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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 22 November 1924, Page 9

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Death of Sirdar of Egypt.

AFTERMATH OF CAIRO SENSATION.

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. CAIRO, November 20. The Sirdar is dead.

[Major-General Sir Lee Stack, who has succumbed to wounds received from revolver shots fired as he was returning to the Residency from the War Office, has been Governor-General of the Soudan and Sirdar of tho Egyptian Army since 1919. He is 56 years old, and joined the Egyptian Army in 1899, retiring in 1910. He became Soudan Agent and Director of Military Intelligence in 1908, and was Civil Secretary to the Soudan Government from 1913 to 1916. From 1917 to 1919 lie" was acting in the offices where his position was afterwards confirmed in • his present appointment. Since early in 1922, Egypt has been recognised as an independent sovereign State; but the British Government reserved for future discussion the questions of security of communications in Egypt, defence, protection, of foreign interests and of minorities, and the Soudan. The recent visit to London of Zaghlul Pasha aimed to persuade Britain to withdraw all troops from Egypt. The Soudan is, administered jointly by Britain and Egypt. Tn August of this year there were antiBritish disturbances there, due tc the machinations of Egyptian agitators.

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.

STRONG COMMENT BY “ THE TIMES.” By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, November 20. “The Times” says neither the Egyptian Government nor' Zaghlul Pasha can be acquitted of moral responsibility for the • crime. They deliberated and systematically created a poisonous atmosphere and frame c.f mind of which violence and murder were the natural result. ,

FRUITS.OF NATIONALIST AGITATION.

LORD MILNER’S STATEMENT

By Cable—-Press Associa.ion—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association CAPETOWN, November 20.

Lord Milner, who is now visiting South Africa in a private capacity, in an interview; paid a high tribute to Sir Lee Stack, who is one of the last of the group of officers appointed l.y Loi-d. Kitchener. In those days, he added, Egypt was well governed. The people were content until the Nationalist agitation began. ! .• >« ?

“CARRY ON.” PLUCKY AUSTRALIAN CHAUFFEUR. By Cnl'la—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable A sso< h a Hon. (Received 5.5 p.m., November 21.) LONDON, November 20. The “Morning Post’s” special correspondent at Cairo mentions that the Sirdar’s chauffeur was an Australian named March, who turned to the aide-de-camp exclaiming: “I’m hit in tho side.” The aide replied: “Carry on.” Whereupon March rushed through the crowd and perhaps prevented the Sirdar being killed outright.

FIRM ATTITUDE OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

PAINFUL IMPRESSION CREATED.

By Cable—Prajs Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

Received 9.30 p.m., Nov. 21. LONDON, Nov. 21

News of the Sirdar’s death created a most painful impression, though it was not unexpected, and the sequel undoubtedly intensifies the gravity of the position. “The Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent says:—“To-day or to-morrow should record a communication to Egypt of the grave view taken by the British Government, ami the political circumstances by which it was preceded. The attitude of the Government is described as one of firmness, combined with dignity. Nothing will be done that might be misconstrued as imperialistic in pol-

icy, although the Egyptian Government may be held to strict account for its actions, past and future. “The Daily Telegraph,” commenting editorially, says: “The fact that Cabinet is considering the matter is satisfactory, but we should be glad to have an assurance also that the general question of the grant of European methods of Government, to peoples that are not ready to receive them, was also on the agenda at yesterday’s meeting.” The article, in the firmest tone, emphasises that the Egyptian question may become an affair wherein the whole Eastern hemisphere, and the large interests in America may be involved. “We cannot as trustees for others allow the Commonwealth of the Eastern Mediterranean, and tho right of transit to Asia to lie periodically placed in hazard by Egypt's incapacity to govern herself. Other nations, whose rights we profess to guarantee, are justified in expecting us to perform the obligations of unwritten trust, or allow foreigners to secure the interests of their own nationals.”

The paper also stresses the point that it must he brought home to Zaghlul Pasha that a man in his position must shoulder the inevitable results of his heated, ill-considered attacks upon those to whom the independence of his country is due.