TURCO-EGYPTIAN CRISIS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10659, 12 May 1906, Page 2

TURCO-EGYPTIAN CRISIS.

'Press Assn.—By Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, May 11. Rear-Admiral Lambton, m the Minerva, u\s proceeded to Cairo to watch the Suez, Canal. The Sultan's advisers anticipated that Britain's nicastues are merely similar to those it is accustomed to employ, The Times' Constantinople correspondent states that unless Tabah is evacuuted before Monday the action of Britain will be so decided and energetic that the Turks will bitterly regret their obstinacy. In the House' of Commons, Mr A. Aluption asked whetfuer the Qovernmeno would consider the advisability of infernational arbitration m connection with the Tabah incident, Sir Edward Grey replied that Turkey's claims raised an issue going far beyond TabaiY. -Jjeajdded • canofc refer the safety of thesSuczTiinn/linfJJ^XPt , to arbitration. The best method of deSttillg. the frontier is a joint commission." Sir Edward Grey's references to Turkey's claims pointed to Mukhtnr Pasha's demaud on behalf of the Sultan that the Sinai peninsula boundary should run from El Rufah to Sue/, and Suez to Akabuh.

(Received May 12, 10.50 a.m.) The Daily Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent reports that it is not believed the British will force the Dardanelles, though it is expected they will seize Turkish territory. The Porte's indifference is a.-sumed to bo m order to impress the public that the subject is of little importance if a concession is absolutely necessary. Sir N. O'Connor, the British Minister, sternly rejected the overture* of Tewfik

Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, insisU inpr on absolute compliance with the British demands.

CAIRO, May 11. Fifteen British warships are at Port Said, m readiness to patrol the Canal when the ultimatum expires. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 11. Quite a number of Turkish Indies o! position have escaped from the harems and fled to Paris. ,