KITCHENER IN EUROPE.

Thames Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 14661, 15 April 1915, Page 7

KITCHENER IN EUROPE.

POPULAR AMONG THE PEOPLE. As actual ruler of Egypt, Lord Kitchener has resumed—to the mild extent prevalent in that counts—the pomp and c£rcuniKi.a.n:-a of power which had been quite a',, aliened in recent years. The dull brown colour of the liveries of the native servants at the Agency has been discarded in .favour of scarlet and gold. There is some talk of building a state ballroom on to theofficial residence. The dinner parties and other functions are : of an elaborate nature, and' Lord Kitchener's own splendid service of gold plate has been much admired by the Egyptian grandees, to whom a display of this kind '■ means a very great deal. In the streets of Cairo he often drives in a well-turn'd-aut carriage and pair,, preceded by two saises or out-runners, who cry hoarsely to the people to clear the" way, • while the native pedestrians', duly impressed, nudge each, other and point, saying, "Look, my brother, there 'is El Lor-r-r-d." The man.in the streets is very fond of Lord" Kitchener, and his appearance in public is always the signal for the collection of a small crowd. When he first arrived in Cairo he 'was heartily cheered^ by.the natives, who rarely give expression to their feelings in this manner ; and on subsequent occasions of importance his reception has' been, most cordial.— ''Fortnightly Review." ,