28 MARCH 1896, page 7

The Conscription In Egypt.

W HAT is the greatest boon that English rule could confer on the people of Egypt ? Abolish the con- scription. That is an answer which can be given without a moment's hesitation......

The Meaning Of The Defeat At Adowa. T He Defeat Of

the Italians before Adowa may have a grave interest for historians, for a reason which is too generally overlooked. The battle is a bit of weighty evidence as to a coming change......