THE SOUDAN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18151, 14 August 1924, Page 9

THE SOUDAN.

TROOPS REINFORCED. PRO-EGYPTIAN DEMONSTRATIONS. (bt casl«—fiiis .ts»o«TAr.,:t-- ri?TK nr i'iIXVTSE'S TJLS-17.A i» '. LONDON - . August ::. It is learned that a British ha':a'.:ar ;s proceeding frcr-. Egypt, t.-. reiefsrr* British troops in thi' boudan -r. tentit(iurnce of three outbreak;-, f oil,i •*:-;; pro-Egyptir.:i dcmon«tr«?io!M, f,r?t bv vadofs at tho military school "' Khar tour.i. when: a company of B'itUh trtep* disarmed, secondly by aft Egyptian R&:*'.vay Hnttalior. at Atbnn, .-.rid thir*!; by Egyptian rsilwriyrr.cn, Tho bTsk*r barracks armed with clabr, zr.'l, led l\ a susper.de.] oflicia;. paraded thp tears, ;;nd later returned to *he barrstkr. Ts;* townspeople are calm. CASUALTIES AT ATBARA. BRITISH TROOPS DID NOT FIRE. (at:J7Sa:.:*:• xzd s.s. cas:js *.»*,?:ir.zs \ CAIiU), Augnst 11. Tho Cairo newspaper "A". Ahmtr.*' states tl.ul ten were fci"c! and nin■• wounded when troops fire! on -trs-

Egyptian dcmom'TaNr* ;.t Atb.-.fj;. Soudan, in which an Egypt!;-.:: Jl.-.ihrsy Battalion participated. The Egyptian rnilwaymcn and ssldkr. were confined to barracks, from whs*h they tried to break <■::'., attacking th< guards witli bricks and air.nra. TV* guards, who were Arab infartry, f!r;d after giving warning. It is stated that later Br;!i«h try.p* were present, but did r.o* t're

"EGYPTIAN PROPAGANDA." BRITISH OFFICIAL VIEW, (iUSTBAUA* ASO V.l. ClitX AMCCUtSWf.) (Received August 13th, 7M p.Ht.*> LONDON, August 12. Britinh official circle* a?* of opiates that the Soudan outbreak is gas to Egyptian propaganda and iatrifaa arising from the Nstionalitt »oves»eirt S# give Egypt sole domieien over 4&* Soudan. The outbreak is hound to hisier Zaghlul Pasha's forthcoming BCgoisations in London. RUSSIA AND THE LEAGUE.

{WStUUAK AJHJ 5.3. MJIS ASCSCUSSgX.) (Seoeived August 13th. 7.20 pjss.* LONDON, August IS. The "Daily Herald" state* that »t the final mooting of the Anglo-Bowl** Conference M. Rakovsky anco'inecS *Mi Boviet's willingness to OTr.d fttt observer to the League of Nations A» sembly if accorded full iipUnuUa privileges, and it Bu«t?a'« claim t«f compensation against SwitzeTlacr! is connexion with M. Voiovtky's warder were settled.

BRITISH NOT PBBSJEfT. (unu'i ntutosAxs-> (Receiral August 14th, lJt •.»,) QAIRO, Au#ns* 13A communique states t&ai British troops were not prawrt whs* ti* Egyptian Hallway BattaHea w*i &wf on at Atbart. . Apparently the Sos£stt M&b Mounted Biffca ftr«4 without «r*#» and under groat prgracatiaß.