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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 October 1938, Page 5

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OCCUPATION OF OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM BRITISH CASUALTIES SO FAR TRIVIAL. SEARCH FOR SECRET PASSAGES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. JERUSALEM, October 20. British troops remained in the old ' city all night cordening off the Haram quarter. The rebels resumed sniping at dusk and continued throughout the hours of darkness, the British pickets replying. The British casualties so far are trivial, which is surprising as it was expected that they would be much heavier. Nothing is to be’ feared if the situation is handled firmly. The troops ■ recommenced their house-to-house searches at dawn, detaining all men, many of whom were posing as peaceful citizens. They were handed over to the police for interrogation and examination of the shoulder in order to discover the marks of a rifle butt. The troops also found a rope hanging from the city wall, suggesting that some rebels had escaped. It is also thought that the rebels had a means of access to the city unknown to the authorities, who are considering calling on archaeologists to advise them regarding secret passages in the old city. The military court has sentenced to death an Arab caught carrying revolvers and cartridges. Three Arabs were shot dead in an attack on a Jewish rail truck at Lydda. An emergency regulation empowers the High Commissioner to expropriate the rebels’ immovable property, demolishing or otherwise disposing of the possessions of those whether resident in Palestine or abroad who are aiding or instigating violence, intimidation and sabotage.

BREAD DISTRIBUTED OVER THREE HUNDRED ARABS ARRESTED. SNIPING FROM MINARETS. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) JERUSALEM, October 20. The British troops in the old city distributed bread in the Jewish quarter and also to the priests and nuns of Christian institutions. They had been without food for 72 hours. Arabs are taking refuge in a mosque, secure in the knowledge that the British do not wish to desecrate holy places. i Over three hundred Arabs were arrested on the roof of the Church of the Nativity, which was being used as a watchtower. Rebels are sniping aeroplanes from minarets. ACTION BY MOSLEMS. AGA KHAN URGED TO INTERVENE. (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) ISMAILIA, October 20. Moslems have sent a message to the Aga Khan, urging intervention.