Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-23
BRITONS RESTORE
 THE LAWS 0f MOSES
Restoration of Scrolls Sacred to Jews Feature of Capture of
 Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, Aug. 19 Correspondence Of The Associated ess).-Restora- tion of the Parchment Scrolls of the Law to the various synagogues in Tel Aviv and Jaffa was one of the interesting ceremonies which follow ed the British occupation
 These scrolls of the Law of Moses which are all written by hand and are preserved in magnificently orna- mented cases, some of them in solid silver, are the most sacred and holy possessions of every Jewish com munity. So when Djemal Pasha, in his hostility to the Zionists, carried out the tyrannical evacuation of the bulk of the Jewish population of Jaffa in April, 1917, the Jews car ried with them these sacred Horah in- to exile, lest they should fall into the hands of the Turks.
 These sacred scrolls had been care- fully guarded iby the Jews at Petach Tikvah (Mulebbis) and were brought back in solemn procession to Jaffa. A triumphal arch was erected at the northern confines of Tel Aviv, every house was decorated with flowers and bunting and the whole of the Jewish population turned out en fete to meet the return of their sacred possessions Jews came not merely from Jaffa, but also from Richonle-Zion and the other neighboring colonies.
 The young men and the girls of the Maccabee Athletic Association, dress ed in white clothes with blue sashes and ties, maintained order and kept nofh o1A ~~:o through the crowds. The procession was headed by the Australian mili- tary band and the ceremony at the Triumphal Arch was attended by off cers representing the military gov ernor and by Dr. Weizmann and the members and officers of the Zionist Commission.
 The Haham Bashi (chief rabbD of Jaffa mounted small dais near the Triumphal Arch and delivered an eloquent Hebrew address, in which he recounted the hardships of the evacuation. He thanked and invoked blessings upon the British govern ment and the British army and ex- pressed the hope that success would crown the efforts of the Zionist com missioners. The Jews desired to re- generate and build up Palestine, not merely for their own benefit but for that of all its inhabitants whose friendship and help he invited The re-establishment of the Jewish people in their ancient home in Palestine, he said, would be for the good of all hu- manity.
 Then the Shofar or Rams horn was blown and the scrolls were car ried under canopies by the chief rabbi, Dr. Weizmann, and others to the various synagogues to which they belonged.
 In the afternoon the town of Tel Aviv remained en fete. There. were 'processions of school children, cro>~,- ed and decorated with flowers, the Yemenites carrying small lambs and goats on their shoulders and bearing palms in their hands. Children sold flowers and confetti in the streets, the proceeds of which go to fund started recently by the Zionist teach CTS for translating into Hebrew and publishing Hebrew, English books and literature. In the evening the Macca- bees gave an athletic demonstration in the Public Gardens, and the pro- ceedings closed at sunset with the singing of God Save the King" and the Zionist national anthem, "Hati- kvah," the Song of Hope.