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... giv.n by some authorities to Palamedes. a Lirevian hero of Trojan war, about lobo A.C. The word chess is derived from the Persian shah, king: and checkmate, or shalimat, means king confounded or overcome. But not only in Persian but in Saiwerit and other ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1900
Newspaper: South London Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1038 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... sum of nearly five thousand pinhole in order to give them a fitting reception. Wo have men an E;lptitiii Khedive anti a Persian Shah in our capital hoforv, tho former being the graiiiirsAter and the latter tin' fatlior of the presont ruler ; a n d no taming ...

Published: Saturday 09 June 1900
Newspaper: Kentish Independent
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1442 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

lEB 2. 1900

... given rest? A curious cause complaint—while the Radicals are pretending that they are hot Pro-Boers. “Le Chat Botte” or Persian Shah will in future be liable to the reputation of housebreaker. When he visited the Sultan such fears were entertained of lurking ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1900
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1648 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... savoir vivre is consider able, and in this he contrasts greatly with the exotic visitor who preceded him at Paris, the Persian Shah. He made some excellent speeches to his compatriots of the Tunisian section at the Fair, full of friendly solicitude. The ...

Published: Wednesday 29 August 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8194 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs