Large Part of Immigration Schedule Suspended Pending Sir John Simpson’s Inquiry

The British government is making an effort to solve the Palestine question in accordance with the wishes of the Arabs and the High Commissioner says he has received instructions from the Colonial Office to suspend all immigration into Palestine until the arrival of Sir John Simpson for his inquiry according to a report in the Arab paper, “Al Hayat,” which says that the High Commissioner told the above to the acting president of the Arab Executive who interviewed the High Commissioner to express the indignation of the Arabs at the breaking off of the negotiations in London.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency learns from the Zionist Executive that there is to be no general suspension of immigration but that a large part of the immigration schedule approved by the Palestine government last week is to be suspended pending Sir John Simpson’s inquiry. Immigration in the non-certificate categories is to continue as usual.

The “Al Hayat,” which is a semiofficial organ of the Arab Executive, says too, that the British government is contemplating replacing the native magistrates with British judges and will appoint forty-seven British police officers and twelve British sub-district officers.