A meeting of Bedouin tribes from Transjordania, Sinai and Southern Palestine will be field at Beersheba in April, according to a report to the “Morning Post” from Port Said. The meeting will be attended by Emir Sharqa, a brother of Emir Abdullah of Transjordania, District Commissioner Campbell and Police Commandant Mavrogordato. It is expected that thousands of Arabs will attend and that tribal differences and blood feuds that have existed for many years on the frontiers of the countries concerned will be settled.
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