The Archive · 1925

An Old Acquaintance

In the years immediately succeed-jing the war the Count de Toulouse Lautree de Savine cut something of 'a figure in Shanghai, although perhaps not of 20, distinguished a character as he had wished. He came in the guise of a great patriot, for in spite of all the indignities: which Tsardom was alleged to have, heaped upon him, including exile, hho still wanted to lead Russia to, \vietory, and for a while he had qui currency. His statement thet had been elected to the Bulgarian throne in 1887, and so was @ powerful rival of Ferdinand the Foxy, ade rel te hin ater sano but it could not prevent him becoming a bore and a nuisance. With

Soon his coa sat be odd wary the office of the "North-China Daily but the only impression that he sith acter ones unfortunate Bulgaria had been in having Ferdinand as her monarch, she was much better. off than had she had the Count de Toulouse another, this being coupled with an lorder for his deportation, and Shang-jhe has been in Chefoo, where he Perce Neca outd attended, nothing happened. A hand-[bill announcing this lecture by the ex-Tsar of Bulgaria almost deserves:

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