EGYPT

Evening Star, Issue 18809, 6 December 1924, Page 10

EGYPT

THE REPORTED PLOT, GUARDING BRITISH MINSTERS. Press .-Association — By Telegraph — Copyright. LONDON, December 5. ' The ‘Daily Express’ soys that the Govemment. has received reports from Cairo ; of a plot against the lives of British ' Cabinet Ministers, and of plans to damage the public buildings. A meeting of Ministers was summoned, i after which the Homo Secretary (Sir W, • Joynson-Hicks) Authorised precautionary '■ measures similar to those adopted during lie period of Sinn Fein outrages. 1 All the Ministers henceforth will ho ■ guarded bv armed detectives—A. and ; Si.Zl- Cable. rosmoN of the i.eague. A NOTE FROM BRITAIN. GENEVA, December 4. i The League of Nations has received a fWoto Loin Great Britain contending that j :I wt>n if Egypt has signed tlie League Profioool she cannot invoke the intervention f.«d tlie League on the matters reserved at 1 the discretion of Britain by the 1922 f Declaration. —A. and N.Z. Cable. TERMS OF THE NOTE. * GENEVA, December 4. | (Received December 5, at 1.20 a.m.) V Great Britain, on November 19, sent a , Note to the Secretariat of the League of ijNfttions referring to a resolution of the ■'Assembly on October 2, which held that ■the Disarmament Protocol was open for signature by non-members of the League. Jia the terms of the resolution might suggast the communication of tiio Protocol to ‘ Egypt, tho Nolo recalls tlio British notii fication of 1922 to the other Powers, stat- , jng that the subject of special AngloEgyptian relations was defined in the declaration recognising Egyptian independence, which relations vitally involve the eights and interests of tho British Umpire ; therefore any attempt at interference In the affairs of Egypt by another Power would dm regarded as an unfriendly Bet. The Note says: “llis Majesty’s Government consequently is unable to admit that the Protocol, if signed hy Egypt, will enable tho Egyptian Government to invoke intervention by tho League in the settlement of matters absolutely reserved to the discretion of His Majesty's Government.” The Secretary-General replied inquiring whether the British Government intended the Note to bo circulated to the Powers to whom the Protocol was sent. A reply was received on December 3 stating that this was tho British Government's desire. The Note accordingly was so circulated.— Renter. SUDAN GOVERNOR. CAIRO, December 4. (Received December 6, at 1.2 Q a.m.) A Royal decree nominates Sir Geoffrey •Archer as Governor-General of the Sudan. Tire former procedure is thus followed, by which Great Britain proposes, and the King of Egypt nominates, the GovernorGeneral.—Reuter. TUTANKHAMEN’S CURSE. LONDON, December 4. (Received December 6, at 9 a.m.) Tho ‘Sketch’ revives the story of the in connection with Tutankhamen’s *4omb. and is publishing photographs of .€ir Leo Stack.—Sydney ‘Sun’ Cable. I PLOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. ■■SCOTLAND YARD’S PRECAUTIONS. LONDON, December S. ; {Received December 5, at 8.5 a.m.) . The * Daily Mail ’ recalls tho hysterical t Soanes during Zaghhil’s visit to London. I The students, including many women, j nailed Zaghlul as the saviour of Egypt, I smd the giver of complete independence. 1 Scotland Yard never realised that there ' was such a large number of Egyptians L London. The precautions have now i trebled, it being feared that the fanatical students might choose the opening of Parliament as an appropriate moment for action. The London police have been heavily reinforced from the provinces. The indications arc that the assassination plot is the outcome of propaganda emanating from tho extremist Egyptian Nationalist organisation called “ Wafd,” the emissaries of which are spread chainlike throughout Europe. Its methods recall the assassination of Sir William WylHe in 1908.—Sydney ‘Sun’ Cable., LONDON, December 5. (Received December 6, at 8.40 a.m.) It is understood that the Egyptian plot against British Cabinet Ministers’ lives ■was timed for the opening of Parliament, whore the most intense precautions aro taken.—A. and N.Z. Cable. A REPORT DENIED. LONDON, December 5. (Received December 6, at 9.30 a.m.) A telegram has been received from Lady Lee Stack declaring that tho report that she declined the British Government's offer of £200.000 was baseless. She said she had no knowledge of such an offer.— Renter. LORD ALLENBY’S WARNING. LONDON, December 5. (Received December 6, at 9.40 a.m.) With reference to tho sensational reports of an Egyptian extremist conspiracy to assassinate British Ministers in London, it is learned that, as a result of communications received in London yesterday from Lord Allenby, steps have been taken to increase tho police protection of members of the Cabinet and the Government buildings. It is understood ihat Lord Allenby gave warning that ■ members of the “ Wafd,” ZaghM’s party ; organisation, of whom there aro many n j England, are becoming restive, and are ' likely to be disorderly. The document was submitted to a Special meeting nf tho Imperial Defence : Committee, after which the chiefs of •Scotland Yard were consulted. Additional Scotland Yard officers are now on duty l at Whitehall. They are mostly armed •with revolvers. It is pointed out that j there aro many hundreds of Egyptians in I England, mostly students.—Renter. : HOME SECRETARY’S STATEMENT. i POLICE NOT SERIOUSLY ANXIOUS. LONDON, December 5. (Received December 6, at 9.40 a.m.) ! , In reference to the statements in the , Press in regard to the conspiracy to at- | tempt to murder some prominent member ! of tho Government, tiro Home Secretary states that tho precautions taken to protect Cabinet members should not be taken aa implying that the police are seriously anxious. They have certain information, and they are making further inquiries which it is undesirable to 'reveal at present while these are in -progress. The Commissioner of Police, in view of the extent of his responsibilities for the safety of 'Ministers, felt that he must advise the Home Secretary, as a necessary precaution, to authorise the reimposition of the same protective measures which have operated on past occasions—for instance, during the Irish trouble three years ago. It is hoped that the result of the police inquiries will be to j enable the precautions to be relaxed be- > lore very long.—Reuter.