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Half Of Iraqi Air Full Story Of How Rex

Force Destroyed

FROM PAGE ONE Was

at Habbanlyah, It was revealed hero to-day.

That "sanctuary" was promptly violated by the Iraq forces surround ing the station...

Imperial troops now in Iraq, despite overt provocation by Iraqi troops, are occupying only certain points essential to the fulfilment of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty terms, it is stoled here.

Oil Concession Ban VICHY, May 4 (Reuter)Rashid All has ordered work on the Irag Petroleum Company's concession to be suspended, according to Baghe dispatch received here.

are to

Stolen & Recovered QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

Recently the "Telegraph" published an account of how Rex,

a Scotch collie, was stolen in Shanghai, brought to Hongkong, rescued, here by the S.P.C.A., and returned to its owner.

A fuller account of how the dog was stolen and found again is given by the "North China Daily News", and is reprinted here,

-Rex left Shanghat as an unwilling | stowaway and returned ns a first-

class dog passenger, The Chief Om

cer said that- when the ship tied up it was about the first time Rex hud been, in his kennel and that he had been a general favourite with the officers and passengers.

Organized Dog Stealers

NEAR RIOT AT GOVT HOUSE

·FROM PAGE ONE

Rex was undoubtedly a victim of the organized gang of dog thieves that tempt to

Boll

Abdullah of Trans-Jordan in honourds, evidently persuaded him to Thompson, Assistant Director

to

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stay there until they It is reported that certain refineries

to continue work for the benefit until recently, has been stenting dogs receive an answer from the Governor. of Rnahid All's troops,

and shipping them to Hongkong for

Warning Issued Meeting In Trans-Jordan

sale. The usual procedure was fol- A warning that if the disgruntled CAIRO, May 4 (Router).—It is lowed. A hole had been cut in the night

coolies continued understood that the developments in fence during the night and when ont demonstrate with street processions Iraq were given consideration at a of the servants allowed Rex to take and other coercive actions, thele four luncheon given yesterday by Emir his morning run in the garden, the leaders would be arrested and de-

-Warner Bros. by one of their various ported, was issued by Mr W. P.

Investigation attempt to leave the garden through Criminai

(Special the breach in the fence.. A noose, Branch). similar to that used by the Municipal The demonstrators, mostly women dog catchers was most likely slipped and children, marched from Calne round his. neck and the dog was Road to Government House, headed Turkey's Position

dragged out. Marks of his claws in by a banner which bore the inscrip- the soft earth showed that he had ton "His Excellency the Governor, ANKARA, May 4 (Reuter)-Sir tried to resist.

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As soon as it was discovered that Soll Carriers." British Ambassador, saw M. Sura-Rex was missing, the Police were They squatted down In Upper Joglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, notified and the report of his loss was Albert Road, Garden Road and near to-day when doubtless following the

of H.R.H. Emir Abdul Illah, ex- Regent of Iraq, his nephew, says a despatch from Amman.

Several former Iraq Ministers and lenders as well as Arab leaders from Palestine and Trans-Jordan also attended the luncheon.

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formed M. Sarajoglu of all the latest made from a photograph of the dog four lenders attempted to present a develorurk

in the traqt situation, and a printed notice offering a repetition to the Governor. However, appear to have the ful-ward of $100 and giving a des- His Excellency refused to interview

cription of him was posted outside them. icst understanding and sympathy.

Leaders Warned with Britain's attitude and deplore every police station. The S.S.P.C.A.

An emergency police squad was was also notified and was asked to Rashid, All's action which was in- use their efforts to find Rex. Cir- despatched to Government House to spired by the Axis. His appeal for w culars in Chinese were issued and maintain order, and later Mr Thomp- German help has actively lowered his the reward was gradually increased son arrived and spoke to the four slock here because if the Axis could from $150 to $100. The loss of the ringleaders through an interpreter.

hlm effective help, which is redog

advertised was

if they a English,

they must send a small will be further encirclement of Tu Chinese and Russian newspapers and

over the radio without effect.

on to the Hon. Sir Robert key by the Axis.

Kotewall, who would listen to them Description Sent to Colony In unoffelai Turkish circles, regret

When reliable information was re-and advise them on the proper ac- is expressed that Britain has allowed matters to go so far and did not act ceived by the S.S.P.C.A. that stolen tion to be taken.

Mr Thompson warned them that carlier in the face of strong German dogs were being smuggled on board agitation in

in Arab states and in Iran. cousting vessels bound for Hongkong, any measures to coerce the Govern- The leading light in the German the Society sent descriptions and ment would be of no use at all, and trouble-making machine in the Near photographs of three stolen dogs that he added that if there were any more East is believed to be

could be readily identified to the such demonstrations the ringleaders Herr Franz Sorre von Papen himself, who is rett

Secretary of the Hongkong S.P.C.A. would be arrested and deported. who is returning

"We are not going to tolerate any here shortly, with his return, them. Almost immediately a

the and asked his assistance in finding

coerce the Government," cable- steps to Reich

may be may

This declared the police official. expected to its efforts to embarrass the British. gram was received from the long-

and it will The statement

ent alleged to have kung Society announcing the Rex procedure is all wrong been made by the Baghdad radio that had been found and Inquiring if any not help your case in any way."

Following this conference the lea- the Arabs are fighting in Palestine Hongkong resident could identify

appealed to the demonstrators may perhaps indicate coming Ger him.. man attempts to cause trouble there. The cabled reply was that the only to disperse, while the banners which Latest Rome Report person whose home was in that port were being carried, were thrown

awny. Refuse To Disperse ROME, May 4 (UP). A dispatch and who know Rex was a lady tem- to the "Messaggeros" from Damascus porarily living in Shanghal. The says that the Ibn Saud has concen- ongkong Government officials, but a certain number remained, re- knowing the name of the owner, trated troops on the Iraq and Trans-rightly wished to make certain that fusing to obey the ringleaders, They Jordania frontlers.

the claimant had not received a full started wailing and protesting that description of the dog from someone they were hungry, at the same time in Hongkong as Rex had been found pointing out that they were not re- by the Hongkong S.P.C.A. In a bird-fugees. shop, where he was said to have been being allowed to present the Gover- They insisted upon their leaders for two months before that Society had been asked to find him. In-nor with their petition, despite the cidentally, Rex was found six months appeals of the police for them

disperse quietly, to the day from the date he was stolen.

LIVERPOOL HAS BAD BLITZ

FROM PAGE ONE

not

ders

Many of the women went away,

to

Mr F. H. Loseby, Vice-President How Teddy Joyce ·

Found Fame

his

the "remarkable" contrast of a single of the Hongkong Society, kindly gave British plane being lost although at his personal guarantee that the collie least 16 German raiders are known

would not be shipped from Hongkong to have been destroyed.

until he was satisfied that the dog The widespread attacks of thie was the one claimed and obtained Teddy Joyce, the dance band RAF. stretched from Boulogne to

permission to place Rex in the leader, who collapsed in Glasgow - the heart Industrial Germany and Hongkong S.P.C.A.'s

Dogs Home, gently after performing with to Brest where repeated day and night attacks are credited with keep could scarcely walk after his long from spinal fever.

where he was given attention as he band, died later.

It was stated that he was suffering Ing the German battle cruisers confinement. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Immobi- Thanks to the co-operation Elven name was Edmund-John-Cuthbert- He was a Canadian, and his real Itsed and

preventing them from re to the S.P.C.A by the Customs entering the Atlantic to menace the authorities, who have issued son. He was originally an eccentric vital United States supplies.

dancer, but in the hands of Louis K. that all vessels order The record breaking total

are to be

Sidney, to whom he owed his career, German planes were victims of the before a ship leaves port, and to scorched for dogs smuggled on board

jumped into fame as à conductor. improved British night defences,

similar orders Issued by the principal For four years as a young man he steamship companies to their officers, earned £275 a week personal salary. the export of stolen dogs from After working in Hollywood ho Shanghai practically ceased in Feb. went to England and formed his own ruary 1941, as far as river and sca trame is concerned,

of '16

Bombs on Germany BERLIN, May 4 (UP)-British bombers visited west Germany last night and dropped high explosive and Incendiary bombs. Several pri- vate houses were hill but the res The S.S.P.C.A, greatly appreciates were quickly extinguished. Several the close co-operation extended to it civilians were killed and wounded. by its sister Society in Hongkong and German

fire hindered is grateful to Mrs F. H. Loseby for the bombin-aircraft

her care of Rex during the time he was in the Hongkong Society's Dogs

Raided Again LIVERPOOL, May 4 (UP),-Liver- Home. pool and Merseyside were raided again for the fourth successive night. Raidors were also reported over dis- tricts on the northwest coast,

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China Seas CHUNGKING, May 5 (Central

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Shanghai Pleased dependent people. We therefore be- SHANGHAI, May 5 (Reuter).—in lleve that it would be in the best In-view of the acute dearth of bottoms, terests of Iraq and all other Arab the reported Soviet plans to place states to malatain traditionally friend-nine Soviet vessels in service ly relations with Britain and attempt tween Shanghal and southern waters to adjust all differences by means of have aroused considerable Interest direct negotiations with the British here. representatives and the Arab world," The vessels are said to be arriving at Shanghai shortly from Vindivos- tok,

bringing large cargoes of daily

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service for the transportation of general freight between. Shanghai

and such points as Manila and Spi-

gon and possibly farther south,

It is also reported that the Soviet FROM PAGE ONE

authorities are planning to open an office here to handle shipping busi- on the importance

ness. his views American aid to Britain. They indi- If the Soviet plan 18: true, it is cated that tanks and planes

believed that it would are belle

provide rolling off the assembly lines in in- great reduction of price of such creasing numbers and said that commodities as rice and coal and bombers are being flown directly to might have a salutary effect Britain from Canada while tanks are ilving costs and freight rates which being shipped to the trouble zones in are at present prohibitive. Africa and elsewhere.

Milltary sources, sald they "que Fire In Tsun_Wan

the accuracy of report

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Thousands of women In Britain

who depend on the skill of chemists to keep their golden tresses golden' are being "blacked out" by the Government's restrictive orders against luxury, articles.

Hairdressers are forecasting a re- volution in hairdressing styles also because of the great hairpin shortage.

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`LONDON, May 4 (Router)-Destruction by fighters of 14 of the 16 enemy bombers shot down during Saturday night was the Fighter Command's most successful night of the war, slatea. the Air Ministry,

¡destroyed last night, an Air Ministry®- Further claims for destruction communique says that one of them. of others are being investigated. was brought down by a balloon bar- The highest number of raiders rage and two by anti-aircraft fre. previously brought down in one night! The remainder were shot down by was 13 and of these one was brought British fighters, one over Northern down by anti-aircraft fire and another Franco.

by unspecified means.

Last night's achievement

brings

;

Enemy aircraft crossed the south-

the total down over Britain in the cast and southwest coasts in daylight drst three nights in May to 21. }to-day, penatraling a few miles In-

In addition, one was brought down land but no bombing is reported. by: British fighters over France on

Friday night.

Of 163 brought down in raids on

Oghters

Night Alert

LONDON, May 4 (Router)--Lon-

Britain in „April, 84, fell to British don had a night alert for the second night in succession after ́n full of Since the war began, the Luftwaffe eight days,

in day and night raids on Britain has

now lost 3,327 plánes.

+

No gunfire was heard for some [ime, after the alarm.

Effective Night Fightera - LONDON, May 4 (Reutor)-Con-|· Raiders were reported, ovar zoveral Arming that 16 enemy aircraft wore parts of Britain.

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