News was received en Monday that Sir Reginald Wingate, Sirdar
of the Egyptian Army and Governor-General of the Sudan, has been chosen to succeed Sir Henry IP Mahon as High Comm issioner of Egypt. The choice, we are confident, is a wire one. Sir Reginald Wingate's record in Egypt is a long one, and it is also one extraordinarily free from mistakes. On many occasions he has been greatly trusted, but in no instance did he prove unworthy of such trust. Bred a soldier, and in the earlier part of his career constantly engaged in Active military work in the field and in the Intelligence Department, he later developed great administrative ability and showed statesmanship of a high order. No man under- stands Orientals better than he does and yet no man is less Oriental in character—a combination of personal qualities in which he follows Lord Cromer. We are superstitious enough to think that the fact that Sir Reginald is a gunner, like Lord Cromer also, is a good omen.
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