Police today marked the eve of the third anniversary of the outbreak of the Palestine disorders by transporting to Jaffa, to be dumped into the Mediterranean outside the three-mile limit, four tons of arms, ammunition and explosives seized since last July.
Viewing the collection, which included more than 1,000 rifles, at police headquarters in Jerusalem, Major-General Robert H. Haining, General Officer in Command of British forces in the Holy Land, commented: “This represents only a fringe, but a pretty good fringe. Its destruction will have a good moral effect.”
Casualties during March totalled 233, including 128 killed, according to an unofficial compilation. The total for the year is 723, of whom 348 were killed. Losses of the British forces since the beginning of the year were 16 killed and 37 wounded.
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