. Travels and politics in the Near East. he crack of rifles and the roar of cannon, for theSamians were showing their joy at the festival in trueGreek fashion by letting off all the firearms that theypossessed. Close by my ears one merry fellow dischargedan old blunderbuss that looked as if it might have doneservice in the War of Independence against the CapitanPasha. Everywhere the Samian colours were flying, forthe Principality possesses a flag of its own, and the solerepresentatives of the Turkish suzerain who were visiblein the streets were a few tall and well-dressed gendarmesin dark-blue
. Travels and politics in the Near East. he crack of rifles and the roar of cannon, for theSamians were showing their joy at the festival in trueGreek fashion by letting off all the firearms that theypossessed. Close by my ears one merry fellow dischargedan old blunderbuss that looked as if it might have doneservice in the War of Independence against the CapitanPasha. Everywhere the Samian colours were flying, forthe Principality possesses a flag of its own, and the solerepresentatives of the Turkish suzerain who were visiblein the streets were a few tall and well-dressed gendarmesin dark-blue and red petticoats and gaiters, whoseaccoutrements contrasted strangely with those of the 354 in the Near East slip-shod tatterdemalions who serve the Turk else-where. Accompanied by the British Consul, we hastened topay our respects to the Prince, for it chanced to be hisreception day. Four gendarmes guarded the door of thepalace, a square building which stands on the quay, buttheir presence is merely for forms sake, for the Prince is. POLICEMAN AT VATHY. (Front a Photo, hy Miss Chachvick. accessible to all his subjects and needs no protectionfrom those whom he governs. Without the slightestceremony we were ushered into the reception-room,where his Highness and the Princess Marie were busyshaking hands with a crowd of Samians of all sorts andconditions from the smart merchant down to the collarlessboatman, who kissed the Princesss hand with that easy 355 Travels and Politics grace common to all the Greeks. The Prince, orHyefuLv, Stephanos Mousourus, speaks EngHsh perfectly,and not only has no accent, but uses idioms with anaccuracy which many Englishmen might envy. But thisis not to be wondered at when it is remembered that hisfather was for nearly thirty years Turkish Ambassador inLondon before the late Rustem Pasha, and was inhis day one of the most familiar figures in society, ofwhich, as the doyen of the diplomatic body, he was animportant personage. The son—who is the
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