THE PALESTINE REPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20263, 4 August 1937, Page 7

THE PALESTINE REPORT.

COMMISSION AGAIN MEETB. MR ORMSBY-GORE QUESTIONED. MEASURES FOR PUBLIC ORDER. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 4. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 3. The Mandates Commission held a further private session at Geneva. It is understood it questioned Mr VV. Ormsby-Gore particularly regarding the 1936 disturbances, the police and military organisation, and the measures taken for public order. ZIONIST CONQREBB. 50 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED. KEEN AND VIOLENT DISCUSSIONS. United Tress Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, LONDON. August 3. The Zurich correspondent of the Times states that the Zionist Congress, attended by 450 delegates from 50 countries, will be opened to-day, the chief issue being the Royal Commission’s plan for the partition of Palestine, on which keen and even violent i discussions are expected. Dr. C. Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, has publicly appealed to the delegates not to reject the plan entirely, saying that to do so would be unwise when the world, for the first time, is discussing such a term as a “ Jewish State.” Preliminary conferences of various groups of delegates indicate that 4 the Congress will reject the plan in its present form.