The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
He Gives Account of
His Stewardship as
Consult General.
SUCCESS ALWAYS
ATTENDS HIS WORK
Document Is Remarkable, Show
ing Great Things That Have
Been Accomplished-Rose-
ate Picture Is Drawn of
Country's Flourishing
Condition.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.
London, June Sin the excitement
of Derby Week. the Hundred Year
Ball and other London crazcs scant at
tcntion has been paid to Lord Kitchen
SF's first report as TO his stewardship
as consul general and diplomatic agent
in Egyp yet 1t is remark
able document, which indicates the
succcsr which has always attended
! MIN. lie says:
The mischievous efforts of ire
sponsiblc native newspapers TO stir
up trouble over the Tripoli Var have
been unavallng. The Egyptian popu-
lition has not been excited; 1t has only
been aroused to generous efforts to
relieve the distress OF the suffering
Iripolitans. caused by the war.
through the Red Crescent Hospital
The Assouan Dam is nearly finish
co. It is expected that It Will vastly
benefit the country and pay it's own
cost in fcw years.
The fcllah remains the best and
most hardworked type of humanity.
His habit OF borrowing is the greatest
reril but the spread Of education viii
| check this. To-day there are 45.lT3
boys and $4,000 girls In tho elementary
schools, and 10000 boys in the high
q schools. This is one Of the marked
social phenomena OF the Orient. The
governments girl schools are so
crowded at Alexandria and Carl that
hundreds have been refused admis-
sion. and new sites have been bought
ana schools are being cuilt.
Finances Prosperous.
The governments finances are pros
porous. n loan has been avcrted anu
money is available for the Delta drain
age. Tho cotton crop is reasonably
good and the condition in the Soudan
is extraordinarily nourishing. The
population is now 100000. 1t was
once 100000. but during the Mahdfs
rule it was reduced to two million.
The births were once stopped by vni-
vcrsal starvation and misery. They are
now very rapid Immigration is also
booming. Tho crops are fine and the
country il 80 wealthy and tho wealth
is SO evenly divided that there is
hardly a poor man. The people are
all contented. loyal and happy.
This Is not picture painted to
fiatter rulers" said Lord Kitchener.
but is based on solid facts"
At the annual meeting of the Coun-
Gil OF the WOman's Liberal Federation
mere on Wednesday the report showed
that there We're Si2 branches, with l3O.-
0Oo members. The meeting was divid-
cd over the question OF woman suf-
fraEc. but at the same time IL showed
Il leaning toward making women
L,
| ever. motion to make suffrage
policy of the federation was adopted
despite opposition. A resolution was
also adopted welcoming a promise OF
loyd-Gcorge. the Chancellor of the
ENchequcr, to give time In the House
of Commons to pass at this session an
te-slave law. Mr.. George, how
ever. has not made any such promise.
| On the contrary. ho said that while
sEmpath!zinS with such a law he
| could not promise anything in behalf
OF the ministry. The resolution also
/ Endorsed Lloyd Georges national in
surancc Plan. which was astonishing.
| as the women of England were sup
posed to be in revolt against it, AS
/ one woman put 1t, they were against
the obligation to contribute their quota
! to the Insurance OF servant girls, and
! collect the girls quota too or risk
! q inc OF $50, The meeting was at
/ tended by many peeresscs and society
! women, and showed that uch of the
| wealth of the country IS on the side
of radtcalism despite the walls and
protests of tho Tory newspapers.
tircplnccS Restored.
B, Ihc restoration Of the nrcpIaccs In
Tattcrshail Castle. in Lincolnshire.
which was purchased by Lord Curzon.
i OF kcdlcSton. whose Wife was Miss
Letter. Of Chicago. was made -
triumphal affair for Lord Cur2on
The famous lreplaecs had been re-
moved from the castle and placed I'm
me hands of = London dealer ~ sale
II was reported that the chimney
pieces had been bought by William