(Tribal Raids Not Expected Before Cooler {Weather Basra, Aug. 10.
The failure of the Jeddah Conference was not entirely unexpect-Jed. Though the news is regarded Jas serious, no anxiety is felt as the plans for the defence of the! frontier by the Air Force and arm-Joured cars are very comprehensive. Various bases have been estab slong the Iraq frontier between Hillah, on the north, and Koweit, on the south, Raiding by the nomad tribes is improbable before the weather cools down but the presence of Feissl-ed-Dowish near the Traq frontier is worthy of note, as this chief was responsible for the radio across that frontier last spring Baghdad, Aug. 10. civilian transport convoy, [which was crossing the desert, w attacked to-day, but all the' passengers got off safely.
Passengers Saved by Quick Thinking Driver Aug. 12, The attack on the desert convoy on August 10 occurred ten miles ea the Iraq side of the Syrian frontier.
The bandits first stopped a local Jconvoy, killing one and wounding two Mahomedans, after which they ambushed the Iraq mail-convoy which was travelling a few miles behind. They seized the mail-car but the British driver of the six-wheeled passenger car, though the headlight was shattered by a bullet, turned sharply, dashed out into the desert and brought the passen-[gers safely to Rutbah Post, The uncertainty following the breakdown of the Jeddah Conference is being a source of serious expense to the Iraq Ministry of Defence, which is preparing defensive measures in the event of trovbl2 fon the Iraq-Nejd frontier. A' force lof Arab taxi-drivers have been hastily recruited and sent under Captain C, H. Goring, 0.0, in Ford lorries armed with machine /euns to patrol the southern frontier.
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