Arab-Jew Riots

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 3, 19 January 1937, Page 7

Arab-Jew Riots

—Press Assn.-

INQUIRY ENDED . Seriousness Not Realised In England BOTH SIDES SATISFIED

(By Telegrapb

-Copyrig:ht.»

(Reeeived January 19, 1.55 p.m.) LONDON, J'an. 18. "The Times" Jerusalem correspondent says: "On the eve of eparture after two lOng sittings of the Royal Commission, Lord Peel said he did not think the special diffieulties in Palestine were fully appreciated in England. "The elements of the problem are more serious than we imagined." he added, Sir Horace Bumbold expressed the same feeling, adding: "We certainly did not realise how serious the situa tion was or would become." The commission spent ten weeks in most intensive activity, visited all parts of the country, inspeeted Jewish and Arab enterprises, colonies and villages and informally talked with representatives of the people, while public ,and private sittings have been held, aome times three times a day. Both Jews and Arabs ara as satisfied as could be expeeted. They have been given an opportunity to state their case and reeeived a patient hearing. Lord Peel and some of the Conrnaissioners go to Bgypt to-mon-cw and the others will remain a few days longer DJi special work. All will meet iu ~ Egypt for two days to study the case before sailing for England on January M.