UNREST IN EGYPT.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1924, Page 3

UNREST IN EGYPT.

10STEALIAN AND N.Z. OAIIL* AHHOCIATION. CAIRO. August 11. Th,. Briti-h High Commissioner has Strongly prole.-ted to the Egyptian \eling Premier agaiu-t the inaccllrtte and misleading nature ot a statement is.- 10-dav by the Egyptian Mini-trv. rctlceting it- views on the ovents in the Soudan. This statement eau-ed indignation in British oilieial circle.-, bemuse it imputes to the British troops the responsibility tor the tiring at Alburn. A communique has been issued stating that the Egyptian (bivcrnment ha> instructed the Egyptian Minister ill London to lodge a ptoU'st with the British (lovcriiiwent against the measures that have been taken in London, and to urge tlie immediate establishment „! an E-.v l'tian-Soudaiiese Commission to examine the situation, and fix the responsibility. and iißo to take steps to calm the public feeling, so as to avoid ! urtiior MoodsliOil. The Keyptian Covetmneiit has also requested’ the (ioverm.r-Ceneral of Soudan t" supply detailed information regarding the incidents, the reason thereof and the measures taken. Report- from Khartoum state that a„ anouvnious notice was posted during the night in On,durum,i and Khartoum. inciting the people against Bntisli rule and appealing to "All Sons of the Nile to unite", and urging hatled of the British. The situation i- quiet ;,t 1’ ,050,,t everywhere. ’| he warship Weymouth has h'tt Port Soudan. The Clematis is standI ing by. \ detaelmieiit of a laueester regiment and a body of Egyptian infantry have arrived. EGYPTIAN AEE A IRS. CAIRO. August 17. It is stated Zaghlul while eonvaleseing in France, congratulated the Egyptian Government o,u its pmtests "■ „gainst events in the Soudan.