EGYPT AND SOUDAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1919, Page 3

EGYPT AND SOUDAN.

general allenby appointed

SUPREME AUTHORITY GIVEN

f AUSTRALIAN <S N.Z. CABLE ABBOCIALON 1 & REDTEB.J

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March. 21 Official.—ln view of the grave situationt Egypt and the High torn* sioner’s absence General AHenby^ has been appointed Special High sioner for Egypt and Soudan. He h been directed to take Supreme author ity on all matters, military and civil, and take all measures he considers necessary to restore law and order m these countries and administer i matters as may be required, y necessity of maintaining the King s protectorate over Egypt on a equable basis. RISING IN EGYPT. LONDON, March 20. The National movement for the independence of Egypt has become most general. Military forces have suppressed ou , breaks at the city of Alexandria and elsewhere. , • „ In many instances attacks have been , made on the railways and the telephone , : and telegraph stations. ( Railway stations and trams hav f been plundered. , 1 General Allenby has hurriedly left t Paris for Cairo. t The situation in Egypt , is regarded jus grave. The garrison of Cairo is beJng reinforced.

GRAVE DISORDERS. 'Router’s Telegram.) (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March "AFollowing upon the deportation . of four Egyptian agitators to Malta on 9th March, two of whom were ex-Mmis-iters, riots broke out at Cairo on 11th March, much damage and looting being flone. . The disturbances soon .spread to the provinces and all communications were cut, completely isolating Cairo on 17th March, except for jhe wireless station. Serious attacks were made on the railway stations and trains, and British communities in some localities, resulting in terrible excesses, notably the .murder of seven Dritish officers in a train at Minia.

REPRESSIVE MEASURES TAKEN. TRAIN SERVICE PARTLY DESTROYED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.j LONDON, March 21. The Commander-in-Chief is taking active repressive measures. Demonstrations are forbidden 'and villages •nearest to any destroyed railway line •will be burned. Punitive measures have already been taken in districts where the greatest excesses occurred. The train service has been practically re-established to Port Said and Alexandria, but Upper Egypt is entirely cut off. Troops have been distributed throughout the provinces and airmen *have done great service. Cairo is quiet, but strikes are general.

ANTI-LEAGUER. WASHINGTON, March 19. The first anti-League of Nations Courier cabled on March loth, leaves for Europe in few days.