1937-10-18 — Page 11

THIS CHINA MATE OCTOBER 18

OPALESTINE TERRORISTS

FIRE LYDDA

Cordon Of Troops Surrounds Entire Town: Heavy Fine

ARABS BARRICADE

ROADS NEAR JERUSALEM

Jerusalem, To-day.

A collective fine of £5,000 has been imposed on

FRANCO

MOVING G.H.O.

Paris, To-day General Franco bas decided to remove Spanish Nationalist head quarters from Salamanca to Fit- toria, in order to be nearer the Aragon front, states a report

the town of Lydda, where on Saturday attempts from Salamanca Trans-Ocean. were made to blow up private houses and destroy the aerodrome by fire.

Immediately after the outbreak of fire at the

aerodrome the authorities issued an order confin-

ing everyone in the area to their homes for 24 hours.

A cordon of troops was thrown round the town,

while police carried out a thorough house-to-house

search.

At 4 o'clock on Sunday morning the order was lifted and Lydda returned to normal.

CATALAN POLITICAL CRISIS OVER

Reports adicate the ind head or thre

Meanwhile, sporadic disturbances are still oc- curring in various parts of Palestine, though, gen-who handed erally, the authorities have the situation in hand.

The telephone line between Haifa and Jaffa was cut, following which an isolated police patrol was tacked by Arabs. There were a number of casualties.

MUFTI PROCLAMATION

at-

The Jerusalem. press publishes an alleged proclamation by the Grand Mufti, who escaped over the border into Syria at the week-end. The proclamation, calls on all Arabs to "continue the fight against oppression."

SHOOTING AFFRAY

FRENCH TRADE TREATY

Paris, To-day

A new trade treaty between France and Esthonia was signed in Paris yesterday.

The new agreement aims at in- creasing exchange of commodities between the two countries. Es- thonia will import more French au- tomobiles.

The Franco-Esthonian clearing agreement, which has been in force Shooting affray occurred yester-since 1933, is terminated, and pay- day on Kalandia aerodrome, neár

ments will henceforth be made in

Jerusalem, between Arabs and Bri-foreign exchange. Trans Ocean. tish police.

The Arabs had barricaded roads leading to the aerodrome and opened fire when the police approached.

Only after reinforcemeats had been rushed to the scene could the Arabs be dislodged. Aim of the Arabs, it is stated, was to hold the aerodrome and pre- vent landings of planes which had

.

HERR HIMMLER

IN ROME

Rome, To-day.

The Chief of German Police a been despatched there to obtain chief of the Black Guards, spare parts, of which there is 2 Heinrich Himmler, arrived here yes- shortage at Lydda aerodrome folterday at the head of a large dele lowing the fire there. Ocean.

Trans-

gation to take part in the annual celebration of the of the modern Italian police

Herr Himmler, who had been

SOVIET ELECTION vited to Rome by Signor Muest

GESTURE: MISSING AIRMEN

Moscow, To-day

Lewanewski, one of the Soviet

imen

in the Arctic re- weeks, has been ap

candidate for Soviet air-

was met at the station sentatives of the Italian ment-Trans-Ocean.

HANKOW SEIZURE DENIED

off Island in the forth- The Chinese

ever, election before

the

ang Ocean.

ed the report

happens, how-ernment has

ndidates in the portion of Japanese been dead long Japanese Concession at Hankow:

cluding the Dojin

cently, has to remain loyalty from Government.

A Catalan was held which a

stating "Senor person and authorit question, will rem as President of the

Trans-Ocean

MINOR FRENCH ELECTION DISORDERS

Pans Today.

One was billed and many were mjured in clashes between Right- ists, lead by Colonel de la Rocque, and Communists yesterday, the last day of the French cantonal elec- tions, which began on October 10.

Altogether, 469 general council- lors and calors

Isults

ndissement coun- elected The re- been published.

re marked

the War

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to the situa- plea for

the usual Teftists and blows several of the day.

kers and sea- $2,800 passengers held up.

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