GHAZI’S DEATH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1939, Page 7

GHAZI’S DEATH

HUNDRED THOUSAND ATTEND FUNERAL WEEK’S COURT MOURNING DECREED. KILLING OF BRITISH CONSUL. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) BAGHDAD, April 5. A crowd of a hundred thousand, bewildered at King Ghazi's sudden death, attended the funeral. A week's Court mourning has been decreed. FELLED WITH PICKAXE. HOW MR MONCK-MASON WAS KILLED. Ay Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day. 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 5. Reuter's Baghdad correspondent says it is revealed that Mr G- E. A. C. Monck-Mason (British Consul at Mosul) was killed when the mob broke in the consulate. Mr Monck-Mason was felled with a pickaxe on the consulate balcony. The consulate was not set on fire. ' COMMONS STATEMENT IRAQ MINISTER EXPRESSES SORROW. SEVERAL UNDERTAKINGS GIVEN. (British Official Wireless.: (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) In a House of Commons statement on the murder of Mr Monck-Mason. M Chamberlain took the occasion to express the deep sympathy of the House at the death of King Ghazi. Having spoken *6f the profound regret with which Britain had heard of the tragic death of Mr Monck-Mason and described the circumstances in which the passions of the crowd of mourners in Mosul were aroused by an allegation that Britain was in some way responsible for the King’s death, which, he added, was of course without the slightest foundation. Mr Chamberlain announced undertakings given to the British Charge d’Affaires by the Iraq Prime Minister, who called at the British Embassy to express the deep sorrow of Iraq. Mr Houston-Boswall had impressed on the Iraq Prime Minister the very serious view taken by Britain and Nuri Pasha, after stating he had taken special precautions for the safety of British subjects and their property gave the following undertaking—a public expression of regret will be made by means ot a resolution to be submitted to the Iraq Parliament tomorrow. Mr Monck-Mason will be accorded a public funeral at Mosul with full honours. The strictest investigation is being made to fix responsibility. The Prime Minister is discussing with his colleagues the payment of a suitable grant to Mr Monck-Mason s dependents. Full reparation will be made for damage to property of the British G o v e r n m ent.