Bombs and Incendiarists

Northern Advocate, 25 May 1936, Page 5

Bombs and Incendiarists

Situation Palestine

Tasks For British Troops

lUrdted Press Assort ation.-By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright .] (Received 10 a.m.) JERUSALEM, May 24. T7OLL OWING upon the Arab raid " on a food convey at Haifa, which was repelled yesterday, an attempt was made to set fire to the Levant Fair.

It is understood that emergency measures are to be introduced for the control of all traffic. Seaforth Highlanders are guarding the main parts in the Holy City, and the police, wearing steel helmets, are patrolling the streets. Emir Abdullah has rebuffed the Arabs’ overtures for his support and has deprecated violence, and advised the acceptance of the proposed Royal Commission. The authorities are tightening up measures for dealing with the tension between the Arabs and the Jews. They have prohibited the Arab strike leaders leaving town in which they reside, interdicted a conference of Arab mayors at Ramallah, and also prohibited motorists, without permit, using the roads, in order to prevent terrorists carrying out motor raids. The consequence'.is that all road traffic at present is convoyed by troops. The train services have been reduced, night trains have been cancelled, and all trains carry military escorts. Many shooting affrays are reported from various parts of the country. Incendiaries set fire to a cricket pavilion at Nazareth. A bomb was thrown at an open-air cinema at Haifa, and two people in the audience were injured. The Arab boatmen af' Haifa have struck • . t At present there are 5,000 British troops in Palestine, including a tank corps;