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Show GREAT BRITAIN OFFICIATES The Investiture of the New Khedive of Egypt The Day Observed as a Holiday. Caiko, April 14. The investiture of the Khedive took p'.aee with due ceremony today to-day at the palace, in the presence of the British and Egyptian troops. The firman of investiture was read by the Turkish s; ecial envoy, and this was followed by military salutes and the firing of cannon, amid the plaudits of the multitude. The city is decorated and the day is observed as a holiday. There Will be a grand illumination illumina-tion tonight. m |