The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-20
ENGLAND AND SOUDAN.
Anglo-Egyptian Convention on the
Reconquered Provinces.
BRITISH INTERESTS PROTECTED.

The supreme Command In the Soudan
WIN BE Vested In Governor gem
eral Named by the Khedive, "with
the Consent of Great Britain.''
Cairo Jan 2O.-The Omcial Gazette
today publishes a convention between
Great Britain and Egypt relating to
the future government of the recon
quered Soudan provinces.
After recitng that the provinces were
reconquered by the joint military and
financial efforts of the British and
Khedivial governments, and setting
forth the desire to give effect to the
claims that have accrued to her Brit
tanic majesty's government by right OF
conquest the claim to share in the
present settlement and future working
and development of the administration
Of the territories, and pointing out that
the territories of Wady Hafa and
Saultin may be most effectively ad-
ministered in conjunction with the re-
conquered provinces. the convention
proceeds as follows:
ut is hereby agreed and declared be-
/. tween the undersigned, duly author
lied. that the word Soudan in this
south OF the 22d parallel Of latitude
which have never been evacuated by
the Egyptian troops since 1882, or
which, having been administered by
the khedives government prior to the
late rebellion, were temporarily lost
to Egypt and have been reconquered
by the British and Egyptian govern
ments. acting in concert, or which may
hereafter be reconquered by the two
governments acting in concert.
1.-THE British and Egyptian flags shall
be used together on both land and
water throughout the Soudan. except
in Saukin, where the Egyptian flag
alone shall be used.
"The supreme military and civil com
mand in the Soudan shall be vested in
one office, termed The governor general
appointed by khedivial decree, with the
consent of Great Britain, and to be
removed only by khedival decree, with
the consent of Great Britain"
The next clause gives the governor
! general absolute power to make, alter
or abrogate by proclamation laws, or
ders or regulations for the good gov
ernment of the Soudan, and for tht
regulation, holding. disposal and de.
volution of property of every kind sit
uate in the Soudan, but all such proc
lamations must forthwith be notified
to the agent of her Brittanic majesty
at Cairo and to the president Of tn,
khedivial council. No Egyptian law
decree or enactment, hereafter mad
or promulgated, is to apply to an!
part of the Soudan save by the proc
lamation of the governor general
RePardinp the conditions under whicl
Europeans shall be permitted to trade
reside or hold property in the Soudan
the convention says:
mo special privileges shall be ac
corded the subjects OF any one or NOR
powers. Import duties shall not b
levied on goods from Egyptian terri
tory, but they shall be leviable on good
from elsewhere. In the case of good
entering the Soudan at Saukin, or an
other Red sea port, the duties mus
not exceed the amount leviable upo
foreign goods entering Egypt Dutie
may be levied upon goods leaving tn
Soudan, the rate to be prescribed b
proclamation"
The convention provides that tn
: jurisdiction of the mixed tribunals sha
apply to no part Of the Soudan exceI
Saulsin, and the whole Soudan, eS
cept Saukin shall remain under MAJ
tial law until the governor general pre-
Ii claims otherwise No consular agent
shall be accredited to or allowed {
/ reside in the Soudan without the col
sent Of Great Britain. The imports
tion or expectation Of slaves is abs
lutely prohibited.