TRAQ MASSACRES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1933, Page 6

TRAQ MASSACRES

ANXIETY GROWING IN BRITAIN.

(United Pr«ea By Electric - Telegraph —Copyright.)

(Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 16. 'Mr 'Ramsa'y MadDOriald is,returning to London from Lossiemouth, it is un-, derstood that hiss sudden dash to Lon-: don is due to ’.the • Government’s increasing 'anxiety regarding the Iraq massacres,! as .there is difficulty in getting jtiiq 'to 'expedite action against the' offbhdiers, arid the growing fears ‘ihht 'dhlfiy Svill piejudicially effect the

OFFICIAL 'COUNTS 315 DEAD

'ASSYRIAN PRISONERS EXECUTED.

1 "(Received 'this ' day at 1.57' p.m.) ! LONDON, August 16., ; "The Afesyu’iahs were massacred near •iSimel. ‘4 ‘British official visited sev eral' adjacent 'villages which were filled 'with panic-stricken “ woriien and children, and counted 315 dead, many .within two miles of the local headquarters of the Iraq army, apparently' killed by irregular'police. kThere is scarcely. any doubt that lAgsylrian ■fy cbefe, . j who Gntef.’ed 'the ■Syrian territory in July, were responr ’sjble for 'the trouble. " They promised do surrender .. their, arms, but the small 'lraq, detachment : did not attempt to disar-’m .. them,;, whereupon “they were attacked-and 'destroyed. ;. \ : ‘ The Northern “iraqthe'first'reprisal, ordering,:a dpien .As®yrian-' prisoner § to be shot"’ without'' a 1 (trial! excusing himself 'on .account of the indignation at the alleged mutilation of the dead. The British charge .d’affaires at Baghdad lias (requested; Ring Feisal -to prevent such severities.