Reported Scheme Neither Confirmed Nor Denied Jerusalem, Avg. 30, There was trouble at Saf-ed last night. Before military" refnforeements haditime to arrive a body of Arabs attacked the. Jewish houses in the tovfn, killing five Jews and wounding twenty. The-Avabs then set-fire to the buildings in the main street of the Jewish quarter. Among other premises an all company's! Store was gutted.
Jerusalem has now been a city of death for. eight days during which work has erased. "The "results bat people are starving and Iundreds are receiving" bread rations.
Biverywhere it is deadly quiet. Everyone is in a highly nervous state. The millar authorities are exercising the greatest vigilance. "During. the shocking affray at Safed last night, bands of- Arabs larmed- with: "Knives attacked. the Jewish quarter, burning and looting t." Seventy. Jews were killed: oF
The Chief of the Beni Sukar, one fof the trans-Jordanian tribes," has been arrested here—Reuter.
Three thousand of: their. coreligionists were unable to gain admission and the police had to Jantervene when the crowds began to: storm the entrances, Eventually a umber of overflow moti held near-the Hall.
Lord Melchett said that they were witnessing a breakdown of the British administration almost unequalled since the; Indian mutiny. He had no wish to criticize the present Government, who took. what steps they could to remedy the situation, but. the position which had been allowed to of the World Zionist administration Organization, said that the matter called for'a very full investigation of the whole manner in which the Palestine Mandate had been administered in-recent years—Reutec, The Casualties 7 Tokyo, Aug, 30, White the Navy Office neither eonfirm.nor deny any intention demanding the commencement of a Jeplacement programme in 1980, they. admit. that the question has been under discussion since the last session of the Diet, It is indicated {hat the actual scale of replace: mone hag not yet been fixed, as Imueh will depend on. the outcome of the present Anglo-American con-Yersations.
On the other hand, the Japanese papers quote the Minister of Fi ance. us saying to. the Press that {he Naval authorities are planning start the replacement of aw Hinrles in 1990, which year is earlier ally intended, 80 a8 to avoid overlapping with the com-replace-added, however, that, owing to. the Government
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