1938-07-12 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1938.

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BRITISH TROOPS CLASH WITH ARABS AT MOUNT TABOR Numerous Casualties On Both Sides Reported

Several Serious Bomb Attacks Yesterday

Jerusalem, To-day. Reports of a serious clash between British troops and Arabs near Dabourieh at the foot of Tabor mountain arrived here last night, it being de- clared that several British soldiers and numer ous Arabs were killed and wounded. Due to the extensive destruction of telephone lines in Palestine, confirmation of the reports was impossible by direct enquiry.

It is believed that the clash bears some connection with the Arab assault on the Jewish colony at Givatada, since British troops were sent to the

rescue.

VIOLENT JEWISH ATTACK ON BRITAIN

Evian, To-day.

Extraordinarily violent attacks against England and against the British delegation to the Inter- Governmental Committee on the refugee questions, were made by leading members of the Jewish Agency for Palestine at a press reception yesterday.

Mr. Macdonald declared that the

situation was extremely tense. ITALIAN

pointing out, however, that the out- breaks were largely confined to Haifa and Jerusalem, while Jaffa and Tel Aviv were comparatively quiet. He emphasised that the British Government has full con- fidence in the Mandate Administra- tion and that everything possible is being done to restore peace and

order.

SEARCH PROPOSAL

CRITICISM OF

FRENCH TACTICS

Rome, To-day. Political circles here declare that responsibility for the fail-

A proposal of one member that ure to bring the Anglo-Italian every house in Palestine be search- Agreement to full effect lies ed for weapons was rejected by the With Paris, rather – than with Secretary of State, who declared London. that troops and police were inade- It is contended that Franco-

quate for such action.

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Italian relations manifestly con-

A query as to whether England stitute the main stumbling block to would approach France with a re- the coming into force of the Anglo- quest that the sojourn of the Grand Italian Pact, and it is added in this ated Mufti in Syria be forcibly termin-connection, that the experience of

remained unanswered.

the Italian Government in its deal- ings with successive Popular Front BRIEF STATEMENT

Cabinets has convinced Italy that the fundamental aim of the French London, To-day. The only serious bombing inci- The situation in Palestine

Policy is to prevent an Insurgent dent of the day occurred when the subject of a brief statement in the isolation of Italy

victory in Spain and bring about Arabs threw a bomb at an omni-Commons bus carrying Jews to Haifa with tary, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald. He

in the by the Colonial Secre- Mediterranean. result that two were killed and said the

Under latest reports from the Italian political circles see no pro- these. circumstances, ten wounded. Trans-Ocean. High Commissioner, show further spect of a Franco-Italian rap-

was

prochement.

TURMOIL IN HAIFA

incidents in Haifa and Jerusalem. Haifa, To-day. In Jaffa

and

Tel-A-Viv no further Five bombs, thrown in the East-incidents are reported, but the ten-

IL DUCE'S WARNING ern quarter of this city, wounded sion persists and a curfew is in Mussolini, should within the last It is regarded as significant that several Jewish factory hands and force in all four cities and in the few days have declared that reduced the city into a state of boundary area. H.M.S. Repulse re- "Fascism does not fear a struggle turmoil.

lieved H.M.S. Emerald on July 8th. which must be decisive for the fate The First Battalion of the Irish of Europe." On other hand, it is Guards and the First Battalion of emphasised that these words do

Numerous busloads of Jews were also attacked by rifle fire and one

man was stabbed to death..

H.M.S. Repulse had searchlights playing on the slopes of Mount

Carmel in an endeavour to help the

police and marines track the gun- men.-Reuter.

FOUR JEWS KILLED

Cardiff, To-day, The speakers-expressed-their A ̄ ̄Jew, FV. Tobias, died in the dissatisfaction at the fact that hospital following a stabbing and the chief British delegate, the stoning by Arabs. Earl of Winterton, had not con-

Three other Jews were killed to- sidered it necessary to make any day two by a bomb explosion and reference before the conference the third stabbed to death.-Reu- of the merits of Jewish activity |ter. in Palestine. Doctor Nahum

· COMMONS DISCUSSION Goldmann, representative of the

London, To-day. Jewish Agency at the League of The situation in Palestine was Nations, pointed out in this con- discused at length yesterday by the nection that the Jewish people British Secretary of State for the had great potential possibilities | Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, of development in Palestine, and in answer to an interpellation in must be allowed to find their real the House of Commons. home there. Dr. Goldmann add- In addition to dispatching troops ed it was regrettable that Eng-to the country, the police force is land had overlooked Jewish also being reinforced, he stated, achievements in the protectorate and military detachments from and that the conference, at Egypt are expected to arrive on Evian, had expressed no word of Tuesday. acknowledgment of it.

ANOTHER CRITIC

pations were counted, he said, it ought to be possible to settle about 2,000,000 more Jews there.

The leader of propaganda, of the Jewish Agency, Miss Golda Myer-

SOME MEANING sin, declared that it would be bet- Palestine alone would naturally ter to provide the Jewish people not suffice for the settlement of all with a place where they could the Jews and in that sense the make a home than to offer them Conference of Evian had at least sympathy.

some meaning. Sentimental help of Anglo-Saxons Dr. Ruppin urged that it must be was nothing against the fact that expected that the time would come world Jewry in Palestine had found when 3,250,000 Jews in Poland real place for home.

would have to emigrate because the The leader of the Colonial De Polish people were forcing. Jewa partment of the Jewish Agency, Dr. out of trade, industry and the liber- Ruppin, finally declared that Pale- al professions, in fact everything stine would absorb yearly 10,000 that the Jews had hitherto held. Jews. He complained about the Poland was too small to afford unceasing attacks of the Arabs room for Jews in agriculture. It against the peaceful Jewish popu would also be necessary to reckon lation and asserted that another with the heavy emigration of Jews 500,000 Jews could be settled on the from Rumania and Hungary.— land in Palestine. If other occu-Trans-Ocean.

the Essex Regiment were expected not mean that the Italian Govern to reach Palestine from Egypt yes- ment will terday (Monday) and to-day.

not continue to make every effort an armoured car regiment, will fol- become effective. It is pointed out rt to ensure that the The Eleventh Hussars, which is agreement with England shall soon low at an early date. "I am in con- that both in London and in Rome sultation with the High Commission- this agreement is considered a er on the question of increasing the necessary prelude to the general strength of the police forces." tish Wireless.

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