London, 18th March, Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords has stated that the advance was undertaken after communications from the Egyptian and Italian Cabinets. The former urged the dangers attendant on the Dervish advance. 20th March.
Mr. Morley-moved in the House of Commons, sitting in Committee on Supply, a reduction in the-Vote for the Foreign Office, in order to directly challenge the policy of the British Government in the matter of the Dongola. expedition. The motion was rejected.
All the Powers, with the ence) tion of France and Russia, have assent to the employment of the reserve in the Egyptian Caisse dela Dette for the purposes of the expedition to the Soudan, France still contends that the unanimous assent_of all the Powers is necessary, but. Great Britain takes the opposite view.
Berthelot in the French Chamber hag stated that there are.serious financial and political objections to utilising funds of the Bgyption Caisse and considers, therefore, that the unanimous assent of the Powers is necessary for the Dongola expedition, which might ultimately absorb the whole of the reserve funds and threatens the possessions of France and other countries in Africa, besides tending to indefinitely prolong the British occupation of Egypt. The parleying with Great Britain 18 proceeding.—#rom Bangkok Papers,
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