JEWS IN PALESTINE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 6

JEWS IN PALESTINE

DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY ‘ BRITISH PRESTIGE WANING ; T'he opinion that the popularity of Britain in Palestine was on the wane as a result of the Balfour Declaration was expressed by the 'Rev. W. W. (lash, an English clergyman who was for a considerable time in Jerusalem and who arrived at Auckland by the Aornngi this week (slates the “Herald 1. Mr Cash was in charge of the Church of England chaplains in Palestine during the Great War and was stationed near Jerusalem when Lord Allenby made his triumphal entry, into the city through the famous Jaffa Gate. Subsequently he was a political officer during the Egyptian Rebellion and is now general secretary of the Church of England Missionary Socicly. Commenting upon present conditions in Palestine, Mr Cash said a modern city of broad si,reels had grown up during the past 40 years outside the walls of Jerusalem. That was the locality where most of the lighting took place during the war and when the Turks were eventually driven out of the city their retreat was made over the Mount of Olives. The return of the Jews to Palestine was a political and national movement rather than a religious concentration, Mr Cash added. The Jews had built a fine university and had given a great deal of attention to the development of agriculture. Great progress had been made and the export of oranges was rapidly assuming large proportions in the external trade of the country. The Jews did not appear, however, to bo laying great stress on the religious significance of their return to the Holy. Land. Jews from many and various countries wore showing a fine spirit of co-operation in their task'of rebuilding their nation. The Rev. Mr Cash will visit Nelson next week.