Emir Felgal, son of King thu Sand, was to-day appointed Emir of Hodei-Ida, where shops and cafes have reopened and normal life has been restored.
Tt Is reported that Emir Felsal is being urged to. proclaim himself King of Yemen, but so far his only reply has been to urge his troops to press forward to capture Sanaa, where the Crown Prince of Yemen thas massed his troops.
"There is Little doubt that King Ton Sand intends to occupy the whole of Yemen.
The armed police, sent from Aden to assist to maintain order in Hodeida, are returning as the presence of the British sloop Penzance is consi dered sufficient to ensure the safety {of British subjects—Reuter Cairo, May 9.
'The tide of battle has' turned de-tanitely in favour of the Imam Yemen, picturesque ruler of a" tertory of about 15,000 talles in south-
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