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more cheaply to-day in Smyrna or Constantinople than in Athens. Certainly the
better classes are undergoing no privations. In Smyrna the life is monotonous, and the
absence of letters and newspapers from the allied countries is most discomforting, but
English and French residents are well treated. All the English in Smyrna are well.
^ [From the “ Near East,” 22 nd December, 1916.]
History of the Arabs.
Dr. Alois Musil, a professor in the university of Vienna, has published a paper in
the “ Balkan u. Naher Orient ” on Arabic and the Arabs in the history of the world
which is worth reading.
Enemy Propaganda.
The Sultan Abbas Hilmi has sent a message to General Sir Francis Wingate
expressing gratitude for the eminent services he has rendered to Egypt, in the course
of which he says :—
“ Thanks to you, the Egyptian army has attained its present perfection, and
not only is the Soudan definitely pacified, but the ancient frontiers have been
restored by the retaking of Darfur. In public recognition thereof it pleases me to
confer upon you the Grand Cordon of Mohamed Ali.”
The Sultan has conferred the same Order on the Egyptian Premier.— Reuter.
[The “ Daily Telegraph,” 26th December, 1916.]
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FEINTED AT THE FOBEIGN OFFICE BY C. E. HAEEISON.— 29/12/1916.