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Iran Refuses To Aid Iraqi Insurgents
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CAIRO, May 11 (Router). King Ibn Saud of the Hedjaz has Informed the Iraqi usurper, Raschid All, that he is unable to offer any kind of assistance to the anti-British movement in Iraq, according to reports reach- ing Cairo.
May 12 1941
Hoover Urges Renewed
Aid For Britain
Special to the "Telegraph"
Major Baseball
.NEW YORK. May 11 (UP).Former President Herbert States to remain aloof from the war. He declared that the nation Hoover in a nation-wide broadcast to-night urged the United is not prepared; however, he approved of renewed aid for Britain.
"Our every sympathy is to assist in the heroic defence of England, Mr Hoover declared. "If we stay out of the war we, can take more risk in parting with our tools of war." Hence, the aloofness of the United States from the war is, in rea- Other reports say that the personality, to the British interests. envoy sent by Raschid All to the Iranian capital, Teheran, la under- stood to have met with no success.
The official Iranian attitude to events in Iraq is one of complete dis- epproval
He is also said to have refused to give protection to Raschid All himself.
R.A.F. Communique
CAIRO, May 11 (Reuter) ———"Our aircraft continue to attack rebel- decupled aerodromes and other mill- tary objectives in Iraq. Barracks, nerodromes, buildings and transport parks were bombed.”
Japan's War Anniversary
Solemn Rites
TOKYO, May 12 (Reuter)-W[th a view to stimulating "the whole
nation to renewed resolution to night
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Mr Hoover advised the nation to approach the present transformation in the war situation with "calm NEW YORK, May 11 (UP),---Bos- thinking, reasoning, tolerance and on Red Sox inflicted a crushing de- deliberation; by no hasty joining in feat on the New York Yankees when this war once and for all, because it they met in to-day's schedule of the would necessitate attacking German American Baseball League, Red Sox submarines,
ships and planes.
won 13-8.
Complete scores were:
We
"To make it effective, · then, must extend our naval and air bases abroad and equip these bases with expeditionary forces and that would be for load the allegation that the
years to come.”
He denied United States is already in the war. "That is not true," he declared. "We are in a position of risk, but war has not been declared between ourselves and the Axls. If the war ended to- morrow it would be unnnecessary for us to make a
new peace with Germany,"
Hammering Of Hamburg Described
FROM PAGE ONE
through the present emergency," Japan will observe the fourth anni- versary of the China war on July 7 with elaborate cere:
ceremonies. The entire
according programme to the Japanese press
will be based the plots declared, appeared to baj ол the spirit of the Imperial rescript nitogether beyond control.
towards It was not only a night of formid-
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The programme for the da
day as re- leased by the Board of Information, Includes the hoisting of the national fing by all houses, private
or om-
successtul execution of the Chinn
martial fortune for those at the front and peaceful rest for the
war dead, and special commemorat tion issues by all the newspapers and Hour of Prayer
nagozines.
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The public throughout Japan will be notified of a prayer hour through sirens, radio, drums and gongs and for one minute all traffle" will suspended. In Tokyo large rites for the war dead and a com memoration meeting will be held un- der the auspices of the Board of In- formation.
scale
pro-
A Special commemoration gramme will be given by the radio for the week beginning July 1 when lectures concerning China
be will broadcast. The theatres and film houses will be asked to stage enter-
British bombers.
German Version
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BERLIN, May 11, (UP).—Te-dny's j High Command communique states: residential quarters in German towns Parliament & West- "The BAF. last night again bombed including the capital. As a reprisal.
Minster Bombed
strong forces of the Luftwaffe last night carried out mass attacks on London,
directed their attacks mainly against "Strong forces of the enemy Hamburg. Numerous Ares and con-
FROM PAGE ONE siderable destruction was caused burned through before they could be sections by explosive and incendiary almost entirely in the residential tackled. bombs. The damage to important had been removed to safety and the
Fortunately most of the treasures! war areas was insignificant. The population suffered and a number
damage was comparatively light. were killed and wounded. Several planes reached the outskirts of the
Reprisal Raid capitol. Night fighters shot down
LONDON, May 11 eight of the attacking planes.
(Reuter)
A German High Command communi- que says that the German raid on London on Saturday night was in re
tainment related to the affair, Gov. TUCKERS LEAVING prisal for the British bombing of
crnment offices, schools and
holder
in-
other public organisations will
Imperial rescript meeting for the granted on the first anniversary of the war. They will also stage events suitable for national solidarity cluding hoisting of the national flag, exhibitions of martial arts and con- solation visits to bereaved tamilies
during the anniversary week on dates and worshipping at Shinto shrines, Air defence, duties will be held
to be defined later in respective localities.
London Waits For Another Blitz
CHINA AFTER
"residential quarters" of various Ger man towns, including Berlin, during i
last few nights.
FORTY YEARS The communique says that
enemy force" bombed causing numer-
"fairly stron destruction by
Two veteran American missionary Hamburg doctors, Dr Francis F. Tucker and his ous fires
and wife, Dr Emma Tucker are on their high explosive and incendiary bombs.
mu way home after nearly 10 years of There were dead and injured among service in China.
the civilian population.
in many medical and relief services The Tuckers, who have been active in China, were recently in Chungking on a farewell visit. From the war- time capital, accompanied by Margaret Tucker,
Dr
Union Hospital, 5 pay of tho
the outskirts-of-Berlin
A few planes succeeded in renching
Night fighters shot down eight British planes.
Press,"
Poet's Corner Escape's they pro- According to "United ceeded to Kunming from where they Abbey officials said that the Poet's travelled over the Burma Road be- Corner and the Tomb of the Un- fore sailing from Rangoon for home, known Soldier were not damaged. During the years the war be- The most serious loss was the ar- FROM PAGE ONE
gan, Dr Tucker was General Secre-chitectural face of the Abby's new tary of
the International Red Cross Deanery which was known as one Committee
which has Its Free Chinal of
of the most beautiful buildings in saving time, was einplied late this headquarters in Kwelyang. The Britain and which was gutted by afternoon. People who went to the committee furnishes supplies to more fire. Fire also destroyed two or big movie palaces went car outer with an aggregate capacity of 7,000 the Westminster School which were than a hundred civilian hospitals three Cannons houses and parts of the opening of the tubes and pubtle shelters there were again que- beda. Of late this
committee has behind the Abbey. ues with bedding, teapots and little taken on the terminal delivery of the In the afternoon, the Verger stood valuables. A few homeward-bound American Red Cross contributions outside the closed door of the Abbey. sightseers lingered, gaping at the that are being sent to Government reassuring the unixious Londoners craters and the cascade of debris medical agencies, its work being who hurried to the building, that the which had been houses, or watched
limited to the supplies Intended for damage was not serious. the firemen hosing the remains.
clvilion hospitals,
Hospitals Hi
Last night the raiders left thou- sands of ugly scars, from little heaps of sand or patches of burned grass which marked the extinguished incendiary bombs to craters 30 feet across and houses that were alived in half.
Four hospitals were among the victims although the hospital shelter system is so perfected that only two
patients are known to be batter.
An historie monument was
LATE NEWS
Japanese Claim Big Advance
SHANGHAI, May 12 (Reuter),
timber and rub.
ed
by
a fire
The most hallowed spot. in all England the 50 foot square in the very centre of Westminster Abbey which is covered with charred, wet
and was descrat
The so-called "lantern timbered" roof was 140 feet above the Abbey floor which out- reached the firemen The houses burned until they crashed on the spot where Britain's Kings and Queens have been.crowned for 900 years.
Allied Airmen LONDON, May 11 (Reuter).— Free French and Czech plats helped Britons to make Saturday night's attack on London the costliest the Luftwaffe has suffered in any blitz
ed and one of London's most
ost famous small churches went up in-fumes. One nurse stood outside a
a hospital while a wrecked Nazi raider was lowed along, the street, escorted by Japanese forces in southwest Shan-on Britain. crowds of kids: The nurse remark-si, according to a semi-offelal Japan- A French Flight Lieutenant, patrol- cd, "I am not sorry to see that" It is esc report, have rapidly captured ling the night skies, saw
a Nazi estimated that 33 German planes numerous towns including the
caught by searchlights were brought down which represent ported base of the Chinesć
the capital, He closed in and after ed nearly 10 per cent of, the attack-army
40 Shaoyuan, and
on, and are now the attack, he saw the bomber dive. ing force.
facing Chinese troops near Pingluh-e followed it down for 7,000 feet. just north of the Yellow River ralder exploded on the ground where the Chinese are reported to be squadron Intercepted and destroyed
A Czech sergeant pilot of forming new lines of defence.
No Opposition To Chungking Raiders
FROM PAGE ONE
It is learned that so far no fighters have taken off this year to oppose them. Chinese defence depends en tirely on AA guns which, however, are not effective, as the raiders came over the city at great heights, mostly above 7,000, ft.
Dug-outs again proved effective. Yesterday several bombs landed both directly above and infront of one dugout practically closing the en trances, but all the occupants are safe," "After the raid they had no dif- deulty in leaving the dugout.sk
To Taider
The
over
same
The Chinese towns captured in the another bomber making for home. to advance are claimed red one, which plunged flaming.
Their Squadron Leader also bag-
to include Tsingyuan, Fengmenkow and Silluyang all along the Yellow River in northern Honan.
Two Over Dutch Coast Ona pilot destroyed two bombers within a few minutes after a clinse
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Sikorski Returns
LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) General Sikorskl, the Polish Prime
to sen and although it strove con- Advice has just been received in Minister, flow back from the United stantly to regain its base, he caught the Colony of the death in Macao of Stales yesterday in one up with it at only 300 feet altitude Mrs
of the
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As soon as the British pilot had Fernandes, large property owners in Dr TN. Wohg of 244 Nathan recovered from the glare, he saw Macho, another bomber fake off from the
Road, first floor, has reported to the, aerodrome and gave it a long burst
death was not entirely un- Police the theft of money and from his guns, sending it atenight to expected, as she has been in ill health fewellery to the value of $180 from. the ground and it broke up.
for some time, ta SIEGERTENSIAls realdence on Sunday,
The fighter, was now down to 80 feet and had to climb quickly to avoid anti-aircraft-fire-
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