DISTURBANCE AT GAZA
POLICE BARRACKS SURROUNDED
01!DEL TO FIRE GIVEN
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Austral.an l'reia Ansociation
JERUSALEM, 14th April
Moslems at. Gaza waited as a deputation on the district olfieer seeking permission to hold a demonstration against Hie recent Missionary Conference. Permission was refused.
Meanwhile a rumour spread that the deputation had been arrested and 400 Moslems surrounded the Police barracks, where only 20 police wore on duty. An officer gave the order to fire, and two attackers were slightly wounded. mo attack then fizzled out. This is the culmination of Moslem irritation allegedly needlessly caused by lack of tact among Missionary Conference officials.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 April 1928, Page 5
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