Off to London

Ministers of the Crown, Senators, Deputies and hosts of uncategoried dignitaries assembled at Cairo Railway Station to bid au revoir, bon voyage and bonne chance to Premier Zaghlul of Egypt, who was leaving for London to have a word with Premier MacDonald about the Sudan (TIME, Feb. 11 et seq).* Outside the station thousands of people voiced their farewells in true Moslem fashion. Bands played, replayed and played again a special hymn dedicated to 'the Premier. A small group of people carrying a coffin were seen to lay it down and dash to the station to catch a fleeting glimpse of the departing Premier; the enthusiasm was great.

*Premier Zaghlul wants the British to get out of the Sudan. As Egypt pays one-fifth of the costs of the British occupation, she has much on her side of the argument. Under British rule, however, the Sudan has been developed to a pitch undreamed-of in recent Egyptian history, and, having made this desert a prosperous land, the British intend to stay. A compromise is expected in London.