Britain and Turkey.
Cairo, May 9. When the cruiser Minerva landed Colonel Mantell, the Turkish commander protested at his presence, declaring that Egypt was the Sultan’s vassal, and that Britain’s intervention would not be admissible. London, Maj 9, Advices from Ghuzzeh stat 2 the Turks seized a strip of land, a hundred thousand acres in extent, which is Egyptian territory, or the Syrian frontier. Constantinople, Mav 9. Muktah Pasha is encouraging the Sultan to strengthen the Khalifa’s position by striking a blow at British influence in Egypt, by trying to arouse a hostile Egyptian agitation "’"by bribing native journalists and mullahs to influence the populace.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 12 May 1906, Page 3
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105Britain and Turkey. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 12 May 1906, Page 3
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