EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1924, Page 3

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

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IUI’tRALIAN AND N.Z. OAIILIS ASSOCIATION. RAAISAY AIA.C’DONALD’S VIEM'S. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 30. Air Ramsay AhicDomdd in a speech at Port Talbot said Zaghlul came to h'm saying —“I accept nothing, not even the .status quo. Aly hand is free to pursue nnv policy I like. Air ATacDonald milled that had Zaghlul accepted the status quo, the recent events would not have lia]-peiicd. Nevertheless the handling of the Egyptian alfair hv the present Government had greatly damaged Britain in the eye of the world. CA I! IN ET INTENTK >NS. LONDON, November 30. Hon. Amorv, speaking at Birmingham. said the Government intended to hold office as long as possible. Their policy of improving Tmpeiial relations and development was the only one that could render Britain safe. It would require a decade to carry out the programme. A PROFESSOR’S VIEM'S. (Received this day at 10.25'n.m.A

LONDON, November 20. Professor Berricdalo Keith, in a letter to the “.Morning Post” expresses the opinion that it would have been better if the Egyptian demands were formulated after full consultation with tho Dominions. The difficulties of consultation on a foreign policy wore very great, but the sooner they were overcome the better fur Hie Empire.

OFFICERS KILLED. CAIRO. November ?>O. No further incident has been reported from Khartoum. The officers killed tic Captain AlaciLarcn (Al'gylcsl. Captain Tanks (lei-esters). It it understood Zaghlul has obtained a passport for Europe. TELEGRAPHIC COMAI.UNICATOIN RESTORED. .Received this dav at 9.25 a.m.) CAIRO. Nov. 30. Telegraphic communication has been restored with Khartoum. DIVERTED TO EGYPT. A!ALTA, Nov. 30. The First Gordon Highlanders, which arc due to proceed to India, have been diverted to Egypt. COLONEL lIIDHI.F.STOXE'S BRAVERY. LONDON November 30. A despatch says that commiiiiications have been restored. The Khartoum situation is serious but not critical. The country is ringing with Colonel I liddlcstnoe’s lira very. lie walked 100 paces in tho gathering gloom towards the mutineers who had rillcs cocked.

■ lILTIAIATUM ACCEPTED. CAIRO, Nov. 3(1. The ultimatum, has been accepted. LONDON. November 30. The general F.gyl linn situation is officially described as easier. Satisfactory messages hitherto indicate no ostensible cause for the mutiny. H >s suspected that it was the work of an Egyptian agent. CAIRO. November .>O. The first batch of Egyptian troops from tho Soudan arrived in Cairo today. The last Egyptian soldier left the Soudan yesterday. ' GBR ALTAR. December I. The First Battalion of Bulls lias embarked for .Egypt this afternoon.