Alexandria, July 15. has decided to suspend three Wafd!
1 two-hour general strike has Been ordered by the Committee of the Watd (Nationalist Party) as a jmaxk of sympathy for the victims of the trouble at Mensourah on July when three rioters were killed and 12 others injured in a clash with the police, who prevented supporters of the ex-Premier, Nahas Pasha, ing to a meeting organized by the Wafd Executive.
Despite the fact that the Committee of the Wafd enjoined supporters of the Nationalist Party not break the peace and to avoid demonstrations, a crowd of. young! Egyptians assembled to-day in Mohamet Ah Square, but were dispersed by the police, who charged them with their batons.
Gubsquently the demonstrators formed a precession through the main streets of the (City, clapping their hands and shouting "Ling live @Nahao Pasha." They also waved pictures of the ex-Premier and then started smashing shop-windows and throwing stones at the police, who, hopelessly outnumbered, were forced to retire, At 140 thio afternoon the situation here was still very disturbe although perhaps a little quieter.
The police have been firing at intervals over the heads of the] crowd, whose activities have resulted in the streets being strewn with stones and broken glass, Attacks} on the police, however, are now At 5,80 this afternoon the posi tion had grown quieter.
Two senior police officers, includ-the commandant, and many Tt is understood that 17 rioters were killed and 180 injured.
The trouble to-day began when a crowd of young Egyptians, who had assembled in Mohamet Ah, Squa were dispersed by the police, who charged them with their Subsequently the demons formed a procession throug! main streets of the city, clapping, their hands and shouting "Long Live Nahas Pasha." They also waved pictures of the, ex-Premiet and then started smashing shop, windows and throwing stones at the police, who, hopelessly outnumbered, were forced to retire.
The trouble continued throughout the afternoon, with the police being compelled to fire at intervals over the heads of the crowd to dis~ perse them.
Earlier in the day the Committee of the Wafd (Nationalist Party) had ordered a two-hour general strike as a mark of sympathy for the victims of the trouble at Mensourah on July 8, when three rioters were killed and 12 others injured in a clash with the police, who prevent-supporters of the ex-Premier, Nahas Pasha, proceeding to a meet jing organized by the Wafd Executive, July 16 communique issued to-day in regard to the suppression of. three! Wafdist newspapers by the Government says that the riots in Ale Jdria yesterday came as the eulmin Yon of a series of incidents due to the rift-raff being encouraged to mutiny against the authorities by' the manner in which certain news papers reported these incidents and praised the participants.
The Minister of the Interior has been empowered to suppress any other paper attempting to replace those suppressed—Reuter.
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