1941-06-02 — Page 8

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Death of Lord Cadman In England

London, Jung 15% Lord Cadman, an important figure in the ofl Industry,' died fo÷day_m Reuter. S

Jolin Cadman was born at Silver- dale, Staffordshire, In September, 1877, and educated at the High School, Newcastle-under-Lyme, fle was apprenticed to the Butterley Cool & Iron Co., but, winning » a scholarship, went to Durham Univer alty where he took the B.Sc. degree with honours. He also became a ecrticated colllery manager and in 1000 was appointed manager of the Silverdalo Collleries. After holding the poet of Inspector of Mines in East Scotland and Staffordshire he went to Trinidad in 1904 na Gov- ernment mining engineer. In 1007 he was made Inspector of

Minca there.

Returning to England in 1908, Cadman took the D.Sc. degree and was appointed professor of mining at Birmingham University. He was also Consulting Petroleum Adviser to the Colonial Office. During the

world war he was Director of Petroleum Supplies for the Aliled Forces. In 1916 he was knighted (K.C.M.G.) After the war the Anglo-Persian Oll Company engaged

tech- nical adviser. Later he became u

Caged him as Its director of the company and in 1927

Pits Chairman. In 1920 ha

awarded the G.C.M.G.

Association with Iraq

י,

was

As Chairman of the Iraq Petroleum Co., Cadman was present at the cere monial opening of its pipe-line to the the coast. On that occasion Emir of Transjordan created him a Pasha of the first closs. He was one of the few Englishmen who, when head- in Persia, wore the national A 20th Century Fox Plature

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TIPS HIS HAT-All in fun, Prime Minister Winston Chur- chill raises his "John Bull hat on his walking stick to acknowledge cheers of the crowd as he walks through-a stroot in Swansea, Wales. He was touring South Wales and Bristol.

British War Britons Retained

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As Hostages

FROM PAGE ONE

If the British carried out the threat, all British subjects in Baghdad would be bombed wherever they were found.. As all British subjects were at the Legation, it was obviously intended British Embassy and the American to bomb those buildings.

Plucky American

In 1937 Cadman,' after researches in Trinidad, reported that, while it was the largest producer of petro- leum in the Empire, the mala sources in the island had not yet been tap- ped. He urged that Trinidad should be made a haval and air base in view of its importance as regards oll. In the coronation honours, he was created a a baron, taking the title of Lord Cadman When a committee was appointed in November, 1937, } to inquire into allegations of in- emelency in the administration of civil avialion, he was one of its mem- bers

Always genial, Cadman had a TOKYO, June 1 (UP)-Mr Koh happy kanck of finding a compromise Ishi! of the Information Board to when conflict seemed inevitable. He day declined to

comment on Mr was a director of about 20 oll, raul-Eden's statement on British war alms. way and other concerns, including It is generally believed that Japan. At the height of the crisis, the re- the Suez Canal. Working continuis opposed on account of being afugees offered to leave the American ously, he spent long hours daily in signatory. to

Legation as prisoners of the tripartite alliance. his offic, attended board meetings, sat on Royal Commissions and ad-other Govertanent leaders have re- Legation, but Mr Knabensitte

Konoye, Mr Matsuoka and order to avert the bombing of the dressed learned societies with which peatedly pledged Japan's support to fused, thereby endangering his own

Germany's programme for à

new lite. European order in return for Ger- The anti-climax came ah hour many's recognition of. Japan's con-later when the rebels instructed Mr ception of a new order in East Asia Knabenshue to hand over the re- In a jointly espoused struggle against fugees for internment as prisoners the status quo set-ua.

of war. Later this instruction was cancelled on the ground that the Iraqis must first prepare a

suitable Internment camp,

he was connected.

LATE NEWS

Britain Prepares

For Invasion

LONDON, June 1 (Reuter), Heavy British tanks, sappers and in- fantry were landed from burges on n section of the "invasion" coast of England recently in one of the great- est lests yet staged on, the threatened beaches of the south.

Prince

American Goods Spirited Away

•

From Haiphong

Month In Legation

War

in

IQ

In the end, the refugees stayed at

the Embassy and the Legation, where

they spent a month sleeping on mattresses on the floor.

arrangements

Mr Kanbenskue's KUNMING, June 1 (Interna- were very effelent and he is very tional)-American goods were ship- popular with the refugees. On the ped away last week by two Japanese day they went to the cellars thinking freighters. Other Japanese vessels that their last day had come, they in-tie-port-aro-ready-to-remove-theang "He's Jolly Good Fellow." remainder, according to press reports from Hanoi

Lessons To Be Learned

The goods in question were stored in warehouses by two American con- cems, namely the North American Syndicate and the Far Eastern Trad- ing Company. The total value of the goods is about U.S.$10,000,000

FROM PAGE ONE

supplied to China under the credit Crete Long range fighters, said the

The exercises had the dual pur-lonn system. pose of testing the coast defences and practising t

the landing of barge-borne troops and armoured vehicles.

The

navy and the Royal Air Force co-operated.

iny

officer,

were Improvised but the handicap of a long-range fighter

Consoling Features operating at the end of its range

Of New Situation

FROM PAGE ONE

a short-range interceptor was very heavy.

American Planes

The officer revealed that

aircraft

The British were now in a much On the chug-chugging of engines uti

ensler position. It was easier for sea being heard a signal screeched

them to switch aircraft in any direc and searchlights ashore blazed, Vercy

tion. When the frag trouble arose Ughis spurted into the sky and guns

they switched large force of air- hoomed from the countryside behind.

craft to Iraq while R.A.F. armoured Tanks Scramble Ashore. given in the War Office communique cars were at Rutbah two days after At sea were barges crammed with

for troops withdrawn from Crete re-leaving the Western Desert. armed men with liebells slung lates only to British Imperial troops around them. Engineers got ashore

and does not include Greek troops and rushed up to cut barbed wire, who may have been withdrawn. have been steadily arriving in the explosives and demolish the It is not yet known what propor-Middle East. Questioned about the heavier defences to prepare the way

tion of troops from the Dominions is American planes he said that they for the invading infantry and tanks, amor the..men saved. Nor is it were very good but, like all babies, Overhead there was the hum of air possible, yet to indiente in London they had teething troubles and there craft.

the the total of troops the British had in was a good deal to be done to make cran Borges appeared and the heavy tanks hopped into the water Crete nor whether the evacuation is them as good war machines as the with their engines roaring and wad-regarded as completed.

British. American aircraft had not died up the beaches and crashed

Informed cireles discussing the the same hitting power as the British into wire on their way to sold land, necessity for the withdrawal

embut both the British and Americans The most impressive sight was when

nd.phasise the disparity in distances be-were learning from experience. the searchlights revealed the fleet bases from Crete.

tween the British and German alr barges abreast In almost perfect alignment making for the shore.

Troops leaped into the sea and rushed ashore, some cut wire that others trampled their way through. Some attacked the searchlights. All knew their particular job.

There was never a shout or com- mand, only an occasional quick blast of a whistle. The lessons from the point of view of defence and assault were of the: utmost value,

Captured Nazis

some

It is thought that at least of the German prisoners captured in Crete have been transferred 10 Egypt.

London' circles have assumed that the New Zealand, Commander-in- Chief, Major-General C. B. Freyberg, v.c., came out with the troops who wore withdrawn in view of the re- cent statement that he was alive and with his troops.

German Trade Treaty

With Manchukuom

The American Maryland plane had hitting power. The officer praised the Tornahawk,

Also

Terrific Power Of British Bombs

·FROM PAGE 'ONE

Verbindungs Canal were entirely Kutted and this area of complete de- vastation' alone covers four and a | half-acres, "Tape Arm

Elsewhere in the town, warehouse beside the thine were completely burnt out and one was seen stiil | smouldering when a reconnaissance'] was several days

Inter

after the last attack on the town. tradeThe cast span of the new two-span

SPECIAL TO THE, "TÈLEGRAPH" HSINKING," May 31 (Domel) The German - Manchukuo agreement concluded 'on' September

14, 1938, expired on Jund 31 this Autobahn Bridge across the river has your but was renewed for a further been demolished and has fallen into Indefinite period as a result of the the river where it obstructs traffic. agreement":"signed · At" Hainking · be- tween the representatives of the two Governments to-day,

Dr Hornuth Wohlthat, chairman of the German Economia Mission, Herr Wilhelm

Minister to

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