Foreigners Wounded: Large Gold Consignment Carried Off Bagdad, Aug. 27.
The first serious attack on the Naim frane-desert motor convoy, between Bagdad and Beirut, has been made, The attack occurred 34 miles from Damascus, when a party travelling in powerful eight-cylinheld up by_brigands strict bordering upon Jehol Druse.
'A fusillade followed, and Mys. Brash, wife of a paymaster of the Iraq Army stationed at Bagdad, was slightly wounded in the legs. The driver of her car, Mr. Mur-och, was also slightly wounded, hile the leader of the convoy, Mr. Bentley, was seriously wounded. All three Were transferred to hospital 'A consignment of gold liras dose patched to Syria by the Imperial Bank of Persia, Bagdad, was stolen by the brigands, The loss was covered by insurance, Ie is learned that the French are taking steps to patrol the disturb ed area by means of the Camel Carps and aeroplanes. In" the meanwhile trans-desert trafic is
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