With regard to civil aviation, it is noted by observers that German airlines have asked Egypt's authorization to utilize aerodromes in that land on routes that would be established between the Reich and the Orient and Africa. Britain would like to have sole rights to Egyptian landing fields, however, with only the Imperial Airways and the Egyptian airways company permitted to use them.
As regards the institution of the electric light system in the Aswan district, with power to be drawn from the Aswan Dam, it is declared that General Electric in England has already discussed a construction contract with the former Premier, Nahas Pasha, But Mahmud Pasha, present Prime Minister, has not yet taken any definite step, though negotiations are proceeding between him and Sir Robert Kindersl president of General Electriq: Havas. ment regards the plan submitted to the Sudeten German Party as no longer valid and intends to submit new proposals instead.
Informed quarters here are convinced that the Czechoslovak Government is now willing to make new proposals since its previous proposals are characterized as "unacceptable"
the Sudeten German Party. It is believed that above all the British Government's representations are responsible for the sudden change of the Czechoslovakian Government's attitude.—Trans-Ocean.
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