ARABS AND JEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 9

ARABS AND JEWS

DIbPLITE OVER LEADERSHIP INCREASE IN LAWLESSNESS. CLASHES W'lTll THE TROOPS. United Press Assn—Elec. 'l'el. Copyright. JERUSALEM. May 24. Lawlessness is increasing in the country districts of Palestine. especially in the Nablus area. about 40 miles north of Jerusalem, which claims the political leadership of Arab towns. Raiders hidden on the sides of hills are repeatedly attacking the armoured cars of the troops and the police and sometimes firing volleys. The troops invariably return the fire, but. the Al‘abs‘ casualties are difficult to discover, as they carry off their dead and wounded. Warnings from the so-called Black Hand organisation are being distributed among the British troops urging them not to walk in the streets if they value their lives. Arabs barricaded the streets of Nablus and threw stones and tired from the roofs of houses when the police attempted to clear the thorough—fares. .Seafort'h Highlanders arrived on the scene and tired, killing two Arabs and wounding four. while another died from fright. The mob attacked again, but once more was dis—persed. Firing From the Hills. Firing from the hills continued all nightl The curfew has been introduced to prevent rioters leaving Sabine at night. for purposes of sabotage, but the destruction of crops and the cut—tins of telephone \\'ires continues, also attacks on the railways in spite of the circulation of armoured trains. A mob attempted to raid the. prison at Nur—el—Shem. but tied and reopened flre from the side of a hill. it is reported that they killed a Seat'ort.h Highlander and wounded an-; other. ‘ Five prominent agitators have beenl arrested and others have been (“x—l pelleri from cities and ordered to re—i side in distant villages. Special pre—i cautions are being taken to protect‘ Government llouse owing to threats of an attack on Lieutenant—General Sir Arthur \Vanchopc, High Commissioner and Comnmndcr~in—Chiet in Palestine. Malcontents ambushed a convoy oft tanks at Alotzhalley. in the Tulkeram district of Samaria. The soldiers res! plied with machine—guns and switched: on searchlixhts. whereupon the at—‘ tankers disappeared in the darkness. I