THE TROUBLE IN EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 May 1919, Page 5

THE TROUBLE IN EGYPT.

THE COST IN HUMAN LIFE

Received May 27, 9.0 a.m. LONDON, May 15

Although small, demonstrations continue at Cairo, the extremists are losing influence. The riots had resulted in damage. 27 British soldiers being killed, four British civilians, and nine Indian soldiers killed; seventy British and forty Indians wounded; a considerable number of Armenians and Greeks killed. Nearly cue thousand Egyptians were killed in suppressing the rebellion. The position now is satisfactory.

•STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE

CAUSES OF DISCONTENT

Received 9.30 am LONDON, May 15

Lord Curzon. in the House of Lords, said evidence existed that the enemy instigated and long prepared the Egyptian disturbances. The Government wa s sending a special mission under Lord Milncr to inquire re the disorders and report on the best form of Constitutional Government for Egypt under an British protectorate, Mr. Cecil liarmsworth replying in the House of Commons made the suggestion that the distrust of the Egyptian was due to the disproportionate numbers of Englishmen employed in Government offices; also failure to establish an Egyptian Council similar to the Indian Council. He said the. outbreaks were due to several causes. Political ferment was world wide, owing to the war, and had affected Egypt. He admitted there was a certain amount mishandling of the native interests by inexperienced officers, but the outbreak surprised the Egyptian Giovernment. They had every reason to be pi'oud of British rule, under which Egypt had enjoyed remarkable prosperity. He paid a tribute to Lord Cromer's and Kitchener's work. They were benevolent autocrats, who carried on the Government largely by their personality and prestige. We must be careful whom we choose to succeed them Egypt stood by the Empire during the war.