No further intelligence about the "White Pasha" at Bahr- el-Ghazel
has been received in London ; but Zebehr Pasha, who of all men best knows the Soudan, has given his opinion. He believes the "White Pasha" of rumour is Emin Pasha, who told him long ago that if too hardly pressed, he should go to Bahr-el-Ghazel and raise the country against the Mahdi. As Brain Pasha has a strong body of followers accustomed to obey him, and as the district visited is disaffected towards the M.ahdi, this project is feasible, and would explain the dismay reported to exist among the Mahdists at Khartoum. This explanation, however, leaves the fate of Stanley more doubtful than ever, as he has then never been heard of, except through a rumour that he had been wounded, since he left the banks of the Aruwhimi. The great experts in African travel all say there is still a chance of his safety, but it is not perceptible to the ignorant. The difficulty of sending a message in Africa when such heavy sums could be obtained by carrying one, has never been thoroughly explained. The tribes do not kill all black strangers at sight.
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