Evening star., 1928-03-11

latitudinarian Arabs are able and will
Ing to put up fight.
II Is all very fascinating, but let us
hope for the vexed British taxpayers
sake that the threat will not be realized
1t has been suggested that renewal nf
the discontinued subsidy might enable
the Sultan. by Judicious distribution of
largess, TO calm the religious and nth,.
emotions Of his sheiks. Ibn Saud. by
the way, is reputed the handsomcst
as Solomon and has over a hundred
wives
CHINA respectable authority in
forms us that Gen. Ii Chai Sum Is still
boss OF the show In Canton and through
out kwangtung Province. that Kwang-
tung Is practically independent OF Man
King, but remitting any revenues thither,
and that Canton is quiet, The other
day Ii Chat Sum. handsomely attended.
paid an Official visit to Honskonz,
where Sir Cecil Clement, the governor.
sumptuously entertained him. and Sir
Clement is shortly To make a return
visit to Canton.
Yunnan Province continues IN the
throes of civil war
Two-thirds of Shantung Province Is
hit by famine. Southern Chill and
northern Honan are also affected, but
not so severely
Esypt.-Last Summer an Anglo
Egyptian treaty was negotiated In Lon
don between Sarwat pasha. premier of
Egypt. and Sir Austen Chamberlain.
foreign secretary of Great Britain APP
parentiy yielding 10 pressure from the
Egyptian Eationalists. on March 4 the
Egyptian cabinet dispatched a note 10
the British reSidency at Cairo declaring
the proposed treaty to be Incompatible
with Egyptian independence" and there
fore unacceptable. Having dispatched
the note. the cabinet. n moderate one.
resigned
The British government has since
dispatched note Ia Cairo Stitfiy de-
claring that British relations with Egypt
will continue to be governed by the
British declaration of 1922 This dec
iaration acknowledges Egyptian indie
pendence, subject 10 four reservations
providing IN substance for continuance
Of the paramount position ot Britain
In the Sudan. right OF Britain to main
tain garrisons In Egypt for protection
Of British communications tchte1y the
SueE CanaD, right OF Britain to make
certain dispositions looking 10 protec-
ton of the lives and property OF non-
Egyptians In Egypt, Involving meas
ure OF control over the Egyptian police.
and right of Britain To EMPLOY the
means necessary To fend of aggreS-
sion upon Egypt by a third power,
Apparently the treaty rejected by the
Egyptian cabinet emhodieS the sub
stance Of the reserved points" but
with view 10 satisfaction OF Egyptian
amour propre. provides for certain
notifications Of the arrangements for
giving effect In them,
What those most turbulent folks, tn,
Egyptian Nationalists. may do IN the
sequel is question engaging anxious
speculation.
Nahas Pasha has succeeded the late
2aghioul paSha as head Of the Wafd
or Nationalist party.
United states Of An,erica.~-A gitt Of
81. 900. 900 by the Laura spellman Rookie
teller Memorial 10 the Great smoky
Mountains National Park fund Msures
realization Of that glorious project Of
park Of 700 sauare miles In eastern Ten.
nesSee and western North Carolina. one
ot the most picturesque tracts in the
whole world, Almost Ave millions had
already been insured to the nlud by
public subscription and appropriations
by the Legislatures of North Carolina
and Tennessee. ten millions being the
goal The park area has almost score
ot peaks above 6O0a feet IN altitude
and no end Of peaks ahove a,0uN feet
II ahuunds In red deer, elk. black bear
and multitudlnols other Wild creatures,
nearly half II covered by virgin forest
this II delightful news,
Notes, lit Is expected that the French
Parliament will adiean Oh March Ia
General elections will ha held Oh April
~, and necessary seeona hallotting vii.
take place on Apiil 40,
statistics show aH,ail marriages In
Moscow IN iaai and ,aAal divorVes,
The forty~ ninth session Of The Cullne
cil of the League Ut Nations opened On
MandaA Its transactions Win be re-
viewed neat week,