§ COLONEL DUNCAN (Finsbury, Holborn)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether, seeing that His Highness the Khedive has lately awarded the Khedivial bronze star to all ranks who served in the Nile and Suakin Campaigns, 1884–5, a certain number of officers' names, according to the precedents of 1882 and 1884, have been submitted to His Highness the Khedive for special Egyptian decoration?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I do not think the distribution of decorations by His Highness the Khedive after the Campaign of 1882 can be taken as a precedent in this case. The result of that campaign was to replace the Khedive on his Throne; and it was natural, therefore, that he should take some special means of showing his appreciation of the services of the British officers engaged in it. The circumstances of the Campaign of 1884–5 were very different; and excellent as the services of our officers were, their recognition, it appears to me, belongs more properly to the Imperial Government than to that of His Highness the Khedive.