GRAVE VIEW

Northern Advocate, 22 November 1924, Page 5

GRAVE VIEW

SIRDAR'S ASSASSINATION.

DISCORD INTENSIFIED.

OTHER NATIONS' EIGHTS.

(Received 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 21. The news of the Sirdar's death created a painful iippression. Though, it is not expected that there will be any sequel it, undoubtedly intensifies the gravity of the British-Egpytian position. :

| The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic J correspondent says: "Today or toJ morrow should record a communication to ■Egypt of the gravg view taken by the British Government of the crime and the political circumstances by which it was preceded." : /"Che ' «Dfiily Telegraph. »' editorially that the Egyptian question may bebome an affair wherein the whole Eatetern 'Hemisphere and large interests in America will be involved. "We cannot as trustees for others allow the. commonweal of th# EasternMediterranean and the right of transit i to Asia to be periodically placed in hazard by Egypt's incapacity to govern herself," say's the article. "Other nations whose rights we piufess to guarantee arc justified in expecting us t® perform the obligations of an unwritten trust or allow foreigners to secure the interests of their own nationals."—A. and N.Z. '

ANTI-BRITISH AGITATION.

MUST BE DISCONTINUED.

(Received 11 a.m.)

LONDON, November 21.

An- emergency meeting of the Cabinet considered the grave situation created, by the Egyptian outrage.

The Government in enterin'g a protest will call for a cessation.of antiBritish propaganda with reference to sovereignty of the Sudan, whether encouraged by the Egyptian Government or otherwise.

"It is recognised," says the "Daily Express," "that the campaign .inspired by native leaders is partially responsible for the existing state of affairs. A firm assurance of its discontinuance will be requested.—A. and N.Z,

SEPARATE OFFICES.

BRITISH DECISION,

(Received 1 p.m.)n I CAIRO, November 21. 1 The newspaper "Aitram" says-that the British Government has Viscount Allenby to inform King and the Egyptian Government of Britain's decision to separate the of the. Sudan .fpoii* the. ' V

THE BRAVE CHAWFECB. '

NEW'ZEALAND CLAIM,

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

Although Fred Marsh, the driver pf the car in which the Sirdar was shot, is described in the cables -aa an Australian, Colonel Hulbert, who commanded the New Zealand 'Mounted' Signal Troop on Gallipoli, believes that' Marsh was a sapper in that troop. H«r was a motor mechanic and spoke Arabic. "He. was quite a lad, but a good soldier," says Colonel Hulbert.—-

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