Malta, Apr. 30.
H, M, 8, Warspite and Valiant ave departed, Later.
The cruisers Ceres, Calypso and Caledon have sailed for Egypt. 'The Ceres is flying the flag of Kear-Admiral L. G, Preston, It is assumed that, Vice-Admieal Kelly, with the Warspite und 'Valiant and one cruiser, is going fo Alexandria, while Rear-Admiral Preston, with' the other two eruisers, will make for Port Said.
Later.
The naval authorities state that the men-of-war are not sailing for Egypt but have been ordered to} Corinth—Reuter, The British Demand Cairo, Apr. 30, Mr, Reginald Hoare, Councillor of the British Residency, has handed Nahas Pasha, the Premier, giving the Egyptian Government three days to withdraw the Public Assemblies Bill: otherwise Britain will take whatever steps she may deem necessary with regard to hor obligation to protect. foreign in. ment. This Bill is designed to alter the existing law which has been in force for five years and has enabled the Egyptian' authorities to maintain a fair state of public order, without hardship to individuals or any undue restraint on public liberty. The new Bill would greatly weaken the hands of the executive.
It would paralyse the police, on whom it would inflict far hea penalties for any error of judgment in carrying out their duty than it would for those responsible for disorder; and it would seriously joo pardize public peace and the lives and property of foreigners, This is the view taken by the authorities, both British and Egyptian, and Bill is feared by the foreign communities,
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