Railways In East Africa.

At a dinner given recently by the Manchester Cotton Association, the Right Hon. Mr. Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, replying to the toast of “Empire Development” observed that the Cabinet had authorised him to introduce a measure asking for a guarantee to British credit for the raising of loans to the extent of £10,000,000 for a progressive railway policy in East Africa. He did not for a moment suggest that that sum would be sufficient, for he believed much more would be required in the future. He had also secured the sanction of the Treasury to devote an appreciable portion of that fund to research. The whole problem of Africa was largely one of research into diseases.