Show 01t0 VVII vnVfiVVV v i V v < > vnv V vn v = < Juv V VllVUV VIV VUV1VUV 1VnVtlVfiVVLVVnVfiVL VAVnVfiV V VVAVJVnVMVoJ VnVtlVtlVfiV I7I f T Q it e rA c a A eta m k r y I I 1 H y t 4Jratd X 1NOR1Jtfld Ylfty vG o rll ° GrTY oY zYAr Jrl JCT C91P1Jf02 y J lpjtfkrooa p p 7 v ra + S + R70R NX rl l cnry fiJ c OU have heard of the sultan V of Turkey tho sultans of Y J Morocco and Zanzibar but but who on earth Is the t II t sultan of Oman If you J J Y Imnglno that his kingdom Is bounded on flue south by tho footlights foot-lights on tho east and west by tho wings and on the north by the back cloth of a Broadway stage you aro wrong He has nothing at all to do with musical comedy On tho contrary con-trary ho Is a very much nllvo person ngo who holds sway over the Independent Inde-pendent state of Oman which la sot like another Gibraltar at tho entrance to the Persian gulf Though nominally Soyyld Feyall bin Turkl which Is tho name of tho sultan Is a free agent In tho management manage-ment of the affairs of his kingdom yet the Indian government In the person per-son of a British consul nnd political agent keeps In very close touch with him and for all practical purposes I Oman Is a protectorate of India There Iv l u reason for thin Oman Is a convenient busts for any operations which may bo necessary to check the ngresslvo advances of any other power pow-er In the Persian belt and as by Its position It dominates tho entranceto tho Persian gulf by its port Muscat which Is the only sharo of British Influence In-fluence between Aden tho island of Socotra and India It is of great value |