ARAB DELEGATIONS STILL DISAGREE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 11

ARAB DELEGATIONS STILL DISAGREE.

TALKS IN LONDON. Settlement of Differences Awaited. JEWS' CASE RESTATED. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON", February 8. Efforts to settle differences between the rival Arab delegations continued throughout the day without success. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald is continuing his efforts to bring the Arab Defence party and the Mufti's followers together, but the Government decided that whatever the result of the first Arab meeting to be held at f> p.m. to-morrow, there will bp a further meeting with the Jews at 10.30 a.m. on Friday. Dr. Weizmanii restated the Jewish case at the St. James' Palace to-night before the British delegation and the negotiating body of the Jewish Agency.

The Zionist view remains that the mandate binding instrument, involving an obligation to facilitate a Jewish national home. The Jews contend that their activities have raised the economic level of the Arabs.

A British official wireless message states that efforts were continued until a late hour to induce the Palestine Arabs to ajjree to representation on one delegation, but no finality was achieved. In consequence of these efforts to compose the differences between the Defence party and the Grand Mufti Arab delegates, the meeting arranged for last night at which Arabs were to have outlined their case was postponed. No meeting was held this morning on account of the weekly Cabinet meeting, while the Arab delegates were present at an afternoon reception given by the Arab Centre. WAVE OF TERRORISM. British Troops Round Up Arabs In Palestine. ESCAPEE SHOT DEAD. > (Received 11 a.m.) JERUSALEM, February 8. Apparently terrorism is continuing to reinforce Arab speeches at the London conference. A landmine killed a Jewish lorry driver, and two Arabs, believed to be peaceful, were shot.

General O'Connor, Governor of Jerusalem, announced that if" sabotage continues Arab-owned traffic and Arab passengers will be restricted.

British troope have been most active in rounding up «i> Arabs. An escapee was shot dead.

Carrying out the biggest operations in South Palestine since the beginning of the rebellion, troops searched 22 villages and engaged two bands of rebels. Seven uniformed rebels were killed and four taken prisoner, while 100 were captured during searches.