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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 26, 1988.

HIGH PALESTINE OFFICIAL SHOT & CRITICALLY WOUNDED Several Revolver Shots Fired At Close Range Three Regiments

BRITAIN VIEWS

EUROPE WITH

ANXIOUS EYES

London, To-day.

In Search For Assailant

Haifa, To-day.

The Prime Minister took the Mr. Walter Moffatt, Assistant District Commission- opportunity of the presence in London yesterday of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, for a discussion at the Foreign Office on current affairs.

RADICAL SOCIALISTS

DECISION

Paris, To-day. After a meeting presided over er, was shot and seriously wounded yesterday by the Premier, the Executive of when a "terrorist” entered his office at Jenin the Radical Socialist Party issued and fired several revolver shots at point-blank a statement which is expected to range.

go far to clarify their political Mr. Moffatt has been removed to a hospital where position.

six British constables are waiting to give blood al affort aiming at universal res- transfusions, if necessary.

·

The statement urgès a nation- It is assured that the Inter- national outlook generally was re-

pect for the social laws passed by viewed, but in view of the present

the Republican majority in Par tension in Central Europe, it is Mr. Moffatt has six bullet wounds Fourteen bandits were killed liament and declares that the generally believed that the Minds in his neck, leg and stomach and and 11 rifles seized.

adaption of a 40-hour week can- ters' attention was chiefly direct his condition is very serious. One British soldier was serious-not be considered as an act of so- ed to that problem and the feelings Several British police have given ly wounded.-British Wireless. of insecurity and uncertainty blood transfusions. which its. developments have aroused.

An attempt was made against

SURVEY CAMP RAIDED

London, To-day.

cial recession nor indication of a political change of front.

The statement calls for colla- boration and support in full

the Assistant Commissioner's life Two nights ago a gang raided strength of all parties whose aim Hopes are still entertained that some weeks ago while he was mo- & Transjordan Hydrographical is to safeguard the liberties and the conciliatory efforts of Lord toring near Jenin. His bodyguard Survey Camp, 10 miles East of Runciman to achieve a settlement killed two brigands on that of differences between the Czechgion. Government and Sudeten Deutsches may prove successful, but it is re- cognised here that such a result is dependant on good will on both sides, as a result of which, large and generous concessions would be met in a spirit of accommodation. -British Wireless.

BOAT TRAGEDY AT KILLARNEY

LONDON, TO-DAY. FIVE ENGLISH TOURISTS, OF WHICH THREE WERE WOMEN, WERE DROWNED AT KILLARNEY YESTERDAY.

occa-Beisan. They murdered three Rus-peace of the Fatherland.

Political majority circles inter- sian engineers and did extensive

pret the statement as indicating Detachments of the Border Re-material damage.-British Wireless that the Premier, M. Daladier, and his Party do not want to giment and the Black Watch were

change the majority.

Reuter. sent to Jenin to assist the Essex Regiment in their search for

assailant.-Reuter.

ASSAILANT ARRESTED

the

Later. reported assailant

It is authoritatively here that Mr. Moffatt's has been arrested in Jenin.-Reuter.

BANDITS ROUTED

London, To-day.

ENGI TEST VICTORY

London, To-day,

The strongest praise for Eng-

CAPT. KENDRICK INCIDENT

London, To-day.

land's victory and the effective- The British Foreign Office is ness of her batting and bowling making detailed enquiries regard- is expressed in the morning ing the recent arrest of the British A telegram from the High papers, but the mammoth three Passport Control Officer of the Commissioner for Palestine receiv-day innings is thought to have Vienna Consulate, Captain Ken- ed at the Colonial Office yesterday sounded the death-knell to fur-drick, who was released and ex- afternoon, states that late on Tues-ther time-limitless Tests.

pelled from German for alleged military. and The Tests have proved beyond espionage. day afternoon the police force routed a series of arm-doubt that our bowlers are bet- It is anticipated that the British

ed bands which had been sniping ter than Australia's while our Government will make an an- traffic on the Nazareth-Tiberias batsmen have been equal to theirs. nouncement regarding its attitude

-Reuter.

to the incident. Trans-Ocean.

The accident took place when road. a boat carrying a party of 27 and four boatmen, while shooting the rapids at the junction of Three Lakes, struck the Old Weir Bridge and capsized...

The party consisted mostly of elderly people. Many made re- markable escapes in view of the swiftness of the current.

A young 17-year-old boatmen dived into the torrent fully clothed and saved two of the tour- ists. Reuter.

TYPHOON PASSES

SOUTH

official

The following is an statement issued at 10.00 a.m. by

the Royal Observatory:

A typhoon of small area, deve loped to the south of Ho

yesterday and is now

the vicinity Modi

nan, mov

the

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