EGYPT AND THE SUDAN

Evening Star, Issue 18714, 16 August 1924, Page 6

E GYPT AND THE SUDAN

BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S PRECAUTIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—CopyriK, LONDON, August L The ‘Central News’ states that io British Government has retained tho rviees of tho liners Moldavia and Ykshire f$ convey troops from Port Sauto Port Sudan if’they are required.—A. nd N.Z. Cable. LORD ALLENBY RETURNING LONDON, August •. _ Viscount Allcnby is cutting shorhis leave, and is returning to Egypt imsdiately.—Sydney 'Sun' Cable. EGYPTIAN AGITATORS.,. STIRRING UP THE SUDANIS. LONDON, Augur 15. (Received August 16, at 9.50 »,.) The Cairo correspondent of ‘Thames’ states that undoubtedly recent cuts in the Sudan were deliberately timerto coincide, with the pourparlers for thraeeting between Mr MacDonald and kshlul. Tho latter’s followers aimed at m-ing that the Sudanese supported Egyp. contention that the Sudan wants torei'oin Egypt. Egyptians agitators pvided funds for the agitators, some ofvhom openly boasted of fHo success o their efforts to stir up tho Sudanese. These Egyptian agitators had practically clear field, yet almost the only people vo responded were tho rabble, who are ways ready to fish in troubled waters. It la also ’ certain that a number of iimtura student youths fell victims to thotgitaforsotherwise tho population ■ tho Sudan holds aloof. —'The Times.’