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TO-DAY.

(May 6.)

Ascession of King George V., 1910, Boginning of Summer, Zi. Tia. His Excellency "the Governor Conves, Queen's Pier, 11 a.m.

Overseas League Concert. Helena May Institute,

Jumble Sale at Hong Kong Union Church Hall, 2.30 p.m.

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Cheas: Open Championship of the Colony A. C. Ridlington, I. A. Bonlanin; D. E. Carvallo . PT. Rozario S. L. Hussain : G. W. Greene B. W. Paul W. Randali

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WAR IN THE HILLS: HOW AEROPLANES QUELLED SHEIKH MAHMOUD.

کار و

OVER THE MOST DIFFICULT FLYING

COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

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Imagination-atirring facts about eordingly extended to include opern- the part played by the Royal Air [tions against any bodies ot Fores in an eight months? cam definitely, hostile tribesman saat in paiga among the plains and moun- the open. A third police post fell tains of Bouthern Kurdistan to the Sheikh, who istod HÌN against my insurgent chieftain are afforts to dislodge him for some contained in a detailed report of time Relief columne were moved the operations which has been out from Suleimaniyah and aero placed at my disposal by the Airplanes went with it. On one oc Ministry.

casions flank attack on the Iraqi

The story is fantastic in its column was spotted from the air mingling of the antique and the and dispersed by bombing and new On one side the tribesmen,machine gun fira. Just about then clad in garments not differing by a favourable opportunity of round- ing up the rebela was lost because the objective in time, and the the ground foress failed to reach.

second phase ended early in Feb.

a single "thrund from those worn by their forefathers since the days Ten Dunces at King's Restaurant of Abraham but armed indeed with Fund Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner rifles rather than swords or apears;

Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Perinngainst them the twentieth centuryFuay with the balance decidedly

Fotel and King's Restaurant, counterpart

in Mahmoud's favour.

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SATURDAY.

(May 7.)

1st Day of Moharam. Mohammedan New Year.

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machine. The setting is the grim grappling with the problem of territory along the borders of bringing this many and elusive Porsia, Kurdistan and Iraq. a Tandemy to action. A special mobile. rugged mountain ranges raised, one Tragi cavalry regiment force of 380 mounted polies was dominate the acone, where grunt heat in summer alternates with was trained in mountain warfare, deadly cold during the winter supply dumps were established

anthe

through the anticipated operation. Among the mountains. moved Sheikh Mahmoud and his area, and full aerial co-opera-

tion. warriors eternally doubling to

decided. These misasures escape the pursuers, turning every Sheinh re-opened the ball with a were scarcely completed when the now and then to the swift capture successful attack on a convoy tak of an outlying post, only in the Auno Hijra 1351 Commences.

and to be defeated and obliged to mediately afterwards he led his

ing stores to Cricket: Interport. XI. v. Mr.sue for peace by the ever-growing wild tribesmen into the bills and Alan Reid's II., H.K.C.C. ground, pressure exerted from the skies valley of the Qara Dagh region,

Lawn Bowls :-Division I. Kow. jugainst them, Jon Docks . Craigengower, Kowei

where he owns much property and which is the home of the turbulent loow C. 2. Kowloon Bowling Green, Police B.C... Recreio, Civil

Jaf tribes. from whom he might expect support. Service" "." Taikoo; "Division Tuikon v. Yacht Club, Cmigengow ar. Kowloon CC., Recreio Civil Service, Kowloon Bowling Green v Moog Kong Electric.

bands."...

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Star Theatre: City Lights." World Theatre Show Shows."

SHEIKH MOVES.

a police post. Im

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The Sheikh emerged from three years of unusual peacefulnese in September, 1030, when he took advantage of nationalist unrest in

THE REVOLT SPREADS. Kurdistan to advance with a strong tribes began to refuse payment of Instigated by the Sheikh these.

force U2Y083 the frontier into

i brug. Operations against

the

taxes. Troops, were sent and acPD-

villages known to be sheltering re- clamations which declared that any

bels would be liable to narin¡-bom. bardment after half an hour's warning.

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Foder: Radio Sports Club "Sheikh wore based largely on the planes made frequent reconnais. The Rest, Y. M. CA. ground, King's existence Park, 4.30 p.m..

of the newly formed sance and demonstration flights Iraqi army; the original scheme over the area. By the middle of Central Theatre "Their Mad provided that the Royal Air For March the revoly had spread to the Moment."

should only take positive action large. Sheikhan, district, on the left- King's Theatre:"Delicious "

ngainat the enemy if the". Iraqi

bank of the Diyalah river. Partica Queen's Theatre: Kept Hustops were sunked and in need and the only police post was closely of rebels filtered into the region of assistance. The course of events invested. At this time the situa obliged modifications of this plan. of and the operatious eventually worthe Sheikh's propaganda among tion was grave, and the effect of resolved into three distinct phares the villagers was sufficiently mark Ten Dances at King's Restaurant in the last only of which did the ed to oblige the dropping of pro- nd Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner air force cooperate fully. Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Re-Sheikh Mahmoud's first success was pulse Bay Hotel, Peninsula Hote: the capture of the important police and--King's-Restaurant-

post of Paajvin, on the Persia Tides :-High" at 9.54 and 23.30; Iraq border. Air action was taken Low at 3.12 and 16.50.

against the investing-rabel-picquete Energetic action was taken to and local tribesmen, encouraged by entrap Sheikh Mahmoud in the the arrival of the aeroplanes, at Qara Dagh valley, but the wily tacked the Sheikh's men and drove chieftain contrived to slip out of them from Penjvin before the Iraqi danger twenty-four hours ahead of colunin peached the scene of action. the sweeping movement, Nearly in the middle of winter, the a moment's delay a similar sweep Without Sheikh captured another polico

WOR made of the south-western side post, this time at Surdash, nearly of the Qura Dagh. There the auro thirty miles inside Iraq territory: planes located large numbers of an air. demonstration enabled a rebels and attacked them, forcing ground column to turn the lank op hours the seroplanes hold them to seek refuge i osves. For of the rebels and relievo Surdash them imprisoned, creating an op few days after it had fallen. At portunity for aotion by the cavalry that moment the rat phase of the operations ended, the rush column which was lost because the winter enforcing a temporary lull.

"commanding officer did not think

the occasion, suitable AEROPLANES →BREAK- REBEL ATTACK,

European Mail:-Outward Europe via Suez (Rapura) 1030

SUNDAY.

(May 8.)

Bunday of the Ascension, Magao Race Meeting. Queen's Theatre': "Danger Lights."*

Central Theatre: The Painted Desort."

King's Theatre: "The Night Angel

Star Theatre City Lights. Miss Mildred Dawn and Marty Eands at tu King's Theatre.

SWIFT CONCLUSION. Thence onward the tempo of the Barely one month later, the tira- campaign quickened Barly in Tos Dance at King's Restaurantless Sheikh reappeared with his April the gron and Repulse Bay Hotel; Dinner farcos in the Hallbja Plain, an forced march

thirty m Dandes at King's Restaurant, Hong movements at that time of year connaissance, todated the

aron particularly difficult for troop meet the Sheikh's man Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel. The scope of air aution was ac

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