The Paris correspondent of the Times reproduces in Thurs- day's
issue an interesting article on the Turkish-Egyptian frontier question which has appeared in the Temps. The Irade of May 14th, observes the writer, was hailed as a settle- ment of the difficulty and a triumph of British diplomacy, but subsequent events prove these congratulations to have been premature. The delimitation was entrusted to a mixed Com- mission, and the Note banded to Sir N. O'Conor stated that it would take place " approximately " on the basis of the Firman of investiture of 1892. "The British Ambassador paid no heed to this adverb. He had soon to regret it." It is stated that the Turkish Commissioners, while readily abandoning all encroachment at Ta,bah, have traced the frontier from El Arish to Akabah in an arc of a circle pene- trating forty kilometres into Egyptian territory west of the absolutely straight line. "The English and Egyptians protest. The Turks stick to their scheme, and are waiting with the traditional inertia which they know how to maintain in all
litigation and conflicts." The writer, in conclusion, expresses the hope that this example will not be forgotten when the question of delimitating other frontiers arises,—that, for instance, of Tripoli. .
