According to Falastin, the agreement just concluded between Transjordan and the Hedjaz provides that the district of Akaba is to be recognized as a British possession, and there is going to be a British ruler. The Transjordanian Government denies this report.
######French Jewish capitalists has agreed to erect the buildings necessary for the Exhibition as well as industrial buildings.
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