ANGLO-TURKISH CRISIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1906, Page 3

ANGLO-TURKISH CRISIS

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP u —GOPVIUUiII . [PER PRESS association]. FRANCE AND GERMANY WARNED THE SULTAN. CAIRO, May 15. Tho garrison at Alexandria will parade so as to impress and reassure the people of* tho general satisfaction at Cairo of tho Porte’s surrender. Constans, tho French Ambassador, made representations to Grand Vizier on bis own initiative in support of Britain, and then, on behalf of the Bourgeois, told Tcwjik to inform the Sultan that lie joined with O’Connor (tho British Ambassador) in portosting against the occupation of Tabah. Bieberstein (tho German Minister) followed Constan’s example, producing a great impression in Turkish circles. A COMPLETE AND SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT. LONDON, May 14. On Monday in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) announced that he had just received information that, the Porto had fully accepted tho proposals of Britain regarding the, delimitation of tho stretch of tho frontier of Egypt which was in dispute. Tho Minister was cheered on making the announcement.

Ho went on to say that the Porte had given its assent to the telegram of the Turkish Grand Vizier to Egypt in 1892 regarding the boundary, which it defined as extending from Rafah in a south-easterly direction to a point three miles from Akebah, being taken as tho basis of settlement ; and that tho Porte had also assented to a joint Anglo-Turkish Commission carrying out the work of delimitation. Sir Edward Grey added that tho reply of Turkey to Britain’s Note was such that a completely satisfactory settlement of the details would bo arrived at. Izzot Bey has been disgraced.