All amusement halls were closed by the police soon after the Rex affair was reported. All people in the cinemas and other places were told to return to their houses. No curfew was proclaimed, however.
Several minor incidents also occurred today, causing widespread high feeling among the people. But no arrests were made.
It was thought that the Rex cinema and Jaffa incidents were perpetrated by Jewish hotheads pur-Suing the policy of violence urged by extremists in protest against the recent British White Paper.
"More coal were heaped on the fires of violence in the Holy Land with the receipt of reports that Arab rebels are regrouping marauding bands, Delegates of the various chieftains were said to have assembled a force 1500 strong, divided between Samaria and the southern regions.
On the other hand, Emir Nashashibi's moderate party continues to preach maintenance of calm and agreement by compromise.
One hundred and fifty leaders of the Defence Party gathered today under the presidency of Ragheb Nashashibi himself and voted a resolution in favour of acceptance of the recent British White Paper. They condemned terrorism.
Nashashibi returned oni; recently from Egypt, where he sought safety from extremist terrorists wh" threatened his life—Havas
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