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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 19, 1988

PALESTINE

ARAB

ARAB LEADERS

STAGE DEMONSTRATION

Union Jack Unfurled And Cheered At Hebron-

G.O.C. And Sheikhs

Arrive Through Ambush Country

Jerusalem, To-day.

A colourful and impressive spectacle was provided when 3,000 Arab villagers demonstrated their loyalty to the King and Britain in the hillside village of Yatta, in south Hebron, yesterday. Unfurling of the Union Jack, accompanied by a trumpeter sounding the General Salute, caused an outburst of applause.

SAILORS IN LOCKHART ROAD INCIDENT

Stoker Henry Frederick Reginald Allridge, 21, and Stoker Thomas Gore, 20, of H. M. S. Diamond, ap- peared before Mr. H. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, charged with assaulting Lau Chu, aged 26, employed as a house- boy at No. 104 The Peak, and Con- stable C. 324, Tsang Kam, at Lock hart Road on Saturday morning.

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Lau Chu stated that at about 2 a.m. he went to the Ping On Garage to engage a car. Near Lockhart Road, he saw defendants who were shouting, and he stopped and looked

at them. First defendant came up, caught hold of his right wrist and struck him on the chest. Second defendant struck a blow at his face. Four or five Service men gather- ed. One military man put him to the ground, and defendants kept striking him.

The Chinese detective, Tsang Kam, said that he was on duty at Lockhart Road when he heard a police whistle blowing. He found European soldiers chasing some people. He went to where first de- fendant was standing and showed him his police pass, but defendant did not pay any attention. striking him in the face. Defendant appear- ed to be drunk and he informed the Station. Both defendants were charged by Sub-Inspector Darkin,

Allridge said it was not he who struck the constable, but a soldier of the Royal Scots.

He was, however, convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $25 or serve one month's hard labour. Second defendant was convicted on the first count and fined $10 or 14 days' and ordered to pay $5 compensation to Lau or serve a further seven days..

Major-General O'Connor and other prominent British officials ar- rived in a convoy of cars escorted by sheikhs astride horses and camels through typical "ambush" country.

Gakri Bey presented. many sheikhs to Major-General O'Connor. One bearded sheikh, who claim- ed he represented 60,000` Arabs, addressed the gathering.

-HORINOUCHI ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON

Washington, To-day:

Mr. Horinouchi, the new Ja- panese Ambassador, interviewed on his arrival here yesterday, stated he would strive to be a bridge-builder between Japan

and the United States.

"Mutual confidence must be the basis of our relations, and I will do my best to present in a clear and honest way the views of the Japanese Government,' he de-

clared. Reuter.

SLOVAK'S FIRST

ELECTION FOR NEW DIET

Pressburg, To-day.

Elections for the first Diet of He deplored murder, looting, and destruction, and thanked the mili-autonomous Slovakia appear to have with- tary for breaking the "criminal passed in perfect order and

out untoward incidents. gangs."

MESSENGERS OF PEACE He said he considered the Bri- tish as messengers of peace.

Major-General O'Connor briefly replied declaring the Army would continue to suppress the rebellion. He hoped for assistance from the villagers. Reuter.

CLASH NEAR HEBRON

Jerusalem, To-day.

A Royal Air Force pilot was slightly hurt and a British soldier wounded and Arabs sustained heavy casualties in a fight between British troops and aircraft and a large band of Arabs eight miles from the place where a big meeting of Arab loyalists was held yes- terday. Reuter.

All Slovak towns and villages of were decorated with the flags Slovakia.

The German minority in Slovakia the whose leaders are included in list candidates of the Government Party had hoisted swastika flags in German districts to demonstrate the German character of these re- giona."

The percentage of registered voters who went to the polls appears to have been extremely high. In se veral villages, the entire population marched to the polling office in close procession preceded by brass bands.

-Trans-Ocean.

UTRECHT STATION BURNED OUT

Utrecht, To-day.

The main railway station of this city was almost completely destroy- ed by fire which broke out on Saturday night and was not ex- tinguished before Sunday at mid- day.

The damage caused by the fire was so extensive that a completely new station will have to be built.

Operations of the fire brigades from Utrecht which were reinforc- ed by fire brigades from Amster- dam were greatly impeded by the cold, and a violent east wind rekindled the flames again and again when the fire appeared to have been already extinguished. -Trans-Ocean.

severe

COMMENDATION FOR HAWKER

An unlicensed hawker was com- mended and awarded one dollar com- pensation from the "Poor 'Box" by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kow- loon this morning when he appear- ed, as witness, in à case in which a banishee, Tang Chi, 22, was charg- ed with snatching a pair of earrings from a woman in Pei Ho Street.

the hawker, on hearing an

Acting Sub-Inspector Byron said alarm, left his stall and chasing him through several side-lanes into Nan

Chang Street, arrested the snatcher.

Sentenced of six months' hard labour and 12 strokes was passed.

Mr. Philip Chai, residing at Mr. J. D. Dickson, of No. 137 Cochrane Street, has reported that Prince Edward Road, has reported between 3.15 and 4.10 a. m. yes- that at about '1.30 p.m. yesterday, terday, his residence was entered his house entered by an open win- and a typewriter, money and cloth-dow, and clothing to the value of ling, to the value of $195, stolen. $15 was stolen.

WEATHER FORECAST

reports

The Royal Observatory that the anticyclone continues to increase slowly in intensity.":

Pressure is highest to the north- west of Shantung, as is relatively low over the southern China Sea and the Visayas.

Local forecast: N. E. winds, fresh; cloudy, some drizzle or mist.

IMPERIAL

Imperial Airways new air-liner, the Frobisher, is one of the swiftest commercial vehicles in the world. Here she is seen at Croydon being loaded with freight for a trial flight. She flow recently from Brighton to Croydon in 9 minutes 40 seconds, an average speed of 235 miles an hour. Two others of the type are on order and the fleet will be used on Imperial Airways regular services between London and Zurich,