His Reward—Death

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 758, 3 September 1929, Page 1

His Reward —Death

GENEROUS JEW MURDERED Left £IO,OOO To Moslems SHOT DOWN AT DAMASCUS GATE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian ancl N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Received 11 a.m. JERUSALEM, Monday. MR. COND WEINER, the great Jewish scholar, whom the Arabs shot at the Damascus Gate on August 23, bequeathed £IO,OOO to Moslem institutions. He had contributed liberally during liis lifetime to Arab education and charities.

Sir John Chancellor, High Commissioner for Palestine, yesterday issued a proclamation, in which he said he had learned with sorrow of the atrocious acts committed by ruthless and bloodthirsty evildoers, and of savage murders perpetrated upon defenceless members of the Jewish population regardless of their age or sex, accompanied by unspeakable savagery. These crimes had brought upon their authors the execrations of all civilised people. His first duties were to restore order and to inflict stern punishment upon all the guilty parties. Sir John said he had initiated discussions with Lord Passtield, Colonial Secretary, when he was in England about constitutional changes in Palestine. However, in view of the recent events, he had suspended the discussions. A British Official Wireless message says: The Colonial Office states that the country north of Safed is inclined to be restless, but in other districts the situation is reported generally to be quiet. Yesterday, demonstration flights | were carried out in strength by air- | craft over the north and north-eastern ! areas of Palestine, where armed bands | of Arabs were still reported as crossI ing from Syria. I The proclamation by the High Commissioner for Palestine and Trans- | jordania was distributed over the | Jerusalem area by aircraft. The following are the total casualj ties up to August 31: Killed or Died of Wounds.— Moslems 83, Christians four, Jews 109. Wounded, in Hospital.—Moslems 122, Christians 10, Jews 183.

INDIGNATION AND WOE

JEWISH LEGIONS GATHER IN HYDE PARK IMPASSIONED PROTESTS (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) LONDON, Monday. Jewish ex-servicemen assembled in Trafalgar Square and marched to the Cenotaph, on which they placed a wreath inscribed:—“From British Jewish ex-servicemen, in reverent memory of those of all faiths who died for the liberation of Palestine.” ! Thousands of Hebrews attended a ; meeting in Hyde Park. From many | platforms impassioned speeches were | made which inspired an emotional outj burst. 1 The speakers proposed to raise j purely Jewish battalions for service I :in Palestine. Thereupon hundreds of I those present responded. However, it ; is understood the authorities will forbid recruiting. A telegram from Riga says the ceh- I tral committee of the Jewish organisation in Russia sent a telegram to Lord Passfield. Colonial Secretary, offering 3.000 volunteers for Palestine to serve under British orders. Jews from all parts of London waited in a queue 10 abreast to attend the Zionist Federation’s protest meeting in the Albert Hall in connection with the disturbances in Palestine. Three thousand who cotild not be accommodated vainly stormed the entrances, and police intervention became necessary. Overflow meetings in the neighbourhood relieved the pressure. Lord Melchett presided over an audience of 10,000 Jews in the hall. He declared that a breakdown in a territory under the British flag was almost unequalled since the Indian Mutiny. Such an incredible state of affairs filled Hebrew a hearts with indignation and woe.

The present conflagration in Palestine had broken out -without knowledge or warning. Those responsible, for the safety of Palestine had no method of dealing with trouble in a territory about the size of Wales, and inhabited by a few r hundred thousand Arabs. This filled all Jewish organisations with indignation and amazement. “I do not criticise the present Government, which took what steps it couid the moment the trouble started,” said Lord Melchett, “but the position that has been allowed to arise is a disgrace to any British administration. Unless the Balfour Declaration is carried out there will be a repetition of these scenes, which might have been avoided if one strong man had been governing the country.” Dr. Chaim We'zmanrt, president of the World Zionist Organisation, moved a resolution expressing the indignation of the meeting. He stated that, in the belief that the Government would protect lives and property, Jewish people from all parts of the world had poured in millions of pounds, and settled thousands of people in Palestine. The whole maimer in which the mandate had been administered must he adequately investigated. Chief Rabbi Hertz, in supporting tile resolution, which was carried, expressed confidence in the Government. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang; the Earl of Balfour, the Marquess of Reading, Viscount Cecil, General Smuts, Sir Robert Waley Cohen, the Lord Mayor of London. Sir Kynaston Studd; and the Lords Provost of Edinburgh and Glasgow forwarded letters expressing sympathy with the objects of the meeting.

ENVOYS OF ARAB KING

IBN SAUD IS A FRIEND OF BRITAIN TWO SHEIKHS IN LONDON fAustralian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 11 a.m. LONDON, Monday. “Ibn Saud, King of the Hedjaz and Nejd, is essentially a friend of Britain, and will never attempt t'o create further difficulties in Palestine or elsewhere,” stated Sheikh Wasra, a Privy Councillor of the Arab monarch, and Sheikh Kingched Jaz, interviewed at London. Wasra added that Ibn Saud would not countenance anti-Jewish or other similar movements. The King desired Christianity, and had faith in British justice. He believed that Britain would evenly hold the balance between the Arabs and the Jews.