STIRRING UP TROUBLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1035, 28 July 1930, Page 9

STIRRING UP TROUBLE

WAFD LEADERS SEEKING CONFLICT IN EGYPT RUMOUR ABOUT TROOPS CAIRO, Saturday. In defiance of King Fuad's refusal to convene a special session of the Egyptian Parliament, the Wafd Party, after midnight, held a meeting of its so-called Parliament and passed a motion of no-confidence in the Government. The ex-Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, subsequently declared that a non-co-operation movement would be commenced immediately with the nonpayment of taxes." The declaration of the Wafd “Parliament,” appealing to the nation to refuse to pay Government taxes as long as the present Cabinet Is in office, has not been published in any of the newspapers. It is understood that the Government is determined to prevent its publication. , Cairo is being patrolled by steelhelmeted policemen and Parliament House is guarded by soldiers. The Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha, in an exclusive interview with a representative of the “Daily Express,” said: “I am master of the situation and I intend to remain so. The Wafd has become definitely a revolutionary party and has forced a conflict with the King. “X have made every preparation for the worst and I will deal ruthlessly with any attempts to disturb established order.” RUMOUR IN CANADA A message from Montreal, Canada, says:—"Le Presse,” a French-Cana-dian newspaper which enjoys the largest circulation in Canada, either in the English or the French language, publishes a flaming article in which it says there is a grave situation in Egypt and that Britain has determined to call on Canada for troops. The article has caused a tremendous sensation in the Dominion, coming as it does almost on the eve of the general election. It urges French Catholic voters to return the Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, who, it says, will protect the sons of French-Cauada from becoming cannon fodder in Britain’s foreign wars.