WOMEN AS CHATTELS
SUIT AGAINST TURKISH PRINCE
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rUUSTnAIIA.N-JJEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) , : ..,:. •■■..•■•■•"■''LONDON,-'3ls"t August; ; The Budapest correspondent ..of the "Daily Express"- states .that..- fiftee* beautiful Circassian ' women, .forming the harem of Prince Abdul 'Kadir', son 'of', the late Sultan Abdul' Hamid, will be the, centre of interest in a .remarkable suit to be heard next week.:
.. . -4' Polish' money-lender, Abrahamoviteli, claims their, confiscation in payment of money lent, as under the Turkish law women are merely chattels and are liable to : distraint for. debt "The Prince arrived/at Budapest with his harem and retinue "of .servants six'month's 'ago, and spent money .lavishly. : .Ultimately, he was unable tolpay his bills, and pledged .all- his., belongings with. Abrahamovitch, and finally nothing was .left but the fifteen wives.: ..... ... ..::.,::' -^
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1924, Page 7
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130WOMEN AS CHATTELS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1924, Page 7
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