PLAIN SPEAKING

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 33, 2 November 1933, Page 11

PLAIN SPEAKING

Colonial Secretary’s Reference to Palestine Riots BRITAIN’S MANDATE (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, October 31. In a wireless message on the occasion of the opening of the great new harbour of Haifa the Colonial Secretary Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, having referred to the great value such a harbour must be to Palestine, made an outspoken reference to the recent riots. . He said: “To-day’s ceremony is overshadowed by the deplorable disturbances which have taken place. I would speak very plainly to the people of Palestine. Thirteen years ago Great Britain accepted the mandate of Palestine. The mandate carries with it a clear duty to Arabs and to Jews. That duty will be discharged fully and fairly Without fear or favour. There is under the mandate an obligation to facilitate the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. But at the same time there is an equally definite ‘obligation to safeguard the fights of all" the inhabitants of Palestine. Both obligations will be most carefully observed. It will be the constant alm of British policy to foster and promote the’well-being of all Palestine. “Plans are now in hand, in which the High Commissioner has had a great personal share, which will materially benefit all classes of tbe community. That work will go forward. But there is a paramount duty to preserve law and order. That duty, too, will be most thoroughly discharged. I Wish here to repeat the tribute I have already paid to all ranks of the police for tbe fortitude with which they have carried out their duty. Law and order will be maintained throughout the land. Palestine is fortunate ip having at this time a High Commissioner devoted to its interests who every man in Palestine knows in his heart is fair and just. He has the complete confidence of his Majesty’s Govetnnient, aijd I appeal to all men of goodwill to give him their loyal support and copneratlon in his work for the common Rood of all.” NIGHT-LONG SNIPING Streets Strewn With Nails By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright Jerusalem, October 31. At Jerusalem sniping continued all night long, and caused the police to return the fire. There were no. casualties. The streets at dawn were found to be strewn with nails to impede military motor-lorries.

Owing to the prevailing tension ceremonial was dispensed with in connection with' the official opening of the magnificent new harbour at Haifa constructed by British enterprise at a cost of £1,250.000.

JEWISH IMMIGRANTS

Landing at Port Said

(Received November 1, 7.30 p.m.). Cairo, November 1.

Nine hundred Jewish migrants in a Polish steamer who were previously prohibited from landing at Haifa, have now been permitted to disembark at Port Said and travel overland to Palestine.