Terusalem, Sept. 9.
The Jewish National Council in Palestine *(Vaad Leumi), replying to the statement made by the Arab Executive on September 4, refute the allegations a tained "in the statement and say that, if the Government had armed! 'Jews, the latter would not have been' fixing a shot, The Jewish National Council declare that, there was a public distribution of knives in Jerusalem streets to Moslems who came to tov, allegedly to pray, on August The statement of the Arab Executive, to which the above reply was made, was issued following a proclamation by the High Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Chancellor, in which he referred in very strong terms to the "sav: murders of defenceless Jews roger: less of age and sex" and declared that his first duties would be to restore order and to inflict stern Punishment upon those found guilty of acts of violence.
The members of the Arab Executive said that they had read the proclamation with astonishment and, regret and pointed out that most of the Jews were armed and that the Government had armed magy Jews, No Jews, they added, had been mutilated, even at Hebron, but fon the other hand certain Arabs had been mutilated by Jews and Jewish mobs had killed Arab women and children. They alleged thai Jews committed the first murders of women and children—Reuter.
London, Sept. 11.
Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Dowding loft for Palestine by air to-day to take over command of the Bi forces in Palestine—Reuter,
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