THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1946.
ARAB ARMIES ARMING
Three Forces Preparing In Palestine
Illegal Traffic Increasing
(By Carter Davidson)
Jerusalem, Sept. 5.
Arms for three Arab armies in Palestine âre pour- ing into the hands of willing warriors these days from over the border, out of hiding and through the black markets.
British officers and men are one source of supply in the illegal traffic. Complete evidence of the three sources for arms and ammunition is visible in the Arabic quarters of the big Pales- tine cities and in small Arab villages. The three military organisa- | eyewitness account of the de tions now holding the supplies livery on Aug. 18 last, at 1045 are: the Najada Futuwah and a.m. of 40 Thompson sub- Jawallah (Arabic words for machine guns to a group of
Arabo in Nablus. · helpers, youth and scouts, ren- pectively).
The delivery was arranged The supplies are not impres- by a British officer whose name, sive, but the supply streams rank and unit is in the hunda are deepening fast. At present, of the Associated Press. about half of the Najuda's On the same date, in the late 6,000 men are armed, and one afternoon, another lorry de- third of Futuwah's 13.000.livered 60 light automatic What arms are held by Jawal weapons to an Arab named Issa
lah, the Moslem Brotherhood's Military Branch. has not been learned, but they are believed to be comparatively few.
The guns held by the Argha nre not of the quality found by the British army in Jewish underground caches. They are mostly revolvers, with a few rifles and fewer machineguns, They are less than 50 percent efficient and some dato back to Turkish army days.
Humzi. The delivery was ar- ranged through a Palestine police officer who is also known to the ARBcciated Press.
PRINCE'S Car ACCIDENT
London, Sept. 5. Prince Bernhard of the Notherlanda
showered
with broken glass today but ras unhurt tohen hie limon- Aine collided with a Dutch armu truck in London.
The Prince's car was 'dam- aged but the Prince entered another vehicle and contiened to his hotel. Prince Bernbure cutter to England by airplane tes take the subute from Day' edicts at Santhurat today. He had arranged to din buch
Holland tonight, Asociat od Press.
Belgium To Protest
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Brussels, Sopt. 4. Tho Belgian Government sending by air mail to the Belgian Ambassador in Washington to morrow a vigorous note of protest to the United Nations against the Spanish Government's alleged complicity in the disappearance A week earlier, a British from Spanish surveillance last sergésut sold wight revolvers to month of M. Leon Degrelle, loader an Arab in Gaza for £3 each of the Fascist Rexist organisation, An Arab later showed the As- who was condemned to death in sovinted Press one of the re-bis absence by a Belgian court. volvers and said that he had sold the others for 45 each other Arabu.
The Belgian envoy in Washing- tan will present the protest to the United Nations.
The Belgian Government last At least three other incidentA night lasted a strongly-worded of British Army personnel communication, drafted by the black marketing guns to the Belgian Foreign Minister, accus-
of
Over Border The principal source of sup-
Arabs have been unearthed during the Spanish Government of ply appears to be Arab tribes- men living just over the Pales Ing a month's investigations. "forthright complicity" and stat tine borders in Tramjordan, When questioned on the posing that a protest would be muide
sibility
British officers to the United Nations-Reuter. Syria and the Lebanon.
Arab sources have told the diverting into Arab hands guns Associati Preis
found during the
during
of BRITISH TROOPS searches past week of their purchases Jewish settlements, a military in tribal villages, at such spokesman commented: That IN GREECE places as Jebel Druze and the
is highly improbable, but i sup- towns of Transjordan where
pose it could be done." private ownership of guna with- out a licence is legal.
The second predominant source is the hiding places of guns stored by the Arabs, most- ly in isolated villages, after the
1936 uprising.
The third and fnateat in creasing source of supply is the black market operated by British military officers and men stationed in Palestine.
Veritable Flow This source, a trickle twe months before, has become a veritable How of munitions reaching to unlicenced owners at pricce governed only by what
the traffic will bear.
Only Logical
are
"I
An Arab highly placed in the command of one organisation, however, commenting on the source of the armg, 'said: suppose they
Kuna the British have been taking away from the Jews," adding, "the British more or less oficially admitted they armed the Jews during the Arab uprising ten years ago. It is only logical that they arm us now to fight the Jewish terrorists."
British military sources de- clined to outline the procedure used for storing or disposing of seized munitions, except to in- timate that they were stored in
Palestine, with a few moues being shipped to London for tests.
High military authorities re- questing anonymity denied of cial knowledge of such sales, but one of them added: "There Almost as vital to the Araby is no reason to doubt that that as arms supplies is the train- sort of thing goes on. After ing in the use of the guns. all, I have heard frankly of Most Arabs, know the famillar Buch cases in Lebanon and feel of a
rifle in their hands Syria, where French officers but few know much of modern and men frankly and more or military co-ordination in urma- less openly sold arms and am- ment use. munition to the tribesmon. For that
reason, there is There were even a few casos drilling almost nightly in the of Americans selling revolvers hills and in a few instances, to the Arabs when the Yanks target practice has been wit were in this part of the world." | neased. This is rare, however,
Ад unimpenchable Nource because ammunition is scarce gavo the Associated Press. an
"JANE"
-Associated Press.
GOODNESS!~THAT RUN'S GIVEN ME AN APPETITEI~~IT'S NICE OF YOU BOYS TO INVITRÌ ME TO BREAKFAST!
"WHERES PLUG?
HE SAW MY FRIEND GEORGIE- AND HE'S PROBABLY
STILL RUNNING/
London, Sept. 4. The size of the British garrison in Greece wil be re- duced in the near future, th Foreign Office spokesman stated this morning.
Sweden To Cut Credit
To Russia
Washington, Sept. 4. The United States Government have been informed that Sweden
Bombay! Death Toll Rising
Bombay, Sept. 4.
The savage Moalem-Hindu riot- ing casualty toll rose to at least 146 killed before the widespread curfew diminished the disorders.
Rioting worsened during the day yesterday, with house house fighting.
Police guns killed six in a mob which threw up roadlock and will cut her proposed one thou-burned two-trucks and two taxis. sand million kroner inearly
clared that. "imported gangsters' from other localities participated In the fighting
£70,000,000) credit to Russia and One high government official de- work out a trade agreement along modified lines, the Acting Secre- tary of State. Mr. William Clay- ton, said today.
Mr. Clayton said the United Statca sites might send a note on the of Soviet-Swedish nogo. tiations but he doubted it. He 4° anid the United States Goverh- ment were not aware that the Soviet-Swedish agreement con. travened the general principles which the Ualted, States Govern mont considered desirable in trade arrangements. It was felt, how that the longterm bilateral rement finder discussion might nilict with maltilateral trade ar-
.ever.
One British division there will be split as part of the gen- cral re-grouping in the Middle East, personnel holding Staff appointments will be reduced and property used for military purposes in Greece will be de- requisitioned. 1
It is cfficially emphasised this is a military and not a political decision. Thore is still no de- cision about the general with drawal of British troops from Greece-Reuter.
The United States, he
A group of both Moslem and
appeal
Hindu editora agreed to to the public for order. Authori ties admitted that any incident
Inahov.. might touch off now Associated Press,
City Qulet
Bombay, Sept. 4. The city was quiet tonight after another day of communal rioting, a Bombay Government press re- leaso, stated.
The press release, which re- rangements round the world. obting in the north of the alty dur
corded a deterioration of the situa-
jeeted to provisions which pre-empting the afternoon, sald 23 were the market for certain classes of killed during the day and 83 in- goods over a number of years, and jured. Police pre-empt the right of one, coun- try to supply those goods to other countries-Reuter.
opened Are 15 dawn and 7 pan.
times between and seven cases of rioting and six of looting were reported.---Reuter.
B.O.A.C. Engineers To Walk Out
London, Sept. 5. Sixteen hundred engineers employed by the Bri- tish Overseas Airways Corporation, the Bri- tish European Airways and the British South American Airways are coming out on strike on Sept. 12 from all air bases belonging to the three big corporations, following the break- down of talks between the delegates of the Aeronautical Engineers Association and the Ministry of Labour this afternoon,
any more
The Associationis secretary, ment this afternoon: "The Mr. H. Stevenson, said after Ministry of Labour are not the discussions: "We informed prepared to take the Ministry of Labour that we steps. They feel the BOAC are would advise our members to within their rights in noting strike on Sept. 12 and, that we as they have done. would deliver strike notices, to the British Overseas Airways Corporation this afternoon.”
· He wided: “We consider that the Corporation will not be able to fly their hircraft when we have called our engineers out." The Association is calling a meeting of its members on all bases belonging to the threo the next seven days.
KING FREE TO RETURN corporations within
London, Sept. 4.
The Greek Prime Minister, Dr. Constantin Tealdaris, who arrived in London tonight on the Golden Arrow train from Parle, stated that he intends to stay In London for about two days for talks with King George
of Greece.
After that, the Premier said, he would be returning to Paris and hoped to return to Greece in about a fortnight.
Machinery Not Adequate
The strike action is being taken because the ROAC will not recognise the Association. Mr. Stevenson said in his state-
the result of Sunday's plebis- cite. Dr., Tsaldaris replied: To the question whether he "People have niready asked for
would formally invite the King to return to Greece, following
TOLD YA HE WAS ALLERGIC TO COPSI --- BY THE WAY, DID YOU HAPPEN TO FIND A SORTA RELIC AT YOUR GYM?
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
Sneaking á Look
WHY, YES-
|
"We made it quite clear to the Ministry that wc had double membership in all cor- porations combined over all other. unions. The Ministry made the point that the pre- sent negotiating machinery was considered adequate. We point- ed out that our members felt it was not."
No oficial statement has, so far, been issued by the Minis- try of Labour about today's discussions.
When the Ministry agreed on Tuesday, to seo representatives Association, it was made plain of the Aeronautical Engineers that this did not imply any consistently taken up that the departure from the attitude
question of
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This usnouncement probably is. the final chapter of the Do- minion's conscription, problems of World War II, 'In 'which French- Canada split with English-speak- Ing” Canada---Associated Press,
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