Show THE TO MOHAMMED tho that tho grand of mecca lias been deposed that abdal is taking vigor ons measures to retain lis position ay alio head of islam alio last grand ivaa murdered bo causo ho resisted the sultans authority nud was favorable to tho british his successor lias been suspected of being too kindly disposed toward tho of an arabian it is a of lifo and lur tm xu u iu mi dhority over the arabs and lio vill at no extreme measures to do this he hag failed to poso bo foro the world as tho arbiter of egypt and this has increased tho feeling of distrust among the faithful therefore ho mut do else to strengthen liim and tho removal of tho grand is probably tho first step in this direction according to some prophecies tho messiah el mehdi choso whoso coming is lo 10 kod fur by many M is due about november As el mehdi is to Klinl li or at beast to sedo him for a time tho S ul tan ft ill doubtless bo relieved when that dato is passed |