Arab Dynamite Supplies Found; Scattered Disorders Continue

Government forces searching the Beit Dagan sector in connection with the shooting of two Jews there yesterday uncovered today a large quantity of dynamite, rifles and ammunition.

As scattered Arab disorders continued, eight army tanks and additional military forces were sent to the Nablus region–a hotbed of Arab disturbances. Barbed wire barriers were erected around hills in the region to prevent Arab brigands from escaping to hill retreats.

A Government arsenal near Jerusalem was discovered today to have been entered and large quantities of ammunition stolen.

Beersheba was notified by the authorities that collective punishment will be imposed on the village because telephone wires in the vicinity have been cut twenty-six times in the last fortnight and forty-six poles wrecked in the same period.

Collective punishment was imposed on numerous Arab villages to cover the expenses of restoring telephone wires cut by marauders. More than 3,000 trees were uprooted at Even Yehuda on the Sharon plain.

JEWS REOPEN SHOPS IN JAFFA AREA

For the first time since the disorders began April 19, Jews opened their stores in suburbs of predominantly-Arab Jaffa coincident with a report that the authorities would break the Arab general strike by issuing an order Sunday to compel Arab shop owners to open their stores.

The Jewish-controlled Anglo-Palestine Bank in Jaffa was crowded with Arabs. Many Arabs are transferring savings accounts from Arab to Jewish banks because of the “voluntary” ten per cent levy for the strike fund imposed by Arab banks.

The strike continued in full force in Jerusalem. It was believed the Holy City would be the last in which the authorities would employ new regulations permitting district commissioners to break the strike by forcing the opening of shops.

ARAB MERCHANTS PLAN TO REMOVE STOCK

It was learned in Arab circles that Arab merchants, fearing the District Commissioner will order them to reopen their closed shops on penalty of six months in prison, are planning to remove their stock and hand over the keys of the emptied premises to the Government.

Keys of all stores in the Arab village of Lifta have been turned over by the merchants to the Arab Supreme Council, which is pushing the general strike against Jewish immigration and sale of land to Jews, now ending its seventh week.

A new Arab daily that appeared in Jaffa was immediately suspended by the authorities.

Arab police last night rejected a one-shilling pay increase offered by the authorities, insisting on complete equality with British policemen, one of their chief demands. Unless the increase is accompanied by equality, the Arab constables threaten to carry out their threats of a strike.

Jewish policemen also rejected the offer of higher pay, explaining it was made under pressure of Arab terror.

Inspector General of Police, Roy G. Spicer, informed the policemen that soldiers were prepared to take over their duties in the Holy City.

An official communique reported that two policemen were injured yesterday when they used force in dispersing a demonstration at Bethlehem.

The communique said eight bombs were thrown since last night at the Nablus, Haifa and Gaza post-offices and at a railway culvert. Telephone wires were cut in six places. Considerable damage was done to citrus groves near Tel Mond.

Panic occurred in Tiberias when two Jews were attacked by an Arab mob. Six Arabs were arrested and the crowd was dispersed.

Shots were fired at Beth Alpha, Makhne Israel and at the Kadoorie School. No Casualties were reported.

The authorities in Jaffa closed the headquarters of the Arab labor organization.

High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope inspected newly-arrived troops at Zerka and later flow to Amman, chief city of Transjordan, where he consulted with the military authorities and conferred with Emir Abdullah, ruler of the territory.