The question posed by the Sultan is spelled out by the first letter of each sentence of the refugee's statement.

If you haven't solved it already, what was the position at the end of 1902, and in particular what is the answer to the Sultan's question?

Graeme Ackland (gja@ph.ed.ac.uk)

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