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FIGHTING IN ARABIA
(ING'S FORCES MARCH ON SANAA
CAIRO, May I
After a further victory, in which two
Italian-made mountain guns were cap
tured, King Ibn Saud's forces are
steadily advancing from Hodeida to
wards Sanaa, 'the ,capital of Yemen,
where a grim battle is expected against
the Wahibis.
Another . army, under the Emir
Ahmed El Showeir, is harassing the
Yeminis, having captured a caravan of
camels convpylng. munitions, and also
two.Italian gunnery instructors.
Although the British Minister (Sir
Andrew Ryan) has asked King Ibn
Saud how far the advance will extend,
it is not expected that either Great
Britain or Italy will intervene.
[Following a dispute over the boun
dary between the countries, Saudi
forces last week invaded Hodeida, forc
ing the Yemenis to evacuate. The
Imam Yahya, of Yemen, urged arbitra
tion by King Fund of Egypt, but It Is
considered unlikely that King Ibn Saud
will accept this, as Egypt has not pre
viously recognised his Government. The
British sloop Penzance was despatched
from Aden and removed British resl.
dents and a large number of foreigners
from Hodeida to a neighbouring island.
Warships were also despatched from
Italy to protect the interests of that
country.]
BRtITISH NEUTRALITY
LONDON, May 7.
Information. received in London from
Sir. Andrew Ryan gives an assurance
that order will be. established in the
Red Sea port of Hodelda, which was
recently occupied by the victorious
Wahibis. In the .House of Commons
to-day, when questioned regarding the
situation in Hodeida and Yemen, the
Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon)
said that the British Government pre
served an attitude of strict neutrality
towards the conflict between Ibn Saud
and Iman, with both of whom the
British Government were in friendly
treaty relations, and were taking only
such measures as were proved essen
tial for safeguarding the lives and pro
perty of British subjects.
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