1938-10-21 — Page 13

"THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 21, 1938.

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LONE SNIPER PLAYS BIG PART IN JERUSALEM BATTLE Losses In Old City Believed To Be Heavy

Government Takes New Powers In Campaign

Jerusalem, To-day.

One of the minor incidents in the large scale Bri- tish military operations was the activities of a lone sniper outside the Damascus Gate.

RUMANIA

TURNS DOWN BECK

Bucharest, To-day.

It is understood that Rumania has declined to adopt proposals put forward by Colonel Joseph Beck, Polish Foreign Minister,' who is visiting Romania-Reuter,

The sniper continued firing desultory shots until GERMAN

the British troops opened heavy fire in his direction.

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Later in the day the sniper. re hospital in Jerusalem. Twenty sumed his desperato stand until wounded persons have been convey- aunsch, when he finally was killed ed to hospital for treatment. by a Britial marksman shooting The curfew which had been im- through an effowalit in the an-" posed on the Old city of Jerusalem cient battlements of the city wall. was suspended to a certain extent

Telegraphic communications be for a short time yesterday morn tween Jerusalem and Haifa, limit- ing mainly in order to

enable ed to a single line in the last few women to buy food. days owing to sabotage, are now practically normal-Reuter.

ARAB REPORTS

Cairo, To-day.

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SABOTAGE

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COMMUNIST PARTY DEAD IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Prague, To-day.

The Communist Party in Czecho- Slovakia is now dead...

This important development is smoothing the path towards co- operation between Germany and | Czecho-Slovakia, and resulted in

CHURCH APPEAL the formal dissolution last night of

TO PALESTINE

Berlin, To-day.

the Party in Bohemia and Silesia, following its earlier prohibition in Slovakia and Ruthenia.

The party is well-organised and An appeal to all parties in is credited with possession of large Palestine to protect the sacred funds. It is represented in Parlia monuments and holy places of ment by 30 deputies. Christian religion was issued yes- terday by the leader of the Ger- Fresh acts of sabotage are re-man Evangelican church chancel- ported from the various parts of lery and President of the Evan the country. Arab irregulars have gelican Supreme Council, Dr. Reuter. again taken to opening fire on Werner... Jewish settlements.

"The incidents and severe fight-

Casualties on either side in Jer-

An exchange of shots again ing in Palestine are becoming a usalem in clashes that occurred occurred in the neighbourhood of matter of increasing concern to the there on Wednesday would appear Jaffa whereby one Arab was kill-entire Christian world," he declar- to have been considerably greatered and three wounded. Two ir-ed. than was admitted in official Bri- regulars were taken prisoners:

"The German Evangelican tish despatches, according to re- A military tribunal sitting in Church which has alwayą taken a ports here from Arab sources which Jerusalem yesterday passed the special interest in the preservation however omit to give any precise death sentence upon another Arab. of holy places hopes and expects figures.

The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem that blind fury and the conflict has sent the following telegram to will not destroy that which in the President Roosevelt:~-

• sacred heritage of Christianity throughout the world."

The reports in question state that the majority of Arab irregulars suc- ceeded in escaping with their arms Israel greets the efforts which from Jerusalem by means of are being made by America to pro- subterranean passages despite tect the Jewish rights in the Holy striot measures of control adopted Land. May God bestow his blessing by the British authorities.

upon them". Trans-Ocean. Jerusalem continues to resemble an armed camp. Barbed wire barri- cades and machine guns

access to all-main streets.

NEW EDICT

prevent

An edict authorises the High Com-

missioner to destroy all immovable property of Arab irregulars. The

BELGIUM AIR CONTROL

Brussels, To-day:

The Belgian Government has!

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All Communist newspapers, of and at least twenty in the pro- which there are four in Prague vinces, will now be suppressed.

CHANDRA BOSE SHARP ABOUT TANGANYIKA

Calcutta, To-day.

"You cannot have one law for Sudetenland and another for He concludes the appeal by urg Tanganyika,” declared. Subjas ing that the Holy Places may be Chandra Bose, President of the In avoided by the combatants and dian National Congress, in an în- preserved for Christianity.-Trans-terview with Reuter regarding the Ocean.

anxiety of Indians in Tanganyika. on the question of transfer of the

CZECHS AND territory to Germany.

SLOVAKS

Prague, To-day.

The Prager Presse, known to have the best connections with the

the

legal right has thus been created to closed certain parts of air space Czech Foreign Office points out that blow up if necessary the entire Arab

in over Belgium to all air traffic. it is Czechoslovakia's duty to de quarter of the city, since it is

all practice impossible to differentiate

Two prohibited zones have been fend under all circumstances "Arab between

which districts

are irregulars" and delimited, one in the vicinity of

undoubtedly "Arab loyalists.":

In this matter there is no Slovak. Liege and the other in the region The British authorities, in of Namur.

difference of opinion between endeavour to calm the intense agita- The Liege zone embraces the Czechs and Slovaks, Beyond that tion among the Arab population area limited by the Maastricht- everything must be done to create throughout the country, are causing Tongern road, the line Amay-a permament basis for friendly re- leaflets to be distributed in which Rivage, the railway line Verviers-lations with Hungary. it is affirmed that the population Aix La Chapelle, the German fron-[Ocean. need not be alarmed by the appari-tier and the Dutch-Belgian frontier

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He said: "Surely the people of Tanganyika should have self-deter- mination in the matter. They are I not cattle that could be bought and sold at the sweet will of the big Powers.”—Reuter.

BERENGARIA TO BE BROKEN UP

London, To-day. Tenders for breaking up the Cunard-White Star liner "Beren- garia" have been called for.

The "Berengaria” was formerly the "Imperator" and was in New York harbour when the United

tion of military airplanes. Sole up to the line Maastricht Toger WEATHER FORECAST

Maastricht-Tongern, WEATHER FORECAST States entered the War.

the

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task of these airplanes, it is added, The Namur zone is limited by

She was interned and ‘after the is repression of brigandago, and

following line: Andenne- |**

Cunard War handed over to the The Royal Observatory reports Line by way of reparations, armed rebellion. The leaflets de Eghezer-Bovesse - Moustier - Fosse clare that people who run away when St. Gerard, Spontin, Ohey and that the anticyclone over China has Reuter. they hear British military airplanes all planes of a foreign nationality typhoon is situated about 200 miles

Andenne. Civil planes and above increased”slightly in intensity. approaching only prove thereby their which are trying to cross the above south of Tokyo moving N.N.E.

zones will be compelled to land at Local forecast:-N. and N. E. the nearest. Belgian airodrome. winds, fresh; fine generally. Trans-Ocean.

evil conscience.—Trans-Ocean,

BATTLE CASUALTIES

Jerusalem, To-day, 1

It is now confirmed that the nume

bor of lives lost during the British HITLER AT LINZ

military operations. in: Jérusalem

is greater than was indicated in the official communique issued yester

` day............

Berlin, To-day.

Hitler paid a surprise visit last

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VOLUNTEERS LEAVING SPAIN

Pleading guilty to larceny and

Paris, To-day. inlawful boarding, Chan To, 27. Three hundred volunteers from painter, was sentenced to three Loyalist Spain crossed yesterday months' hard labour, by", Mr. E. into France near Cerbere carrying Himsworth this morning.

|night to Linz, in Upper Austria. Kowloon Magistracy.at the with them 10 seriously wounded.

4 p.m. The volunteers who belong to vari- The bodien of effteen dead per-The news of his arrival spreel-like yesterday defendant was stopped by ous nationalities were given civi- sons, including two women, have wildfire and the population gathered a watchman employed by Holt's lian clothes and sent in three groups been exposed for Identification' în Lid enthusiastic demonstrations. the Morgue of the Government Trans-Oceani-::

Wharf. A quantity of white lead to Marseilles, Paris and Bordeaux. was found in his possession

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