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We Wish We Could Quote The Whole Of This Remarkable

story, and tell how the Sultan poured out his supplications, supplica- tions which in the Daily Telegraph report are punctuated with such remarks as : " Arif does not reply,"......

It Is Invidious To Criticise Harshly A Fallen Man, And

nothing but harsh criticism would serve in this case. The only thing that can be said for Abd-ul-Hamid is that, like many of the worst criminals of the French Revolution, he......

The Welcome News Was Received On Friday That Queen...

of Holland had given birth to a daughter early that morning. The happy event, expectations of which had been disappointed on more than one previous occasion, has been greeted......

The Conditions Under Which The Present Sultan Lived...

tyranny of his half-brother were once brought home to the present writer in a very pointed manner. While riding on the outskirts of Constantinople he saw a cavalry escort......

Dank Rate, 21 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Eent.

April 1st. Coueuls (21) were on Friday 851.—Friday week 85i.......

The Debate On The Reinserted Third Clause—that Empowering...

in Council to create provincial Executive Councils— led to an important intimation by the Government that, acting on a suggestion thrown out by Lord Percy, they would be......

It Is Impossible To Record The Events Of The Past

week 'without expressing a very strong sense of admiration at the way in which Mahmud Shevket Pasha, who has been in supreme military command, has acted. Ho has shown himself......

In The Report, Stage Of The Indian Councils Bill In

the House of Commons on Monday Lord Ronaldshay moved an amendment to the effect that the relative proportion of Mohammedan to Hindu representation on. all representative bodies......

The Debate In The Commons On Monday On The Second

reading of the Board of Trade Bill, which forms part of the scheme for raising the status of that Department and of the Local Government Board, led to some vigorous protests......

Very Little Is Known Of The New Sultan, Reshad Effendi,

who has been called to the throne after thirty-three years' captivity in the Palace of Dolma Baghche, but that little is all to his credit. Mohammed V., to call him by his new......