In certain of the schools in Russia the highest reward given is the initial letter of the Czarina's name. In consists of the initials in solid gold on a' blue how. Should its possessor ever become a governess, it will entitle her to a higher salary than she could otherwise obtain. An electrical horsewhip that has been invented gives the animal a shdck instead of a cut. A small battery is embedded in the handle, and this is controlled by a push-button. Arrayed in all his State clothes, the Sultan of Johore is a- glittering curiosity. He wears gems worth £2,400,000. They sparkle in his crown, on his epaulettes, in his girdle, and' in his cuffs. Usually with long-lived folk the body.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1507, 17 January 1901, Page 38
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122Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1507, 17 January 1901, Page 38
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