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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, Friday, DecemBER 8, 1937.

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T is unfortunate that Sayyed Mohammad El Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, should be pictured as a sinister plotter at the cen- tre of a web of intrigue and mystery.

Fer, to understand the prisint funtion, British readers should realise that even in his exile from Jerusalem he is still an All-Moslem and Arab leader, enjoying great respect and the friendship of rulers throughout the Arab and Moslem world.

Let us look at the background of the Mufti, who is now. 42 years old.

He was educated in a lay school in Jerusalem, then went to Cairo for religious instruc- tion at tho 1,000 years old Alazhar University.

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Mecca and thus became Haj Amin-Haj meaning one who has made the pilgrimage to 'Mecca.

On to Constantinople (as it then was) for military training, culminating in two years as an Artilleryman In the Turkish army during the war.

In 1016 came the Arab revolt against the Turks, due to the promise of the Allies to recog- nise Arab countries as indepen- dent sovereign States.

Haj Amin willingly threw

himself into the

task of recruit-

I

Ing volunteers

to join Lawrence

in

his action

Turkish Armies.

against the

Then came

the Balfour Declaration and

ment.

Haj Amin swung over and

there is no use hoping she will Arab disillusion- alter her attitude. Only pres sure of a very unusual nature

started organ- could, procure a change; and

ising opposition pressure is apt to produce change to the polley of the Jewish in a direction far from that National Home. desired. In other words, it is Mosque of highly probable that if any Grand Mufti to be no amateur weight were brought to bear in his dealings with the police. upon Japan to make her listen

His recent escape from the Omar shows the

to third party comment 01 advice on matters affecting the

He came into conflict with Chinese Customs, for instance, them in 1910, when he was sen- far from lending sympathetic tenced to a long term of im- attention and extending the wel- the authorities regarded as in- prisonment for a speech which Chater-Road-coming-hand, she would-stop-hernammatory.

eara, multer a warning and take In better grip of her sword. That is the type of Government with which the Powers have to deal at the moment. It is with its own people riding 11

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Police went to arrest him at Pasha, the late President of the the house of his uncle, Kazim

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The GRAND MUFTI

Mufti

Grand (on right in top photo- graph) before ho fled. The writer of this article, Minsa el Husseint, is izt the left- hand picture.

would find him at his sister's house opposite. He escaped to Damascus.

Under the general amnesty two years later he returned to Palestine to succeed his brother, Mohammad Kamel Effendi, as Grand Multi, carrying on a line extending buck some hundreds of years.

A Mufti is an interpreter and expounder of the Moslem law, and the Muft of Jerusalem takes the title of Grand Mufti.

The Supreme Moslem Council was then formed to manage Moslem institutions and rell- gious endowments (Waki̇s) and Lo supervise Moslem courts.

The Grand Mufti was elected President of the Council.

From that time he became a

paraniount figure in Palestine politics and occupied an im- portant place as an All-Arab and Inter Moslem leader.

Under the Muft's reading of history, Palestine became an Arab country 1,400 years ago, and from that time it has been a sacred trust to other genera- tlons of Arabs to preserve Pales- ting as they received it.

Moreover, Palestine forms a link between the Arab worlds in Asia and Africa, and If Pales- tine becomes anything but Arah controlled it will form a wedge between those two blocits.

The Mutu, therefore, stands for an Arab majority in Pales- ine, but he hates absolutism, and from that arises his opposi- tion to the present British re- gime.

He favours essentially democratic government, repre

senting the Jews and Arabs alike. His strength and papu- larity among the -Arabs are. based on his sincerity, strength, and his open stand to preserve

HOW DO YOU SHAVE?

wave of popularity blown everprises. Moreover, the blockade higher by the wind from Chinn which tells of repeated victories. It is equipped for almost any

in effect, be permanent even IS your morning shave a plen-tween the ordinary "scrape" and eventuality, and it has leaders after peace. For what would

sant operation which is a joy ja really satisfying shave. who have immense courage and prevent Japan from juggling the finished leaves you with a feel-first and remove the traces when to perform, and which when For example, many men shave unalterable convictions. And if tariffs in such a way as to keep ing of cleanliness and a sense washing afterwards in the usuni the very momentum of the coun- all but Japanese goods out of of well-being, or is it a task to way. It is better, however, to try in its present adventure the Chinese markets? Nothing possible and with minimum of ing helping to soften the beard,

ba got through as quickly as wash first, the action of wash-i makes its way seem

smooth, but her pledged word that the discomfort?

and thus less time need be spent there is no telling to what "Open Door" will not be closed.

There are three essentials for in lathering. lengths Japan may not go on the And what if the "Open Door" a good shave-n good light, n

After the shave the face mainland of Asia.

were closed against Hongkong? good lather, and a keen razor should be bathed with cold or attempt the conquest of the Hongkong lives by the imports however, will not result in the to open the pores and allow the blade. These three things alone, tepid water. Hot water tends she delivers to China and the perfect shave. There are other remaining soap to sink into the exports she takes away. Hong-nids to this which if employed skin, and this may give rise to Quite apart from the political kong trade returns for 1936 are will make all the difference be- irritation. A linen towel should questions involved in such a con-enlightening. To North China

then be used to dry the face. dition of affairs, should I goes

Nothing is more annoying. than develop, it seems probable that in imports and

total of $115,876,000 and sell as she pleases, selecting pieces of that downy stuff which $31,538,000 for her custom whom she maying to one's face throughout the before the aim should have been worth of goods

comes from "fluffy" towels stick- come back desire. accomplished intervention of To Middle China go $9,689,000 Originally the Japanese adven-day. some form might have been worth,

ture in China was a

So far as the actual operation. political tried. And in spite of the $21,808,000 more come back. world

worth affair, having little bearing in of shaving is concerned, failure of the Brussels Confer-

commerce IB Tong should be taken to draw the. China takes $94,433,- as China's loan obligations were razor in the direction of the ere, possibly because of it, any 000 in imports from Hong-the shutting off of her revenues, ly grows downwards on the up- not made impossible to meet by growth of the hair, which usual intervening nation is likely to kong and returns $109,492,000 But the Japanese control of Cus- per part of the face towards the move independently, more worth. Take away even half of toms, might have a wider effect point of the chin, and upwards less, and perhaps alone. Why that trade, and Hongkong's in than the breaking of the loan on the neck and underneath the should the attempt to subjugale come is going to be so sadly de-injuring of foreign investors, razor should move in slightly obligations, and the consequent chin. At the same time the YOU tie, action by any power than the good bye to all hope, of prosper of complete restriction of for- straight ones. This enables the all Chins bring any, more dras-plated that she will need to say It might mean the considerable diagonal strokes rather than presont invasion?---Because at ity. Thus it will be seen that eign trade with China. On that blade to get to the lowest part tempt at conquest of the whole if Japan cares to juggle tariffs there any probability of inter- the skin, thereby ensuring a ground, and that ground only. is of the hair which shows above country presupposes a declara- in other great seaports, as she vention by any power or powers close shave with the minimum tion of war, or at least an effec is reported to have done at in the present hostilities. of effort. tual blockade, shutting the Tientsin, Hongkong will have China porta to world trade good cause to hope for Interven This would mean near ruin, to tion of a sort which will ensure many important foreign enter, that China remains free' to buy

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And what he stands for by MUSA

EL HUSSEINI Who here gives the Arab case-

in the Palestine dispute.

what the Arabs believe to be their vital interests,

Arabs see him as cheerful, brave and honest. He is kind and hospitable, treating the poor and rich alike, and he knows how to remain friendly even with those who are bitter political opponents.

Those who have met him are fascinated by his magnetic personality.

He is always smiling. He speaks little, but when he does it is with a wealth of gesture.

"A fine patriot," wrote a high British official in a letter to a friend; a whole-hearted Arab nationalist," says the Palestine Commission's report.

The Mufti is a married man, and his wife and two of his five children are now reported to be with him in Syria.

That is how the Arabs see him; but the British Press is now picturing him as a con- spirator, arch-plotter, institut- ing murders and terrorism as a means of achieving his own political ambitions, to become dictator of Palestine and, if possible, of the whole Arab and Moslem world.

He is pictured as being in league with Mussolini to cause trouble for Britain in the Near East.

What is the truth about this? In 1932 the General Moslem. Congress in Jerusalem, under the Presidency of the Mufti, solemnly condemned Italian atrocities against the Arabs.in. Libya.

At the request of the Italian Consul, the British authorities. sent two representatives to the Congress and asked the Mufti to stop his anti-Italian pro- paganda.

There is no doubt that Italian propaganda In Palestine and Arab- countries is very strong just now.

The Mufti, and Arabs in general. in their aspiration for a Pan-Arab Federation, want the help and friendship of Britain.

There are no difculties between Britain and the Arabs except in Palestine.

If Britain declines this friend- ship it will cause bitter regret among us Arabs.

But the present disturbances in Palestine should not merely pro-

voke regret-that would be wholly unconstructional they should also provoke an attempt to under--

ing Arabs "to ride in such a stand the causes which are mev. troublesome way." as we say in one-

of our Arab expressions, sult of the Partition plan, which Recent outbreaks are a direct re-

wo regard as detrimental to our. interests.

They would have occurred as early as the beginning of Septem-- bor, when 13 Arabs wore killed but for the influence which the Mufti and, the Higher Arab`Com... · mitteo brought to bear

on the Extreminta.

Now the responsible leaders are gono, the way will be open to irre- sponsible elements on whom no pressure can be brought.

Although deprived of his post. tion as President of the Supreme

remains the Grand Mufti to the Arab world-for that is a religious

Mosiem Council, the Grand Mufti

authority can depose him. leadership from which no cir

To-day's Thought--- WE all must fee from our ideals when those who pursue have stronger ideals.

---MERRICK.

This is not the whole story, of Finally, it should be remem➡ that Hongkong's future, tied to benefits from a rest just as do do without the daily shave for course, but it is enough to show bored that the skin of the face casional opportunity arises,, to the tail of the Chinese dragon, is the other parts of the body, and once. not too securo,

it is a good plan, when an oce

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