The Sultan has .inst engaged two German apothecaries who are to devote themselves entirely to the service of his court. They are provided with free board and lodging in the palace, several servants are placed at tbeir disposal, and they will receive salaries of .£IOOO a year each. An extraordinary aversion to horses was a peculiar characteristic of a Hungarian magnate recently deceased. He would not all aw any animal of the kind to come upon fcli lands, so that visitors who rode or drove to see him had always to alight at his park fjptes. Trained deer used to draw his own vehicle for many years, but lately his carriage was drawn by a team of oxen.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5608, 3 May 1886, Page 4
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