TURMOIL IN EGYPT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 13

TURMOIL IN EGYPT.

' MOBS out of hand

TROOPS SENT TO SUEZ.

lUOTEL'S AT CAIIiO.

'ATTACKS ON" POLICE.

SEYELWL LIVES LOST. fy Teleirnph f': f : - = Association-- -Copyright. (Received July 22. .">.23 p.m.) LONDON". July 22. It is reported from Cairo that, troops Jiave been despatched to Suez, where the inobs are out of hand. Serious attacks were made Yesterday on {ho police in the streets of Cairo. The rioters suffered at least 27 casualties and several weio killed. 'lhe losses among iho police and troops at present are not known. The situation was later reported (o be under control. Twenty natives at Port Said were wounded when the Egyptian police were compelled to tire on a mob in tho native quarter. Sixteen policemen were injured. INCITING THE MOBS. numerous plans laid. PRIME MINISTER UNPERTURBED. (Received July 22, !).!."> p.m.) CAIRO, July 22. The Prime Minister of Egypt, Sidkv rasha, interviewed after yesterday's riots, said his Government was aware (hat numerous plans had been laid to incite rnoLs to violence." Therefore, it had taken all possible measures to protect (he public and to safeguard communications. Only the lowest class mobs had participated in the demonstrations, which had no intelligible aim and no reference to the constitution, the meaning of which was lost on the mob. The organisers of the outbreaks had rot been able to impress tho mass of peaceful citizens, especially the peasants. Sidky Pasha insisted that , his Government. is capable of ending the disorders v.ith the ordinaiv means at its disposal. ALEXANDRIA TROUBLE. HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. STATEMENT BY MINISTER. British Wireless. RUGBY. July 21. In the House of Commons this afternoon the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Arthur Henderson, was questioned about the situation in Egypt. He said no official diplomatic representations had been made <o the British Government in regard to foreign nationals in Egypt, but certain representatives of foreign Towers had unadc inquiries at the Foreign Office, and 1i;h1 intimated their anxiety about the situation.

Referring to last week's liots at. Alexandria Mr. Henderson said the casualties •were 19 killed, including uuc Italian. Ten Volicetnrii and 55 civilians were, .still in hospital and 39 policemen and 65 civilians were out-patients. Fojir Egyptian army officers and four irirn were 11art- and one Brit-Lh Cypriot was injured slightly. No British troops v/cra involved in the disturbances.

Asked whether lie was still prepared to negotiate with the Egyptian Government, in the basis of tlie draft trealy, the Minister said the attitude of the Government, in legard to the treaty remained as defined in his reply to a similar question on Junj 30. However, in view of tho recent, happenings in Egypt, the Biitisl*Government must he guided by the future course of events.