THE EGYPTIAN RIOTING
WELLINGTON SOLDIER'S LETTER.
Reference to the Egyptian rioting is made in a letter just received by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur De Castro, of Wellington, from their son, Capt..Baron Do Castro, who has, been on service with the Auckland Mounted. Rifles. "Egypt is in a state of riot," ho writes. "Tho 'Gypos' want to .clear tho military element out of the country, so they have been running wild, and have been knocking people about.- . . .
They aro holding big meetings to-day (14th March) in the Mosques to decide whether they will carry on with tho business or not. Wo are all iioping they will, becauso thoy will get tho biggest hiding they have over had. Tho shop people are barricading all their windows. . . Tho students hero are tho worst, but, of course, it is the 'beads' who are really responsible. I mean to say, tho higher Egyptian clement is trying to incite these people to strike. General Watson had deported several of them to Malta, and that has had a great deal to do with the rousing of things."
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 125, 29 May 1919, Page 8
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180THE EGYPTIAN RIOTING Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 125, 29 May 1919, Page 8
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