FURTHER FIGHTS IN PALESTINE

Southland Times, Issue 22992, 11 September 1936, Page 7

FURTHER FIGHTS IN PALESTINE

British Policemen Killed TEN ARABS WOUNDED VILLAGERS ORDERED TO SURRENDER ARMS (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Jerusalem, September 9. A soldier and a policeman were killed and three privates were wounded near Acre when troops, assisted by aircraft, clashed with Arabs. Ten Arabs were wounded. Stronger measures include orders that the villagers must surrender arms and ammunition and inform the authorities of the whereabouts of the terrorists from Syria and Iraq. If they default in these requirements their homes will be demolished. Long-suspected sabotage in Government quarters was demonstrated today when a supply of cartridges was found in a post-office van bringing mails from Jericho. Three British policemen were killed near Roshpina, a Jewish settlement in north Palestine, when rushing to defend a mail car upon which Arabs had fired. Troops and aircraft have since pursued the Arabs, thus far inflicting 10 known casualties. The military frustrated an attempt to mine the road from Nablus to Tulkarem. TROOPS WISHED GOOD LUCK ARDUOUS AND THANKLESS TASK. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby. September 9. The Special Orders of the Day, addressed to all troops of the First Division who are embarking for Palestine, by the Commander-in-Chief at Aidershot say: “I cannot let you leave without wishing you good luck during what I hope and believe will only be a short visit to Palestine. Remember that the maintenance of law and order is a thankless task, which brings little honour or reward but entails heavy responsibilities. The fame of the British Army stands high as the result of many such arduous tasks. I know you all well enough to be completely satisfied that this great reputation is safe in your hands, and that when you return you will have raised it to an even higher level.” A message from Marseilles states that Lieutenant-General J. G. Dill, the newly-appointed commander in Palestine, embarked on the destroyer Douglas there this afternoon. Moslem Attack On Britain POLICY IN PALESTINE London, September 9. The Calcutta correspondent of The Times says that The Star of India, a Moslem newspaper believed to be enjoying the financial support of his Highness the Aga Khan and members of the Bengal Government, in an editorial entitled “The Sorrows of Islam, bitterly attacks the British policy in Palestine, comparing it unfavourably with that of the French in Syria. The paper says: “The latest communique smacks of that double-faced diplomacy with which victims, of imperial aggrandizement are familiar.”