POSITION AT HOME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18242, 28 November 1924, Page 9

POSITION AT HOME.

EFFECT ON POLITICS. LIBERAL PARTY DIVIDED. (ArSTBAUAH AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION-) (Received November 27th, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, November 36.

Cabinet, in view of tho improved; Egyptian cutloofj, is a|>lo to give atteivr tion to the King's Speech. •Tl?q Labourites intern! tp challenge the Government's Egyptian policy by , a direct amendment to the Address-in-Repjy. labour members condemn the demand for an idieninfty of £SOO,QQQ as excessive, cmd the irrigation clause as vindictive. They also protest against tho prohibition of political demonstrations in Egypt, and the failure of the Government to utilise the League ot Nations.

The ' 'Daily Chronicle" eays the Liberals' attitude regarding IJgypfc will be defined at a. party meeting oil December Ist. It is reported that Sir Asquith cabled approving the Government's step; but some anti-Imperialist Liberals are decidedly critical and describe the action ta-ken as unreasonably harsh.

THANKS TO BRITAIN, FRENCH IN CAIRO EXPRESS GRATIFICATION. (4TJBTBALHN ANn H.Z, (Received Npveniber Q7th, 7.20 p.m) LONDON, November 20. The diplomptic correspondent pf tlie "Daily Telegraph" states that the eavcuatioa of Egyptian pfSeers and units from the goudan is proceeding slowly owing to diffienltiea of transport, but othenyisc smoothly, except for a display pf sullen temper. The French eplpjij- in Cairo hss qnosted the JVench diplomatic representative tp transmit t-Q Pari? an expression of its gratificatiun at the Britjpli measures tpv the protection pf nationals.

PROTEST TO LEAGUE, INTERVENTION UNLIKELY, (AUSTRALIAN AKP K.?, CABLE A6BOOIA5IOK.) (deceived November §7th, 5,5 p.m.) GENEVA, November 26, The Secretariat of tM League of Nations }ws received the Egyptian Parliament's protest the British action. Tt ie generally thought tjifit the League will not intervene, primarily because ifc'is not .1 Government protest, MORE FRENCH COMMENT. (BIUTEH'a TEUEGBAMS.) J\\RlS>, 26. r Tho papers are still devoting columns to events in Egypt, harping oji the Leqgue of Nations, in which connexion oue journal HOtea tJiat nearly the \yhole British Prpss is oppospfl to intervene tion by the League. will not forget that fact when Britain intervenes in any European question in which French clai»T»S at Stake." opertiflax," writing in the "Echs da Paris," suggests tho time has come to re-ter)iper the Anglo-French Alliance, and discuss the questions pf the Cologne zone, demilitarisation of the Rhineland, and the measures to be taken to guard against t{ic Spanish withdrawal from Morocco.

THE SOUDAN QUIET. EGYPTIAN ARMY WITHDRAWING (BBDTEa'S TELEGRAMS,) (Reqeirgd Noveoiber 28th, 1.23 a-m-) CAIRO, November 27. A Khartoum communique reports that the youeral situation in the Soudan i 3 quiet. King Fun,d gavo instructions that the Egyptian #rmy in thp Soudan should obey th° orders of the Act in g-Gpveroor-General Riid withdraw. This accords with the requirements laid down in the British Note. • (Continued, at foot of nest column.)

MURDER PLOTS. THREE ARRESTS MADE. (Svdkey "Sun" Service.) deceived Jigveipber 28th, 1.25 a.m.) CAIRO, November 27. British troops arretted three prominent Zaglilnlites for complicity in tho murder plots. MISSING BLUEJACKETS IN MALTA. ASP K.z. CA9LE (Received November 27tli, 8.5 p.m.) CAIIIO. November ?3. The two bluejackets reported yesterday as missing from the warship \ aliaut arc now reported to hare been seen in Matfa. Their arrest has been '.ordered.