Disinterested Advisers Finish:20-pack First Lord of the Treasury

First Lord of the Treasury

'The contractor and the contracted

Handkerchief commemorating several events in the mayoralty of Alderman Sir John Key

French and English

Disinterested Advisers Finish:20-pack First Lord of the Treasury'Disinterested Advisers', 1875. Turkey is surrounded by 'Disinterested Advisers' in the shape of the Russian Bear and the Eagles representing Austria and Germany. The British Lion remains aloof in the background. This matter goes back some way to 1873 when the three powers of Russia, Germany and Austria formed a loose alliance. At the same time, Turkish administration was failing and the Ottoman Empire was heading towards bankruptcy. The three powers