The authorities are all agreed in minimising the danger of disturbances occurring on Saturday in connection with the prohibited Arab demonstrations called for that day, and declare that the Government is firmly resolved not to permit any demonstrations to be held. The police claim that the demands for permits for demonstrations which have been coming in despite the Government prohibition, are all form people who are in no way representative of the Arab population, and that the Palestine Arab Executive has, since it was notified that the Government will not allow the demonstrations to be held, dropped all idea of the demonstrations and is showing no interest in the matter, not even suggesting to the Arab shopkeepers that they should close their shops on the demonstration day, as a manifestation of protest.
The exodus of small groups of Jewish and Arab residents from the mixed quarters, which started yesterday, is continuing to-day, but only on a very small scale. The rumours of impending trouble are still persistent, however, particularly in the provinces, and today a detachment of British police was sent to Safed, to be in readiness for any development, in view of the ugly rumours circulating there about the likelihood of demonstrations being held in defiance of the Government, which may lead to violence, Disquieting rumours are also going about in Afuleh, and in the entire valley of Jezreel.
The uneasiness prevailing in Jerusalem was added to considerably today by an attack made by an Arab on a 23 year-old Jew named Mordecai Mizrachi, while he was at work on a building at Rehavia. The Arab fell on Mizrachi with a dagger, but Mizrachi managed to wrest it from him, sustaining only slight injuries in the struggle. The Arab then ran off, pursued by the other workers, but he managed to make good his escape. Mizrachi was taken to the Hadassah Hospital, where his wound was dressed and he was allowed to go home.
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