WAR NEWS IN BRIEF
QUIET LONDON, June 3. A message from Nassau, in the Bahama Islands, to-day, said that conditions had returned to normal to-day, when business establishments were re-opened. LATER. The United Press states that almost 1400 native negro labourers returned to work on two American projects to-day. Forty natives faced charges of smashing windows and looting shops. The return to work was attributed to the tranquilising influence of the Duke of Windsor’s radio address last night. DEFENCE OF’ PALESTINE. JERUSALEM. June 4. The High Commissioner has proclaimed Palestine police force a military force for the duration of the war, liable for employment on military duties and in defence of Palestine. UNREST IN SIND.
RUGBY, June 4
Mr Amery stated in the Commons that the recent outbreak of violence in the Sind, had been caused by a fanatical sect with a long history of violent crime. On May 16 a party of them derailed the Karachi-Lahore mail train, and murdered and looted a number of passengers. A son of the Home Minister of Sind was one of those killed. Military measures to deal with those implicated were now in progress. He was not aware of any accusations against any Members of the Assembly, "in connection with those outrages."
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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 June 1942, Page 4
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