Cairo, July, 21.
Three hundred and twenty were arrested during today's rioting while the number of people wounded is given at 87 of which the mar Jority are serious eases, most of the others not being treated in the hospitals. How many were killed, has not yet been divulged. In order to prevent the restive Fellaheen from invading the city and reinforejing the demonstrators the government opened the draw-bridges across the Nile, The Wafd—deputies have petitioned King Fuad to summon Parliament for an extraor At Port Said the attempt of the demonstrators to invade the foreign quarters was repulsed by the police who opened fire and killed two of the attackers while 21 were wounded. Of the police and the troops 75 were wounded.
The latest figures show that four demonstrators were killed in this morning's rioting while no less than 500 arrests were made by the police. person jured and taken to hospital follow.
the demonstrations this morn-—Reuter. ary session to open on Saturday next.
As more details become knowe regarding to-day's incidents, the situation appears more critical than ever. Although in order to avoid bloodshed the committee of the Watd party had decided to desist from the attempt originally planned to force an entry into Parliament, the capital became the scene of riotous disorders in the early morning hours, continuing intermittently late'in the afternoon with the prospect of the unrest flaring up again during the night although the authorities imposed curfew regulations and forbade any gathering of more than five persons.
The rioting started near the Ministry of the Interiuy with a clash between the crowds and the police and spread like wildfire whereupon troops appeared on the scene, clearing the main thovougfarss. which were afterwards patrolled by tanks.
Near the Abdin palace the demonstrators erected barricades and attempted to light the gas_which escaped from the sockets of a broken candelabrum. When the troops tied to storm the place they were pelted with stones whereupon they fired into the crowd.
Firearms also came into play the street-fighting in other districts, especially near the parliament building: from which the Wafd guards had been removed early in the day while the immunity of all deputies was suspended by royal decree.
To-night the city resembles an armed caihp. Business is completely paralyzed. The British troops ave up to the present been kept their barracks but various Egyptian regiments were in the street-fighting commanded by their British officers, Foreign Secretary's Statement Londoa, July 21.
In the House of Commons this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary, Answering questions regarding the Egyptian situation, said that no
had been made to the British Gov-representations ernment regarding foreign nationals ju. Egypt though certain represent atives of foreign Powers had made inquiries at the Foreign Office and had intimated their anxiety regarding the situation.
Referring to last week's riot in Alexandria, the Foreign Secretary said the casualties were 19 killed, cluding one Italian. Ten police and 53 civilians were still in hospital, while 99 police and 65 civilians Were hospital out-patients. Four Egyptian army officers and four men were hurt- No British troops were' involved in the disturbances.
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