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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 116, 16 May 1906, Page 5

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LAN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Cdpjrjglit.J ,

LONDON, May 15.

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), in the House of Commons last night, announced that he had just received information of. Turkey's full acceptance of Great Britain's demands. The announcement was received with cheers. . ,

The Turkish Government had accepted the telegram of the. Grand Vizier of April;*-1892, which gave the whole of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, as the basis for the delimitation of the boundary of Egypt and. Syria. The work of delimitation bad to be performed by an AngloTurkish Commission.

The boundary is to run from Rafah south-easterly to a point three miles from Akabah. ,

.Tlic reply,"paid Sir Edward Grey, gave terety reason for the hope that a completely satisfactory settlement of the boundary will be arranged.

FRIENDLY FRENCH ACTION. OCONOR ACTIVELY SUPFORTES. GERMAN V FOUOWB FRANCE. (Received 8.44 a.m.) LONDON, >May 15. The garrison at Alexandria \ has been paraded in order to impress an<t reassure the people. t There is general satisfaction in Cairo at the Porte's surrender. JI. Cotistans (French Ambassador) lias made representations to the Grand Vizier on his osvn initiative in support of Great Britain* and then on behalf of 51. Bourgeois (French Minister for Foreign Affajrs}. He told Tswfik Pasha to inform the. Sultan that he joined Sir Nicholas O'Conor- ie protesting against the occupation of Kabah. Herr Biebersteih (the German Minister) followed M. Constans' example, producing a great impression in Turkish circles. [The attitude - of France in taking this friendly initiative exactly corresponds with, the British attitude in regard to Morocco, both countries being similarly treated in the Anglo-French agreement:] FAN-ISLAMITE AGITATOR DISGRACED. (Received 9.14 a.m.) I; PARIS, May 15. Izzoi Bey,- the Pan-Islamite agitator, who is regarded as being the main causfof "Turkey's recent' policy, has been diegraofd by the Sultan. . "/ ,