Evening star., 1928-05-06
The Story the Week Has Told

japanese civilians are in Tsinan. ap-
parently about 1000. There appears
TO be total of about $4,000 Japanese
in Shantung. including $4,000 In Using
tao. There are about 500 non-Mon-
goloids in Tsingtao. There is already
a considerable Japanese naval strength
being rushed thither and 20 XangIze
and South China ports The world viii
watch the event with intense interest
Egypt. Another Anglo Egyptian
crISls--settled in about the usual style.
II seems that in January the Egyptian
Chamber passed public assemblies bill
which was objectionable TO the British
government as traversing the famous
declaration of February %. 1922. in
which the British government an
nounced its resolve to safeguard the
lives and property of foreigners in Egypt
The bill in question forhids the police
10 take steps TO forestall disorders in
public assemblies except on the request
OF the organizers OF the meeting in any
case, or steps by way Of suppression of
disorders in public assembly unless
such disorders should have developed
seriously" 1t further preScribes heavy
penalties Tor police violating its pro-
visions. The hostile reaction OF the
British government TO the bill was no
doubt heightened by the fact that not
long ago riots took place at Tanta in
which foreign property was damaged
and foreign lives endangered On the
grounds that the bill was designed To
alter the existing law. which had been
in force for Ave wears and under which
the Egyptian authorities had been en-
abled TO maintain fair state of pub
lie order without hardship 10 individuals
or undue restraint 10 public liberties"
and that its enactment would greatly
weaken the hands of the executive and
paralyZe the police the British govern
ment requested the Egyptian govern-
ment not 10 advance the bill to the
Senate II aDpcarin9 however, that the
bill was about 10 be submitted to the
Senate on the evening Of April -
Lord Lloyd British high commissioner
ot Egypt, acting upon instructions from
London delivered an ultimatum TO Prime
Minister NahaS Pasha of Egypt as fol-
lows 4 am instructed to request your
cXeelleney 10 give me- categorical as
Suranee IN writing that the measure
VIII not he proceeded with Should this
assurance not reach me before pm.
on MAY >, His Rrittsnic MajeSty's gov
ernment will consider themselves free
to take such action as the situation may
seem To them Ia require.
simultaneously five British warships
we're dispatched from Malta for Alex
andria to arrive on May z
On the evening of April 80 both
houses Of the Egyptian Parliament
agreed. after secret sessions, To with
drawai of the bill for this session"
Whether or not the British govern
ment would stomach the face-saving
qualification OF acceptance VI the ulti.
matum, remained 10 he seen, With
their customary good sense they did,
United States. ON Thursday the
House passed GOA 10 i2l, the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill already passed
by the Senate vigorous effort 90
get the equalization fee provision elimi-
mated was defeated As only slight
amendments were made by the Senate
II Is to he presumed that the confer
enee stage OF the bill viii i've brief
ON April 80, al Daytona Reach Fla,
Ray keeeh, the American racing driver,
established new world automobile
speed record, driving a a6-eyilnder tri-
pick cat "a Philadelphia producn al
an average speed ol a0T aa miles an
hour, beating The record OF a06aa miles
established over the same course last
February by Capt Malcolm Campbell,
the hgllshman, driving Napier Blue.
bird car,
over Sc, 900 600 has been pledged Ia
the Vale endowment fund, 100000, 600
heing the sum aimed al when the fund
was started two years ago,
A Note. ON April 20 the 46Ath ami
yersary Of Shakespeare'S birth MAS duly
celebrated at StratInfd-0n~A ~Ason, Rep
fesentativea of "a countries tiled past
the poets grave In the little Norman
church, dropping thereon yellow dafte-
dis and white innauils, while on AvonS
bank children treaded In an Elizabeth
an round, II Is The Springtims. the
only pretty Fing9ime' IN deilahtfui
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