Show Italys interest in the Soudan LONDON August liLord Salisbury it is stated will soon after going to France have a conference with Signor Depretis Italian Prime Minister It is reported that Italy desires to send the 20000 trqops in the Soudan to secure the Red Sea coast from Snakim at present held by the British to Assab Bay along which lie most of the Italian possessions on the coast I The Italian scheme contemplates securing control over Eastern Soudan and the use of Khartoum as the capital If Sir Henry Drummond Wolff who has been sent as special envoy from England to Constantinople Constantino-ple and Cairo for the purpose of perfecting arrangements for the future management of Egyptian affairs fails to bring the Sultan to terms it is believed that England will sign an agreement with Italy which will leave the latter power free to carry out her plans as outlined above |