THE FIRM HAND

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 8

THE FIRM HAND

BRITAIN’S IX PALESTINE OFFENDERS FOR TRIAL (Aust and N.Z. Cable) Received Sept. d. 2 p.m. Jerusalem, Sept. -I. Tl.B High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir John Cliallonor, has issued a proclamation, sliding that all offenders, without distinction of race or creed, will lie-brought to trial. CAUSES FOB MORE TROUBLE The Supreme Moslem Council lias begun to erect a. new building immediately above the AVailing Wall, despite. Jewish protests. The Government of Palestine is considering the matter. It js now reported that (lie number of cases of Jews molesting Arabs, both Christian and Moslem, are increasing the difficulties of flic police. PROMPT ACTION APPROVED (Official British Wireless.) ■ Rugby, Sept. 4. Tl(e announcement that a- commission of inquiry into flic Palestine Incidents is being appointed is approved by the press. The -Daily Telegraph says Lord Passlicld’s prompt action ns Colonel Secretary is admirable. The Daily Chronicle says the terms of reference for the inquiry are- Hie right ones and it entirely approves of firm words used.

The Alanehcster Guardian says the attitude oF that great- statesman, Dm Baud, is of real impornnoe for his influence jn the Arab world is unsurpassed. He left no doubt that he does hot ..dream of promoting any anti-British,l movements in Palestine. AN ARAB ATTACK FAILS The Colonial Office- states.that on Monday night a party of mounted ’Arabs attacked the village of Talpioth, two miles south ol’ Jerusalem, which was occupied by British troops. The attack was repulsed, with loss to the assa'linnts. ATAXY ARRESTS EFFECTED Britjsh troops and Palestine police have carriectoout searches based on Jaffa, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, 170 arrests being made at the village ol Weleta in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem and 60 individuals, including two important agitators, have been arrested at. Beisan.