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Next to these establishments come the Idadiyes or advanced preparatory schools, where the instruction is gratuitous and where the students remain from three to five years. In the Idadiyes the scholars are instructed in studies adapted to the careers they are destined to follow in the medical, military, marine and...
Arabi's counsel claim that he was supported by the Porte and the Khedive.
The Porte insists upon sending a commission to settle the affairs of Egypt, in spite of England's objection.
A dispatch to the London Times from Alexdria reports that the khedive and Dervish Pasha have telegraphed to the porte jointly entreating that troops be dispatched.
A dispatch to the Times from Constantinople says: There is reason to believe that the Porte will accept a conference if assurance is given that its deliberations will be strictly confined to the Egyptian question.