The first of August passed as a whole quietly in Palestine, notwithstanding the fact that the Communists distributed proclamations in Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish, calling for observance of the Communist day.
A clash with the police occurred in Tel Aviv on the evening of August 1, when a hundred demonstrants started to march in the street. Five of the demonstrants were arrested.
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