The Near East.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3874, 16 May 1906, Page 3

The Near East.

TURKEY YIELDS. AT THE LAST MOMENT. London, May 14. Renter states that the Porte’s agreement with the British demand has been handed to the British Embassy at Constantinople. Turkey evacuates Tabab and the rest of Egyptian territory. Turkey apparently yielded unconditionally on Saturday afternoon, otherwise Lenoos and Myfcilene would have been seized.

. Izzet Bey, a Pao-Islamite and author of the Mecca railway project, waa the instigator of the Tabah policy. . Advices from Constantinople disclose undisguised satisfaction that a rupture has been averted, which proves that the Tabah policy of Turkey had few supporters. The Tabah garrison has been withdrawn by order of the Sultan. The Times assumes that the Porte will hasten to recall Mukbtar Pasha. “ The incident,” the paper continues, “ should convince the Sultan that our determination to preserve the safety of the Canal and Egypt is immutable. The incident is useful to ourselves as revealing the true objects of the railway policy instigated by the German military advisers, and prosecuted according to German plans with German assistance financially. Otherwise it would be our fault if we allowed the execution of strategic designs against us under a cloak of the promotion of Moslemism.” SULTAN QUIBBLING. HAS TO GIVE IN. FLEET STILL UNDER STEAM. London, May 14. The Sultan, in agreeing to withdraw from Tabah, declared that the status quo ante was restored. This was regarded as insufficient and an explanation followed, which, according to the Morning Post, is satisfactory. The Daily Mail states the Sultan tried to secure a demarcation by Turks and-Egyptians. The Daily Telegraph’s Constantinople correspondent states that the Sultan was practically alone in resisting the delimitation by the AngloTurkish Commission. He considers that Egypt is a vassal State and oan be no frontier. He argued that he originally confided Sinai to the Khedive’s personal administration.

The Mail states that Britain intended to shell the forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles. Information from other sources makes it still uncertain whether the Porte’s submission is unequivocal. The Times’ Athens correspondent says that at best dilatory tactics have been renewed and the fleet remains under steam at Phalerum, ready for immediate action if necessary.

TROUBLE NOT ENDED YET.

A FEW HOURS’ GRACE.

London, May 15

Beater’s Constantinople agent wires that Sir ,N. O’Connor, replying on Sunday night to the Forte’s agreement to evacuate Tabah and the appointment of a Delimitation Commission, declared the form of the Turkish Note was unsatisfactory, and insisted on an unconditional and complete acceptance . of British demands. .In order to allow time he gave the Sultan a few hours’ grace. The navy considered the ultimatum expired to-day.