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Show Man Not Sure of His Country. Whereas formerly King Manuel's diplomatic representatives abroad, when traveling, were wont to inscribe their names and offices on the registers regis-ters of hotels where they happened to put up, adding their titles and the fact that they were the king's representatives, repre-sentatives, they now merely sign their name and office. The presence in the capital of Portugal's diplomatic representative rep-resentative at Rome, Italy, is entered on the register of the Ebbitt In the fol- lowing severely plain manner: "M. de Nasamento, Legation de Portugal, Rome." Senhor de Nasamento omitted his title, and diplomatically omitted to state whether it was the republic of Portugal or the kingdom of Portugal Portu-gal he represented. |