The General Officer Commanding British troops in Palestine today announced that the sentences imposed upon seven colonists from the settlement of Hulda for illegal possession of arms have been confirmed. Attorneys for the Hulda settlers had appealed from the decision of a military tribunal which on Dec. 17, sentenced the colonists to terms of imprisonment ranging from two to six years.
The heads of all Jewish cooperative settlements met today to discuss the situation arising out of the conviction of Israel Birnbaum, head of the Hulda settlement, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment as the person responsible for all that occurred at his settlement. The conference decided to inform the High Commissioner that the chairmen of the Jewish cooperative colonies are no longer able to continue their duties under present circumstances.
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