THE NEAR EAST.
FATE OF THE SULTAN. ABDICATION REPORTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 5, 5.5 p.m. Nov. 4. It is reported the Sultan has abdicated. The Angora Government’s decree announces that the Khalifate remains with the house of Athman, but the Assembly will select a prince whose character, attainments and morals make him worthy of the position. It is understood many favor Abdul Mejid as Khalif on the ground that his Western ideas would afford Turkey the liberty necessary for development. TREATIES DISOWNED. ACTION BY ANGORA GOVERNMENT. Constantinople, Nov. 2. The Angora Government has announced that it considers null and void all treaties and conventions concluded since March 16, 1920, by the Constantinople Administration. THE SULTANATE SUPPRESSED. Constantinople, Nov. 2. The National Assembly passed a law suppressing the Sultanate and repealing the law of succession to the throne. In future the Khalif is to be periodically elected and to possess no governmental prerogative, the National Assembly assuming full power. A salute of 100 guns at Angora marked the passage of the Bill.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1922, Page 5
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173THE NEAR EAST. Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1922, Page 5
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