MUCH BRIGHTER

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 35, 4 November 1922, Page 5

MUCH BRIGHTER

SITUATION IN IRAK - BOMBING OPERATIONS HAVE GOOD EFFECT BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. London, November 2. The Basra air force’s bombing operations on the northern frontier were most satisfactory. An intense bombardment was carried out in pursuance of Air Vice-Marshal Sir John Salmond’s policy of restoring the original fron-x tiers of Irak in the Mosul and Kirkuk districts. The Turks were obliged to retire’. The villagers refused to assist them. The maintenance of operations has proved that aeroplanes are capable of suppressing raiding and propaganda parties, provided the air base is pro-, tected. The importance of this in relation to the future internal defence of Irak, India, and Egypt is obvious, liie recalcitrant tribes of Arbil are afraid of being bomaed, and are now paying their revenue regularly. _ Altogether the situation is much brigher. The Braemar Castle, with 1000 members of the Air Force, lias-arrived at the bar of the Shat el Arab River. The Irak Liberal Party, which is now the only existing political, party as the result of the suppression of the Nationalists, has . issued a manifesto thanking King Feisul tor his efforts in realisation of national aspirations, and expressing its pride at the conclusion of the Anglo-Irak treaty. Whilst admitting British • sincerity, and hoping that the cordial Anglo-Irak relations will be permanent, the party demands ! the early summoning of a National Assembly representative of the nation. —“Times.”