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THE "CHINA “MAIL,” SATURDAY, MAY 8,1943.
HAGANAH A REGULAR ARMY Ex-British Officers Now In Command
Jews Speeding Up Training
„Tel-Aviv, May 6. Transformation of the Haganah from an irragular, quasi-volunteer force into on Army built on traditional lines was completed today when a cadre of battle-experienced Jewish officers formorly of the British Army took over the high command from the "Political Council.”
This was the first act of Dr. David Ben Gurion, who
has assumed the Defence Ministry of the pro visional government. The names and ranks of the new officers were not disclosed, but may be announced on May. 16 with the declaration of independence of the Jewish State. Army camps bought from the with Bran 2010 humming activity as training speeds up to what may develop into IL decisive battle.
A large variety of coloured berets, each of which represents a different branch of service, mucades the broadening of the scope of the Zionist Army.
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New formations include anti- tank units prepared to engage King Abdullah's Arab Armour In
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Jewish forces now in Yahudiya
Paris Helps The Yard
Paris, May d..
The French police were to s day collaborating with Scot- fand Yard In the search for a member of the Jewish ter-
·rorist Stern Gang, believed to be contested with the parent bomb which last Monday kill- "ed the brother of Captain Roy -Ferran,
May 11 for local niy
The Stern Gang are said to have "sworn to get" Captain Farran, who was found not guilty of the murder of A Jew in Palestine. The hunted Stern Gang member was ehid to have left his usual address In Paris,
Pollod were watching all airports and railway stations, -Reuter.
Salad is the last mixed town remaining to be taken by Jewish forces and is an important factor In their strategy.
subscription road Jumelion, according to re- The Jewish Government Table Jewish sources today. will guarantee investors against Lane'ble devaluation of Palestine currency in excess of 25 per cent, if the pound is devaitted to less 'than US$3. Investors will ket Palestine currency to the value of US$3, which is higher than the current unoßelal market price of
Behind the blanket of recrecy
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The Arabs were reported to be stil holding out in a small sec. tion of the town with the Jewa into the central ad. moving ministrative centre following a virtually bloodless victory.
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Aralance war production. The evaruntion of these
enabled the Jews to villages
Air Float shorten their Ilges of communica-
The few hundred Arabs left of Tion, as there no longer is need
8,000 there only for circuitous travelling to by the network of former military sonic
airbases purchased by the Jews months ago were too wenk pass Arab village strongpoints.
Garrisons in Jewish villages is being prepared to receive #despondent to resist. The normal In the vicinity of Arab town. Peet of Aghters, transport planes Jewish
is roughly population ships have also been, relleved and bombers, which will procery 3,000,
O for Palestine from var The Arabs, holding out in one. and
Bre the man being diu-lake patched to Galilee and Negev, our pots of Europe on May 15,corner of the town, were in
munnel by Jewish where It 1 still anybody's manned
| hopeless position, entirely cut off Ships landed .fight.
military from the remainder of the Arab including Columns of supply trucks load-supplies,
armoured world with no prospect of relief. threat of Intervention material ed with Rasoline, ammunition | vehicles, are already on the high
In the course of the last 10 izes. There also are artitiery,ant toxxi ure pushing to Negev zens and are expected to reach
have daya. the Jewish forces transport.
Galilee infantry uni
outpost Jewish poris the moment British air force,
captured chain of villages and commandos, represented by strongholds.
emtrol of import ends.-United I'I CEN.
Around Safad, Bevering all ap. and green, hive, scarlet, buff
proaches to the town, causing Arabs Ready gray headgear.
thousands of Arab peasants to Tel-Aviv is now a leave centre
Damascus, May 6. jain in an castward trek acrean In Jewish soldiers. Boys fromage near Lyrida airpori have
A generally flable ROUTCO the Jordan. The South have adopted beards also brought up supplies to use
the village as a base for an at-ente today that Ibn Saud of Salad in 1929 was the segre of shop tack upon Wilhelin, the Tems Saudi-Arabia has cabled Azzam targe-scale INDERBETER
the while the upper lips of soldiers plar colony now occupied by the Past, Secretary General of the Jews by the Arabs. It is Fittat- from the North are adorned with
Arah Legion. Its situation on | Arab League, that Saudi-Arab-| ed nl
Butical The foot, of the moustaches ranging from Charlle
Mount Canaan, Hon metres above the hill overlooking Lyddo giran treops are ready for action. handlebars. Chaplin to
Military
Azzam Pashare was in confers the sen level. It is one of the port makes this village the key
The police with Hebrew-lettered
ence until a late hour on Wed-contest places in the Holy Land albums, carrying locally-pro-to the most important civil air-
nesday night with Premier Mur- and a favourite holiday · resori. duced Stems with iron bulls, out-field in Palestine.
The Jews are now using land- dum Bey of Syria and Premier During Ottoman rule. It was the number regulay. palice in the city,
_centre_of_ North ading buffing, fortite girips-nt Tel-Aviv, Jerusalern. Riyad Al Suit of Lebanon and flourishing
Firit and
of other places their Defence Ministers.
Palestine commerce. United fimi by egerete-illed drums 10
and a geore
Abdul Kader Vindi Press. General prevent ears with barrel bombs for a communications and trans-
Haifa, May ferring the wounded. The Jewish attended a part of the conference. from approaching nerve centres.
uff of the Palestine Broadcast- -- Assoelated Press.
A Jewish official said tonight The temper of the people Service has completed pre-
that the Arubs were massing to
Zlonist parations
forces around the Jewish settle daya
brandcasting systern,
unk Palestite Government's
The Egyptian Chamber of De-ment of Mishimar Haemek
had commenced sniping in what powerful transantier in Ramai puties has approved the opening is feared to be the prekide to an- As the day of the final show-lah, 15 kilometres north of Jeru-of a £100,000 credit for the re-
Egyptians from other major battle.
The Arabs made an down approaches, the Jews are sulem in the Arab area, had beets patriotion of firmly in control of the coastal earmarked for the Arab Army Palestine and for the relief of
Palestinian
attempt to capture the settlement refugees ไป sector of the propound State. liberation station and the Jew's
last month, Arab villages where 100
have are now
brondcast Exypt.-Associated Press. expected to
The seal, who has just re. abandoned
150,000
Safad Taken
sald the from here on May 16,
turned from the area. Arabs have left their humes.
The Loan Flotation
Haganah fodty silized Arabs moved in troops from Jeniu ferees are The Jewish
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Safad, 10 miles south of the to posillons adjacent to the selle A £5,000,000 loan for ve Lebanese frontier and a majorment.-United Press. Entrenching along the borders of this zone. laying minellelds and sets at three per cent is being traps to obviate pussible armour- | Routed by the Jewish Agency on
shows no sign that the history
date is only 9 making away.
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