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GENERAL NEWS.

Mr. Taft, Chief Justice ?.

LORD KITCHENER'S STRONG HAND.

A Drspute 11 Egypt and The Upshot.

It is reported, that President Wilson will appoint Mr. Taft, the

x-President, Chief Justice of the Lord Kitabener's strong band has United States Supreme Court recently achieved another notable when that post becomes vacant by success by securing a, satisfactory the retirement of Chief Justice settlement of the vexed question Edward D. White,

Mr. Taft of the religious endowments in leolines to make any statement Egypt, says the Daily Mail, egarding the report.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPF, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1914,

SIR F. TREVES' CHOICE

His Fear of a Brilliant Surgeon.

"Hard work is better than

brilliancy" said Sir Frederick Treves, the eminent surgeon and nsrs of the Dartmouth Home for author, addressing the prize-win Crippled Boys recently. There was no person of whom he would have greater fear, he added, than It has only just become known the brilliant surgeon, and if it that this settlement was obtained without aerions friction an oporation he would be careful not fell to his lot to have to undergo with the Khedive and that the to select one who was not. presence of a strong British fleet Lieutenant Staden, the chief been the decisive in flaence in in-troope in the Boer war, and per- in the Mediterranean may have sulting surgeon to the British Sir Frederick Treves was con- ficer of the London Fire Brigade, ducing the Khedive to withdraw formed the operation for appendi- nounced recently that the his opposition. The main facts, citis on the late King Edward hallenge cup for the "smartest so far as they concern the Khedive, on June 24, 1902. b of the year," which was are set forth in a remarkable

London's Smartest Firemen,

resented some years ago for som- stition by Captain Wells, has en awarded to the Shadwell

re Station for the work carried

t at a fire which occurred on bril 13, 1913, on the premises Mesare. T. and W. Ide, Glase- use-fields, Brook-street, Ratoliff e Olerkenwell station ghly commended.

Will of Captain Oates..

Was

article in the Pioners Mail, the

from its Cairo conrespondent, but ouncement" was rudddenly publi well-known Anglo-Indian journal":

facte require to be collated with of fifty-three ships which was to draw the right conclusion the shed at Malta that the whole fleat the movements of the British fleet, then engaged in

naval mad- return 10 returned from a

On the journey to the afternoon of November 11 a Cairo, and on the following remarkable communication was lay Lord Kitchener (whom made to Renter's correspondent the Egyptains oall "El- Lord") opened negotiations with

at Malta. him, inviting his consent to arrived here earlier than was ex- "Although the combined fleate Probate has been granted of religious endowments. These are will leave Malta for their anise through reform of, the Vakufs, or pected it in understood that they will of Captain Laurence Ed estates left for the maintenance to Egypt on the 19th instant, the ed Grace Oates, Inniskillen of the Moslem faith in Egypt, and date originally fixed." goons, of Gestingthorpe Hall,their annual income, though they tle Hedinghim, Essex, wholine hitherto been mismanaged, in charge of the ponies and is £520,000 The Egyptina Min: les in Captain Scott's expedi istry considered that they ought and died in the Antarctic to be placed under a responsible ons on March 17, 1912. Minister, and Lord Kitohener, The value of the property is supported this proposal.

On November 6 the Khedive Malta on November 11.

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rn at £28,828. Captain Oates, The Khedive showed hostility of the 11th the crisis had passed e everything of which he to it and openly disagreed with aud consequently the announ- ald die possessed to his his Ministry, so that a Ministerial cement was made for diplomato her, Bryan William Graescrisis appeared imminent. purposes ee, of Messing, near Kelvedoa. Finally a compromise was ar-Egypt covered would be paid ranged. The Khedive agreed to at the originally appoint refer the question to the Sultan, ed date. As a matter of foot the who in theory has control of all flest left Malta on the 19th and Moslem endowments, and to on the 21st it arrived at Al- abide by his decision.

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It is asserted by the Pioneer news that 1,000 bluejackets a that before allowing the would visit Cairo wie published question to be referred to the on the same day, Sultan Lord Kitchener had taken Already the Sultan's.reply had j Spacial precautions to ensure a been received and the Khodive In Turkey the endowments are Kitchener. But it is a sugges favourable reply from his Majesty. had bowed to fate and Lord under a Ministry, as Lord Kitohe-tive incident that his signature der had proposed should be the to the decree creating the Min- case in Egypt.

ietry. of Vakufs was only given The influence of the Turkiab on November 20, a few hours be- Grand Vizier, Prince Said Halim,fore the arrival of the fleet. The

e first incumbent of the who is a member of the Khedivial bluejackets were certainly not is Mr. W. J. Wood, who was family and has claims on the wanted, as has been hinted in erly connected with the office Egyptain throne, was exeried for some quartera, to overawe the Pablic Prosecutor, and who the course which Lord Kitchener population of Cairo. They may appointed after a competitive proposed. But while ination,

the bave been needed to end the Sultan was Considering hia irresolution of the Khedive. reply, desperate efforts

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e Paris newspapers publish Vakufs. An article even appear- difference of opinion between detaila "of an unfortunate ed in the vernacular Prese calling Lord Kitchener and the Khedive and Lord Kitchenor are now, to ite between the aviators upon the masses to rise and pro-arose and was followed by tension all appearances, cordial. nes and Roux. It is alleged test against the English who were it was the Khedive who suggested the former upon landing taking possession of the estates of that the matter should be, refer- visit no one here knows its real As regards the British naval the ears of Roux, scausing the Moslem religion. The sheikhs red

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