WHY PEACE PAUSES
DRUSES WISH TO RETAIN ARMS
HAVE NEVER SURRENDERED WEAPONS IN HISTORY.
FRENCH IN A QUANDARY
United Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received Dec. 31, 11 p.m.) BEIRUT, Dec. 31.
The Druses refuse formal submission, especially as it involves laying down their arms. They say they never in history surrendered their weapons, which are necessary for their protection against raiders and the . general lawlessness of the Gebels. The Frenchare endeavouring to find a formula to satisfy the chiefs.—Reuter.
BOASTING REBEL KILLED
DAMASCUS, Dec. 31
The notorious rebel leader Hcssankhanat was killed in a fight outside the city. His most recent effort was tlio announcement that ho had detailed forty men to decapitate de Jouvenel.—Reuter.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10192, 2 January 1926, Page 5
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