One Jewish youth was killed today and another wounded when a party of Arabs ambushed them between Rishon L’Zion and Kfar Urieh.
The dead Jew, Yoel Drubin, 21, was the grandson of one of the founders of Rishon L’Zion. The wounded youth is Amnon Barshevski, 20. The attack is believed to be in revenge for an earlier clash between Jewish and Arab shepherds in the vicinity, during which one Arab was accidentally killed.
Five shops and warehouses in Tel Aviv were set afire this morning by a number of armed youths, following the refusal of the owners to pay them sums of money for the support of an underground group. Firemen fought the blaze for an hour before bringing it under control. Although the damage is not yet estimated, it is believed to be considerable.
High Commissioner Sir Alan G. Cunningham flew to Acre to personally inspect the prison from which 216 Jewish and Arab prisoners were liberated by the Irgun. As of tonight no more of the escapees were recaptured, leaving 29 Jews and 168 Arabs at large.
Billy Helmut, a former Hungarian citizen of German extraction, and a long-time resident of Palestine, who was shot and killed last night by two unidentified men while sitting in a cafe in Beth Akerem, a suburb of Jerusalem, is believed to have been an informer for the police.
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