BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

C-BY TELEGItarU- -I>ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.} EGYPTIAN ARMY. < LONDON, June 8. The British Government has instructed Lord Lloyd to inform the Egyptian Government that Britain requires definite binding pledges regarding the Egyptian Army, and that lie is determined to insist on a final satisfactory settlement for preventing the army from becoming an instrument ot political intrigues. s

Protracted and difficult negotiations seem to he indicated by an evasive attitude reflected in Cairo’s reply to the British Note regarding the Egyptian Army changes and the position of the Sirdar.

The British '“'Foreign Office, allowing upon week-end consultations with members of the Cabinet, sent Lord Lloyd a memorandum which will enable him to make a series of pertinent inquiries, and upon the answers given thereto will depend Britain’s future course of action.

It is understood the Foreign Offieo has made it clear that thero can he no bargaining on the subject of the defence of Egypt, for which Britain intends to remain solely responsible.

POLITICAL TRUCE. BUCHAREST, June 8,

A manifesto signed by all the Ministers of Roumania appeals for a truce from party strife in accordance with the wishes of the King. It proclaims that all citizens, without distinction of nationality or religion, shall have tile protection of the laws, and it undertakes to observe the King’s decisions regarding the succession, thus ruling out Prince Carol.

BALKAN SETTLEMENT EXPECTED LONDON, June 7.

There is no tendency in British circles to take a grave view of the Serbo-Albanian trouble. Confidence Is felt that counsels of moderation will prevail.

It is noted that, while Jugo-Slavia has withdrawn her Charge d’Affaires from Tirana, the Albanian Minister remains at Belgrade. Therefore there is as yet no real rupture. The Italian Press vigorously denies imputations from Belgrade that Italy is in any way responsible. On the contrary, the Belgrade Press is cited at indicating that Jugo-Slavia lias prepared a rupture for tire purpose of questioning the Tirana Treaty between Italy and Albania liefore tiro League of Nations.

ROME. June 8. The Italian Press emphasises that Signor Mussolini is too busy with tlic internal reconstruction of the country to he drawn into an insignificant quarrel over Albania.

PREY TO SHARKS. MANILA, June 7. Survivors of the wreck caused by the typhoon cabled oti June Ist, arrived here aboard the steamer Mnsbate. They -r declared the victims of the disaster were devoured hv sharks while dinging to the wreckage, thus exploding the opinion that they were drowned. Eye-witnesses describe how the sharks hovered close while the ship foundered. Immediately following on the passengers’ precipitation into the furious sea. the sharks fonght their way to the pieces of wreckage to which the victims were dinging and snatched them away like flies.. The cries of tire victims could be heard aKove the roar of the waves. The opinion is advanced that a school of sharks was near when the ship foundered. and attracted by the sounds swam towards their prey. One survivor, who was cast on top of the wreckage, described his eating his clothes, which satisfied his hunger and left nq jl| effects,