Jerusalem, Oct. 18.
The conspicuous courage of English-women in braving street sniping in the old city to help destitute children and old people has won the admiration of soldiers and terrorists alike.
One woman, Miss Winifred Rogers, is in charge of the maternity and infant fare centres. Notwithstanding the "shoot on sight" order to the military and also to rebel snipers, Miss Rogers traverses the narrow streets, without escort, to reach the welfare centre. The centre is situated in the heart of the troubled area, and Miss Rogers carries food and medical comforts amidst continuous firing.
Jerusalem Unrest Grows The New City of Jerusalem was encircled today by military patrols and armoured car units. Steel-helmeted troops with fixed bayonets were patrolling the suburbs.
A six-hour curfew was imposed throughout the whole of Jerusalem, from 11 o'clock last night.
It was officially stated that two Arabs were slightly wounded in a|at this difficult time. shooting in the old city yesterday, armed men entered a police station in the Moslem quarter and set fire to it, and a bomb exploded near a rabbinical school in the Jewish quarter, but no one was injured and no damage had been caused.
Abdul Raouf Shanti, member of a leading Moslem family, was shot and dangerously wounded in Jaffa yesterday.
Eight Arab convicts, who broke out of prison at Athlit yesterday afternoon, were chased by a Royal Air Force plane. Two of the convicts were killed, but the remaining six escaped.
Two Jewish watchmen were killed and six wounded when a large band of Arabs launched a fierce attack on a watch post north of Tiberias—Reuter.
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