Childven Born in Servitude Disinclined to Accept Their Freedom Jerusalem, Feb. 11.
'The slave trade still flourishes in Arabia where a state of war exist: hhetween the Hashemite family, the former rulers of Mecca, and Sultan ton Sand, the Wahabi' leader and contestant of the Husseins' vested Fights to Moslem's holiest city. One oot Thr Saud's first acts after attack ing the Hedjuz was to free many Conditions, however, differ considerably from the " methods of ays. The stave markets have now been closed, and it is very vare to hear of a slave being offered for sale openly, buy this does not prevent the existence of slaves in the service of the noble and wealthy, who still have the children of their old slaves in their service. 'These were neither freed by their masters, nor did they ask their masters to free them, being content to live'ia the house' where they were born.
Tu the Yemen, it is said, the! children of negroes may be offered for sale, The masters who have such slaves are free to do what they ike with them; even if a slave is killed by his master the latter can-Lee held. responsible for "the GEN, SIR WIN, BIRDWOOD;
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