Late Monday night the Palestine government issued another bulletin concerning the number of casualties and injured. According to the official bulletin, up to Monday morning the government figures for the entire country were:
Killed: 83 Jews, 36 Arabs.
Severly wounded: 168 Jews, 45 Arabs.
Slightly wounded: 86 Jews, 60 Arabs.
The government bulletin also stated that two Jews were killed during the day in Gaza, and the Jewish population of the city left for Tel Aviv. An attempt of neighboring villagers to break into Haifa was frustrated.
PALESTINE JEWS PROTEST GOVERNMENT’S JUGGLING WITH FIGURES; FAILS TO MENTION ARABS AS AGGRESSORS
A protest against the procedure of the Palestine government in its publication of official bulletins of the casualties and the interpretation it gives to the events was contained in a cablegram received at the Zionist Executive here from Jewish leaders in Jerusalem.
The government bulletins grossly minimize the number of casualties and wounded and conceal the facts, the cablegram charged. An instance is the fact that the Palestine government never mentioned the Arabs as the aggressors, permitting the impression to go abroad among the uninitiated that the Jews may have been the aggressors in all or in some cases or that it was a fight for which both are alike responsible. The government is juggling with the figures in order to minimize the extent of the massacres in particular localities.
The cablegram gave the following number of Jewish dead and seriously wounded as of Monday:
Jerusalem-22 killed. 26 wounded.
Hebron-Official figures give 50 dead, 14 wounded, but survivors report 65 killed including the 8 Americans and the 2 rabbis.
Motza-6 killed, including a rabbi from Zichron.
Gaza-2 killed.
Haifa-4 killed, 8 wounded.
Tel Aviv-6 killed, 10 wounded.
Kastinian-3 killed, 2 wounded.
Beisan-2 killed. 1 wounded.
The 50 survivors of Hebron took refuge in the police barracks and were gradually transferred to Jerusalem.
The survivors at Gaza escaped by rail to Tel Aviv.
REFUSES PERMISSION FOR NEWSPAPERS PUBLICATION
A request directed by S. Schwartz, editor of the “Palestine Bulletin” and
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correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to withdraw the order suspending the publication of newspapers in Palestine was refused by the Chief Secretary of the Palestine government. Arab periodicals are being published in Jaffa.
PLACES EVACUATED, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BURNED
The following places were evacuated by the Jewish inhabitants: Talpioth, Mekor Chayim, Hebron, Bar Tuviah and parts of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Jewish agricultural school for girls in Jerusalem was burned by the Arabs.
PLACES ATTACKED
The following places were attacked and defended by the self-defense corps: Kfar Uriah, Emek Arazim, Artuf, Meshek Poaloth, Beth Alpha Chuldah and Mekor Chayim.
GENERAL DOBBIE IN COMMAND
General Dobbie took command of the situation Monday. Aaeroplanes, machine guns and armored cars are in use, but the authorities are still unable to cope with the situation, the attacks spreading throughout Judea and parts of the Valley of Jezreel and Galilee. Sunday night was the first fairly quiet night in Jerusalem but firing and sniping were renewed Monday.
Tel Aviv was attacked but the attackers were repulsed. In Haifa attacks broke out Monday.
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