Lyons, Oct. 31.
Franco-Soviet friendship was stiessed here today by M. Jacob Souritz. Soviet Ambassador, speaking at an official meeting.
"I express the opinion of those whom the love for your beautiful country urges to seek collaboration with France in the maintenance of peace and to exert all efforts towards developing the Franco-Soviet rapprochement," he said. "As the representative of the U.S.S.R., I may assert that the entire people of my country is animated with the desire for concord and fraternity."
After stressing France's prestige, culture and civilization, the Ambassador concluded: his address by declaring, "Above everything, the country I represent wants peace. She desires it passionately for without peace she cannot carry out the great task to which she assigned herself Havas.
"Rebel Court" Broken Up Haifa, Oct, 31.
A detachment of the 2nd Battalion, the West Kent Regiment, broke in on the proceedings yesterday of a "rebel court," which was being held in an Arab village near Megiddo, south of Haifa.
The court scattered "and the "judge," Sheikh Mansour. was arrested, while one Arab was killed and rifles and ammunition were captured.
At the same time, three battalions of British troops searched Gaza, part of the general military plan of scouring all towns and villages. The results of the search were mot divulged, but it was believed that the objective of eliminating terrorists had been achieved.
Curfew in Jerusalem in future will be from midnight to 5 o'clock in the morning.
Incendiarism was suspected to be the cause of a huge fire in a timber warehouse, adjoining the port of Jaffa, The damage was estimated at £12,000. The timber destroyed was mostly for the mantifacture of citrus packing cases for the forthcoming shipping season.—Reuter.
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