JAFFA RIOTING

Southland Times, Issue 22159, 30 October 1933, Page 7

JAFFA RIOTING

MOB ATTACKED POLICE RESTORE ORDER SEVERAL DEATHS (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, October 27. Rioting occurred in Jaffa this afternoon. A communique issued by the High Commissioner for Palestine states that the Arab Executive Committee announced its intention to hold on October 27 a political demonstration at Jaffa similar to that which was disallowed at Jerusalem on October 13. The High Commissioner received the president and members of the Arab executive on October 25 and informed them that no political procession or demonstration would be allowed in Jaffa, but that members of the executive would be permitted to proceed to the district office and there hand a protest or manifesto to the District Commissioner for transmission to his Excellency.

Despite the High Commissioner’s prohibition a procession was formed to-day in the neighbourhood of the Government office at Jaffa. It began to move, and was ordered to disperse. This injunction was disobeyed and the police were compelled to make a baton charge to disperse the mob, which, however, reformed, and vzas again attacked by the police. By 2 o’clock the rioters were dispersed and quiet restored. One member of the police force and several rioters were killed. Two police and 20 rioters suffered serious injuries. A large number of arrests were made. There is complete quiet throughout Palestine with the exception of Jaffa. TWENTY ARABS KILLED TROUBLE DEVELOPING. (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, October 29. A message from Jaffa states that 20 Arabs were killed there yesterday. Trouble developed in several other parts of Palestine, a crowd demonstrating on the railway station at Haifa and trying to smash motor cars when the police were compelled to fire, wounding several. Several police were stabbed. The air force rushed a squadron of aeroplanes from Egypt.

UNREST CONTINUES BURIAL OF VICTIMS (Un'ted Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) Jerusalem, October 28. The Palestine unrest continues and may spread to Transjordania, where precautionary measures are being taken by the authorities. At Haifa the police arrested members of the Arab executive of Jaffa, including a prominent lawyer, Sullen. Mobs watched the funerals yesterday of those killed in the recent disturbances, but there was no disorder. The Arabs have begun a general strike at Jerusalem.