A WEALTHY SULTAN
"LORD OF 10,000 ISLES.” The Sultan of the Maldives— the ‘‘Lord of Ten Thousand Islands’’— has been visiting London. He is fantastically rich. The Sultan’s ancestors, says the "Sunday Express,” fought Mphratta pirates for mastery of the sea, and seized their loot, which is now stored in deep pits with open mouths. No robbers dare enter, for a dozen live cobras are kept, according to royal Eastern custom, as the silent guardians of the King’s gold. The Sultan has been on the throne since 1934, having succeeded his cousin, Shams-ud-Din, who was deposed. He is forty, tall, slim and handsome. He has many wives, all of whom have dowries of pearls. The Sultan’s chief meal is made of turtle, both in soup and stewed with crabs. Turtles form the chief export of his kingdom. He took his menu with him. In Male, his capital, he eats alone in his palace, built on wooden piles. The Sultan is quite accustomed to British ways. He is under protection, and entertains ships of the Royal Navy several times a year.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3756, 15 May 1936, Page 8
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180A WEALTHY SULTAN Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3756, 15 May 1936, Page 8
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