The Sultan of Turkey has six sons and seven daughters, who are brought up in magnificent seclusion. The princes in particular are born in a prison which they are destined to lea\e only for the grave or to ascend the throne. The Sultan's daughters are somewhat more fortunate, as they have the privilege of tyrannising over the husbands : who have the the honor of becoming sons-in--1 law of Abdul Hamid.
A Plymouth service gossip avers that the Admiralty has decided to strenghten the Australian squadron by adding to it a flotilla of torpedo boat destoyers, and that the Fervent and Zephyr have been selected from the Devonport command to form part of the flotilla. Both vessels are six years old, 280 ton t.b.d.'s carrying six guas, and have a paper speed of 27 knots.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 242, 21 October 1901, Page 1
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134Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 242, 21 October 1901, Page 1
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