a ration for the column) dropped in one day."

Air pussige service nied when, atmo- spheric conditions prevented use of wire

Personal inspection of all-sectors of

threatened front.

Sir John tánt much rung be done, by sending forward low-flying aircraft in advance of troops to close the roads of escape, to solve the problem set regalar troups by the superior mobility of irregu lars in this type of guerilla warfare."

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sheikh's hiding place.

The Jasana Gorge is a remarkable ing at the Coronet Theatre. Everywhere. Douglas Fairbanks masterpiece new show- rock, some 18ft. wide with this picture has been shown it has evoked Twice daily t the south side is a cave the entrance packed the London

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