The English in Egypt.

Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1896, Page 3

The English in Egypt.

Thus Lord Salisbury on the Soudan war :— " Ifc may be an ad van* tage or it may be a serious impediment, but the Egyptian Government is the only Government in the world*' I believe, which cannot borrow* A very curious combination of international arrangements, in whose validity I am much too unlearned to venture to pronounoe an opinion - arrangements which are a perfect labyrinth* even to the learned mindhave, I am told, the effect of preventing the Egyptian Government from borrowing beyond a certain very narrow margin. The consequence is that unless it wishes to run into hopeless debt, its military prooeedings must be governed by its financial capaoity. We do -not see our way at present to go beyond Dongola. If any of those millionaires who spend their money in supporting raids and invasions would oome forward and offe* us facilities for gouig further, I do not say thai we should be deaf to their appeals. But in the present financial position lam compelled to stfy that, our object terminates at Dongola. It may be that we, or others who succeed us, will be prepared to go on in the future. For myself, I repeat the opinion that we. shall * not have restored Egypt to» the position in which' we received het, nor in that position of safety in which she cteserveg to stand, Until the. Egyptian flag floats over Khartoum. ,-.