Word: hitrar
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...London Times recently printed a letter purporting to have been received from a chieftain in remotest Arabia, thanking British authorities for official war news bulletins. Excerpts: "The people ... are eagerly expecting the news that the British and their Allies have crushed Hitrar and his guilty and criminal party. They accuse Hitrar of having made all wares dearer by waging an unnecessary war and by attacking smaller or weaker nations. Our water-carrier assured me that he would stab Hitrar with his djambia [dagger] if Hitrar should happen to pass this way, and would not mind if I put chains into...
...meal one remarked, with his hand on his djambia, 'By God, these deserve to be killed.' I told him that they were prisoners of war and had gone to fight by order of their chiefs, who were responsible for all the trouble. Another gentleman exclaimed, 'Wallah! Hitrar alone is responsible for this rabshah [trouble].' While I was continuing my lecture a man said, 'Make sure that these prisoners do not run away at night.' (Please see that this is done...
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