In a recent speech Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, denounced the connivance of the Sultan and of the Porte in the Into massacres, ut stated that Russia, Austria, and Germany were determined to uphold the status quo in Turkey, and that therefore the British policy consists in promoting concerted action by the Powers with a view to advising and, if necessary, compelling reforms.
He stated that Dongola was the stepping-stone to a further advance when the time was ripe.
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