IN PALESTINE

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1929, Page 5

IN PALESTINE

A CORRESPONDENT’S INTERVIEW (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) , LONDON, Sept. 2. . The “Daily Express” special Jerusalem correspondent had a conversation with Great Mufti who said “This is not a ,wailing wall affair it is a serious national revolution, reverberations of .Which : may soon be heard in every corner l in Mosleih Arabia. VVe will not oppose British bayonets, but ultimate pence is impossible while the British persist in the unjust illegal Balfour declaration.” ■ ' EGYPTIAN POLITICS. ■, CAIRO, - Sept. 1. While the Premier, Mahmoud Pasha, was addressing a crowded meeting extolling the Anglo-Egypt-itin treaty 1 as replete with coneessiohS, the Nationalist leader, Maha.li Pasha, in another part of the city praised Lord Lloyd’s removal as a conciliatory act. He dec/lared Mahmoud should resign and allow full liberty of - expression of the people’s will. , The speech was frequently punctuated with cries of “Down with Mahmoud. ’> Later gangs demonstrated' 1 before the offices of. the former Wafdist newspaper, Ahran. The police • charged and arrested the ringleader. ; ' .MORE DISTURBANCES, . V '■■■■ ■■Jerusalem:; sept. i. ; An. air force machine dispersed Bedouins who crossed the Jordan. Two of their Emirs were arrested. Disorders are spreading to Beirut and Damascus and the Jewish colonies in Northern Galilee and Yessodhamala have be'en looted., ; . , .PRESS COMMENT. ; LONDON, September ,1. The, “-Manchester Guardian’s” Rome correspondent says: The Vatican organ tlie “Osservatore Romano,” commenting on the disturbances in Palestine, says: It is not merely a question of suppressing the uprisings, but' rather one. of ..remedying the situation, which was wrong in its origin. 1 •, JEWISH BARRACKS BURNED. ; ; ~ JERUSALEM,: September. 1. . TTi© Jewish telegraph: agency reports three Jewish barracks were burned at Haifa.’. ‘ ;

PALESTINE COMMISSIONER. ; CONDEMNS THE ARABS. 'JERUSALEM, -September 1; Sir John Chancellor, High CommisW v» Pi9 nt * r ' for juw, issqed a pro•clitmation/ in Which he declares: “I have learned-with sorrow of atrocious acts by ruthless, blood-thirsty evildoers, and’ of ll savage murders perpetrated ■* v upon defenceless members of the Jewish population, regardless of age' or sex, , .accompanied by unspeakable savagery. 1 yl'bese crimes have brought - upon their .. Authors the (execrations of all civilised\people. My ; first duties ai*e to restore • order and inflict stern 1 punishment upon all guilty parties." I initiated discussions with Lord Passfield whilst\in England concerning 'constitutional in Palestine, 1 but, in review off repent events, I have suspended these discussions.” ' ri ‘ ~ j ' . . . JEWISH • SCHOLAR’S WILL. {Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) JERUSALEM, Sept. 2; Weiner,, a great Jewish scholar, wlipm the , Arabs shot at Damascus Gate on 23rd August, bequeathed £IO,OOO sterling to Moslem institutions. He had contributed liberally during 'his life .time , tp Arab education'and charities.

AN INTERVIEW,

LONDON, Sept. 2

Ibn Saud is essentially friendly to Britain and will never attempt to create! further difficulties in Pales•"’tme or elsewhere, stated. Sheik Was- • ba and Privy Councillor Kinchedjaz interviewed in London. Wash a add--1 : i*d that Ibn Sand would not countenance anti-Jewish or other similar, movements. The King. desired Christianity. He had faith in British justice and believed 'Britain would • .evenly hold the 'balance between Arabs and Jews.

OFFICIAL REPORT.

QUIETER IM PALESTINE

> {Received this dav at noon.) , •\ RUGBY, Sept. 2. Colonial Office states the country "north of Safed is inclined to be restless, \hiit in othdr '.districts the situation '> reported as generally

quiet. . -. , , Yesterday \ demonstration flights were carried 'out in strength by aircraft over north and north-eastern ijweas of PalrStine, where armed 'hands of Arabs r'ere still reported as crossing from Syria"... A/ proclamation bv" the High Commissioned for Pivlestf'no .arid Transjordan was distributed” .over Jerusalem area by aircraft. The following are the'total casualties up to 31ut August:— Killed ‘or died of wounds—Moslems 1 83. Christians' 4, Jews 109. Wounded in hospital—Moslems 122. K Christians 10, Jews 183. >