IN PALESTINE

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1929, Page 5

IN PALESTINE

RECRUITS FROM LONDON.

ENLISTED FOR PALESTINE

(United Prim As»ociation—By Electric . .Telegraph—Copyright). • , LONDON, September 9. A picked body cf one hunerrea exServicemen, who have recently been recruited in-London, are going to Palestine for special servi e, i .They ill be draughted into,. r the British secti n ctf the Palestine Police Force,. which is composed of British, Jews, and Arabs.

LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE

LONDON, September 9

The “ Daily News” Jerusalem correspondent states that bodies are being exhumed at . Hebron with a. view to obtaining definite evidence of alleged Arab atrocities.

Naval detachments have replaced the Devons regiment at Ghaza and Jaffa. 'The: aircraft carrier “Courageous” is', leaving for; Malta. ' REPLY TO THE ARABS., . .SLAUGHTERED LIKE SHEEP. LONDON, September 9. The Jewish National Council at Jerusaleip, .have replied to the Arab Executive’s rejoinder , to the High Commissioner’is proclamation. The Arabs had alleged that the Government had armed the Jews, and the Council declared.:rv“ If the Jews at Hebron and Salfed had been armed they would riot, have been slaughtered like

sheep without firing a shot. The truth is that thousands , of Arabs came on August. 23* allegedly to pray, but they were armed with!knives that were pub licly (distributed through the streets of Jerusalem.. The Jews in certain parts of Jerusalem, Telaviv and Haifa used the first arms within their reach, but only for self-defence, thereby saving those Another places from destruction. It is- impossible to point to one Jewish attack on an Arab village or settlement, violation of Arab women Jewish arson,-loot or robbery, whereas the Arabs perpetrated these offences wholesale; Numerous Arabs were' captured or killed while engaged therein. 'There have even been cases of Arabs I killing each other when’ /quarrelling over the division of the booty.”