The British Colonial Office issued a statement here tonight of events in Palestine. The statement read:
“Successful action taken against a party of raiding Arabs on the evening of the third of September at El Mesha village. East of Mount Tabor, resulted in 26 casualties being inflicted on the raiders, while one soldier was slightly wounded.
“The French authorities in Syria have posted detachments on the Palestine frontier north of Safed in order to prevent the incursion of Arabs in our territory. During Wednesday, the situation remained generally quiet. Aircraft continue to carry out systematic patrols over the whole country.”
On Monday night the Colonial Office issued the following statement: “On Monday night a party of mounted Arabs attacked the village Talpioth, two miles south of Jerusalem, which is occupied by troops. The attack was repulsed with losses to the assailants.
“Troops in conjunction with the Palestine police carried out searches on Jaffa, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. One hundred and seventy arrests were made in the village Weleta, neighborhood of Jerusalem. Sixty, including 2 important agitators were arrested at Beisan.
“Rumors indicate the passage of Arabs into Palestine on the northeastern frontier. No concerted tribal movement is believed to be taking place, but isolated marauding band maintains unrest in the areas. The Haifa, Gaza and Jaffa areas are all reported quiet. Transjordania is tranquil, the whole country is being systematically patrolled by aircraft.”
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