THE SOUDAN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 August 1924, Page 5

THE SOUDAN

BRITISH ACTION. PROTEST BY EGYPT. OABMJ—PREBB ASSOCIATION--COPYRIGN'" CAIRO, Aug. In. The British .High Commissioner strongly protested to the Egyptian acting-Premier against the inaccurate and misleading nature of the statement issued to-day by the Egyptian Ministry, reflecting its views on the events in the Soudan.. This statement caused indignation in British /official circles, because it imputes to British troops the responsibility for firing at Atbara. A communique has been issued stating that the Egyptian Government has instructed its Minister in London to lodge a protest with the British Government against the measures taken in the Soudan and to urge the immediate establishment of an Egyptian Soudanese commission to examine the situation, fix the responsibility and take steps to calm public feeling so as to avoid further bloodshed. The Egyptian Government has also requested the Gov-ernor-General of the Soudan to supply detailed information regarding the incidents, the reasons therefor, and the measures taken. Reports from Khartoum state that anonymous notices were posted during the night in Omdurman and Khartoum inciting the people against British rule and appealing to “all sons of the Nile” to unite, and urging hatred of the British. The situation is quiet at present elsewhere. The Avarship Weymouth has left Port Sudan and the, Clematis is standing by. A detachment of Leicesters and a body of Egyptian infantry have arrived. The inquiries already conducted into the Sudan outbreak will be supplemented by a further Military Court, consisting of two Egyptian officers and one British nominated by the actingSirdar to inquire into the cause of the outbreak at Atbara. Another court is being established at Port Sudan. The battleship Marlborough has arrived at Alexandria.