PARTITION
CONDEMNED
Zionist Congress And Palestine's Future
TWO STANDARDS ESSENTIAL TO
SATISFY JEWRY
Zurich, To-day.
OIL STRIKE VERDICT
Mexico City, To-day. The report of the board ap pointed to inquire into the Mexi can oil strike states that after investigation the board has come to the opinion that the economic position of the oil companies
to employees and a reduc-
The Zionist Congress assembled here yester- could stand further increases of day and elected a President and Vice-President,tion in hours of work-Reuter- after which a two-hour report on the political situa- tion, containing severe criticism of the British par- tition plan, was read.
GALLANTRY
The partition scheme, as contained in the Bri-IN MINE
tish Blue Book, was unacceptable.
EXPLOSION
London, To-day.
The King has awarded the Ed-
Two standards must be applied to any plan of an autonomous Jewish State firstly, whether it ward Medal for Gallantry to Mr. offered adequate material basis for sufficient deve LM. Bangley employed in one of lopment of Jewish life, and secondly, whether it the gold mines at contributed to a solution of the Jewish problem Kenya for the efforts he made which had developed so alarmingly in various coun-save the life of a native tries.
at Kakamga in
worker
after an explosion in the mine in January, 1936.
Bangley was firing a round
of
blown
A Zionist leader announced a Mr. Weitzmann as their head. draft resolution in which the Con- American delegates are strongly nine holes when one hole exploded 'gress would authorise the execu-opposed to the abolition of the tive committee to negotiate
on British mandate in its present form prematurely and he was these two points.
some little distance away. since they consider the creation of offer a Jewish state premature and
His native assistant was struck
If the partition scheme
to
ed these two points, then it would present more dangers than advan- receive Congress endorsement.
2,000,000 PEOPLE
tages.---Trans-Ocean...
IRAQ PROTEST
–
SOVIET SUSPECTS GERMAN NAVAL VISIT TO FINLAND
Moscow Today.
Severe criticism of the Finnish Government in connection with the forthcoming visit to Finland of German warships is contained in the Moscow newspapers.
Izvestia says that the visit is a "highly suspicions demonstration of German Fascism in the Baltic, which is actively supported by the Fin- nish Government.”-
The journal warns Finland of the "dangerous consequences of political adventures."
"Pravda" talks of "this singular German naval visit to Finland.” Trans-Ocean.
Britain's New Ambassador In Tokyo
London, To-day.
Designate to Japan and Lady Craigie sailed yesterday for Canada and Africa on their way to Tokyo, which they hope to reach on
Sir Robert Craigie, Ambassador-
by rock and fell with his face in September 3-British-Wireless. water and was in danger of drown-
ing.
Although aware that the remain- ing fuses would shortly explode,
Woman in Hospital
A Japanese poodle, owned by Mr.
The question was for the present Jews Asked To Accept Bangley returned in the darkness Ip Yat-kwai, was sent to
Minority Position
to create living space for at least 2,000,000 of the younger genera- tion out of 6,000,000 wanting to
Geneva, To-day." emigrate...
The Iraqi Government has ad- Restriction of immigration and of dressed a strong protest to the parchase of land by Jews in Pales- League of Nations in regard to the tire meant the destruction of the Royal Commission's proposals national home, which had to be Palestine opposed by all means.
The protest declares that partition The intentions of the British would be an injustice to the people Government to that effect were a of Palestine which could nos be breach of the solemn promise of viewed without the gravest alarm.
The proposals are incompatible Palestine and hold no hope of per- with the integral independence of
1917.
"An Empire founded on moral principles like the British could not afford to play with a people like the Jews.
THAT OTHER ENGLAND
manent settlement.
FIXED POPULATION Such hope depends on recognition
to search for the native, found him nedy Town Slaughtere Ken
for and carried him to safety. Soon observation after having bitten afterwards the remaining charges Wong Yuet, amah, when she was exploded.
passing premises No. 55, Bobinson the surface but died from his in- admitted to the Queen Mary Hos- The injured man was taken to Road yesterday. The woman was juries British Wireless:
pital for treatment.
GERMANY
of an integral and independent Pales- When travelling in Germany and on German ships accept the position of a minority reduce your expenses considerably by carrying
The Palestine. Administration tine, in which the Jews will finally must not be identified with that other England, whose voice had been heard during the Parliamen tary debate.
The Congress responded to these remarks by giving an ovation to Lord Melchett, the chemical mag- nate, who was present. Trans Ocean.
US. JEWS ATTITUDE
Zurich, To-day British plan for the partition Palestine was unanimously
in Zionist eircles, states the
As far as control of immigration can secure it, the proportion of the Jewish population to the population of the whole of Palestine should be fixed as at present-
The protest adds that the Iraqi Government will make a further communication to the League con taining
proposals fo a final solution of the problem Reuter
BASIS OF PRO Trans Ocean
ionist Press Agency, commenting the
attitude which will be adopt-into in
by the various groups, at the last Octob Zionist World Conference which was ernment
opened here yesterday:
On the oth
out that the
hand it is pointed that
of Zionists who
red to support the
rtition plan is
sthan, was scom
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