Jan, 27.
Waite the cable service, upon which Shanghai depends for its news, is fairly full, it occasionally omits political news of the first importance. Such criticism may be levelled in connexion with the Egyptian crisis which prevailed two months ago. It will be remembered that when the Milner mission was appointed for the purpose of finally settling all disputes raised by the Egyptian demand for autonomy and the substitution of a wor y agreement between Great Britain and the protectorate in question, it was hoped that a definite settlement would be made of the questions emphasized by the events of 1919 and 1920. The proposals then advanced were welcomed as a happy basis for negotiation out of which, it was hoped, would be evolved complete Egyptian independence. Three months Negotiations led to these proposals being established orystal-
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