British experiments in cotton culture in the Sudan have been most suc¬ cessful and the quality of the product compares favourably with Egyptian varieties. Irrigation projects under construction will shortly add 100,000 acres to the cotton-growing area.

The chief public building in Khartum is the Sirdar’s palace, built by Kitchener on the site of Gordon’s murder. Over it float British and Egyptian flags and two sentries guard its door, one British, one Sudanese