London, Nov. 24.
A strong denial of the allegations appearing in the German newspapers concerning the misconduct of Britis! troops and police in Palestine w: made in the House of Commons ye: terday.
British troops and police in Palestine were accused by the Government-controlled German press of looting, rape, murder and torture.
When Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
Prime Minister, was asked whether his attention had bee drawn to these allegations, Sir John Simon, Chance lor of the Exchequer, answering ix his stead, declared:
"There, was, of course, no truth, whatever, in this newspaper story. I repeat Mr. Chamberlain's observ: tions that the German Governme! must be well aware of the unfortu ate effect of such articles on Ang! German relations."—Reuter. en route in police lorries to evacuate the stay-in miners from surface works, were held up on the Valen-cionnes-Paris road ey 8,000 miners, who barricaded the road by drawing up 50 trucks along the. railway line crossing the road. The coal from the trucks were emptied in the road.
Strikers surrounded one lorry, and jthe Mobile Guards had to fight their ay through, using the butts of their fes, Several men were injured in the skirmish.
Peace returned in the evening, when the Mobile Guards began to withdraw following an arrangement under which the police and Mobile s|Guards agreed to retire as long as the strikers ceased blocking the road and evacuated the forges.—Reuter.
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