Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
.CROMER RESIGNATION
Regret in London Over Lords
Leaving Egypt.
HIS CREDITABLE CAREER
Speculation Upon King Edwards
Visit to Spain.
SHOULD FIRE SPANISH PRIDE
Dickens Landmarks Disappearing
Americans After a Historic Inn !,
Kaiser's Theatrical Taste.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON, April To- 19O1.
Though the resignation of Lord Cromer
might have been expected on account Of
his age and Ill health. the fact causes great
regret on all sides. There was always such
a personal character in his annual report
that every one feels something of the per-
sonal disappointment that Lord Cromer
himself must feel in being compelled to
leave Egypt No man ever finishes his
work. Least of all could Lord Cromer hope
to feel that he had reached the limit OF so
deeply set a work as he had been doing In
Egypt. Indeed, he is not a man ever to
have done with anything. He is one OF the
men who have thirst for information. At
country houses here when he came home
on leave he would always be finding out
about other peoples interests.
He is happy when he can take men aside
and gather from them all that they have to
tell him about their special subject, whether
1t be golf or the yeomanry, or German pol
itics. He has his pleasure In humor, though
not Of particularly subtle kind. And 1t
should be said, too. that he has mind Tar
more tolerant than he Is generally given
credit for. Only those who have met him
personally quite understand this. But there
are public Indications Of 1t, as. for instance,
the fact that he never would listen to any
Egypt.
Lord Cromer's successor has been. one
might say, inevitable. For long while II
has been known that Lord Cromer had des-
there are som, criticisms of the appoint
ment- here It is SO much the expected
thing that 1t is bound to appear rather I'M
enterprising, and many people would a,n nave
Of affairs at Cairo. Moreover. Sir Eldon
Gorst is distinctly more of the Miner than
of the Cromer school, and the tone OF his
high financial knowledge Is less hat OF
Barring than that Of Mr.. c. D. Rudds SON
in-law. But every one acknowledges that
in an official sense he Is one of the ablest
men In the service, and he has this great
acknowledgement the khedive likes him per-
sonally.
Sir Eldon Gorst may be described IS the
fayorite pupil of Lord Cromer.. The son OF
Sir John Gorst, he was born in New Zea-
land forty-six years ago. After brilliant
career at Cambridge he was called to the
bar. and became an attache In the diplo-
matte service.
He received his first Egyptian appoint
ment of importance In 1890, when he was
made controller of direct revenues. This
post he held until 1892, when he succeeded
Lord Miner as under secretary OF state Tor
finance. Two years later he was selected
to reorganize the police administration and
internal affairs as adviser to the ministry
of the interior, to which some four years
later he became financial adviser.
For his services In this and IN other Oh
rections he was rewarded in 1902 with the
K C. B. In the following year he married
the Rand. His brand-new castle at Ardna-
murchan. whose accomplishments as q
to her husband In the dispensation Of that
hospitality which Is such a feature of the
social side of Egyptian life.
Mr.. c. D. Rudd is. of course. Rand mil
lionaire. He was with Mr.. Cecil Rhodes,
the founder of the Consolidated Gold Fields
Company of South Africa, and through this
company Is interested in all the mines OF
the Rand. His brand new castle at Ardna-
murchan Scotland, took more than three
years In building, and Mr. Rhodes and DR..
Jameson were both members of the house
warming party In 1901. Mr.. Rudd made
himself very popular with his new Scottish
tenantry by driving all the deer off the
cultivated lands. and combining them strictly
to the forest. When they stray back into
the richer feeding grounds they are shot,
and the venison is distributed among the
people of the locality.
King Edwards Visit to Spain.
There seems to be the usual specula-
tive uncertainty over the real Importance
of the meeting between the rulers of Spain
and England. 1t is, however, one of those
occurrences which to the better informed Is
an affair of definite international moment.
It is an outward apd visible sign Of
gradual but distinct capitalization Of GER
chancelleries Of Great Britain, France and
Spain. In the words Of highly placed per-
sonage who was disposed to be communi-
cative today, 1.-THE entente cordiale Is ca
BILE shape. So is the good feeling existing
between England and Spain today capable
Of developments which shall materially
affect the balance Of power in Europe
queen with their ships Of war cannot fail
to fire Spaniards generally with the desire
to take again proud place in the Medi-
terranean and on the oceans Of the world.
England and, indeed France would gladly
see another first-class sea power in the
world. and lovers of peace would gladly
see the great southwest corner of Europe
in alliance. These are notions only, but
they are notions which dominate the more
far-seeing minds amongst those responsible
for Anglo-French and Anglo-Spanish ex-
changes OF state courtesy. All, however,
depends upon practical recrudescence of
patriotism and energy In this peninsula.
to ward which King Edwards visit should
contribute something by way Of stimulus
use SO discredited power as Spain could
be to Britain in the event OF war. Yet
Spain could render invaluable negative as
sistapce. If England were at war with
Germany 1t would be absolutely necessary
for her to make an arrangement with Spain
about the hinterland OF Algeciras. Few
people know that Gibraltar, the British
fleet anchored in the bay and the dock
guns mounted IN the terrain across the
bay. II Spain were not friendly at the first
outbreak Of war this country should have
to send 20O00 men to Algeciras to hold the
hills round Glib" She has not 20O0O men
to spare. Further, England wants Port
Nation in the event of war. and 1t Is known
that the kaiser has had his eyes on the
Balearic Islands for some time. Sir John
Fishers presence at CartaEena II signifi-
cant, and means business.
Historic Dickens House.
The scene of Bill Skies burglary. Pye-
croft House. Chertsey. was withdrawn
yesterday from auction, the reserve not
being reached. This is the house where
Skies is supposed to have forced an en-
trance through the window. which is de-
scribed in the book exactly as 1t appears
today.
Among the rapidly dwlndling number of
Dickens landmarks In London are London
bridge steps, which figure in "Oliver
Twist" the Inns Of Courts and the
Golden Cross" at Charfng Cross. London
bridge steps have been altered by the re-
cent widening. OF the inns. the picturesque
Staple Inn remains exactly as in Dickens
day Zone Of those nooks." as Dickens
wrote, where sparrows twitter in smoky
trees as though they called to one another
let us play at country"
Barnard's Inn. too, Is still existing. It Is
sim as Pip described 1t. 1.-THE dfngfest coll
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