The Archive · 1936

British Officer Shot by Arabs

Jerusalem, July 2.

The Arab insurgents have begun a regular recruiting campaign among the population and Arab families are being placed before the choice of either joining the ranks of the fighters or of giving money to buy ammunition, 'A serious incident occurred here yesterday during the funeral of British soldier who was killed in a recent Arab attack on a train. Arab Insurgents fired at the funeral procession from an ambush, one of the British emeers attending being hit In the leg The residence of the High Commissioner is being carefully guarded and a cordon of troops has been placed around the entire surrounding district, The Arab merchants are evidently rho longer very anxious to keep up the strike and, are in many cases, serving customers "behind closed doors. It is also reported that several members of the Arab strike committee are advocate Catholics Urged Not to Attend Banned Films Vatican City, July 2.

Pope Plus XI to-day, in an encyclical letter, ordered American Bishops to exact a promise from all faithful Catholics once every year to the effect that they will never attend films frowned upon by, the Church, 'The letter also provides for the setting up of special censorship offices under the Bishops' direction. Tt will be their task to decide which films are approved, and which are to be placed on the banned list—Havas, In his encyclical, the longest fever sent to America, says United Press, the Pope approved of and' urged the con-Unuance of the League of Degency and urged world-wide plication of the campaign, Ing a termination of the strike, since lack of funds is beginning to' make ite seriously felt—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,

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