STREET RIOTS IN JERUSALEM.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18353, 26 August 1929, Page 9

STREET RIOTS IN JERUSALEM.

Arabs and Jews in Conflict GRAVE SITUATION DEVELOPING. (United Press Association—By Electrlo Tel egraph —Coen rijth t .) (Received August 25, 5.5 p.m.) JERUSALEM, August 24. Twelve were killed and many wounded in street fighting between Jews and Arabs. The police used armoured cars to disperse the crowds. The trouble was the outcome of the recent incidents at the Wailing Wall. Attacks Continue. A group of armed Arabs are reported to have attacked the Jewish village of Motza, killing six. Rioting in Jerusalem continues. Three more Arabs have been killed. Fifty British soldiers have arrived by air from Egypt. A composite battalion arrives on August 25. All newspapers have suspended publication. The American Consul has promised that a warship will repatriate Americans now in Palestine. BRITISH WARSHIPS MOVING. DRASTIC MEASURES PROPOSED. (United Press Association—By Xlactrlc Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received August 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 24. The Admiralty announces that the warships Barham and Sussex are going to Palestine from Malta, at the request of the High Commissioner. The War Office states that fifty British troops have been despatched from Egypt to Jerusalem by air, and a composite battalion departs by train tonight. Jerusalem is under martial law—six o’clock curfew and the censorship of outward foreign telegrams has been proclaimed. The riots resulted in nine Jews and three Arabs being killed. The injured include an English public works official. A small force of British police and eight Jew'sh constables restored order, despite the desertion of the Arab constables. An aeroplane is flying over the city in expectation of further trouble, because to-day is the Jewish Sabbath, and Arab demonstrators are parading the streets. The Arab wounded are reported to number 107. The Air Ministry states that the aeroplane which crashed at Heliopolis, was not connected with the movement of troops to Jerusalem. CABINET LEADERS CONFER. FOREIGN POPULATION GREATLY RELIEVED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received August 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 25. The gravity of the situation in Palestine is indicated by the fact that Mr Ramsay MacDonald directly he arrived in London received the heads of fighting departments namely Mr A. V. Alexander (First Lord of the Admiralty), Mr Thomas Shaw (Minister of War), and Lord Thompson (Secretary of State for Air). The latest messages from Jerusalem indicate the the foreign population is relieved to learn that British warships are on the way. AMERICA’S CAUTIOUS ATTITUDE. RELIANCE ON BRITAIN. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received August 25, 11.0 p.m.) WASHINGTON, August 24. The State Department, commenting on the Jerusalem reports that American Jews had asked the consul to summon an American naval vessel to help restore order, stated that the consul had reported that the British authorities had takin every adequate measure to deal with the situation, and it was felt that the British was fully equipped to deal with that situation. Considerable doubt is expressed whether the American Government will see fit to send a warship.