Beirut, Mar, 27.
Referring to rumours of the establishment of a monarchy in Syria, the French paper "Orient" says that the Syrian Opposition leader, Dr. Shabander, who recently left for Egypt, had played an important role in that question.
Numerous Syrian politicians had assented to the plan because a monarchical form of government corresponds more than any others to the mentality of oriental peoples, especially of the Syrians. The pre ce of the uncle of King Ghazi of it Zeid, had given a new to rumours that Emir Ah Abdillah had been selected as a candidate to the Syrian throne.—Trans-Ocean.
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