De Jouvenel Speaks of Zionist Possibilities in Syria at Paris Meeting

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The possibilities of Jewish land concessions in Syria similar to those enjoyed by the Jews under the Palestine mandate were spoken of by Henri de Jouvenel, former High Commissioner of Syria, in an address he delivered last night at an assembly of Jewish youth.

The former High Commissioner expressed his gratitude to Syrian Jews for their great service to France and declared that the services of the Jewish people are important for humanity.

M. Justine Godald outlined the program of the activities of the French Palestine Committee, an organization formed recently and consisting of prominent Frenchmen and Jews, to further the cause of Palestine. M. Corcos appealed to French Jews to take a more active interest in the upbuilding of Palestine.

Mlle. Maxa Nordau described her impressions of her recent Palestine visit. A message of sympathy with Zionism was received from M. Painleve.

Arguments were closed on Tuesday before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, England, in the Labrador boundary case, in which Canada and Newfoundland each seeks to prove ownership of that part of the Labrador region known as the “coast,” Judgment was reserved. A claim for this territory was also presented before the Privy Council by Rev. Isaac de la Penha of Montreal on the basis of a royal grant of 1677 from William of Orange to his ancestor, Joseph de la Penha.