IN PALESTINE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1929, Page 5

IN PALESTINE

MORE FORCES ARRIVE. .(United Preaa Association— By Electric 'Teiegraph—Oopyright). LONDON, August 27.

The “ Daily Express ”, special corresr pondent at Jerusalem confirms that the I position is decidedly easier. British I troops are stationed in the most disturbed areas, and with the news of « the arrival of three more British warships at Haifa, the populace experienced .J.a marked sense of, relief. The Arabs, neverthelses, seem to have ema.) barked on a determined guerilla crusade against the Jews. The principal disturbances have been at Haifa, where a number of Arabs, and Jews were kiled. Jerusalem was quiet on Monday/afternoon, the situation being entirely in the hands df the British ,fV. command.

. : ARAB MANIFESTO. , SENT, TO LONDON. , (Received this day at 11.26. a.m.) LONDON, August 28, A manifesto sent to London from Jerusalem on behalf of . the National Arab, League, usserts that troubles ( hjSve arisen .through the, policy pf the past decade, despoiling Arabs ; pf political rights and attempting to build up ... the pon-existent nationalist policy upon .the ruins off nationality, in pursuance of the Balfour declaration. Permanent; peace, can onlj’ be secured by conceding just Arab demands and abol- .- ishing the Balfour declaration 1 .

OFFICIAL REPORT.

POSITION QUIETER

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received this day at 1125. a.m.) RUGBY, Aug. '2B. The Colonial Office states there is little change in the situation in Palestine. Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa are reported quiet, disorder in the neighbourhood of the last named place being satisfactorily dealt with bj v a naval detachment from the warship “Barham.’’, j •' . ' .Aircraft naive been employed reconnoitering the disturbed areas and fire from the air has been opened bn par-, ties,of Arabs in the neighbourhood of Haifa, Ramleli, and on the hills around Jerusalem, A strong Arab concentration was reported south-east of Gaza, but aircraft have been pnable to locate any parties pf Arabs in the neighbo-rho .d, and no attack has so far materialised. Last night continuous attacks on Beit Alpha, 4 miles west of Beisnn, wer,e successfully repulsed by a detach-j

■ ment of trans-Jardian frontier force. Telephone lines , fromJeVusalefii to ■*' ■ iNzarevn, - Haifa- and -Tiberias are reported out. The situation in Transo ardania is .reported normal. • •No reinforcements other than those mentioned in yesterday’s statement , have been despatched to Palestine.