MILITARY GUARD IN JERUSALEM

Southland Times, Issue 22898, 25 May 1936, Page 7

MILITARY GUARD IN JERUSALEM

Control Of Traffic 5000 BRITISH TROOPS IN PALESTINE SHOOTING AFFRAYS

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) Jerusalem, May 23. Following yesterday’s Arab raid on the food convoy at Haifa and their attempt to set fire to a fair at Levant, it is understood that emergency measures are being introduced to control all traffic. Ihe Seaforth Highlanders are guarding the main points of the Holy City. The police, wearing steel helmets, are patrolling the streets. The Emir Abdullah, ruler of Transjordan, rebuffed Arab overtures for his support. He deprecated the violence and advised the acceptance of the Royal Commission. The authorities have prohibited the Arab strike leaders leaving the towns in which they reside and have interdicted a conference of the Arab mayors. They have also prohibited motorists without permits using roads, in order to prevent terrorists from carrying out motor raids, as a consequence of which all road traffic is at present convoyed by troops. The train services have been reduced, and night trains have been cancelled. All trains carry a military escort. Many shooting affrays are reported throughout the country. Incendiaries set fire to the Police Cricket Pavilion at Nazareth. A bomb was thrown into an open-air cinema, injuring two of the audience, at Haifa, where Arab boatmen have struck. There are at present 5000 British troops in Palestine, including a tank corps.