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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ... du Comite des Creanciers du Gouvernement.Egyptien, the following, dated April 29, 1878: 'The deaths which succeed each other amongst the Khedive's counsellors have struck consternation into the hearts of the inhabitants of Cairo. Albeit the European colony is in conflict with the Viceroy, it cannot help sympathising with the most sincere grief which his Highness experiences at seeing his faithful servants and oldest confidential advisers disappear one after the other, at such short intervals. 'Murad Pacha, Director-General of the viceregal Dairas, and the private friend of the Khedive, has expired after a few days' illness. 'Scarcely had the emotion caused by this death subsided, when it was announced that Safvet Bey, who had become insane a few days before, was dead. 'Safvet Bey was at the same time Sub-prefect of Police at Cairo, and Director of Works of the family Daira. and was specially occupying himself with the large works actually going on at the Ghizeh palace. 'Next died Damian Bey. He was well known by all persons who had come in contact with the Ministry of Finance, and on his shoulders rested the weight of all the bookkeeping of that colossal administration. He took part in all the large undertakings of the late Ismail-Pacha and the Mouffetish. 'Almost at the same moment the funeral of Ali Pacha Topji, General of Artillery, who died suddenly at the age of forty-five, took place. 'The day before, or the same day, the son of Hallafallah-Pacha departed this world, about a month after his father, who was the celebrated Director of the Belledieh Daira. 'Lastly, only to speak of the best known of the dead, Kassim-Pacha, Governor of Cairo, President of the Chamber of Deputies, exInspector-General of Upper Egypt, ex-Minister of the Admiralty, ex-Direct...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150660112
- ISBN 13 9781150660115
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages64
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