Jerusalem, Jan. 10, Mr. J. L, Starkey, the "British chaeolofist" who has been visiting Palestine, was killed to-day in a highway hold-up near Hebrot accompanied by two Arab assistants, was travelling by ear to Jerusalem from Lachish, where he hed been excavating.
"An armed gang of bandit Arabs suddenly appeared and urder Starkey to alight. They compelled him to. march ahead and then shot him twice in the back.
The Arab assistants were spared by the brigands.
Mr. Starkey was the Head of the field expedition sent out by the Wellcome Research Institution—Reuter,
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