THE OLDEST PASTIME

... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whoee names have gone down to poeterity, such as Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Chance ...

Published: Saturday 03 October 1908
Newspaper: Bray and South Dublin Herald
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 337 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA

... and its discussion in the Engtish Press, Mirza Malkom Khan bes been sent to St, to annouace the arrival in April of the Persian Shah. The Shah will vieit St. Petersbarg, Berlin, Vienna, London, and Paris, and return bome by Constantinople, THR BOMBAY MAIL ...

Published: Saturday 18 January 1873
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 326 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Mara Ossugs

... the only gamb sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece at the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Ifsny men whose names have gone clown pmterity, such as Charlemagne. Tamerlane. !redbrick th , Crest. Charles ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1906
Newspaper: Kerryman
County: Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Hello, New York! Leeds Publicity Club’s Telephone Greeti

... ” to be produced at the West Leeds Girls’ High School during A PROUD PERSIAN CAT. —Miss Simpson Baikie. with her cream Persian, Shah Jehan,” at the Southern Counties Cat Club’s Show in London, x..i# mm** \iP • t ' . • '. ,; i !• E;. .. ;.v ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1932
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 332 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

The Oldest Pastiae

... it only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from tbs Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men, wboM names have gone down posterity, such as Charlemagne. Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...

SKTTI4IIBNT OF AFGHANISTAN

... put the fire out by themselves: it is of no use our trusting to man of straw like Abdul Rahman, or broken reeds like the Persian Shah. We have destroyed in one day tbe rickety edifice of polity which old Daft Muhammad built and shored up with infinite pains ...

Published: Thursday 10 June 1880
Newspaper: Madras Weekly Mail
County: Tamil Nadu, India
Type: Article | Words: 315 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

THE OLDEST PASTIME

... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity, such Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...

FANCY DRESS BALL. CHURCH EFFORT AT RUGBY

... Misfc Morson (Housing Bonds), Miss M. Warr (an Italian peasant), and Mrs. C. M. Simcox (an Egyptian lady), Mr. Isham (a Persian Shah). Mr. Archie Hodson (Farmer Giles), and Mr. Barton (a Jester). • The prizes were given by Messrs. J. T. Warr, Fulham, Brooke ...

Published: Friday 24 December 1920
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 292 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

LATE TELEGRAMS

... first expedition failed, in the valley of the Attrek. The latter road would require the permission and concurrence of the Persian •Shah. Negotiations opened at Teheran have produced no very italpablc results. THE VATICAN. Rome. Sep'euber 22. The Pope held ...

Published: Tuesday 23 September 1879
Newspaper: Greenock Advertiser
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... he and his whole suite will be the guests of the Sultan. This is the first occasion since the conquest of Bagdad that a Persian Shah has made his appearance on Turkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinople of taking the opportunity for proposing ...

Published: Saturday 19 November 1870
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 352 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

How PURITANS Suomi TonAcco

... As in Europe the social status of a man be guessed Icy Ids dress or his equipage, in Persia it is denoted by his pipe. A Persian shah or prince has his pipe corertd with richly enatnelled plates of gold and silver and incrusted with gems, such as rubies ...

Published: Friday 15 July 1892
Newspaper: Holloway Press
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 329 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Deadly warfare — yet quite harmless

... the Persian word “shah” or king, still in use. In fact, the final cry of the game’s winner, “ checkmate! ” is really the Persian “shah mat” which means “the king is dead.” Another aspect of this handy bloodless warfare which attracts people is its sheer ...

Published: Saturday 25 November 1967
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 578 | Page: 4 | Tags: none