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Hottest city in the world is reputedly the Persian Gulf port of Muscat, capital of the arid little (82,000 sq. mi.) independent Sultanate of Oman, where the average rainfall is only 3½ in. a year. In September 1833, U. S. Special Agent Edmund Roberts visited Muscat to sign a treaty with His Majesty Seyed Syeed Bin, Sultan of Muscat. In addition to reciprocal, most-favored-nation treatment of imports & exports, it provided that U. S. citizens rescued from ships wrecked on Oman's rocky coast must be entertained at the Sultan's expense. When he departed...
...last 15 years Thomas has been in and around Arabia. In addition to war and political service in Mesopotamia and Palestine, he was for some years prime minister and finance minister to the Sultan of Muscat-Oman. By continuous application to the people language, and customs of Arabia, he has contributed much in the last few years to geographical and other sciences...
...Muscat, important British port at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, His Highness Seyyid Sir Taimur ben Feisal celebrated the end of Ramadan by wiping his brow, praising Allah, announcing his decision to abdicate. The Sultan of Muscat differs from most rulers in his feelings for the land of his birth. He hates the place. Muscat is the world's hottest city, with an average annual rainfall of only 3½ inches, frequent temperatures of 189 degrees in the sun. The Sultan spends most of his time in India, which he finds like Bar Harbor by comparison...
...stunt, Explorer Thomas' journey was the fruit of years of long preparation and residence in Arabia. For years he has served as Wazir & Finance Minister to the Sultan of Muscat. He has mastered tribal dialects, made many a trial trip beyond the fringe of water-holes...
...does want-he desperately wants-to collect more than a measly 5% on U. S. imports. Vith the treasury at Muscat running perilously low, representatives of Oman recently appealed as suppliants to the Great White President and his Statesman Stimson...