KITCHENER'S STRONG HAND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13300, 9 February 1914, Page 10

KITCHENER'S STRONG HAND.

SETTLEMENT OF RELIGIOUS :'ES'fATES '-pr EGYPT. i . LONDON, Dec. 29. Viscount,-Kitchener ? s strong hand has achieved 'another notable success by securing a satisfactory settlement of the vexed question of the religious endowment of Egypt. It has only just become known that this settlement was not obtained without serious friction with: the Khedive and the presence of a strong British fleet m the Mediterranean, too, may have been a strong influence. The Khedive returned from a journey: to Cairo, and Lord Kitchener opened negotiations with him, inviting his consent ; to a thorough reform of the l Vaudkufs. ' ,?The Vaudkufs are the estates left for the maintenance of the Moslems, m Egypt, and the Egyptians tried through, but to have them placed under a responsible minister. , Lord Kitchener supported the proposition, but the Khedive showed hostility to it, and- a ministerial crisis appeared imminent. Finally ; a compromise was arranged, the Khedive - agreeing to refer, the question to the Sultan, who m ordinary circumstances ' has control, of all Moslem endowments, and. to abide by his decision. Before referring the. question to the Sultan, however, Lord Kitchener took special precautions to ensure a favorable reply from ' his Majesty. •♦This arrived within ,24 hours.^viThe -Khedive instantly .'concurred, and the affair ended.