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OBITUARY,

THE STORMY PETREL OF EGYPT,

Cairo, Aug. 24. The death has taken place of Zaghlul Pasha-Reuter,

Sand Zaghiul, who was born. about 1860, is the only Egyptian statesman who is a Ferah that is,

THURSDAY, AUGUST

STEEL MAGNATE'S WILL.

BEQUESTS TO EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS. ."

25.

1927.

SACCO-VANZETTI RIOTS.

A VIOLENT мов.

CHINA PROVIDENT.

A SPECIAL RESOLUTION

CONFIRMED.

Shareholders in the China Pro- vident Loan and Mortgage Co. Ltd., yesterday confirmed a resolution passed at a meeting on August 3, to reduce the capital from 96,000,000 to $3,000,000.

Paria, Aug. 24, The rioters were estimated at Mineola, Aug. 24.

3,000. Traffic was held up on the The residuary estate of the late boulevarus. When the police or Mr. Elbert Gary, Chairman of the dered the demonstrators to "move United States Steel Corporation,

taurants and used heavy saucers will be divided equally between his on", they invaded cafes and rea-

The will

Yesterday's meeting was held at and glasses as missilos. The mob, the offices of the Company, when the wife and two daughtera. provides specific bequests of over $2,000,000, including Trust funds dispersed in one street, reformed Chairman, Mr. C. A. da Roza, said: You have just heard the secretary of $50,000 each, to eight education-in another, uprooted trees and

weapons. rend the reminder of this micoting al institutions.--Reuter's American used the trunks

They shattered shop and restaur- which has been inserted in the local ant frontage and innumerable papers. The official notice required windows, looted bout and hat by the Articles was given you cop- shops and formed a barricade af jointly with the notice convening the meeting held on the 3rd instant, and the police horses.

was convened contingently on the re solution now before you being passed by the requisite majority.

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a real Egyptian. He was origin ally a Sheikh, and first came into politica during Arabi Pasha's rising in 1882, when he fought against the British, but made his peace with them and entered into close relations with the British High Commissioner, Lord Cromer. Zaghlul became an official in the Ministry of Education, then him. self Minister and supported the FAR EASTERN FLIGHT. railings and vehicles to cbstruct

sale of the Suez Canal shares to England and the separation of the Sudan-facts that are still thrown in nis teeth by the "Nationalist Party. Later he became a deputy and President of the Constituent Assombly which England granted to Egypt in 1912 and which met for the first time on January 22,

1914.

2

Service.

R.A.F. TO COVER 25,000 MILES

nt

The mob attacked the customers of two well-known cafes on the Champs Elystes. Shots were fired.

RIFF-RAFF RESPONSIBLE.

Unknown Soldier's Grave Spat Upon.

Paris, August 24. newspapers aro vers

dur-

to

which, according the Le Journet some thousand per to Alexandria sons were injured.

the skirting

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The papers declare that a large proportion of the demonstrators were foreign riffraft who were out simply for loot. Some even spat on the Unknown Soldier's tumb. According to the Echo de Paris an American eyewitness to this out rage immediately afterwards, with tears in his eyes, knelt and placed flowers on the tomb.

The newspapers generally depre cate making all Americans respon- sible for the "cruelties of their judicial system."

As you know, the resolution was so passed, and we come before you to-day with the same resolution for your confirmation as a special ro solution. This procedure is required by the law we work under, pre- liminary to our application to the Court for its sanction for the reduc tion of the company's capital which is the authority we ask of you by. the special resolution I shall pro- pose shortly.

No Amendments.

If you want the resolution ex plained, in any manner, I shall be happy to answer any question; not only questions having a direct bear- ing thereon, but questions in ex- planation of the financial effect of. the resolution.

The Board desire to lay before you, everything you may need to formu- I would late your judgment, but like to stata that we cannot accept an amendment, at this meeting, for the reason that an amendment would uullify the resolution passed three weeks ago; in other words, in order for the resolution to be effective to- day as a special resolution, it is. necessary to adopt the same in terms exactly similar to the terms approved of previously.

London, Aug. 24. The R.A.F. Far Eastern flight mentioned in the Air estimates memorandum of March 6 and 13 last will be carried out Demand for Independence.

by a Far East Elight commanded Zaghlul then bogan to gather by Group Captain H. M. Cave

Brown Cave stationed round him the Nationalists who

Felixtowe. It is expected The demanded complete independence.

start in mid October concerned at last evening's On Nov. 13, 1918, he told the High to Commissioner, Sir J. R. Wingate and will consist of super marine Sacco-Vanzetti" disorders that he was ready to go to London Napier ail-metal flying boats. The ing

will be via the to negotiate with

British route Government. Although Wingate Mediterranean

Karachi favoured this

London and course, vetoed it and the Egyptian Ca- Indian coast to Singapore; thence binet fell A delegation of 12 it will skirt the Australian coast deputies, including Zaghlul. was and return to Singapore making selected to lay Egypt's case before total of 25,000 miles. The per- the Paris Peace Conference. But sonnel has been specially trained it was forbidden to go and in at Felixtowe in aerial and nauti-

cal conditions.-Reuter. March, 1919, shortly before it was due to leave, Zaghlul was arrest- ed and deported to Malta-n step which led to serious, disturbances in Egypt. The new British High of him and on July 12, 1924, an Commissioner Lord Allenby with attempt was made on his life by a Cairo student who wounded him drew the veto and Zaghlul was

slightly. Owing to differences began set free. He at once vigorous agitation against the with King Fuad, he resigned on

In statements issued by the Min- British Government, which decid- Nov. 16, 1924, but afterwards de- ed to send a Commission headed cided to continue in power. Whenister of the Interior and the Chief of Surete it is declared that the by Lord Milner, to Egypt to in-however, on Nov. 19, the British vestigate. From Paris, where he Sirdar, Sir Lee Stack, who had police throughout are

the the situation, and that the public had taken up his abode. Zaghiul repressed the disorders in

Sudan, was murdered, England have no need to fear that they have ordered it to be boycotted and only insisted on drastic penalties, in-lost, control of the communist dis-600,000 shares of $10 each when the British Government reciding a fine of £500,000 and the turbers of the peace-Reuter, cognised the independence

$3,000,000, divided in 000,000 shares of 83 cach, and that such reduc Egypt as a subject for regotia-resignation of Zaghlul. After the

Baton Charges in Hyde Park, tions, did he consent to appear Pasha, who believed he

elections in spring 1925, Ziwar

tion be effected by cancelling the capital which has been lost or is before the Commission. The result,

London, Aug. 24. however, did not come up to his majority, formed his ministry,

Several baton charges were re-unrepresented by available assets, expectations, and he continued but found that Zaghlul had carried

each of the 588,578 shares which his agitation, with the result that the day. When the new Parlia- quired to dispense Sacco and Yan-to the extent of 85 per share upon he was told to desist and as he ment met on March 28, 1925, it at zetti sympathisers, following a would not do so, he was again

once elected Zaghiul President, meeting of protest in Hyde Park. have been issued and are now out. standing, and by reducing the arrested and at the end of 1921 but was promptly dissolved by the The police were ordered to dis- nominal amount of all the shares in deported, first to Ceylon and then Ziwar Pasha Government, which perse a procession going to the the Company's capital from $10 ordered new elections for May 23, American Embassy. Forty were

to $5 per share, provided always but these were eventually postpon- injuried. Order was quickly res; that such reduction shall be with ed on the ground that electoral ro- | tored. Reuter.

out prejudice to the Company's forms must first be carried

rights under, Article 32 of the the In March, 1922, Britain declared through Zaghiul declared

Articles of Association to sue for and her protectorate over Egypt at an entire procedure unconstitutional.

Montevideo, Aug. 29.

recover all arrears of calls now out end, and in April allowed the The electoral law (August 1925)

The protest strike is practically standing and due in respect of any Viceroy Fund to be proclaimed as raised the voting age to 25, with general here but there is, no dis-forfeited shares.”- the Independent King of Egypt, full manhood puffrage at 40, order: Reuter's American Service. but kept troops there to guard the property or professional qualifica- Suez Canal. In the spring, 1923. tions operating between those Zaghlul was released and returned ages. The new parliament was

to the Seychelles.

Zaghlul's Return.

of

had A

masters of

Argentine Strike.

un-

The Resolution...

I now propose formally: "That the capital of the Company be re- duced from 80,000,000, divided into

to

Mr. C. Mancini seconded and the resolution was carried unanimously. The Chairman" I thank you for your attendance. The Board will take immediate steps to act on your wishes.

to Egypt. Early in 1924 he formelected in May, 1926, and Zaghlul for their opposition to English ed a Cabinet in the hope of get- and the Wafd party returned to policy. ing further concessions from power: but Zaghlul declined the His agitation was at its bitterest England. A visit in the summer premiership because of Britain's when it was directed not against to London where he negotiated disfavour, and Adly Pasha became England, but against the Turkish with Mr. Ramsay, MacDonald, the Premier. Zaghlul was made Pre-party in Egypt, and there is ganda instead of seeking to enlist Labour Premier, was without resident of the Chamber of Deputies.doubtedly a degree to which sult. Zaghlul demanded the with- Since then less has been heard of Zaghlul stands as a representative the sympathy of the English

people. drawal of all British troops, of the him personally, although he has of the native "fellah" the small financial and judicial advisers been regarded as the power behind farmer who represents the work and of all British control over the the Government

aday thousands of Egypt as Egyptian Government, especially

against the rich, cultivated and astute Turkish pashas, who look to the abolition of English in- fluence as the golden gate.

of

Zaghlul's second exile to the Gibraltar-wai, Seychelles and perhaps, devoid of the bitterness that marked the previous occasion. It has been whispered, perhaps with some degree of truth, that the old man himself was not re- altogether displeased at his moval from a sphere where his position was being rendered hope- less by the violence of his ex- treme supporters.

as regards foreign relations and

Hatred of England. the abandonment of the British

Zaghlul is currently regarded as claim to protect foreigners and before all things inspired by wealth and influence. minorities or to guard the Suez violent hatred of England and all Canal. Mr. MacDonald replied things English. Readers who

His Initial Mistake. that no British Government could remember the complimentary cease to protect the Canal, which terms applied to him in the Earl

Undoubtedly the anti-English was vital to the Empire, but that of Cromer's great summary of his character of his activities was the troops would not interfere life's work in Egypt, and

the largely due to the humiliation that with Egyptian sovereignty,

Despised by a large number of Bri- terms of personal friendship on he suffered in being exiled to educated Egyptians for his peasant tain, he said, was determined to which the Egyptian Minister lived Malta in 1919. This it was which origin, Zaghiul found the key to keep order in the Sudan, could not allow the work done tative in the land of the Nile, may him to commit what he may per designate the peculiar form of She with England's greatest represen-stung him into furious anti-the hearts of his people by his English propaganda, and caused gift of "fasaha," as the Arabe there to be destroyed and would find it hard to believe that he was haps now recognize as his initial literary eloquence to which their not abandon the Sudan till the task really a hater of England. there had been completed.

mistake, in taking the Egyptian language so readily lends itself.

He was certainly at least as delegation to Paris instead of to It may be that a lot of his sup violently opposed to other ele- London and basing his demands posed violence has been largely a Nationalist menta in his own country which for his country's independence on matter of "winged word.

suspicious have been by no means less noted a course of Anti-British propa-

Attempt on His Life.

Meanwhile,

the extremists had grown

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