EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1930, Page 5

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

PREMIER »S CONFIDENT ATTITUDE. ■' -f 2 ROITS OF NO CONSEQIIIjINCE. fUnited Press Association.—By Electrie telegraph.—Copyright.] CAIRO, July ‘22. Premier Sjdky Pasha, i interviewed .after the day’s riots, declared that the Government of Jt'gypt were aware <rf .numerous plans laid to excite mobs to violence, and therefore they took all possible measures to protect the public no.t safeguard communications. Cniy' the lowest class participated in the mob .demonstrations, which had no intelligible aim, and no reference to the constitution, the meaning of which was lost on the mob. The organisers of the outbreaks were unable to impress the mass of peaceful citizens, especially the peasaiits. Sidky Pasha insists that the Government is capable of ending the disorders with the ordinary means at their disposal. PORT SAID OUTBREAK. , LONDON, July 21. It is reported from Cairo that troom ■have been despatched to Suez, where there are mobs out of hand. 1 , EGYPTIAN RIOTS. THE DEATH ROLL. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) CAIRO, July 22. The night passed off quietly, and the situation is web in. hand. ■ The total casualties at Cairo are five rioters killed and 120 injured. At Port Said, one killed and 24 injured, also 49 police. At Suez, 21 killed, 20 rioters and police injured.