Denial By Colonial Office

Chronicle (Levin), 7 December 1946, Page 5

Denial By Colonial Office

. SITUATKW IN PALESTINE Keeeived Saturday, 1.0 a.m. LONDOX, Dec. 6. Reuters states that the Colonial Officc has denu'd reports from Jerusalem that Palestine may be plaee.d under martial law. The Exchang'e Telegraph correspondent in Jerusalem says it is already reported that the Jewish Agency telephoned Dasle asking Shertok or Dengurion to return to Jerusalem. The recjuest l'ollowed the report that (Ieneral Cunniiigham had issued an ultimatum that the British would deelare martial law it' terrorism does not stop. Three explosions roeked Jerusalem last evening, says Reuter's .Terusalein eorrespondent. Jewish terrorists at tackeii the residence of General Sii Kvelyn Barker and lobbed hand grenades into an Arai.) Legion guaM tent inside the barbed-wh-e arouhd the house. Legioimaries drove off the at tackers. A eorrespondent earlier reported thai a gun battle was going on with sporadic shooiiug in nianv parts of tlu city. A landinine, which exploded ii the Street of the Prophets, blew up r. taxi and killed two occupants. It is officially announced that a cur Hmv has been iniposed in the Xortli western area, which is about one-thinl of Jerusalem, where it is reported a British coustable was sliot in tlie stomaeli uear the Mustashfa polici station.