Emir Abdullah, ruler of Transjordamia, son of Hussain, King of Hedjas, abdicated today as a result of the disaster wrought in Tranjordania by continued attacks of the Wahabis, according to a report published today in the Arab paper “Carmel”. No confirmation of this report has yet been obtained.
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