Meanwhile, however, Lord Charles Beresford has been strongly urging that the time has come for England to announce to the Powers that altered circumstance have necessitated a change of policy in regard to Egypt, and that we have no intention of evacuating the country either now or in the future." What the alvered circumstances are Lord Charles Beresford does not explain very clearly. He merely have obtained a qualified victory. The Licensing Committee again recommended that the license should be granted without conditions, but at the Council mecting to-day the "Praritans" were so far successful that the saloon was forbidden by a majority of three votes. On the other hand the Council by a majority of three allowed the audience to take refreshments while remaining in their seats, instead of compelling them, as here-sends us a list of promotions for the officers engaged in this campaign all of which are hereby sanctioned. As for the successful Briga'lier-General, Hsia Yii-hsin, we hereby prove him to the rank of a T itu (Provincial Commander-in-chief) and commad that his name be recorded in the Grand Council for the first vacancy in such a post in the provinces, as a recognition of the speedy and effective manner la which a difficult task has been tells us that other countries have broken tofore, to go to a bar. triumphantly concluded by him. their treaty obligations in the Medi-
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