FRONTIER CRISIS.
A WARNING TO THE TURKS
WHAT MAY HAPPEN ON MONDAY
By telegraph', Press Aes’n, Cowyrlght London, May 10. Prinoo Louis of Bittonburg’a cruisor squadron baa roaehod Phalorum.
Rooeivod 11 15 p.m., May 11. Lyndon, May 11
Rear-Admiral Lambton, in the Minerva, has pr-ooedoii to Cairo to watch tho Suez Oauai.
l’he Sultan's ndvis-rs anlicipatrd that Britain’s mnaauroa uro merely similar to tboao it is accustomed to omploy. Tho Timoa’ Constantinople correspondents states that unless Tabah ii evacuated beforo Monday the action of Britain will be so decided and energetic that the Turks will bitterly regret their obstinaoy.
Recoivod 12.12 a m,, M iy 12,
In tho House of Commons, Mr A. Aluption asked whether Government would consider the advisability of international arbitration in connection with tho Tabah incident.
Sir Edward Groy replied that Tu key’s olami raised an issuo going far boyond Tabah. He added : We cannot refor tho safety of the Suez Canal and Egypt to arbitration. The nest method of defining tho frontier is a joint commission.” Sir Edwa-d Grey’s references to Turkey's olaims pointod to Mukhtar Pasha’s demand on behalf of the Su ! tan that tho Sinai peninsula boundary should run from El Rafah to Sutz and Bu«.z to Akabab.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1747, 12 May 1906, Page 2
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