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chiefly Jews and Banian Hindus. In 1906, Turkish troops occupied Tabah on the Gulf of Akabah. This act led to representations from the Anglo-Egyptian government, the appointment of a commi ion and a delimitation of boundaries. Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, or “The Thorsand and One Nights,” a celebrated collection of Oriental tales, which have, since their introduction to~ the civilized world, become the delight of all who peruse them. This collection, which had long been famous throughout the _ East, was brought to the notice of Europe ans by the translation of Antoine Gall and, a great French Orientalist, in 1704. It speedily became ~ translated into the other principal European languages, fixed popular admiration, and to this day retains its place in popular literature. ' Aracari, the name given in Brazil to several scansorial birds. They have smaller bills than the toucans proper, and are of brighter colors, being generally green, with red or yellow on their breasts.