TO SUPPRESS UNREST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 122, 25 May 1936, Page 7

TO SUPPRESS UNREST.

Five Thousand British Troops

In Palestine. STRINGENT MEASURES USED. JERUSALEM, May 24. Following upon the Arab raid on a food convoy at Haifa, which was repelled yesterday, an attempt was made to sat fire to the Levant Fair. It is understood that emergency measures are to be introduced for the control of all traffic. Seafortli Higliiders are guarding the main points in cue Holy City and the police are patrolling the streets wearing helmets. Emir Abdullah has rebuffed the Arabs' overtures for his support and has deprecated violence and advised the acceptance of the proposed Royal Commission. The authorities ' are tightening up measures for dealing with the tension between the Arabs and the Jews. They have prohibited the Arab strike leaders leaving towns in which they reside, interdicted a conference yf Arab Mayors at Ramallali and also prohibited motorists without permits using the roads in order to prevent terrorists carrying out motor raids. The consequence is that all road traffic at present is convoyed by troops. The tram services have been reduced, night trains have been cancelled and all trains carry military escorts.

Many shooting affrays are reported from various parts of the country. Incendiaries set fire to a cricket pa\ ilion at Nazareth. A bomb was thrown at an open-air cinema at Haifa and two people in the audience were injured. The Arab boatmen at Haifa have struck.

At present there are 5000 British troops in Palestine, including a tank corps.