TROUBLE IN PALESTINE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 7

TROUBLE IN PALESTINE.

FIRED 0" BY TROOPS. THE DISTURBJiNC-ES 1N PALESTINE. United Press Assn—mac. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 29, 3 pm.) JERUSALEM. May 28. British troops were fired on at Jentn, and returned the fire, killing two Arabs and wounding four Arabs, who were damaging Jewish Orange Groves and setting fire to forests. The Royal Air Force is searching by air for terrorists. Arab stone—throwers at JaiYa nt—tacked a lorry—load of Jews from Telaviy. A policeman fired, killing an Arab. The angry crowd was dis" persed by the police. The Moslcm celebrations, coinciding with \Viiitsuniide, have been curtailed, and the money is being devoted to a continuance of the Arab strike. THE FIRST BRITISH CASUALTY. POLI-CEMAN SHOT IN STOMACH. United Press Assn.—Eiee. Tell Copyright JERUSALEM, May 28. The first British casualty in the Palestine riots was a policeman, Robert Bird, who was shot in the stomach at close range while patrolling the old city. ARAB AGITATORS. MINISTERIAL STA'I‘EMEN'I‘. THE USE OF TEAII G.\:’. ‘ (Ol‘ilrtat Wireless.) t (RECCIVCd May :50, 12.30 pan-l RUGBY, nay ~19. i Asked in the House of Commons to Igive the source or name of organisa—tiions or individuals responsible for Isisuiug or inciting mauit‘estos in Pales‘tine, 311' Malcolm .\lilClJOllltld. Scurrttai'y oi" Slate fur the Dominions, said ithe appeal for civil disobedience was ’pu'hlisited as it. resolution of the congress oi“ the Aral) National Committee |on .\lay Tl Manilrstos of a more or ilcss inciting charm‘lt‘r had horn issued by the .\rah 'l‘ruusport Strike committhe, hy trading .\luslr‘iu townspeople in .il'l'llStllr‘ill. ttir-su-rnllml national guard at .lat‘l‘u. the Aral! siudruts‘ runirrrss. and the editor or a pi'nnilnrnt, Aral) newspaper. ilr added that the British ll‘iuvrruiuont \\us satisfied \\ilh the stops \\'iiit'll thr lilKll tionnnissluurr had taken and it had the fullest row iidrure in his handling of the situation. A Distinct Improvement. i 311' Malcolm .\larl'louald went on to say that while some measure of dis—turbanre \\‘us still reported in various parts or the country he \\‘.is glad to say the grncral situation has shown a tiislillt'i iiilthi'uVClllt‘iil during the last two or three. days. The Minister referred with rrgrrt to the shootiusz in Jerusalem of a British constable. and stated that the lliigh Commissioner was satisfied that the force at his disposal at present. 'was adequate. Reports that another ’adriitinnal battalion had been srut to Palestine from Egypt were without ii'ountluliun. i .\liutiin: to an :iunounrmnmit in the press that il‘Jll‘ grass \\:is twin): ht‘hl in li't‘hil'Vt‘ h_\' ill»: l‘diu'sihii' pulirr‘ tui’ use in rot'izin riluiiugunrirs in tho suittxi‘ossiun nt' i'i\il ilisl-i'ilv‘r, ill‘ iiii'ni'inml :lhn linust‘ lh.il thr ltiizh Ilninmissitmmllimi puhtishn-xl Hit‘ stain‘nu‘nt t'ni‘ iiilinrnmtiun ut’ the puttlit- -iu napalm.“ -rm~suriu: thmn ..s in the nun-hithai iunil rutvi'l'i)‘ liariulvss unturr uf thr iulmur in hr supplied. and explaining ithut its use \\uutil nut; he authorised ishouill m'riisiun ill'lM" in writer in mold ins m :is pussiiiin the lli‘t'(’S.\H_\' for ieninloyine: nir‘nsurr‘s tor the prrsrrrn. ‘tion iii in“ mud M'lil'i‘ that Inuzht r4“isuit in loss of life or serious imui'}.

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