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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 166, 25 June 1884, Page 2

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[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.) CHOLERA BROKEN OUT IN FRANCE. London, June 23. The following is the substance of the convention which, as Lord Kimberly announced in the House of Lords on the 16th instant, has been agreed to between the French and English Governments as a preliminary to holding the projected European Conference on Egyptian affairs: — By the terms of the Convention it is stipulated that the present British occupation shall cease, and British troops be withdrawn at the beginning of 1888, if other European powers consider that the stability and tranquility of the country will then be sufficient to warrant the adoption of such a course. With regard to the question of Egyptian finance, it was agreed that, in order to secure control of the Egyptian national debt and extended control of the budget, the office of President of the Egyptian Council of Ministers shall be held by an Englishman. The Convention also refuse to see the necessity for ensuring the preservation of Egyptian neutrality of war. In this connection England engages hereafter to propose the adoption by the Powers of a treaty similar to that by which in 1880 England, Prussia, and France agreed to respect the Kingdom of Belgium. Similar measures arc also to be adopted with a view to maintaining the neutrality of the Suez Canal. June 24. In the House of Commons last night Mr. Gladstone made a statement regarding the Convention which had been concluded between England and France in regard to Egyptian affairs. The Premier announced that it was optional with England to withdraw her troops from Egypt before 1888, and that France had repudiated the idea that she desired a renewal of dual control, or an Anglo-French occupation after the British evacuation. The Premier further stated that a conference of European delegates will meet on Sunday (sic) to decide upon Egyptian financial questions; that the decision thereon be submitted to Parliament; and that failing the approval of the same Government would resign. Paris, June 24. Cholera of a sporadic character has broken out at Toulon, the French naval port in the Mediterranean. Numerous deaths have already occurred, and a panic has arisen, with the result that an exodus of residents is proceeding.