EGYPT RIOTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 171, 22 July 1930, Page 7

EGYPT RIOTS.

SERIOUS OUTBREAKS

Firearms Used to Control Angry Mobs.

MANY CASUALTIES.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 11.30 a.m.) CAIRO, July 21. Street attacks on the police broke out and became serious. The rioters suffered at least 27 casualties, several being dead.

The loss to police and troops is at present unknown. The situation is now under control.

Twenty natives at Port Said were wounded when the Egyptian police were compelled to fire on a mob in the natives' quarter. Sixteen police were injured.

The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says the executive of the Wafd party has decided to appeal to King Fuad to convene an extraordinary sitting of Parliament and thus ease the situation.

The Egyptian Government yesterday anticipated serious trouble and drafted detachments of the army to Cairo where they occupied important points. The city now resembles an armed camp. NINETEEN KILLED.

No British Troops Involved in Recent Riots. POLICE AND CIVILIANS HURT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, July 21. In the House of Commons this afternoon the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, answering questions regarding the Egyptian situation, said that no official diplomatic representatons have been made to the British Government regarding foreign nationals in Egypt, though certain representatives of foreign Powers had made inquiries at the Foreign Office, and had intimated their anxiety regarding the situation. Referring to last week's riot in Alexandria, he said the casualties were nineteen killed, including one Italian. Ten police and 53 civilians are still in hospital, while 39 police and 05 civilians are out patients.

Four Egyptian Army officers and four men were hurt. One Cypriot Was injured slightly. No British troops were involved in the disturbances!

Asked whether he was still prepared for negotiations with the Egyptian Government on the basis of the draft treaty, the Foreign. Secretary said that the attitude of the. Government >as regards the treaty remained as defined in his reply to a similar question on June 30, but in view of the recent happenings in Egypt, the British Government must be guided by the future course of events.