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PALESTINE PARTITION PLAN ABANDONED? Finding Of Technical Commission Forecast
GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES: EXCITEMENT DENOUNCED
Berlin, To-day.
Jews To Be Given
Area About Size Of London
London, To-day.
The abandonment of the plan for a triple partition of Palestine is the outcome, learns the "Even- ing Standard," of the deliberations of the Technical Commission which spent 14 weeks in Palestine, studying conditions on the spot.
the small percentage of the Arabian population to other settlements.
Commission willi
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The attempt of foreign_news- papers to lend a sensational char- acter to the German army man- oeuvres which at the present
The British Lime are in progress, are sharply
suggest, this denounced by to-day's morning now edition of the "Deutsche Allege-understands, giving the meine Zeitung” which declares strip of territory whose total area that this excitement indicates is not larger than that of greater clearly that the idea of equality London. of rights has not been accepted by foreign countries and, more- over, proves that Germany's con- viction that equality could be gained only through the initia tive of the Reich itself is correct.
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Unfriendly press comments on! Germany's military activities at the present time are characterised indications of a relapse on part of foreign countries to a state from which the Reich has definitely em- erged.
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It will be about 60 kilo- metres long and 15 kilometres broad, extending from Tel Aviv, In the south, to Athilet, in the north. 95 per cent. of the total population_in this area are Jews, so that it will be an east matter to transfer
GUERILLA
Emphasising that every country ACTIVITY
IN SHANTUNG
assumes the right to train reserves, the paper points out that in every case except that of the Reich the press sees nothing unusual in such
Shanghai, To-day. a practice. The situation in Ger-
Japanese official despatches re- many is more serious than in other
veal that Chinese guerillas, with countries, according to the paper, because
Poshan, have whereas countries have headquarters at trained reserves regularly for the been attacking Japanese posi- past 20 years, general military tions between Tsingtao and Tsi- training was abolished in Germany nan since August 1. for a period of 16 years so that the Reich has a
large handicap to overcome.
How loud, asks the paper Ironi- cally, would the outcry be if the present manoeuvres had the pro- portions of those of last year when the entire army, fleet and air force participated instead of merely a few divisions and reserves Trans-Ocean.
It is also admitted that they reached the outskirts of Tsinan a |few days ago and threatened to invade the city. Gunfire was also reported to have been heard in the city, thus confirming the near- ness to the city of the Chinese guerillas.
Fighting is still continuing south of the Tsinan-Tsingtao Railway in the Poshan "area, where the Chinese guerillas, emerging from the hideouts in the
KOREA RAVAGED BY STORMS
RAVAGED coal mines, are harassing the
Tokyo, To-day. Rainstorms and floods ravaged the northern part of Korea Mon- day.
Japanese, with considerable suc- cess, according to vernacular here. this messages received morning..
Japanese reinforcements are being rushed from Tsinan. and Tsingtao to the region, with in-
Water flooded a coal mine, flow-structions to clear the region ing from a breach of the dyke at Our Own Correspondent. Kaigando, killing or seriously in-
Juring 40 minera.
“Several railway lines and tele-
Ten persons were killed by the phone communications are inter-
collapsing of houses.
rupted Trans-Ocean.
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Incidentally, it is proposed to grant self-governing rights to this. small strip of Jewish territory.
It is believed, on the other hand, that the Arabs will not be granted a State of their own.
AKABA CONCERN
JAPAN REJECTS SOVIET BORDER PROTEST
Tokyo, To-day.
A communique issued by the Japanese Foreign Office states that the Japanese Government has re- plied to the protest which, as pre- viously reported.. M. Litvinoff made on Saturday to Mr. Shige- mitsu concerning the alleged new violation of the Soviet-Manchurian frontier by Japanese troops.
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The renly has taken form of protest of the Japanese government in its turn, against the alleged violation by Soviet troops of the Fears lest King Ibn Saud should recent agreement. demand, in the event of setting up⠀⠀ It is stated here that M: Litvin- of the Arabian State, the handing off's protest was based in the al- that over of the British mandated ter-legation which is denied ritory of Akaba on the Gulf of a Japanese detachment had re- "of Akaba, is put forward by the Lon-occupied a height to the north don newspaper as the main reason Changkufeng. for this change in the British at- It is asserted, here that, on the titude.
contrary, Soviet troops had, con- The creation of a State of this trary to terms of the recent armis- kind, adds "Evening Standard," tice, taken up new positions within would be playing with fire.--Trans-five metres distance of the Japanese Ocean.
positions. Trans-Qcean.
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