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EMPIRE FORCES OCCUPY THE DOCK CHURCHILL

AREA AT BASRA AFTER DRIVING OUT IRAQI TROOPS: SILENCE AT WILHELMSTRASSE: ROME U.S. SHOULD WATCHING WITH INTEREST

́EMPIRE FORCES HAVE OCCUPIED THE AIR PORT, DOCK AREA AND POWER STATION AT BASRA, AFTER DRIVING OUT THE IRAQI FORCES, states a Reuter 'message.

It is learned in London early on Sunday that a clash occurred in the Basra area between British forces and Iraqi forces. The latter were driven off "by bombing and artillery.

THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE GERMAN BROADCAST STATEMENT THAT IN- DIAN SOLDIERS SURRENDERED TO IRAQI TROOPS.

In addition to the flooding of Mosul oilfields, the Ankara Radio reported that Iraqi forces are now in control of the oll wells and their installations.

THE WILHELMSTRASSE IS OBSERVING OSTENTATIOUS SILENCE OVER EVENTS, ACCORDING TO BERLIN REPORTS QUOTED BY THE VICHY NEWS AGENCY.

AIR BATTLE OVER

Correspondents in Budapest remark that reports of the appeal by the Iraqi Minister to the Reich caused no su-

HABBANIYAH prise in Berlin political cir-

cles and they recalled Hitler's

BECOME NAVAL BELLIGERENT

BOSTON, Mur - 4 - (Benter)-- "Our best boje, of svolding & later battle and avoid desperate odds, is to become a naval belli- gerent now, declared the Pre- sident of Harvard University, MR. JAMES B CONANT in a nationwide broadcast today,

The bour for action has been clestly struck,” he said.

Mr. Conant described the iden thap the way might us ended by a negotiated place as "utterly fantastic to anyone who, like myself, has lately been in Eng land."

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POLISH

NATION: TRIBUTE TO UNFALTERING CONFIDENCE OF GENERAL SIKORSKI

Polish Pilots' Prowess Glowing

Against Nazi Hordes

LONDON, May 4 (Reuter)-MR. WINSTON CHUR- CHILL, the Prime Minister, broadcasting on the POLISH NATIONAL DAY, said that they were right to keep the day as a national holiday because the Constitution of 1791- was a pattern when it was framed of intelligent and poli tical thought.

in setting its house in order,

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Tribute To

Britain's High Sense Of Duty

BHOPAL, May 4

(Reuter)A

Neighbours in those bygone days saw in the adoption of this system the beginning of a regeneration of Poland. They hastened to perpetrate the partition of the country before the Polish nation could consolidate its position.

The same tragedy and the They saw their aggressive same crime was repeated in designs would be thwarted by slowing tribute to Britain's high 1939. The Germans became the growth of a strong and sense of duty which prompted her to honour. her pledge and to risk alarmed at the success independent Polish State.

the sacrifice of her troops, was achieved by the Polish nation At the time of the brutal Ger-paid by the Nawab of Bhopal, who man attack, Poland had, in the recently returned from a tour of face of tremendous ditnculties, the Middle East. achieved notable progress during He added that if Greece had the 20 years of its revived national written another. glorions page in her "history, let us not forget, to "To complete this work of napay a just tribute to Britain, who tional reconstruction, you needed deliberately went out of her way and you hoped for a similar period to risk the sacrifice of her troops the call came, Poland did not of peaceful development When for the sake of her word. hesitate: she did not hesitate to risk all the progress that she had made bather than to caRNEPRIE

NIGHT FIGHTERS SET existence UP NEW RECORD

CAIRO, May 4 (Reuter)-An air battle between' British and assertion that Germany will

LONDON, MAY 4 (Renter)-British night fighters set up Iraqi planes was fought over HAB JANIYAR on Friday, according to attack Britain "wherever she cord last night when they brought down 14 out of 16 planes destroy-

may be found."

ed, or three more than the previous best effort. Moreover, it Germany are showing particular worth of hate Make the moon was barely in its first quarter.

news reachingTM bère,

The Tragl Government is known, tà

cers of two classes.

up Teserve off

This is a noble deed indeed "and will Ive in history for all

time, pod

Our soldiers have the will to

Egyptians generally express regret at the outbreak of hostilities interest in the developments round Kestust, this piercet velit, gamber and CosFin Commands esr: 3 her natioung konour, and showed victory. They have taken a mea-

which they hope will soon be brought to an end

the Persian Gulf.

The answer to the events in

her spontaneous response with the sure of the enemy. When the pre- Rome is also following developed out extensive operations over Norway, Germany and the French

spirit of national unity and self-sent disparity of equipment which Information received in London Hostilities broke out early on the ments in Iraq with the greatest Atlantic coast during the night, without

The heaviest raid was directed was seriously damaged and pro-sacrifice, which has maintained is telling so heavily against us re- from Iraq states that a number of morning of May 2 the Iraqi ett-attention and the Axis-controlled

her among the great nations of moved, we will certainly gain an British aircraft were destroyed on lery opening fire point blank on press in Central Europe is full of against Cologne, where thousands bably sunk.

references to the "Terment in the of incendiaries caused many fres Two of our planes are missing. Europe through all her. the ground and some casualties the aerodrome.

many upper hand and once we do that, and some of the R. A Flɛ most Habbaniyah is an R. A. F. Arab world."

- LARGE SCALE

trials and tribulations". ustained.

the end should'nt be very far a result

The British Ambassador to Tur-powerful bigh explosive bombs Night bombing and night fight- APPEAL TO DUTY. British bombers silened a num- training centre and as

away... Raids on aircraft there are largely key. Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Huges were used.

a smaller ing were both carried out on a large

Mr. Churchill added: know Greece Western Desert, is ber of Iraq guns firing at the anthe tish aerodrome' at Habbaniyah. training machines. The cantonsen, and members of the British scale were made on Essen. Dus-scale during Saturday night and from talks I have had with Pales that and the Westam

which housed the ground Embassy attended a tea party seldorf, Rotterdam and Brest, during the early hours of Sunday in Britain, how magnificent the and

small a

of given by the Iraq Minister "in where bombs were seen to straddle morning. Assyrian levies is unfortified..

As regards the Iraqi claims to have occupled the ollwells and all Nothing is known in London of aerodromes in the country. It is anything justifying to the Traq pointed out that these have always clalin that they have repulsed the been in Iraqi hands with the the Shalba British attack on Rutba, That Bri- single exception of tish tanks were destroyed on the aerodrome near Basra, where 50 aerodrome there, is certainly unrar as it is known, no. hostile

action has been attempted. true.

The Iraq Air Force unsuccess- ment fully tried to raid the aerodrome staff on Friday, Shelling restarted this morning and the fighting is still in progress.

During the last few days, the Iraq Government has posted troops round the British aerodrome at Habbaniyah. Trenches of huge guns were mounted on the edge of the desert plateau over-looking

the aerodrome.

A request for the withdrawal of these troops was met by a despatch of further forces.

DEPRIVED OF NATIONALITY

guard

and Gneisenau,

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mass of the Polish nation has

honour of the birthday of the the battle cruisers Scharnhorst Bambs were dropped at many answered the appeal to duty in King of Iraq.

points in England, Scotland, Wales the hour of need. We in this Strasbourg, Boulogne and Le and an Air Ministry communique country who are conscious of our admits that substantial damage strength, built on the broad Touquet were also visited.

was done at the south and north-masses of the British hation, ap- During daylight yesterday, enemy east coast towns, but for the third preciate and admire the Polish na- shipping Was harassed, One

night in succession, the Mersey tion for. Its noble attitude since supply ship of 2,000 tons and angide bore the brunt of the attack, the outbreak of the war. other of 500 tons were sunk, and later in the day a 5,000-ton vessel

No news of Iraq develop-// ments was received in Ankara yesterday and it is believed communications with. that country are interrupted. *** The German Radio, however, has been heard quoting, Istanbul

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Cyprus, Palestine Swiftly Perfecting Their Defences

drawing NICOSIA, CYPRUS, May 4 (Reuter) - With the war nearer in the Eastern Mediterranean, CYPRUS and PALESTINE have

GERMANS WANT NICKEL MINES

BERLIN, May 4 (Reuter)-The Nazis are trying to get control, of the Nickel Mines at Petsamo in Northern Finland which were wrecked during the Bghting in Fin-

and 18 months ago.

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Lord Beaverbrook Second-in-Command

To Mr. Churchill

The biggest political news this week was-Lord Beaverbrook's resignation from the Ministry for Aircraft Production and bis ap- The German Foreign Office an-pointment as Minister of State, whatever that may be," said MB. nounces that negotiations are going E A, MONTAGUE, B. B. C. political commentator when he broad- on with 4 (Reuter)-The been quietly and swiftly perfecting their defences.

the "partners in the VICHY, May

cast from London yesterday.: famous French dramatist, M. Full precautions against possible air attacks on Cyprus are being mines" presumably Finland and

Mr. Montague sald that the office of Minister of State was on- Henri Bernstein and Eve Curte, Į taken."--

Rusais, as it is understood that the tirely new and one that was unknown in British administration. daughter of the late Madame

The Governor on Saturday issued business reasons, he added, should mines were taken over by the Fin-

The appointment of Ministers Curie, discoverer of Radium. hare

nish State from Anglo-Canadian been deprived of their nationally, a statement advising all, with no enlist in AR.P, services.

The air raid warning was sound interests after the Russo-Finnish without Portfolio was a common Twenty-seven other people were special reason for remaining in

wanted to keep Lord Beaverbrook deprived of their nationality at towns to go at once to, the hills. ed in Nicosia on Saturday when an War and the Soviet is said to have thing so that if Mr. Churchill in the Government he could have Those compelled to remain for aeroplane was sighted near the claimed a controlling interest,

coast, but no rald developed. In-

appointed him as a Minister with- cessant movements of aeroplanes"

out Portfolio. warships and transports to these waters have brought, "home" to the people of Cyprus and other terri- Itories in Eastern Mediterransen

that the war is coming nigh.

CONFIDENCE GIVEN

the same time.

Today's News Summary

AFTER DRIVING OUT the Iraqi troops, Empire forces occupied the air port and dock area at Basra. The Wilhelmatrasse is main- taining ostentatious silence over the events in Iraq while great in. terest is being shown in the Italian Capital

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At the same time, the British Navy's recent mining of the East- BRUTTEH NIGHT FIGHTERS set a new record on Saturday nightern Mediterranean has given con- when they accounted for 16 enemy ralders. 12

ON THE OCCASION OF the National Day of Poland, Mr. Wing- ton Churchill, in a broadcast to the Polish people, paid tribute to the unfaltering confidence of Gen: Sikorski and praised the prowess of Polkih pilots,

THE AUSTRALIAN. PRIME Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies, is now on his way to the United States: In a broadcast yesterday he stressed the important war work being done by women, in Britain.

CAPT. JAMES ROOSEVELT has arrived at Rangoon from whence he will proceed to Calro where he will be military observer,

THE AUSTRALIANS ARE still holding stoutly the defences at Tobruk and the last enemy attack has definitely been brought to a standstil

MR. WENDELL WILLKIE has again urged that the United States must get the goods to Britain.

fidence.

Alexandria is bully preparing against air attacks and the building of air raid shelters for 100,000 people are being pushed forward.

From the Turkish mainland come reports of movement of troops and aeroplanes to defensive positions in the Taurus mountains

The situation in Syria” remains obscure. Both, French and native refugees reaching here tell of con- tinitial, arrival of Nazi #tourists" and the frontier with Palestine a closed and guarded.

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K. C. C. presentation of -prizes; Boccer and bowls re- sulta

PIN-PRICKING POLICY

TOKYO, May 4 (Reuter)"It is & mere manifestation of British pin-pricking polley against Japan and causing no actual harm," ship- ping circles said commenting "On the New York message reporting that Lloyds' has instructed the Marine Underwriters in Batavia to suspend further contracts of ships flying the Japanese flag in Far Eastern waters. ⠀

The same quarters pointed out that no Japanese vessel has been reinsured by foreign underwriters since last Juney

NEW AIR SERVICE“

. BAN FRANC LECO Mar 4 (Rea ter)--The Pan-American Airways' California Clipper fiew to Binga- pore to inaugurate the new service, Į vią Manila, st

Australians Are Stoutly Holding Tobruk

"What he has done now means "LONDON, May 4 (Reuter)—The Australians are still stontly hold- that Lord Beaverbrook's, appoint-ing Tobruk, according to reports by Mr. P. C. Spender, Minister for ment means something more", sald the Army

Mr. Montague "but we shall have Reports state that the enemy to wait until the debate on the captured the forward areas on en

AT STANDSTILL CAIRO, May 4 (Reuter)"A-

ZR.H.K.T.C. rowing regatte, war in the House of Commons be approximately three-miles front in though the enemy, attack against

fore we know the details.

the western perimeter, but a coun- the outer defences of Tobruk may The newspapers here believe ter-attack-by tanks compelled the be renewed, it was definitely brought that Lord Beaverbrook's appoint section of enemy to withdraw to a standstill on Saturday after- ment shows him as being Mr. Mr. Spender announced that noon when tanks withdrew in face Churchill's second-in-command after an analysis of the memages of a vigorous artillery fire" states His relation to the Government from General Bir Thomas Blameya British GQ communique." wil be something like that of Mr. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Churchill as Minister of Defence to the Middle East, he estimates that In the Bollum, area, mechanized

some 12,000-British, Australian and forces again carried out a success the War Department.

New Zealand troops are not yet ac-

ful raid, inflicting casualties and

3 Radio programmes: Coming

events: Crossword puzzle,r Gallant (rear-guardastion: Japanese Cabinet Crisis?i

· Huge Manila Are; Polisir an- niversary HM8. Diamond Iost

WONDERFUL. 'JOB Government, assumes rice

"In less than a year. Lord counted for, following the Greek capturing prisoners.

campaig

"In Abyssinia, another important monopoly: Round the Police | Beaverbrook has done a wonderful The three thousand who were left feature has been captured by our

job of galvanisi aircraft pro duction Here. He has trod on on the benches were mostly non-troops advancing upon Amb Alagi. many people's corna" but he has

In the southern districts, opera- |tions are continuing.”

Funeral -

4 Lending article: Constructive.

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jgnese' outrage.

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