Show THE LATE SULTAN BELIEF IS GROWING THAT HE WAS POS XED An Ultimatum Sent to Said Kalid Must Strike His Flag or Be I Bombarded Bom-barded I t ZANZIBAR Aug 26The belief is quite general here that the death of the late sultan a caused by poison This evening an ultimatum was sent to Said Kalid informing him that unless he strikes his flag and makes a complete surrender by 9 oclock trmorrow the palace will be bombarded All of the British residents of the town hove been requested to g on board the warships lying in the harbor by 8 oclock tomorrow tomor-row morning The force under Said 2500 all well Kalid numbers men wel armed The concensus off opinion is that the action of Said Kalid has furnished a favorable occasion for the hoisting of the British flag and the abolition of Arab rule and slavery |