London, Apr. 8, heard with profound' regret of the tragic death of Mr. Mon British Consul in Mosul, Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, declared' in the House of Commons during question-time today. He expressed deep sympathy with the Iraq Government and people in their sorrow at the death of King Ghazi T, who suffered a fractured skull in a motor car accident.
Mr. G, E. A. C. Monck-Mason's murder by members of a throng demonstrators mourning the death of their sovereign, was then explained by, the Prime Minister, understand that shortly before noon yesterday, a crowd gathered in Mosul'. to mourn the late King." he said. "This crowd was worked up into' passion by agitators who declared that the British Government was in. some way responsible for their King's death, Such allegations fare of course without the slightest foundation, Our report states that the British Consulate was stormed before the local authorities had time to act, Troops and police were call ed out, however, and four men be-Heved to. be responsible for the murder wore arrested, Martial 1aw was declared and order was restored. rag to Make Amends Mosul while attempting to pacify King Ghaziof Iraq Killed In Motor Crash Baghdad, Apr. 4.
King Ghazi 1 of Iraq, who ascended the throne on September 8, 1933, wits killed in a motor-car accident about midnight last night. He was the second monarch to occupy the throne since Iraq, formerly a part of the Ottoman Empire, was recognized independent kingdom by a treaty with Great Britain on October 10, 1922, The three-year-old son of the late King Ghazi T has been proclaimed King Feisal 1 Emir Abdul Tah, uncle of the new ruler, has been appointed Regent.
The King was driving his own car to the palace when it hit an electric pylon while travelling at high speed. He lost consciousness immediately and died 40 minutes after midnight of a fractured skull. A bulletin announe-
"In the afternoon, the Prime Minis-for of Iraq. called' at the British Legation and expressed to the Bute fsh Charge affaires the deep sorrow of the Iraquian Government.
He added that he had taker special precautions for the safety of British subjects and their property. He also gave the undertaking that he would submit to the Iraquian Parliament tomorrow a resolution of public expression of regret; that the Jate Mr. Monck-Mason would be accorded a public funeral at Mosul with full honours; that the late Mr. Monck-
Mason's dependents would be paid a suitable rant and that full repara~ tion would be made for the damage done to the property of the British
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