Russian destroyer ordered to leave Port Saïd and to dock at Suez, Egypt according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 15 February 1904

An item dated London, England 14th reported that a Russian destroyer after te being examined by an expert sent by the government was ordered to leave Port Said, Egypt. A request from the Russian cabinet if she could be docked at Suez was denied.(1)

Note
1. Egypt was under British control since 1882 as a protectorate a de facto although the Egyptian Khedivate remained a de jure a province of the Ottoman empire.