Jerusalem, Oct. 25.
Following energetic action taken by the authorities, order has been reinstated in the old city of Jerusalem. Incidents are still reported from the outlying suburbs.
From Bethlehem comes the report of a rebel attack upon detachments of British troops. In the northern regions, other incidents are reported. In the Haifa district, rebels uprooted several hundreds of fruit-laden Within the Settlement In the Special Rated Area Total $48,506 orange trees and in Tel Aviv, police killed a number of bandits attempting to set fire to warehouses.—Havas.
Basement Alight Commission Vetoes Partition London, Oct. 25, At 1038 p.m. on the 9th, sections irom Hongkew Station turned out to the North Szechuen Road Head Post Office and found a fire in the basement, a glow being visible through. the windows after mail bags, which were stacked against the loading dock, had been removed. Attempts to enter the basement by way of the staircase having been unsuccessful, on account. of the dense smoke, two 24s" nozzles were directed through the basement windows in the direction of the glow and the Rescue Van was called out.
On the arrival of the latter, men donned oxygen gas masks, but, in spite of repeated attempts, they were unable to penetrate the basement and reach the fire on account of the heat.
By a majority of three, the Woodhead Commission decided today against the partition of Palestine and its report presents no final conclus sion, latest reports indicated this evening.
Observers believe, however, that British policy will envisage the giving of pledges to the Arabs to quell the present unrest.
When order is re-established, it is probable that a round-table conference with the participation of the Arab Princes, will be called.—Havas.
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