Shanyin, Oct. 1.
About 50000 Chinese troops consisting of part of the Shansi army, Communist units and detachments of {he North-eastern army, are trapped at Wutaishan and surrounding districts, Japanese military authorities here claimed. Japanese forces which occupied Ningwu on the evening of September 30 are advancing on Yuanpingchen, south of Taichow. Other units, which advanced southward from' Pinghsingkwan pass in north-eastern Shansi, are attacking Wutaishan via Tayungchen. Units which occupied Taichow and Fansze, the authorities added, are continuing their drives southward.—Domei.
It is understood that the situation in Palestine, following the murder of Mr. Andrews, was considered at a meeting of the British Cabinet on September 29, and the arrests were carried out in pursuance of the Cabinet's policy. The matter, however, was kept secret until the arrests had taken place.
The following official communique has been issued in Palestine explaining the British Government's stand:
The Palestine Government has been gravely concerned by the existence of an organized campaign of terrorism and Assassinations directed against individuals in this country. During the jast four months the nas become intensified in its activities. The action now being taken is a direct result o: this murder campaign.
On June 13 an attempt was made to assassinate Mr. R. G, B. Spicer Tnspector-General of the Palestine police force. There followed a number of assassinations of both Arabs and Jews, ihe campaign culminating on September 26 in the dastardly murder of Mr L. Y. Andrews, District Commissioner of the Galilee district, and of a British Constable, Mr. P. R. McEwen.
The officer administering the Government has, therefore, found it necessary to institute action against certain persons whose activities have been prejudilal to the maintenance of public security ju Palestine and who must thus be regarded as morally responsible for these events. 5 Tu virtue, therefore, of the powers taken by the officer administering th. Government by the regulations made ünder the Palestine Defence Order-in-Counci! in 1937, the Arab Higher Com mittee and all national čommittees li Palestine have been declared to be un Jawful associations.
Warrants of arrest have been issued 3n respect of the following persons, who Will be deported from Palestine—Jama Effendi al Husseini: Ahmad Him Pasha; Fuad Effendi Effendi Ghussein; Dr.
Hussein Fekhri and Effendi al Khalidi.
"Hai Amin Effendi al Husseini has been deprived of his office of President of the Supreme Moslem Council and of his membership of the General Wakf Committee, of which he was chairman.
The Grand Mufti, as the communique shows, although deprived of office is not among those to be deported, who include the leader of the Arab party, the secretary of the Arab Higher Committee, the Mayor of Jerusalem, and the President of the rab Youth organization,—Reuter,
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