London, 16th January.
Hussein Fakhri Pasha replaces Mustapha Febmi Pasha as the Egyptian Premier owing to the latter's illness, Fakbri Pasha has remodelled the Cabinet and there is much native discontent with the new Ministers as Fakhri Pasha is a Turk.
The Times says that Fakbri Pasha is the opponent of British reforms and has been appointed without consulting Lord Cromer (Sir Evelyn Baring), and that the Khedive thereby directly chal-longes the right of England to interfere, as the British officials on the administration are not recognised by the new Ministers.
Matters are at a deadlock. The Times warns the Khedive to remember the fate of Ismail.
The Daily News thinks that France and Russia have incited the Khedive to this step.
Later.
Lord Cromer has informed theKhedive that England expects to be consulted on all important steps and especially on the appointment of Ministers, and is unable to sanction Fakhri Pasha as Premier.
It_is believed that neither France nor Russia are supporting the Khedive.
The British Foreign Office regards Ca the situation in Egypt as serious.
Lord Rosebery has summoned especial Cabinet Council to consider the position.
London, 18th January.
The Egyptian crisis is over. The Khedive has expressed his regret to Lord Cromer and his readiness to appoint Riaz Pasha as Premier, to which Lord Cromer has assented.
M. Develle, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, replying to a question the Chamber, said that Great Britain had apparently exercised pressure upon Egypt, and M. Waddington was instructed to see Lord Rosebery on the subject, and that the Government would calmly examine the question, as neither France nor Europe can remain indifferent to an infringement of the rights with Beypt.
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