Situation Well In Hand.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 179, 30 August 1929, Page 5

Situation Well In Hand.

(British Official Wireless).

Large Scale Riots Qaelled.

(Received This Day Noon) RUGBY, Aug. 29. Despatches from Jerusalem indicate !kat the situation in Palestine is now well in hand. Outbreaks on a large scale are no ionger feared and tbe presence of sufficient forces bas so strengthened tbe power of tbe lovernment tbat it should be well able to deal with local incidents. , Sir John Chancellor, High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan, arrived at Port Said yesterday and is to-day due to reach Jerusalem from England, tvhere be bad been on leave. The Colonial Office states that as regardg the general situation it is reported that yesterday and last night were quiet pracfcically throughout Palestine and that the presence of troops has produced a steadying effect on the rioters. Large scale disorders now appear to have been quelled and, unless conditions should be changed by circumslances not at present foreseen, the grave situation of the previous five days may be regarded as under control. _ About' midday on August 27 an excited crowd of Moslems assembled m the Haram area in Jerusalem and demanded arms from tlie grand mufti. Immediate menace was avoided by the officer administering Government, receiving a deputation and giving them fonnal' assurance that the Government had not armed the Jews. In consequence of this assurance the situation in Jerusalem on the morning on August 28 was much easier. In consequence of this assurance the situation in Jerusalem on the morning of August 28 was much easier. Tlie following are the total casualties up to August 28 : — Killed or died of wounds, Moslems 52, Christians 4, Jews 96; wounded, in hospital, Moslems 103, Christians 9, Jews 151. Press telegrams from Jerusalem state that rumours aro circulating of incipient movements at Tiberias on tbe sea of Galilee at Gaza and Transjordania but but troops continue to arrive and confidence is felt that every movement can now be checked. Although for tbe present British Government is concentrating on an effort to secure order in Palestine at the earliest possible moment, it is learned that full investigation of the condition of the countrv is likely to be taken immediately order has been restored. A full meeting of Cabinet cannot be held until the Prime Minister returns from Geneva. Meanwhile all the avai]able information is being collected and experts on the subject are being consulted.