THE KAISER'S CUPIDITY.
—. HOW HE " H01M?nWi:l) " A BIBLE WORIH fc23CU)OO. In the Paris " Kkrarn " recently, a tinnier aiiie-de-ramp ol the Suluin Abdul Hainiil. Colonel S nu\ 11.'v. puhiWUm ii,i article in uiiicli li: M-t.s i'orih tli e thefts of which William .11. was guilty in Syria. Hi? .-ays:— " Ait tl'.!' ii o que at Hazireh die Emperor William had notice,l when on his risil to Palcst'iio a very ancient Bible of 311G paces, printed on parchment, valued at o,?o(),000 francs ri;23o,nOC)). Tine Emperor coveted the Bible, and a.s scion as ho returned to Berlin ho soul out professors with the mk-,ion of borrowing the liliblo. The first mission failed. " The Emperor then approached the Sultan. The Gorman Ambassador r°f|ii sted Tashmi Pasha, tlie Sultan s private S"i r: ;arv. lo lie so kind as to entrust the beautiful Ik.ok to the Emperor, pledging the word of Irs master that it would he returned. Tashmi Pasha believed in the Emperor's word of honour, and. deposit inj: th. • famous Hil.lo .n a casket, cave it to tlie envoy of the Emeeror. •' Since "llieii, notwithstanding repeated reminders, William If. has never consented to re-turn the unique volume, which is s f iil in Uio Berlin .Museum."
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 6, 22 January 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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203THE KAISER'S CUPIDITY. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 6, 22 January 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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