A widow, her aged father and mother, a son and three daughters, have been arrested by the “hunt officer”, Inspector Robinson, because of illegal residence. They came here from Egypt, but the widow was born in Palestine, where she resided until the outbreak of the World War and has lived in Egypt since. The family of seven has been released on bail.
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