The Archive · 1938

Ex-Mufti in Hiding In Lebanon

Geneva, Oct. 31.

The former Mufti of Jerusalem has now taken refuge in Lebanon and has "given no sign of an incorrect declares M. de Caix, the French representative of the Man-{dates Commission, who had teen asked by the Commission for details fof the steps taken to prevent anti-British activities on the part of the former Mufti—Reuter.

"Rebel Court" Broken Up i Haifa, Oct. 31.

'A detachment of the 2nd Batialion, the West Kent, Regiment, broke) la fon the proceedings yesterday of a "rebel court," which was, being held in an Arab village near Megiddo, south of Haifa.

The court scattered and the "judge," Shelkkh Mansour. was arrest ed, while one Arab was killed and rifles and ammunition were captured.

At the same time, three battalions of British troops searched Gaza, as part of the general military plan of Scouring all towns and villages. The results of the search were not divulged, but it was believed that the objective of eliminating terrorists had been achieved.

Curfew in Jerusalem in future will be from midnight to 5 o'clock in the morning.

Tncendiarism. was suspected to be the cause of a huge fire in a timber warehouse, adjoining the port of jaffa. The damage was estimated at £12,000. The timber destroyed was mostly for the manufacture of citrus packing cases for the forthcoming shipping season—Reuter.

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