The Duke of Connaught has been appointed " Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief
the Mediterranean Forces and High Commissioner in the Mediterranean." This, of course, is a new command, and Mr. Haldane explained the purpose of its creation in the House of Commons on Thursday. The force under the Duke of Connaught's command will comprise the garrisons of Gibraltar and Malta, the detachments in Crete and Cyprus, and the British troops quartered in Egypt and the Soudan. ,As all matters of local military administration, except the more important cases of discipline, will continue to be disposed of by the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta and the General Officer Commanding in Egypt, the Duke of Connaught will be able to devote his attention to inspection and training, and to questions of strategy and defence. For the colonial administration of Gibraltar and Malta the respective Governors will remain solely responsible; and similarly in Egypt and the Soudan all civil and political matters will be dealt with as heretofore by the Agent and Consul-General in Egypt. There will be no increase of expenditure.
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