ARAB RAIDERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 123, 26 May 1936, Page 7

ARAB RAIDERS

CLASHES IN PALESTINE Battles With The Troops ARMOURED CARS ATTACKED SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE ,2.r Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received May 25, 9.50 p.m, JERUSALEM, May 24. Lawlessness is increasing in the country districts, . especially the Nablus area, which claims the political leadership of the Arab towns. Raiders hidden on the hillsides are repeatedly attack- . ing armoured cars, troops and police, sometimes firing volleys. The troops invariably return the fire but the mobs’ casualties are difficult to discover, as they carry off their dead and wounded. So-called “Black Hand” warnings have been distributed among the British troops, urging them not to walk the streets if they valued their lives. The Arabs barricaded the streets of Nablus, throwing stones and firing from roofs when the police attempted to clear the thoroughfares. The Seaforth Highlanders arrived and fired, killing two and wounding four. Another died of fright. The mob again attacked but was dispersed. The firing from the hills continued all night. The Curfew was introduced to prevent the rioters from leaving Nablus at night time for sabotage, but crop destruction and the cutting of ’phone wires continues, and also attacks on railways despite the circulation of armoured trains. The mob attemnted to raid Nurclshew prison, but lied. They reopened fire from the hillside. One Seaforth Highlande r is reported to have been killed and another wounded. Five prominent agitators were arrested and others expelled from the cities and ordered to reside in distant villages. Special precautions weie taken 1o protect Government. House owing to threats of attack on Lieut.-Gen-eral Sir A. G. Wauehope. Tulkeram malcontents ani- * 'ished a. convoy of tanks at Motzab Alley. The soldiers replied with machine-guns and switched on searchlights. The attackers disappeared in the darkness.