EGYPTIAN PLOT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16606, 9 December 1924, Page 7

EGYPTIAN PLOT.

RUMORS THAT COULD NOT BE IGNORED. Ililec. Tel. Copyright- United Press Assn. .Australian unci N.Z. Cable Association.l CAIRO, Dec. 7. The Egyptian press does not trial the plot in London seriously and deprecates ihe publication <>f alarming rumors when aim sang froitl is needed. residency oitieiak say thai Lord Adenbv's telegram pointed out thai the warning was based on rumors thai were unsubstantiated', but which could iml be ignored. SEEKING ASSASSINS FOR LONDON. MILITARY" RISING THREATENED. VIOLENT PETITION TO KINO I'i'AD (Sydney Sun On hies, i (Received December 9, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Decembei if. The Daily Mail's Cairo oorruspniidenl says the plot ten's find difficulty in selecting assassins for London. '1 hey are hardly likely to escape arrest ; therefore must not be deeply initiated into the Nationalist conspiracy for fear of betraying important secrets. There is a Nihilist clique attached to the Nationalist party here. 'The e.ique holds secret meetings in tho houses of wealthy Egyptian supporters to excite themselves' into political hysteria, and alfio smuggles cocaine. "Hurrah for death" is the common ejaculation at these orgies, wherein violent, criminals, besides students, participate.

All the Egyptian Ministers have received a circular purporting to be signed by army officers cxpeiled from the Sudan, declaring they intend to lead a military rising and mpssacrei all the British in Egypt. The circular is regarded as a Nationalist- forgeiy. King Fuad, having rejected the demands of Nationalist deputies to re-as-semble Parliament immediately, they are sending another petition, repeating the demand in violent terms and denouncing Zirwar as a British puppet.