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CHICAGO-Hellum, the valuable non-inflammable gas of which the United States holds virtual world monopoly undef the national con" servation programme. rapidly is becoming the Nation's Number One handy-man of science, accord- ng to the Bureau of Mines. With selentists exploring the possibilities for new uses of the gas, hellum already has been pu to work aloft in the skles, under the seas, and

in humanitarian duties on the ground.

Produced at the Government plant at Amarillo, Tex, which last year had a total output of 6,300,000 cubic feet of the valuable natural resource, hellum is used in large quantities by the Army and Navy for the inflation of observation balloons, while

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to

uses helium.

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MEDICAL USE

BASRA REMAINS QUIET:

TOUR DESCRIBED

BAŞKA, May 20 (Reuter)-Basta remains all quiet. I have tour- ed the three sections of the city: Marghil, where the airport and docks are situated. Ashar, the business section which includes Bri- tish and foreign banks and commercial concerns, and, finally, the ancient city itself with its narrow streets and teeming bazaars, writes Tan Monro, Reuter's Special correspondent in Iraq.

Margh, which in, some respects, They were still lurking across is the most important section of the river. shattered and disorgan- Basra, is where the military first ised landed, and in fact was welcomed.

Today it is a hive of military.ac- tivity with camouflaged military lorries and cars passing in an in- cessant stream along well laid reads which present a picturesque sight with pink flowering oleander bushes on "either side.

SUFFERED LITTLE Habbaniyah" itself suffered sur-

prisingly little in the bombard. ment before the insurgents were driven off.

No key point was hit

A few bomb craters can be see between buildings while the sta I drove out to Ashar, where tions and three churches were all some nighting occurred a few days hit by small shells but not serious- go before the rebel Iraqis were ly damaged. elected by Imperial troops." No Beyond the cantonment, a lot signs of Aghting are now to be line of craters where the RAF. seea. Junctions and key points are had bombed Rashid All's bands picketed by sturdy soldiers whose and a few burnt out insurgent gun presence appears to be placidly carriages are all that can now be accepted by the populace.

seen of the battlefield.

Along the Baghdad road, there were many wrecked and burnt out lorries caught by R.AF. and now

COURAGE OF INDIANS

The Navy also

Many stories are told of the cour diving operations, and experts de-age and resource of Indian troops. clare the raising of the submarine Two soldiers who penetrated Ashar submerged by the floods, caused by Squalus, which tragically sank off before the Insurgents were elected the insurgents cutting the dykes the harbour of Fortsmouth, N. H., and, found themselves hopelessly to ward off the pursuit.

The famous British regiment, } some time ago, wunld have been outnumbered by well-armed rebels. unsuccessful without the gas, After infleting severe casualties with detachments of Indian troops. they were bot wounded but un-which did the sterling work and the Iraqt levies, composed of As- daunted, they climbed the roof a The present-day medical use of a house, pulled down some bricks 57rtans, Kurds and Arabs, were res bellum in the treatment of asthma

to make themselves a fort and ponsible for the ground opera and other respiratory diseases is held out alone till next day when tions which, with R.AF. assistance, an outgrowth of research on the they were relleved by considerable finally drove the insurgents off use of hellum in diving. The gas forces which had been sent to

400 PRISONERS” Howitzers, armoured cars. Bren also is being employed in the ad-

cupy the quarter. ministration of anesthetics, and

Rashid All's Insurgents, fleeing guns. antiaircraft guns and other other promising medical uses are trum Habbaniyah towards Bagh-armaments were captured in that being investigated by research cad.. cub the dykes along the "peration as well as 400 prisoners.

Many of these prisoners are now Influences bs growing Euphrates thus causing flodds, in

anxious to enlist in the levies un evidence of the efficacy of hellum order to hinder the British pur

der the British leadership. in medical applications, hospitals suit.

workers

and physicians now use about 25 Other sections, who fled across per cent. of all hellum sold for non- the Euphrates, to Ramadi, damag-senior officers knew the real pur

Government purposes.

Laws or ordinances in some localities pronibit the use of hydro- gen or any explosive gas in filling toy balloons Hettum la the only safe gas for such use, and some

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ed the bridge with the same object.

Evacuation Of Syria

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BEIRUT-PALESTINE

ROAD MINED

JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuter)-- The evacuation of Syria and Le-

CHINESE MILITARY on by the British, Americau

MISSION

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuter The Chiriese

Military Mission, which has been on a visit here. Is

and Palestineans or the advice of their consuls is reported in a des- patch to the Independent French agency.

road

It is clear that only very few.

pose behind Rashid All's plans.

The RAF. won great praise in evacuating. under shellfire, 200 British women and children with- out the loss of a single life.

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"PROTECTIVE MEASURES" MADRID, May 20 (Reuter)-The Berlin correspondent of the Alcazar reports that it is not expected in

The Mission has just completed Berlin that the Vichy Government! Optional goods have been landed bert

onless instructions were given a two weeks' tour, during which will take reprisals for the Bri- the contrary Sir Hours before arrival of

it visited many centres of military; tish bombing of Syrian aerodromes, the steamers Seared within 8 days in

are

Importance. This tour, the spokes- though it is felt that Marshal Pe- man added, has enabled them tu tain and "Admiral Darlan

termed "pro understand the real strength of studying what are

tective measures," Malaya.

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Shih-ka!

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