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Word: vyner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...coast of Sarawak, rich province in northern Borneo, 800 mi. due east of Singapore, he stopped to rescue a beleaguered Sultan. The first thing the Sultan knew James Brooke was Raja of Sarawak. When Queen Victoria heard about his feat she knighted him. Present Raja, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, is his grand-nephew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 29, 1932 | 2/29/1932 | See Source »

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