ELECTIONS IN EGYPT.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 12, 15 January 1924, Page 5

ELECTIONS IN EGYPT.

VICTORY FOR ZAGHLUL. LONDON, January 14. . The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that Zaghlul Pasha, whose policy is to complete the severance of Egypt from Britain, won an , overwhelming victory at the elections. Out of 109 declared results 101 adherents of Zaghlul have been elected. Those defeated include Zehia Pasha, Prime Minister, ako the leader of the Constitutional Liberals.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) Zaghlul Pasha, who was deported from Egypt by the British authorities, recently returned. Egypt was recognised as an independent kingdom last year, but it was laid down definitely that measures for the security of the communications of the British 'Empire in Egypt, the defence of Egypt against foreign aggression or interference, the protection of foreign interests in Egypt, the protection of minorities, and the question of the Sudan would be I reserved. I In a notification to all the Powers of the termination of the protectorate, the I British Government declared: "The ter- | mination of the British Government over Egypt involves, however, no change in | the status quo as regards the position of other Powers in Egypt itself. The welfare and integrity of Egypt are necessary to the peace and safety of the British Empire, which will therefore always maintain as an essential British interest the special relations between itself and Egypt long recognised by other Governments. These special relations are defined in the declaration recognising Egypt as an independent sovereign State. His Majesty's Government has laid them down as matters in which the rights and interests of the British Empire are vitally involved, and will not admit them to be questioned or discussed by any other Power. In pursuance of this principle it will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt at interference in the affairs of Egypt by another Power, and it will consider any aggression against the territory of Egypt as an act to be repelled with all the means at its command."