1939-03-01 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1939

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JEWISH

OBJECTIONS

TO BRITAIN'S PLAN Meeting Adjourned Without Achieving Result

Whole Position

PALESTINE

To Be Reviewed ARABS TO MAKE

Once Again

London, To-day.

ATTITUDE PLAIN TO-DAY

London, To-day.

GENERAL STRIKE

IN JERUSALEM

Jerusalem, To-day.

The bomb outrages in Palestine have been answered by the Araba by the proclamation of a general strike in Jerusalem.

Arab shopa are closed and traffic. is at a standstill. The situation is tense and British troops are on an

An informal meeting between the British Govern-

ment and Jewish representatives yesterday The Palestine Arabs will make alarm-footing throughout the coun- afternoon discussed the Jewish objections to known their attitude towards try. A clash occurred with a large accepting the British suggestions for a basis of the British proposals to-day, it is band near Heiron and eight. Aruba understood, although whether were killed. The Jewish · leaders discussion.

this will be favourable is not have called for calm and attribute the bomb outrages to irresponsible Communication with Grand Mufti

characters. Trans-Ocean.

The discussion was adjourned and the date of re-known.

sumption was not fixed, due to the necessity for in Beirut was still going on last the British to consider the general position. night. Another reason is the indisposition of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, who is in bed with influenza.

No meetings were held with the Araba yesterday but to-day's ar

ranged meeting will continue HAWKERS PLAY

cording to plan.

ac

HIDE-AND-SEEK

unchanged WITH POLICE

DEADLOCK PERSISTS It is understood that the situa tion between the British and Jewish delegations is unchanged | as result of theso informal tallos.

Two informal talks on Monday and yesterday failed to break the

A fish-hawkers' ruse was

deadlock in the formal talks creat-posed in Court to-day

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in the Anglo-Arab. Committee are party held at theft Penha Hill progressing, chief attention being residence, Skyline,

In the meantime, the conferences Gellion were hosts at a dinner

given to the exchange of notes be- The Falmouth, with H.E. Vice tween Sir Henry Macmahon and Admiral Sir Percy Noble, left for the Sherif of Mecca.

Hong Kong this morning-Our Own Correspondent.

It is hoped that the Committee will complete its work during the present week and present its port to the Conference.

re-

As soon as this has been accom-

plished, the

he Government will be required to decide whether it will persist in its original plan of ex- cluding Palestine from territory ex-granted exclusively to the Arabs.

This decision is naturally being the awaited with great interest as

it

ed by the Jewish decision that the course of testimony by Sergt. will determine to a large extent British Government's suggestions afforded no basis for further nego G. B. Whitley, who was prosecut- the future, attitude of the Arab

delegation.—Trans-Ocean, ing a Chinese woman for selling fish without a license, revealing

tiations.

ONUS ON BRITAIN

It is understood that adjourn the way fish hawkers work to ment of the informal talks for an gether whenever any one of them indefinite period was give the is in danger of arrest. British delegation an o

an opportunity

to consider whether or not the sug gestions may be modified, and if 80 in what respect

Sergt. Whitley said he saw woman selling fish. When she saw

ADMIRAL'S OFFICIAL VISIT TO MACAO

It is believed the British delega-him approaching, she disappeared. tion showed Itself ready to make He finally found the woman count-

Macao, To-day. concessions on what are regarded ing money, but as there was no

H.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy in Jewish circles as minor points. fish to produce as evidence, he had Noble arrived yesterday in H.M.S. According to a prominent Jewish warned her. Returning about ten this Colony. He was accom- Falmouth, on an official visit to delegate, postponement of the minutes later, he again saw meetings did not mean breakdown selling fish, but she again disappear.panied by Lady Noble and their

her

niece, Miss Noble, and attended of the talks but the onus for re-ed into the crowd; this time with- sumption rested with the British out the fish. He had stood beside Shortly after the ship anchored, by Flag Lieut.-Comm. Matheson. Government.

the fish. Defendant had then come Comm. Samuel Vieira, Commodore, It is authoritatively learned that forward to speak, while out of the and Mr. F. J. Gellion, British Vice the MacMahon Correspondence is corner of his eye, he saw a young Consul for Macao, boarded the expected to be published at the end boy trying to remove the fish. He man-of-war of the week.

to greet the dis- followed the boy into a house, where-tinguished visitor and his party. The question of translation has upon the woman arrived and plead-On landing at the pier, the Ad- been concluded, though there are ed with him to give the boy a miral was saluted by still one or two points outstanding. chance as he was her son. Ho ar-salvo of 17 gung fired by the artil- The full Arab delegation met at rested them both and took them lery lined up at the waterfront and the Egyptian Embassy last even-back to where the fish had been commanded by Lt. Guedes Silva, ing.

left on the ground, but in the H.E. Sir Percy Noble then inspect- meantime, someone had removed ed the Guard of Honour drawn them.

NOT PRECISE

It is learned in authoritativo quarters that main purpose of tho meeting was to discuss the Britlsh Government's suggestions for settle- ment of the Palestine problem Fut forward at the week-end.

It is thought in Arab cir the suggestions as

sufficiently

mit

regard to acceptar

con.

WOMAN'S ACCUSATION

from the Infantry Regiment under the command of Capt. Carvalho, .... The visiting party, accompanied by Major Lelo, Mr. and Mme.

The woman, giving evidence,, Gellion, then motored to Govern- stated that her son had been hired mont House to pay their respects by a stall owner to sell fish for him to H.E. Dr. A tür Tamagnini Bar outside. The only reason that sho boga, Governor of Macao. The apoke to the Sergeant at all was British visitor wore entertained because she saw him striking her by Dr. Barben to an official

luncheon, which was attended · the leading civilian, military one Mr. E. Himsworth, giving judg- naval personages and their of optimism, and hought the ment, said: "I have already given

At

wad | held on suggestions, wi form a promising you people two warnings, this week the Tal basis for future discussions, in the in this Court, not to sell fish out-noon - course of which they may be clari-side the market stalls. I don't pro- Come fled and extended to a more definite pose to repeat that warning every home plan-Reuter.

day." The defendant was fined 20

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